Join Sparkle and Emma on a listen back at Season 2A where they asked each of their guests to answer the questions "What is Human?" before answering the question themselves. Spemma would like to thank all of our listeners and our supporters, Emma will be gone next semester and the role of co-host will be played by the lovely and talented Madi Mikay.Spemma is supported by RIZE Media and Gosha Guppy. We will return with new guests, new topics, and new (and better) equipment.

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Spemma Presents: What is Human?

For the first installment of Sparkle x Madi Mikay we are joined by Junior Efua Osei who grabs the mic to recount her experiences starting as a first year at Wash U in her triple, what surprised her about her new college life, and starting RIZE media, Wash U's independent black student magazine which is a proud supporter of Spemma: The Homo Sapien Podcast. There is only one microphone in this episode so Sparkle and Madison are definitely quieter when asking the questions but Efua is very good about repeating into her mic. Please enjoy Efua Osei.

Spemma 207: Spamadison x Efua Osei

Georgia Binnington began her relationship with Wash U when she came here as a student, and has stayed here to become the Associate Dean of Students in the Sam Fox School; she is also Sparkle's four year advisor. She sits down with Emma and TOAO to discuss art, her relationship with Wash U, her love of the students here, and how this university has changed in her time on this campus. They discuss the importance of the arts, how draining they can be at times, and Emma's favorite topic in the entire world- color psychology. Georgia is an absolute light and we had the best time interviewing her.Spemma the Homo Sapien Podcast is supported by Gosha Guppy. #FreeGosha

Spemma 206: Georgia Binnington

After a brief hiatus where Emma tried to get her life together, SPEMMA IS BACK! Spemma sat down with Campus Celebrity WUPD officer Casem known widely across campus for telling people to keep track of their items and LABEL THEIR PHONES! You can often see Officer Casem in BD late at night making sure everyone knows to put their student ID number in their phones/laptops. Officer Casem recounts his emotional journey serving as a police officer for the Ferguson police department, and offers up his thoughts on why we shouldn't automatically fear law enforcement. Casem discusses why he joined law enforcement and how he ended up at this crazy land of Wash U, and finally calls out the bird scooters as the ableist commodity they are. (SPEMMA: The Homo Sapien Podcast publicly denounces the bird scooter. They must end.) In summary, Emma hates birds, Sparkle hates birds, Officer Casem hates the birds, and ALL WASH U STUDENTS SHOULD LABEL THEIR PHONES!!Spemma would like to offer a quick trigger warning for this episode. Towards the end Officer Casem tells the emotional story of Jamyla Bolden, a nine-year-old girl who has shot and killed while she was doing homework in her home. Officer Greg Casem was one of the first responders on the scene and did everything he could to save Jamyla's life. As Team Spemma, we are honored that Officer Casem joined us to share his stories with the Wash U community, but encourage all of our listeners to take care of themselves in whatever ways they can.

Spemma 205: Officer Casem

It is TIMEEEEE to stop running from the uncomfortable and learn from it!! Listen up to how you can go about that risk that you're afraid of taking. So happy to continue the SOS Sessions with you beautiful people.

SOS Sessions: Agree to Disagree

Spemma is taking a throwback with Eromosei (Daniel) Osemobor, a sophomore at wash u on the pre med track and one of Sparkles good friends from FSAP. He sat down with SPEMMA this week to talk about being an EMT on campus and the misconceptions that surround being a part of EST. He talks a little about his hometown in Connecticut and plays a round of unpopular opinions where he confesses to not liking cheesecake and Emma for some reason attacks almost every single one of her friends. In the end we are reminded that EST is a wholesome welcoming community of people, Grey’s Anatomy isn’t realistic, and Emma still hates Justin Timberlake.

Spemma 204: Eromosei (Daniel) Osemobor

Ola Adebayo is a Sophomore from Minnesota on the PreMed track and one of Sparkle and Emma’s favorite Homo Sapiens on campus. Ola sat down in the SPEMMA LAIR this week to discuss her experience as the CS40 Speaker, contemplate the end of the world, and reminisce over watching the Jonas Brothers' music video for "Sucker" with Emma for the first time (arguably one of the highlights of both their lives). The three talk about being “involved” in politics, how they do their best to stay informed, and what it really means to say “Politics doesn’t affect me”. In summary, Emma doesn't think you should brag about not knowing who the Vice President is, Ola hasn't watched reality TV since Jersey Shore ended, and Sparkle doesn't want to kill Emma in a Zombie apocalypse, but says she will if she has to.(PSAPSA PINEAPPLES ARE SOUR, and the first three minutes of this episode were recorded while the equipment was being set up so not everyone is heard clearly Emma just thought it was funny and decided to leave it in)

Spemma 203: Ola Adebayo

This week Spemma sat down with their former faculty fellow Professor Jeffrey McCune. Professor McCune lives in Umrath House on the South 40 and taught Sparkle last semester in his class focusing on Sparkle's favorite topic, Kanye West. Professor McCune recounts growing up in the South side of Chicago, being a "big fish in a small pond" throughout his college years, and joining a queer affinity group which he can't remember the name of. He offers just a few of his thoughts on Kanye West, corporal punishment, cancel culture, the "46-1" President of the United States, and why all homo sapiens need to do away with the concept of "the human". In summary, Sparkle still loves Kanye, Professor McCune hates grades, and Emma idolizes Puff the Magic Dragon. Let the record show Professor McCune was the first one to swear on the air and that he takes the crown as Emma's favorite guest she has ever had the privilege of interviewing.Spemma: The Homo Sapien Podcast is proudly supported by RIZE Media WashU's premiere independent Black magazine run by Efua Osei. Their latest issue is available at https://issuu.com/rizenews/docs/rizerize 

Spemma 202: Jeffrey McCune

Sparkle and Emma recap their summers off, tease some of their upcoming guests, play an exciting round of "Unpopular Opinions", and offer their two cents on how to make new years resolutions (or new school year resolutions) that you can actually keep. 

Spemma 201: Kickoff

Sparkle of Spemma goes on an intellectual rant about why language is more than just words. Language becomes a way in which we allow ourselves to experience life, and one of the most important words that direct the way that we live is that of our names. She highlights the importance of seeking out your purpose as a homo sapien through the significance of your name and holding that purpose dear to you and no one else. Though some of us may share a name, our names and individual lives hold different blessings and challenges for each of us.

SOS Sessions: Power of Your Name

Sparkle of Spemma and special guest Tifebolu illustrate the beauty of everyday traffic lights, as they apply to our movement, pauses, and halts in life. Nonetheless, we are reminded of the value of moving when the light turns green and the importance of remaining focused on your lane and vehicle and not the the speed of others beside you. 

SOS Sessions: Green, Yellow, and Red Light

Sparkle of Spemma takes a moment to offer insight into the first step of reaching one’s full potential: evicting the negative elements in one’s life. She discusses how different habits, people, and behaviors hinder our growth as homo sapiens. She highlights the interconnection between one’s mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well being and how we can better regulate those areas of life by evicting habits, people, behaviors, etc. that harm us. Join her on the first episode of SOS Sessions and learn about being more in control of one’s well being and growth.

SOS Sessions: Eviction Time

Spemma came out of hiatus for one very special Spemma Summer Special to hash out their thoughts on the recent legislation in Alabama, Missouri, and other places around the country regarding abortion. To let out some of their pent up anger they both offer up stories from their lives of men being stupid and unfit to run the country. Emma recounts misogynist interactions she's had working at the Sumers Recreation Center, and Sparkle talks about how she wishes she was the Mother of Dragons so she could solve all the world's problems. Finally the two stress the importance of voting especially for young people in the upcoming elections and then discuss the meaning behind Robert Smith's generous actions paying off the student loans of all Morehouse College graduates this year. To stay up to date on Spemma Summer make sure you subscribe to the Spemma youtube! 

Spemma Special: No Uterus, No Opinion.

It's a bittersweet day for Team Spemma as we round out the end of Season 1 with this special reminiscent finale. Sparkle, Emma and Madi Mikay rehash their favorite moments from the season while running their own Q&A and teasing their plans for Season 2. As they look back on the amazing start they've had to this insane chapter of their lives, they listen back on past episodes including Eudora Anyagafu, Demetri Kavadas, Porscha Hayes, City Wars, Fox Week and more. Thank you for the incredible ride Spemmantics, you are the reason we exist and you gave us the best few months we could have asked for. Until next year!!-Team Spemma

Spemma 110: A Year In Review

Max Xu is a junior classics major on the Pre-Med track from Cleveland, Ohio. Max is a first-year RA on Beaumont 2 and is well known on the South 40 for his tradition of making pancakes for his residents. Max sat down with SPEMMA this week to discuss his leadership role on campus and the balancing act of being an enforcer of the rules while simultaneously acting as a support system and friend to your residents. The three play a riveting round of “relationship dealbreakers” where we very quickly learn that Emma and Max would not have a successful marriage, and the Sparkle self-identifies as high maintenance. Halfway through, the episode gets hijacked by Spemmantic Amanda Hua who reveals her favorite shows on Netflix, her love for the West Coast, and her disappointment in the lack of engineering representation on the show. Spemma: The Homo Sapien Podcast is supported by RIZE Media, WashU’s independent Black magazine run by Sophomore Efua Osei. If you would also like to partner with us email us at highonknowledgepodcast@gmail.com and ALL SPEMMANTICS be sure to order a limited edition SPEMMA PODCAST STICKER!! The link is in our instagram bio @spemmapodcast

Spemma 109: Max Xu

Do you wanna get high on some knowledge today? Join Sparkle and Emma as they unwind and unpack what it means to be a Homo Sapien living on Wash U campus & here in the world.

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