Lost In Your 20s: I Grew Up Too Fast
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Welcome back to Lost In Your 20s with Karima Zhauatar, the podcast for everyone trying to make sense of an in-between decade and the version of themselves they're becoming. In this episode, we dive into the quiet reality of forced maturity. Being "mature" or "responsible" is often seen as a badge of honor, but we rarely talk about what that costs a person on the inside. We explore the gap between the life we imagined, filled with time to explore, make mistakes, and find ourselves, and the reality of being pushed into adult roles before we were ready. Featuring a deeply personal story from a...
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The Fangirl Archives: Deep Dive in the Storyline of BTS Universe Music Videos (HYYH)
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Welcome back to The Fangirl Archives with Jelly, the podcast where we go deeper into the stories, music, and cinematic universes that fandoms love. In this episode, Jelly dissects the extensive storyline of the BTS Universe, the cinematic world built across BTS's music videos, short films, webtoon comics, mobile games, and "The Notes" book series. With a storyline that goes far beyond pretty pictures and happy smiles, the BTS Universe (the BU) tells an extensive backstory for fictional characters that were originally introduced to promote new music. As the BU grew more complex, exploring...
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Elminster Answers: You Can't Be A Wizard
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Welcome back to Elminster Answers, the podcast where the realm's most overworked wizard sounds off on the absurdities of fantasy life, from political to economic and everything in between. In this episode, Elminster speaks on why Wizard College is so expensive. He shares insight on his own education and what it took to make it through, including the absurd magical-item requirements that have left a generation of young wizards in deep debt. Elminster offers his two cents on where the funding for those magical items actually goes, and breaks down the skewed allocation between magic schools. He...
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402 Eats with Quise Varoz: Orsi's, Omaha Legacy or Overhyped?
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Welcome back to 402 Eats with Quise Varoz, the podcast that takes you across Omaha's food scene one honest bite at a time. In this episode, Quise visits one of Omaha's most iconic and historic food destinations, Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria. Known for its Sicilian-style sheet pizza and over 100 years of tradition, Orsi's carries a reputation that sets very high expectations. Quise takes listeners through the full experience, starting from the moment he arrives and notices the upscale atmosphere surrounding the restaurant, to stepping inside and being immersed in the smells of fresh-baked...
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Pro Thinking: The Life, Why Living It Out Is Harder Than You Think
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Welcome back to Pro Thinking with Gizela Kwihangana, the podcast that makes space to think more deeply about clarity, intention, and how we actually live what we believe. In this episode, Gizela explores what happens after clarity. While understanding purpose and truth can feel like a breakthrough, actually living it out is often more difficult than expected. Through personal reflection, this episode focuses on the gap between knowing and doing, the quiet phase where external pressure is removed but direction is still unclear. It examines how daily choices, habits, and influences shape a...
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Missed The Mark with Jacie Ambrose: Runners Welcome, Walkers Tolerated? Nike vs. Gatorade on Defining an Athlete
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Welcome back to Missed The Mark with Jacie Ambrose, the podcast that breaks down the marketing moments brands wish they could take back and the ones they'd love to repeat. In this episode, Jacie unpacks two recent sports marketing campaigns that took very different approaches to defining what it means to be an athlete, and saw very different results. First, she breaks down Nike's controversial Boston Marathon signage reading "Runners Welcome, Walkers Tolerated," which sparked immediate backlash. What may have been intended as a performance-driven message quickly came across as elitist,...
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Comm in Ten: The Classroom Most People Never See
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Amy Ellefson teaches in a classroom most people never see. Inside the Omaha Correctional Center, she works with students enrolled in UNO TRAC. That stands for Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting. It's a grant-funded program out of UNO's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice that brings college courses to incarcerated students, with a path to continue their education at UNO once they're released. Amy is a lecturer in the School of Communication with a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. Teaching at OCC means no laptops, no staples, no jewelry, no electronics....
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Comm in Ten: The Voice He Built at MavRadio
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Wyatt Lehr graduates from UNO this Friday. We're releasing his episode the same week on purpose. Wyatt has spent his time at UNO inside MavRadio, the campus radio station that gives students a real microphone, real airtime, and real stakes. In this episode we talk about what student media teaches that nothing else can, what MavRadio has meant for the people who've come through it, and what it sounds like when a student finds a voice with weight behind it. Wyatt reflects on his own path through MavRadio and the School of Communication. We talk about why a campus station isn't a stepping stone...
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Comm in Ten: Sweet 98's Megan Reider on Persistence, Radio, and Rising to Program Director
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Episode 9 of Comm in Ten features UNO alum Megan Reider and her path to becoming program director at Sweet 98. She shares how an unexpected internship led her into radio and how setbacks in school and in her career shaped her along the way. This episode is about persistence, growth, and staying open to opportunity while building a career in media. Watch on YouTube, listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe. If you enjoyed this content, please hit the subscribe and share button. #CommInTen #MeganReider #Sweet98 #Radio #RadioLife #Broadcasting #MediaCareers #WomenInMedia...
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Comm in Ten: State of Journalism
MavRadio.FM Podcast
Episode 8 of Commentate explores the state of journalism through a conversation with Professor Andrew Stem of the School of Communication. He reflects on his path from student media to professional reporting and teaching, then shares a candid look at the challenges facing news today, from shrinking newsrooms to changing business models. The episode also highlights why journalism still matters, where hope remains, and how the next generation of student journalists can help shape its future. #StateOfJournalism #AndrewStem #Journalism #NewsIndustry #JournalismEducation #StudentMedia #LocalNews...
info_outlineWelcome back to Lost In Your 20s with Karima Zhauatar, the podcast for everyone trying to make sense of an in-between decade and the version of themselves they're becoming.
In this episode, we dive into the quiet reality of forced maturity. Being "mature" or "responsible" is often seen as a badge of honor, but we rarely talk about what that costs a person on the inside. We explore the gap between the life we imagined, filled with time to explore, make mistakes, and find ourselves, and the reality of being pushed into adult roles before we were ready.
Featuring a deeply personal story from a guest who faced early marriage and parenthood due to cultural and family expectations, we examine the "quiet loss of choice." The episode touches on the difficulty of saying "no" when it feels like losing everything, and the lingering "what ifs" that haunt those who skipped the traditional chapters of youth, like university or independent discovery.
Ultimately, this conversation is about validation. It's an acknowledgment that you can love your life and your family while still grieving the version of yourself that never got to happen. We discuss the invisibility of internal struggles behind a "mature" exterior, the importance of independence, and the freedom to change.
We close with a reminder that there is no single "correct" timeline for life. You didn't miss your life. You are still in it. And it is never too late to start choosing yourself.
Featuring: Guest
Music: Universal Production Music
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