The Front Page

The Front Page

The biggest stories of the week from the independent student newsroom serving the University of Georgia and Athens communities.

Episodes

April 21, 2025 39 mins

Producer and host Carmen Olekas sits down with assistant news editor and author of April’s featured paper story Zach Leggio to discuss his coverage of DIVAS Who Win, a local nonprofit supporting women in recovery, the journey of founder Chanda Santana, and what it means to report stories of trauma with compassion and care.

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Producer and host Carmen Olekas sits down with assistant culture editor and author of March's featured paper story Ella Kroll to discuss her coverage of this year's Jam for Cam, melanoma awareness and how those who knew Cameron continue to share his legacy.

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In this episode of The Front Page, podcast host Carmen Olekas and managing editor Jesse Wood to discuss her story in the Red & Black's February Paper. 

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March 20, 2024 16 mins

On this episode, Red & Black recruitment manager Jim Bass joins the show to discuss FOMO: the fear of missing out. He talks about the origin of FOMO, how it's affected him in his life and some helpful tips for dealing with that emotion. 

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On this episode, Red & Black education beat reporter Guinevere Grant joins the show to discuss her story about the bus driver shortage in Athens.

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February 20, 2024 18 mins

On this episode, podcast editor John James and news editor Libby Hobbs discuss healthy time management tactics. They cover setting boundaries, establishing priorities, managing mental health and more. 

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February 14, 2024 39 mins

On this episode, The Red & Black's resident couple sits down to cover all things relationship. Sports editor Owen Warden and copy editor Lucinda Warnke discuss public displays of affection, dating in the workplace, open relationships and more. 

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On this episode of Word on the Beat, Allison Mawn sits down with Red & Black editor-in-chief Liz Rymarev. They discuss the history of the organization, some of the current happenings around the newsroom and talk a bit about the future of The Red & Black as a whole.

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On this episode of Word on the Beat, assistant news editor Allison Mawn sits down with education reporter Guinevere Grant to discuss the intricacies of her job on the education beat. They cover teaching disparities, bus driver shortages, and more. 

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In this premiere episode of Word on the Beat, news editor Libby Hobbs discusses the top Athens news stories of 2023 with assistant news editor Allison Mawn. They also review some of the top news stories from the first few weeks of the new year. 

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January 15, 2024 29 mins

In this episode, podcast editor John James sits down with Red & Black deputy editor of standards and practices Martina Essert to discuss campus etiquette at the University of Georgia, including a list of practices to avoid in Athens. 

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October 31, 2023 27 mins

In this episode, Asya McDonald sits down with lawyer and UGA PhD student David Parker to discuss students knowing their rights when it comes to protesting and voicing their opinion.

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September 25, 2023 32 mins

In this episode podcast editor Asya McDonald sits down with Liz Rymarev, The Red & Black Editor-In-Chief, to discuss first time experiences and taking risks when going after what you want in college. Liz talks about her time abroad in Cuba and her first time applying for journalism internships. They also dive in the topics of how important it is to have support and mentors while trying new experiences in college.

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May 8, 2023 29 mins

In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass and assistant podcast editor Maya Gotschall sit down with culture editor Lilly Kersh to discuss the challenging topic of burnout. Whether it be from school, work, social life or anything in between, burnout can strike fast if you aren't sure how to prevent it. Jim and Lilly discuss ways to prevent and manage burnout and give their own experiences as well. Afterwards, Maya sits down ...

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In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass sits down with University of Georgia lecturer Dr. Michael G. Thomas Jr. to discuss the challenging topic of budgeting. Dr. Thomas goes over many financial challenges, common mistakes that students fall into and the biggest tips and tricks to succeed in maintaining a healthy budget while in college and beyond.

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April 17, 2023 15 mins

In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass ventures around the University of Georgia campus on this year's G-Day UGA football game to speak with tailgaters across the campus and see just what everyone is up to before a normal gameday in Athens. Jim asks people about their traditions, their go-to gameday foods and what they are looking forward to going into the game.

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In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass sits down with opinion editor Carson Barrett and enterprise editor Lucinda Warnke to discuss an article Carson published for The Red & Black titled "College students are not woke, just tired" and give their takes on the use of the term woke directed towards college students. Carson and Lucinda also discuss the modern-day college education system and give their opinions on the me...

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April 3, 2023 25 mins

In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass and assistant podcast editor Maya Gotschall discuss the challenging subject of breakups. Whether it is friends drifting apart or a romance that has lost its flame, Jim and Maya give their own advice on how they have handled breaking up. Jim and Maya also sit down with assistant photo editor Katie Tucker to discuss each other's experiences on the matter and things that each of them h...

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March 27, 2023 40 mins

In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass and assistant podcast editor Maya Gotschall sit down with Areeba Hashmi and Rachel Johnson, the co-presidents of the Period Project at the University of Georgia. They discuss the student-led organization, what their mission is, and what changes they aim to achieve on the UGA campus and in the Athens community.

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In this episode, podcast editor Jim Bass and assistant podcast editor Maya Gotschall discuss the 95th annual Academy Awards that took place last week with staff members at The Red & Black who had plenty of things to say about the awards. Design editor Abbie Herrin, video editor Kelly Gago and assistant culture editor Sydney Bishop all give their takes on the winners, films that missed out and the ceremony overall.

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