The Rivers Ice (2024)
As a part of the curriculum for Digital Studies 101 at UMW, I created an immersive storytelling experience within an informational podcast episode. This episode begins by questioning the transition from oral storytelling to recorded storytelling, starting with the history of The Grimm Brothers in 1800’s Germany. As an exercise in creativity, I wrote a short story of my own that demonstrates traditional characteristics of German folklore. I called it the River’s Ice and read a snippet of the end of the story for this episode.
Talk Derby to Me (2025)
In this entertaining yet informative podcast me and a group of classmates pose a question on the queer rhetoric in women’s flat track roller derby. We explore this by breaking it down into sections focused on the sports rules and regulations, the feminism in the sport, and the historical influence of queer culture. We set to answer the question about why there is such a lack of knowledge surrounding roller derby and where does that gap come from.
Special thanks to Emma Richards, Tim Otto, and Beau Sherman for their contributions to this podcast.
The Digital Compass (2025)
When observing the digital space from an informed perspective, you notice patterns that can sometimes be harmful. This episode of The Digital Compass focuses on the phenomenon known as “echo chambers,” which can be found in many social circles. I highlight where they come from, give some real examples, and finish off with ways to combat cyclical thinking online.