Season 2

2.24: Christi Britten (March 18, 2020)

Christi BrittenJoin Tyler and Salina as they talk with the new Director of the Tennessee Valley Arts Association, Christi Britten, about the association itself, how she has enjoyed her time as director so far, and Tyler even reminisces on how he applied to be a co-host on our show!

2.23: Lance LaDuke (March 11, 2020)

Lance LaDukeJoin Mark and guest host Dr. Tom Lukowicz as they speak with Lance LaDuke, who participated in the Department of Music's Guest Artist Series, about music business and entrepreneurship, as well as his previous lecture about "Becoming your own musician."  

2.21: Lindsey Film Festival - Professor Johnson/Bryant Hasheider (March 4, 2020)

George Lindsey Film FestivalJoin Mark and Tyler as they take an in depth tour of how UNA's George Lindsey Film Festival is run and observe how going through the motions of being part of this amazing festival differ from the student and graduate perspectives!

2.21: Bethany Green of the UNA Food Pantry (February 19, 2020)

Food PantryListen as Salina, Mark, and Tyler talk with Bethany Green about our UNA Food Pantry, and how you can gain access to it as a student of UNA!

2.20: Vicki Goldston (February 12, 2020)

Vicki GoldstonJoin Salina, Mark, and Tyler as they talk with the fabulous Ms. Vicki Goldston about her many endeavors around the Florence area and listen on as Mark and Ms. Vicki catch up after many years of knowing each other!

2.19: UNA Tournèes Film Festival 2020 (February 3, 2020)

Tournee Film FestivalThis episode aired before we posted episode eighteen so y'all had the awesome opportunity to check out this amazing festival! Thank you Dr. Coker and Dr. Vance for coming and talking with us!

2.18: UNA IAD Students (February 5, 2020)

IAD StudentsEnjoy this awesome episode with our IAD competition winners! Learn more about the competition itself and how these incredible students were able to win and take a peek inside the IAD program here at UNA in this weeks episode of SOTA Pop!

Special Edition: The School of the Arts Advisory Council (January 29, 2020)

Advisory CouncilListen on as Dr. Terrance Brown has a great conversation with some of our SOTA Advisory Board! The folks mean a great deal to us here at SOTA Pop and in the SOTA office. This was truly a great experience!

2.17: Aaron Tennessee Benson (January 22, 2020)

Aaron BensonJoin Salina and Tyler as they record the first solo episode with Associate Professor of Art, Aaron Tennessee Benson!

2.16: New Semester New Hosts (January 15, 2020)

New HostsJoin Mark in welcoming our two amazing new co-hosts as the team plays an exciting game to get to know each other a little more!

2.15: Create Scholarship (December 4, 2019)

Create ScholarshipListen in as Dr. Terrance Brown explains the new CREATE scholarship and how you can help us fund this amazing opportunity for future students! 

2.14: Chopped Competition Winners (November 25, 2019)

Chopped WinnersJust like last year, enjoy an episode filled with food and future plans for this years UNA Dining Chopped Competition winners!

2.13: Farewell Laney! (November 20, 2019)

UNA Opera Listen in on Laney's final episode of SOTA Pop before her graduation in December to learn about her journey, and stay tuned till the end for some very important information concerning SOTA Pop! We wish Laney the best and hope she does amazing things throughout her career!

2.12: UNA Opera Students (November 13, 2019)

UNA Opera Have you ever been to an opera production? Have you read The Turn of the Screw? Tune in to this episode with some of UNA's wonderful opera students and learn about how you can experience both at the same time!

2.11: UNA's 1st Point Scholar, Vivienne Cho (November 6, 2019)

Vivienne ChoListen in on this very special episode of SOTA Pop with Point Foundation Scholarship recipient Vivienne Cho and learn if you could qualify for the scholarship yourself!

2.10: Art Professor and 1 Table Organizer, Kristin Husainy (October 30, 2019)

Kristin HusainyAre you unable to go home for Thanksgiving? Do you want to get to know those in the community? Listen in for a solution to both of those problems with Kristin Husainy!

2.9: President Kenneth Kitts (October 23, 2019)

President KittsEnjoy a very special episode featuring questions from our SOTA student leaders asked directly to UNA's president, Dr. Kenneth Kitts!

2.7: Equality Shoals President, Mathew Pereda (October 9, 2019

Mathew PeredaAre you interested in Boolesque? What about the Coming Out Debutante Ball? Find out more about these events and learn about a very special Point Scholar in this episode of SOTA Pop with Mathew Pereda!

2.6: Cinematic Arts and Theatre Faculty (October 2, 2019)

CAT FacultyDid you know our Cinematic Arts and Theatre programs joined together? Find out a little about some of the new program's faculty and learn how they see the first year of the program going in this episode of SOTA Pop!

Special Edition: Performance Artist, Richard Curtis (October 1, 2019)

Richard CurtisLearn about Rich's journey of becoming an artist and grab a little insight on his exhibit in our very own Gallery 126 in this special episode of SOTA Pop!

2.5: 4-Time World Poetry Slam Champion, Ed Mabrey (September 25, 2019)

Ed MabreyGet to know four-time World Poetry Slam Champion Ed Mabrey following his keynote presentation at UNA School of the Arts' I2E2 event on September 20, 2019!

2.4: UNA Social Inclusion Center Director, Dr. Andrea Hunt (September 18, 2019)

Andrea HuntDr. Hunt has been a major part of a plethora of things here at UNA! Find out more about her involvement and enjoy a little preview of SOTA's I2E2 conference in this episode of SOTA Pop!

2.3: SOTA Student Leaders (September 11, 2019)

SOTA Student LeadersDo you have any ideas about what can help improve your major within The School of the Arts? Are you wondering who you can express these ideas to? Well check out this interview with the SOTA Student Leaders to find out!

2.2: GMane (September 4, 2019)

GMANECheck out an episode full of hip-hop history and a special plug for some upcoming events with Laney and Mark as they talk with the Shoals' own GMANE!

2.1 Welcome Back! (August 28, 2019)

Welcome BackJoin Laney, Mark, and Dr. Brown as they discuss the successes of UNA's School of the Arts in their first year and there may even be a hidden keyword for future giveaways!