Backpacking America

Episode 39: Rap & Media Espousing Ignorance

King Konye and myself speak about the corporatization of rap and media as a whole. How it crushes individuality, encourages negativity, materialism, and alienation.

Episode 38: Public Radio and Working Through COVID

On this episode of BPA myself and Natalie Costanza, WONY 90.9 FM General Manager, discuss the role public radio plays during the Coronavirus and our general concerns surrounding our duty to the nation and community as broadcasters.

Episode 37: Mutual Aid During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Myself and Wobbly (Industrial Workers of the World Member) Brendan Maslauskas Dunn discuss the necessity of Mutual Aid and Unionized workplaces to deal with the awful viral and economic effects of COVID-19.

Episode 36: How Music Production is affected by Coronavirus

Welcome back Ethan Teper as we discuss how music making is being affected by the Coronavirus.

Episode 35: The Mariguanas & Unlocking the Truth with Derek Moss

Derek Moss is a guitarist for the Mariguanas and Unlocking the Truth. Join us for a discussion of how the Mariguanas started and where it is today. As well as progess on his solo work and his role as a Bass player in Unlocking the Truth

Episode 34: The Welcome Center

Owen Conklin is a Admissions staffer at SUNY Oneonta who discusses the Admissions Department's viewpoint on the Welcome Center. However, myself and other students view the issue entirely differently showing the polarization of viewpoints on the Welcome Center's cost, functionality, and the message it sends to current and prospective students.

Episode 33: COVID-19

COVID-19 Has created panic and confusion in the US. This episode explores the economic and social issues the pandemic has exacerbated. Below are links to accurate and timely information. World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/ Center for Disease Control: https//www.cdc.gov/ NYS Department of Health: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home Imperial College COVID-19 Study: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196234/covid19-imperial-researchers-model-likely-impact/ Governor Cuomo's Twitter: @NYG...

Episode 32: Bernie Biden Bloomberg and What's Wrong with America (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE)

Mike and Myself talk about the Triple B's as candidates, how Rat boy got hit with a can of Raid, why school lunch debt is fucking stupid, and what we are doing wrong as a country politically and socially. Welcome to BPA.

Episode 31: Vodka and Anti-Fascism (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE)

In this WONY Live episode I talk about my favorite Vodka and then pair it with a nice dose of reports of the local and national issue of ethnically fueled hatred and the growing need for all people to stand against Fascism. So grab a drink and get ready to discuss one of the greatest threats to our collective human freedoms.

Episode 30: Diversity and Departmental Woes

Appearing on this episode of BPA Professor Compton Chair of the Africana & Latino Studies Department at SUNY Oneonta. We discuss contradictions with the campus diversity mission and we discuss issues that equally concern students and faculty alike.

Episode 29: US Concentration Camps & SUCO Corruption

In this live episode of BPA I talk about the Mass Detention of undocumented immigrants, and how their treatment follows the Risk Assessment for Genocide outlines by the United Nations. I then proceed to discuss SUCO's use of funding to satisfy investor needs, rather than student, faculty, and manual workers needs.

Episode 28: Life in the Soviet Union

Professor Torsyan is a Media Studies Professor at SUNY Oneonta who also used to live in the former Soviet Republic of Armenia. Join us for a thoughtful conversation on misconceptions of Soviet life.

Episode 27: The Intersection of Race & Class (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE)

Dr. Ashford is a Professor of African & Latino Studies at SUNY Oneonta. In this episode of Backpacking America we discuss the intersections of race and class by analyzing the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 and the Battle of Blair Mountain of 1921.

Episode 26: Beats in the Classroom

David Fayemiwo and myself talk about rap, music, and Davids upcoming album in our Advanced Audio class.

Episode 25: Dadshack Semester in Review #2

Brendo and myself talk about bands, upcoming shows, and all of the music that's in store for Oneonta during the Spring 2020 semester.

Episode 24: Pre-Iowa Caucus x Overview of Pirate Radio x Independant Media (WONY LIVE 90.9 FM #5)

Myself and Mike discuss the lead up to the Iowa Caucus, a brief history of Pirate Radio, and Independent media.

Episode 23: Bernie x Kobe x Coronavirus (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE #4)

In this live episode I discuss Bernie's 2020 platform, the controversy surrounding Kobe Bryant's complicated past and death, criticisms of the media, and addressing how the coronavirus is being over exagerated and is leading to racist actions being taken against Chinese culture and the Chinese people.

Episode 22: Life On a SUNY Campus

Myself and my roommate Mike talk about what living in a SUNY Dorm was like.

Episode 21 (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE #3): Pineapple Pizza x The DMV x Guns x Homophobia in the Hills

The live episode of Backpacking America, hosted by WONY 90.9 FM! In this episode I discuss Pineapple Pizza, the DMV and how the unity previously found there is threatened, the Gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia, and another instance of Homophobia in Oneonta, NY

Episode 20: Art in Society

Myself and Freelance Artist Ashley talk about Art and its effects on society.

Ep 19: US-Iran Conflict

Exploring the US-Iran conflict and its real world consequences.

Ep. 18: Bipartisanship & The Afghanistan Papers (WONY 90.9 FM LIVE #2)

Thoughts connecting bipartisanship to disastrous policies, many of which could be found in the misconduct and devastation that resulted from the bipartisan Afghanistan war.

Ep 17: Decade in Review: US War Crimes, Foreign Policy and Genocide (WONY 90.9FM LIVE #1)

BPA Special: Live on WONY 90.9 FM, BPA reviews the Major US War Crimes, Foreign Policy Blunders, and Genocidal actions of the US government, all during this decade.

Ep 16: Climate Catastrophe Ft. Geologist Cate Larson

A Communist and a Geologist walk into a b- just kidding, join BPA as myself and Cate delve into the class antagonisms and everyday problems that Climate Change has caused.

S2 E5: Disability and Music

Oneonta Musician Ethan Teper talks about performing and creating music with an intellectual disability.

S2 E4: Underground Music Scene - Oneonta ft. Jared Cowen

Jared Cowen, the lead guitarist of Baked Shrimp, and myself, discuss the Oneonta Underground Music Scene, its history, and evolution. Baked Shrimp Website: https://www.bakedshrimp.net/bio Instagram: @bakedshrimpmusic Backpacking America Instagram: @backpackingamerica BPA Twitter: @bpapodcasting

S2 E3: ALIENS!

Join BPA as my guests and I discuss aliens, their perceptions in media, and how they contributed to historical revisionism.

S2 E2: Russian Trolls (and spies oh my!)

S2 E1: Music's effects on Politics and Political Movements

S1 E10: Dadshack