Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Spencer Neichter sat down with the owner and founder of Happy As A Lark Cakes, Brandi Romines. A graduate of UK, she has spent her entire career baking an assortment of amazing cakes, c...
Nov 12, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Gillian Stawiszynski sat down with University of Kentucky football quarterback, Will Levis to discuss football, the transition from Pennsylvania to Kentucky, New ...
Nov 09, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Spencer Neichter and Samantha Valentino sit down with Adam Smith, the Executive Director for University Academic Advising, and Jesse Farley, the Director of University Advising Practice...
Nov 05, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Spencer Neichter talks with Justin Sadle, the Director of Jewish Student Life at the University of Kentucky, and Cody Taylor, formerly the Assistant Director of Chapter Services, now th...
Nov 02, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Brandon Brown sat down with Nicole Tarpoff, the Special Events and Communications Manager at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass. They discussed the details of her role...
Oct 29, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students for UK students. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Gillian Stawiszynski are joined by Dr. Tina C. Bryant, the clinical director and associate director of the counseling center at UK! We discuss what to do when you're gr...
Oct 22, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Gillian Stawiszynski and Samantha Valentino spoke with Will and Lyndon of Lexington's chapter of Food Not Bombs. As they describe it, Lexington Food Not Bombs "recovers fresh unused pro...
Oct 19, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Brandon Brown sat down with Mr. and Ms. Black UK, Joel Paul Jr. and Alayna Tobo. They discussed what it means to be named Mr. and Ms. Black UK, how they plan to u...
Oct 15, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Brandon Brown and Gillian Stawiszynski sat down with Angela Tsen and Angelina Kue, the president and Vice President of Asians Changing Expectations, an asian interest group seeking to o...
Oct 12, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Spencer Neichter and Gillian Stawiszynski are joined by Zoë Womack and Mason Fryman, two UK seniors who star in the College of Fine Arts’ first live production since the start of the Co...
Oct 08, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Brandon Brown and Gillian Stawiszynski sat down with Dr. Corrine Williams, she the Acting Associate Vice President for the Office of Student Success, and an Associate professor in the D...
Oct 05, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students for UK students. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Gillian Stawiszynski are joined by May May Barton, their student media advisor and Allie diggs, the editor in chief of the KRNL lifestyle and fashion magazine. We talk ...
Oct 01, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Gillian Stawiszynski are joined by Creative Marketing Production Assistant for NBC News and TODAY.com Contributor, Jade Garnett. She graduated Magna Cum Laude fro...
Sep 28, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, we played a game called "Guess the Host" to get to know each other better.
Sep 24, 2021•26 min
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students, for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. On this episode, we're discussing the struggles we faced when we first came to UK and how we overcame them. We'll be sharing our tips and tricks to campus life as well as our favorite hidden gems at UK.
Sep 21, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff on campus and the Lexington area. It is hosted by UK students for the UK community. Our goal is to amplify student voices through advocating for equity, inclusion, and representation of all. In this episode, you'll get to know the hosts, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, Brandon Brown and Spencer Neichter.
Sep 17, 2021•2 min
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino wrap up season one by discussing their favorite moments from recording, guests they would like to have on next season and how you can apply to become one of Bowman's Friends! Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @bowmansfriends to stay up to date on our upcoming episo...
May 07, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. In today’s episode, hosts Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, and Rana Mitchell discuss some of the familial and societal pressures of rushing to adult after college.
May 04, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events, and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. In today’s episode, hosts Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, Samantha Valentino, and Rana Mitchell discuss some of their favorite things from the early 2000s alongside some fun listener responses.
Apr 30, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell and Gillian Stawiszynski sit down with the Vice President of the Office of Student Success, Dr. Kirsten Turner. The Office of Student Success covers everything not directly academic and provides a one stop shop for students needing any guidance whatsoever, and alleviates some communication issues when students look for help...
Apr 27, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Bowman's Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell and Samantha Valentino sat down with Dr. Martina Martin, the Associate Director of Student Transitions and Family Programs, and Carrigan Wasilchenko an incoming first-generation UK Med student, to address what it means to be a first-generation student and the resources available to first-generation UK students on campus....
Apr 23, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf and Gillian Stawiszynski sat down with founder of the Asian/Asian American Club, Yan Wang. They discussed what it's like to be an Asian student at UK while also discussing recent events surrounding Asian hate crimes that occurred around the country. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @bowmansfriends to stay up to date on our ...
Apr 20, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, all four hosts, Neha Yousuf, Rana Mitchell, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino played two truths and a lie to get to know one another better. Listen to this episode to find out which of Bowman's Friends was almost kidnapped in Ireland and which one was prom-posed to by the son of a star of the CW show Riverdale! Be sure to foll...
Apr 16, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with Executive Director of the Officer of China Initiatives, Dr. Huajing Xiu Maske. They discussed what the UK Office of China Initiatives is, the closing of the UK Confucius Institute, the recent events and rise in Asian hate crimes across the United States, and more. Be...
Apr 13, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On this episode, Host Gillian Stawiszynski has a conversation with the Assistant director of the organization Greenhouse 17, Diane Fleet. Greenhouse 17 provides a safe haven for people who have faced domestic violence. We talk about ways you can support their organization, how it started and the specifics of what it does for victimized people.
Apr 09, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with University of Kentucky President, Dr. Eli Capilouto. In part two of their conversation, they spoke with President Capilouto about the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and suicide, the University of Kentucky’s process for responding to hate crimes, race...
Apr 06, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Neha Yousuf, Gillian Stawiszynski, and Samantha Valentino sat down with University of Kentucky President, Dr. Eli Capilouto. In part one of their conversation, they spoke with President Capilouto about his life, what it’s like being president, and his advice for students. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @bowmansfriends ...
Apr 06, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Samantha Valentino and Neha Yousuf spoke with five of the six members of The Highlanders, an alternative folk band from Louisville, Kentucky. They discussed how they started as a three-piece acoustic band and have grown to now have six members, the release and making of their first album, Different in the Dark and more! Be sure to follow...
Apr 02, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Neha Yousuf and Rana Mitchell spoke with two officers of the University of Kentucky ESports Club. President, Thomas Bailey and Vice President of Events, Kublai Anders discussed what ESports is, how students can get involved, and SO much more. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @bowmansfriends to stay up to date on our upcoming episodes!
Mar 30, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Bowman’s Friends is a podcast created to connect and inform UK students of issues, events and cool stuff in Lexington and the campus community. On this episode, Rana Mitchell, Samantha Valentino, and Gillian Stawiszynski sit down with Melody Flowers to discuss all of the deets on the new Cornerstone building on campus! We talk the video game arena, the brewery and the innovative space welcoming people from all over Lexington. Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @bowmansfriends to stay up to date ...
Mar 26, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
