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Glenn Johnson: Voice of the Cougs for 40+ years

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11/27/20 • 28 min

We’re all missing the Apple Cup tradition this year, but we can still listen to the Voice of the Cougs.

Glenn Johnson, mayor of Pullman and WSU football and basketball announcer, talked with associate editor Adriana Janovich via Zoom about his 40 plus years as Voice of the Cougars, and the surreal experience of announcing a 2020 football game at Martin Stadium without a crowd of fans.

Read more about Johnson’s career in “The Voice.” (Fall 2020 Washington State Magazine )

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James Donaldson’s gift of life

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05/30/23 • 22 min

James Donaldson had a great college and professional basketball career, a physical therapy business, and many aspirations, even in retirement from sports.

But over the course of several years, illness, bankruptcy, divorce, and circumstances in life sent Donaldson into a dark mental spiral.

He found his way back, writing a book about his struggles and starting a foundation to help others.

In this episode, Donaldson talks with magazine associate editor Adriana Janovich about his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, his recovery and memoir, and his desire to help other men, especially men of color, who face the same darkness.

Donaldson, a 1979 alum of Washington State University, also talks about his WSU and NBA basketball career, influential coaches George Raveling and Lenny Wilkens, and how the suicide of WSU football player Tyler Hilinski shook him to the core so much that he sought help.

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“Standing Tall” (Profile of Donaldson in the Spring 2022 issue of Washington State Magazine)

Celebrating Your Gift of Life: From the Verge of Suicide to a Life of Purpose and Joy (Donaldson’s 2021 book)

Your Gift of Life (A nonprofit foundation for mental health awareness started by Donaldson)

Video and more stories about Donaldson at Washington State Magazine

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Sweet beats with the Cougar Marching Band

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02/29/24 • 23 min

The WSU Fight Song, the roaring crowd, the electric atmosphere.
Washington State University’s Cougar Marching Band is often the heart and soul that connects WSU alumni and fans at these games.
In this episode, new Cougar Marching Band director Jon Sweet takes magazine associate editor Adriana Janovich behind the scenes. He talks about the music, the marching, the fans, and the incredible Coug spirit in the band.
This episode’s music is from the Cougar Marching Band at a November 2023 football game.
The Cougar Marching Band is raising money for new uniforms. Learn more or donate for the uniforms.

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How do we compensate for memory loss?

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08/16/24 • 21 min

Remembering to perform a future action is a critical part of daily life.

Psychologists refer to this as our “prospective memory,” and some examples include remembering to pay bills on time, returning library books when they’re due, or getting to doctor’s appointments.

Brooke Beech is a Washington State University doctoral student specializing in clinical neuropsychology. She works with older adults to examine how aging affects thinking and everyday behavior.

“I have a particular interest in factors that relate to everyday memory,” Beech says.

During normal aging, most people will experience a mild, gradual decline in their prospective memory. But there are tools available to help compensate for memory loss. They can be as simple as leaving a pill box on the counter as a memory aide for taking medication or setting a phone alarm as a reminder to complete a task, Beech says.

Her recent research compared the effectiveness of paper memory aides—such as written notes on a calendar—versus technology-driven memory aides. In healthy older adults, both methods yielded similar results.

“At the end of the day, having memory strategies that you like, are comfortable with, and that you’ll use consistently is really what matters,” Beech says.

Learn more

WSU Neuropsychology and Aging Lab

WSU Department of Psychology

“Healthy lifestyles protect brains...and lower dementia risk” (Fall 2024 Washington State Magazine)

CogSMART

TrialMatch (Alzheimer’s Association)

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Art experiences and happiness: a visit to the museum

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11/11/22 • 29 min

Can experiencing art improve your wellbeing? What better way to answer that question than to visit an art museum at Washington State University.

Ryan Hardesty, executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, takes Washington State Magazine editor Larry Clark on a tour of the museum in WSU Pullman’s Crimson Cube. They have plenty to discuss about how people benefit from seeing, hearing, and experiencing art as they visit the exhibits—including Trimpin’s sound sculpture, Keiko Hara’s works of landscapes and dreams, Juventino Aranda’s powerful explorations of identity and home, and Irwin Nash’s photographs of Latino lives in migrant worker communities of the Yakima Valley.

See the exhibits and find out how to visit the museum at museum.wsu.edu.

Read more about art and happiness in “The joy of handiwork” in the Fall 2022 issue of the magazine.

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Larkin Campbell: A view from the middle

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10/19/22 • 12 min

Larkin Campbell calls himself an unknown actor. Now the Washington State University alum takes us behind the scenes of a life in Hollywood, not as a celebrity but as someone who loves the industry even if only a few recognize him.

In this episode, Larkin talks about his WSU memories, getting into the acting business, and playing Coach Shane in the 125th episode of The Office, as husband of the girlfriend of main character Michael Scott.

Read about Larkin’s hilarious memoir, A View from the Middle: How an Unknown Actor Managed to Stay That Way, in the Summer 2022 issue of Washington State Magazine.

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Hydrogen fuel start-up, a Coug love story, and healthy plant relationships

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02/26/21 • 27 min

How do you take innovative research from the university lab to the public? Three Washington State University engineering researchers working on unique hydrogen fuel tanks, fueling stations, and other technology started their own company to move their findings into the commercial world. We spoke with two of the founders about the challenges of launching a business and the potential of green hydrogen fuel.

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Two Cougs meet at a stoplight... A love story about a pair of Washington State University alumni in Austin, Texas, whose serendipitous connections led to marriage.

Plants and microbes can and do have healthy symbiotic relationships. Stephanie Porter, a microbiologist at WSU Vancouver, talks about her research into the important symbiosis of crops and other plants with organisms in the soil.

Read more about Porter’s symbiosis research, WSU alumni love stories, and hydrogen fuel research at Washington State University.

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Bats and viruses

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01/27/21 • 25 min

Bats could be a key to help prevent a future pandemic.

Washington State University researchers Stephanie Seifert and Michael Letko explain why the flying mammals are important for improving our understanding of viruses and diseases that spill over from animals to humans, such as Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Seifert and Letko also take on misconceptions about the pandemic and talk about the challenges of studying bats.

Both scientists work in the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, where Seifert is a research assistant professor studying molecular ecology. Letko is an assistant professor and molecular virologist focused on cross-species transmission and viral-host interactions.

The Allen School leads global research of zoonotic disease transmission between animals and humans. The school is also part of the One Health effort to further the understanding that human health is directly related to the health of animals and the surrounding environment.

WSU News science writer Sara Zaske is the guest host.

Read more about Letko’s coronavirus research in “Viral haystack,” Washington State Magazine, Fall 2020.

[Thank you to Felix Blume for the recording of bats in Southern France.]

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Rowing for 50 years, listening to art, and encouraging women in STEM

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11/16/20 • 18 min

Cougar Crew, a scrappy and resilient group of rowers at Washington State University, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. They had to cancel a banquet and other events due to COVID-19, but former coach Ken Struckmeyer and rower Doug “Doc” Engle reminisce about the team, catching a crab, and rowing on the Snake River near Pullman.

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Seattle-based artist, composer and inventor Trimpin created Ambiente432, an innovative sound installation at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at WSU. Visitors to the museum activate the artwork by walking around the entry pavilion and talking, which creates sounds that have calming effects.
WSU engineering professor Noel Schulz talks about her experiences as a woman in engineering. She shares ways to encourage girls and women to enter and stay in the science and engineering fields.

Read more about Cougar Crew, Ambiente432, and women in STEM.

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Feeding our ethics: A conversation about food and values with Samantha Noll

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10/26/23 • 34 min

A simple decision about what to order for lunch can have profound effects on others.

“Food is interesting because it touches so many other communities,” says Samantha Noll, an associate professor of bioethics in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University. “When we decide that we're going to eat that falafel sandwich, or that burger, or that salad, we're impacting others with that seemingly simple choice.”
In this episode, Noll talks with Washington State Magazine writer Becky Kramer about how her childhood on a farm shaped her views of food and some of the environmental and socio-political implications behind our food choices.
Noll recounts how wealthy New Yorkers forced immigrants to give up keeping livestock, triggering the Piggery War. She discusses the complicated history of avocados in the United States and the “food miles” traveled to bring people their daily cup of coffee or piece of chocolate.
Noll encourages people to eat mindfully, considering how their decisions around food can align with their values.
Some of Samantha Noll’s favorite food podcasts:

The Sporkful

Gastropod - Food with a side of science and history
A Taste of the Past - Where food, culture, and history meeting in a podcast

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Washington State Magazine webisodes currently has 34 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Stories, Washington, State, University, Research, Podcasts, Memoir, Books, Education, Science and Food.

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The episode title 'A boatload of ideas for fungi' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Washington State Magazine webisodes?

The average episode length on Washington State Magazine webisodes is 23 minutes.

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Episodes of Washington State Magazine webisodes are typically released every 33 days.

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The first episode of Washington State Magazine webisodes was released on Jul 13, 2020.

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