Brainwaves is WRBB’s flagship academic podcast, bringing listeners the latest research from around Northeastern. We believe that learning doesn’t have to just take place in the classroom – it can also happen over the airwaves!
Danna DeKay and Film Music Professor Jacques Dupuis discuss the importance of the leitmotif in film music scores and what makes a movie theme successful. Later, two film music students join Danna to share the magic behind their favorite film scores.
Danna DeKay and Professor Ajay Satpute break down why we swear so often, as well as the emotional and psychological importance of vulgar language.
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Have you ever wondered about that fancy building in between the MFA and Kerr Hall? William Perrine sits down with Dr Anne Tanner to discuss the fascinating history of the Forsyth Institute in this toothy episode.
Piper Leopold sits down with James Hammond to discuss life, street art, and its connections to the art world.
Podcaster Piper Leopold sits down with Communications Professor Steve Granelli to talk about dating and relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this episode, Nick Scipione talks with a doctor about retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), which is a medical condition that renders you unable to burp. Maybe you or a friend has had R-CPD this whole time and never known? Listen in and find out.
Susanna Maize interviews Communications Professor Greg Goodale on why academic articles can feel utterly incomprehensible. Answers include promotions and the flattening of the human experience.
WRBB Hosts Caleb and Jake discuss flags. Many, many flags.
In this return episode of Brain Waves, Mary Morris Evans discusses the intriguing significance of the ancient egalitarian society, Çatalhöyük.
In this episode of Brain Waves, Jake Willis interviews Professor Celia Pearce about game design at Northeastern and Gatsby Smith interviews PhD student Simon Purdue about the influence of labor unions throughout the history of the United States.
