WKNC's Brain Trust

The Student Mental Health Crisis at NC State

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:11:26 -0400

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide.

Taking a more serious tone for episode 10 of his show, host Lucas Marsh talks with student mental health advocate, Caden Miller, about his passionate campaign to fight for better mental health services at NC State.

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Freedom of Speech: A Mobile Episode

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:54:53 -0400

Episode 9 takes the listeners outside of the studio and into the heart of NC State’s campus: the Brickyard. With guest, Joey Perkins, Lucas discusses freedom of speech while also offering passing students an opportunity practice their “freedom of speech” and participate in the episode.

Conversation with ADHD: Part 2

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:26:02 -0500

As a part 2 to episode 7, episode 8 yet again tackles the complex minds of people with ADHD. This time, Lucas discusses ADHD with two guests, Rebecca Williams, and Chesley Goodman. The episode covers different symptoms of ADHD as well as a more in depth acknowledgement of ADHD in boys vs. ADHD in girls.

Conversation with ADHD

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 13:53:35 -0500

For the seventh episode of "WKNC's Brain Trust" Lucas takes listeners in to experience what it's like having a simple conversation between two people with ADHD. With his guest, Rebecca Williams, the two cover a short list of planned discussion questions as well as a long list of unplanned, unrelated conversation topics! This example of a conversation with ADHD is chaotic yet intriguing.

Fundamentals of Finances

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:38:31 -0500

Reflecting on the money you spent in the holiday season can be rough so for episode 6 of “WKNC’s Brain Trust,” Lucas invites repeat guest, Akhil Mitta, to discuss the importance of financial literacy. The pair also tackle tips, tricks and tools people can use to stay on top of their finances.

Ode to Out-of-State

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:02:31 -0500

For the fifth episode of WKNC’s Brain Trust, Lucas talks with a native of Reidsville, NC, Joey Perkins, about the regional differences seen in the US and the challenges associated with being an out-of-state student in a completely different region of the US.

Across the Aisle

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:39:13 -0500

For the third episode of WKNCs Brain Trust Lucas invites two members of the on-campus club BridgeUSA, a club focused on discussing politics safely and without hate, to discuss the issue of political polarization. Together, they dive into the reality of our current political climate and why we face the issues of polarization.

Conversation on Culture

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 21:41:19 -0400

For the second episode of WKNC’s Brain Trust, Lucas invites two guests, Akhil Mitta and Rio Pham, to discuss their points of view on cultural identity. The trio dives into interesting facts about their own culture and talks about where cultural identity comes from.

Notes on Nostalgia

WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:34:30 -0400

"Nostalgia affects people differently and to kick off “WKNC’s Brain Trust”, Lucas talks with his roommate, Louis, about his feelings on nostalgia. They dive into commentary on their past memories as they discussed the idea of nostalgia and where it can come from and how it can make you feel."