Alestle After Hours

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Editor-in-Chief Alex Aultman, Social Media Manager Nicole Boyd and Sports Editor Brandon Wells discuss the recent past, present and future of the Alestle. We will be back in Jan. 2022.

This episode begins with a brief segment detailing Arluan Van Hook's initiation experience with the fraternity Kappa Sigma where he was called racial and homophobic slurs. Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Sports Editor Brandon Wells, and Copy Editor Jana Hamade discuss issues with registration as well as new columns to be featured in the news and sports sections.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady discusses recent news with Social Media Manager Nicole Boyd and Reporter Francesca Boston. Topics Discussed:  Illinois may become the first state to allow minors to receive reproductive care, including abortions, without parental consent. SIUE Students will now be allowed to pursue summer employment on campus without taking summer classes. Nicole Boyd recently reviewed Marvel's "Eternals" and weighed in on the aspects of representation within the movie.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Managing Editor Damian Morris, and Photographer Clair Sollenberger discuss the recent news. Topics discussed:  Transphobic vandalism of menstrual products from the Mensi Project has happened recently in the men's bathrooms on SIUE campus. The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion hosted a costume contest alongside the viewing of the 1999 film "But I'm a Cheerleader" SIUE housing hosted a pumpkin "glow walk" recently, and Clair got a photoset that is currently on the website. An very intense soccer game, covered by Clair and Damian, features shouting and vitriol from multiple sections of the crowd. 

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Opinion Editor Emily Sterzinger, and Alex Aultman Editor-in-Chief discuss horror as a genre, from movies to books to games and much more.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady and Reporters Francesca Boston and Caitlynn Harbaugh discuss recent news and upcoming Alestle articles. Topics Discussed: SIUE's ACCESS is introducing sessions on campus to allow students to play with therapy dogs to help their mental health. Parking Service's Green pass lottery has been causing controversy due to the fact it's not offering actual parking passes, but just the chance to buy one. Halloween costumes are fun, but some people don't wear them in college. Gabriel, Francesca, and Caitlynn weigh in with their takes.

Due to the Fall National College Media Convention this past weekend, this week's podcast is a brief of our most recent content read out by Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady. 

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady and Sports Editor Brandon Wells discuss fall activities, missing person cases, and Adlerian psychology.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Social Media Manager Nicole Boyd, and Reporter Francesca Boston discuss Busey Bank's closure, Latinx Heritage, and the Homecoming game.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady and Opinion Editor Emily Sterzinger discuss the homecoming game, student government missions, books, and unfortunate movie casting.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Editor-in-Chief Alex Aultman, and Reporter Francesca Boston discuss library renovations, broadcast news, and Life is Strange: True Colors.

Due to a recording error, this week's podcast has been replaced with a news in brief segment read by Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady. Be sure to check out the full articles in print or on our website.

Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady and Opinion Editor Emily Sterzinger discuss the relationship between horror movies and race. Spoilers for: Get Out, Us, Antebellum, and Candyman (2021).

New host and Lifestyles Editor Gabriel Brady, Managing Editor Damian Morris and Reporter Francesca Boston discuss menstrual products in men's rooms, artistic nudity and reader feedback in the first returning edition of the Alestle After Hours.

Reporter John McGowan, Lifestyles Editor Maddi Lammert and Editor in Chief Alex Aultman discuss The Alestle's upcoming Sex Issue. This Thursday, April 8th.

Reporter John McGowan and Opinion Editor Gabe Brady discuss the third stimulus check, raising the minimum wage, and COVID-19 vaccinations.

Reporters John McGowan and Thomas Drake discuss this week's news.

Reporter John McGowan talks the Overwatch Collegiate Championship with students Tim Cockrell and Hunter Fouts, two members of the eSports Club's Overwatch Team.

Reporter John McGowan, Opinion Editor Gabe Brady, Reporter Kristina Johnson, and Managing Editor Damian Morris discuss the merits of cancel culture.

Amid recent talks by the Biden Administration, Reporter John McGowan and Political Science Professor Dr. Andrew Theising discuss the pros and cons of cancelling student loan debt.