Episodes
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What if Twitter had existed when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr vied for the presidency? Well, let's not think about it.
As a national election approaches, Northeast State History Professor David Toye joins us to talk American history and a few examples of contentious elections from the past. Subscribe to the Sound Bearier on your favorite streaming service! We are on them all.
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Halloween is a whole season. The Sound Bearier team tells a few stories of hauntings. Whether you're a believer in the paranormal or just love a good ghost story, this episode will transport you into the heart of the unknown. So dim the lights, grab your favorite blanket, and get ready for a journey into a few haunting Halloween legends you may have heard of or experienced yourself. Let's begin... if you dare!
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The Sound Bearier podcast is back! We open the new fall season with Northeast State alumna and assistant professor Andrea Amos.
Andrea discusses how service learning develops students into the learning process and her role as instructor for the Mental Health First Aid course delivered through our Office of Workforce Solutions. She also talks about why more companies and organizations expect service learning and volunteering experience from their prospective workforce candidates.
Give us a listen and subscribe on your favorite service for streaming media. Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, you will find The Sound Bearier on them all!
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The Sound Bearier is back! Northeast State welcomes you to the upcoming fall semester. Host Matthew Poole, Mackenzie Moore-Gent, and Tom Wilson talk fall events news you can use and what to expect from the podcast this year.
Thank you to the Department of Communications and Marketing for their support. Let's get ready for a great semester.
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What are you afraid of? The news of the day creates anxiety for many. What is the nature of fear and how does it manifest in human thinking and actions?
The Sound Bearier podcast proudly welcomes Professor Lisa Poole, alias The Psychology Goddess of Northeast State, to discuss the role fear plays in our lives and decisions. Managing fear helps people push their boundaries and achieve goals they never thought possible.
In this episode, we talk why people fear public speaking more than death, the fear industry, the exhilaration of skydiving, breaking out of comfort zones, and how the likelihood of a killer whale riding a bus to your house is slim but not impossible.
*This episode is a discussion about the nature of fear. The opinions and views expressed by guests and hosts are not intended as psychological advice or mental health recommendations for any listeners.
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Halloween season is here. As long shadows fall across the lands, The Sound Bearier presents our annual scary stories episode with haunted houses, ghostly travelers, and high-in-the-sky phenomena.
What are your favorite stories? Are entities reaching out to us from parallel dimensions or beyond the grave? Give us a listen and subscribe on your favorite streaming services. Happy Halloween!
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Slaying with 'ris requires one to rock a certain drip. And that drip must go hard.
All the real ones out there know what we are saying. We hope. In this episode, the Sound Bearier podcast team discusses a few choice slang words used to communicate today and from years past. Northeast State English professors are encouraged to leave comments and emojis. You can grade us in the transcript!
Enjoy a new episode that both smacks and is on fleek. Thank you to the fantastic Entertainment Technology team and our Marketing and Community Relations Department for their support of The Sound Bearier podcast.
Give us a listen, like, and review at your favorite streaming service.
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John McMeen could be something of an accidental renaissance man.
As an assistant professor of computer science at Northeast State, John's day job involves teaching students technological systems and computer science. His interests and life experiences involve much, much more. An accomplished musician and performer, McMeen talks performing punk/hardcore music, using technology to track frogs in Steele Creek Park, and how artificial intelligence helps students.
The Sound Bearier welcomes one of the most interesting faculty members in the Northeast State world. Give this episode a listen. Give us a like and comment on your favorite streaming platform.
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Claiming financial aid. Navigating the Blountville campus road project. Cool campus events. Fall classes began this week and The Sound Bearier crew has a few tips and suggestions to help move through the semester.
A wealth of information is available at the shiny, updated Northeast State web site https://www.northeaststate.edu to help you on your way.
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To wrap up our third season, The Sound Bearier proudly welcomes Northeast State President Dr. Jeff McCord to the podcast!
Dr. McCord became president of Northeast State in 2022 after serving as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
He talks about his own journey attending college, first job and diverse career, and how he made his way to Tennessee. We also discuss career academy options for students, education and a changing economy, and the value of earning a college degree or certificate with NO DEBT after you graduate.
Subscribe to The Sound Bearier through your favorite streaming service. Apply and register for summer and fall classes now at Northeast State via this link: https://www.northeaststate.edu.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) programs everything from health care to education to vehicles. What does this mean to human thought and evolution?
The Sound Bearier welcomes Northeast State professor of history, Tabetha Garman, and professor of psychology, Kristin Lazarova, to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss the implications of AI in education systems and human cognitive development as the technology advances faster than its creators imagined.
Enjoy this episode and subscribe to The Sound Bearier on your favorite streaming platform. Leave a comment and review and get to know us at Northeast State Community College.
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ChatGPT. That is Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer in formal company. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. You may even be using it to write your academic papers or TPS reports.
Northeast State instructor and computer science industry pro David Blair joins The Sound Bearier to talk technical about Big Tech’s most talked about marvel. Blair brings his extensive experience in the private sector and college classroom. As the AI arms race heats up, he talks about the use of artificial intelligence and technical aspects of programming systems such as ChatGPT.
So, is ChatGPT a harbinger of doom or this month’s outrage? Speaking of outrages…HAM radio has gone digital. Terrible.
Summer and Fall class registration begins April 3! Apply and register for classes now at https://www.northeaststate.edu.
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Did you know Northeast State fields a host of esports gaming teams? Esports generated roughly $243 million in market revenue during 2021 while the global video game market value exceeded $178 billion, according to Statista data company.
After a succesful first season last fall, the Northeast State Bears roared into the spring esports season in February. Gamers joined the melee in new games of Madden 23; NBA2K, and Mario Kart. The team's first season of gamers returned to play Overwatch; League of Legends; Halo; Super Smash Brothers; and Rocket League among others.
The Sound Bearier welcomed esports Bears’ coaching staff of Chris Demas, Jim Holbrook, and Brandon Burleson to talk about the Bears’ student players, their favorite video games, and how esports gaming builds teamwork while creating a school identity.
Check out all things Northeast State esports including the student teams and the season’s schedule at: https://esports.northeaststate.edu
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Why are you the way you are? Does this question get directed at you from those in your personal or professional sphere? The Sound Bearier team opted to take personality tests and read our results. The gold standard Big Five test. The beloved Myers-Briggs type indicator. And the popular Enneagram. There are scores of others, but we tried these three.
Fortunately, our Matt Poole is steeped in psychology and personalities. Give it a listen and see if you recognize anyone or yourself.
Oh, priority registration for spring is happening now at Northeast State. Beat the rush and get those classes you need at: https://www.nohttps://www.northeaststate.edu/admissions/rtheaststate.edu/admissions/
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For this Halloween episode, The Sound Bearier solicited scary stories and experiences from students and faculty.
Thank you to students/staff who submitted their encounters. If you have a scary story or experience to share, email [email protected]. Happy Halloween 2022!
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The Sound Bearier welcomed student Rebekah Saulsbury to talk about her experiences as a dual enrollment and full-time college student at Northeast State.
Saulsbury is one of nine children - many of whom are Northeast State alumni. She has carved her own path as an English and Mass Communications major.
As the opportunities for dual enrolled students grows at Northeast State, Saulsbury represents a new generation of students moving faster to achieve their goals and living as she so eloquently describes it, "a purposeful life."
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Dancer. Choreographer. Activist. Educator. Muslim. American.
Amirah Sackett embodies both tradition and innovation. Her dance and performance art garnered international recognition, most notably with her performance group We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic.
Our International Education Committee via Conscious Campus arranged her visit to Northeast State in October to share her experiences with students. Amirah graciously accepted an invitation to The Sound Bearier to talk about life, inspiration, the fusion of hip-hop dance and Islamic tradition, and the road ahead.
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TRiO Student Support Services at Northeast State provides a pathway, and lifeline, to qualifying students pursuing a technical certificate or college degree. Federally-funded, TRiO serves first-generation college students facing financial or disability challenges to graduate from college.
Wes Greear joined Northeast State at TRiO director in 2021. He joins The Sound Bearier to talk options, qualifications, and guiding students to success.
Get to know this often-overlooked program responsible for helping hundreds of students achieve their goals. Visit Northeast State TRiO SSS to learn more.
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The Northeast State Foundation administers more than 200 scholarships to help students reach their goals and earn an associate degree or certificate.
The Sound Bearier sat down with Foundation Chair, Mr. Peter Raber, to talk about making smart financial decisions while earning a college degree. He talks about the Foundation’s drive to help students, minimizing dreaded student debt, and why cultivating your net worth at an early age pays big dividends in the long run.
To learn more about the Foundation and how to support students visit our web page: https://www.northeaststate.edu/Business-and-Community/Foundation/.
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Hazelnut or mocha? Team TSB wraps up the second season of Northeast State’s The Sound Bearier podcast with a roundtable coffee talk discussion.
In this episode, your hosts April, Matt, and Tom talk coffee we like, previous jobs we didn’t, and business ideas ready – or not – for investment by the Shark Tank judges. The Sound Bearier goes on hiatus this summer. We return for our third season this fall with new guests and old friends.
Speaking of Fall, get advised and register for classes now at www.northeaststate.edu.
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