Check Out This Podcast

In this episode, The Drag's managing director, Jill Ament, tells host Gabby Dunn why she should check out the NPR podcast series, Life Kit. In the episode, Ament and Dunn chat about coping in a world of screens and technology, the power of play and how they set boundaries with their "to-do" lists. 

In this episode of Check Out This Podcast, host Gabby Dunn chats with UT freshman and member of the The Drag's First Year Program, Johnson Phung, about his favorite podcast, "anything goes with emma chamberlain." Johnson and Gabby focus on the episode "let's pretend we're having a sleepover," and play some fun sleepover games. They also weigh in on Chamberlain's rise to influencer stardom. 

In this episode of Check Out This Podcast, The Drag's Business and Executive Partnerships Manager, Abby Breyfogle, (and soon-to-be operations manager of The Drag), talks about one of her favorite podcasts, 99% Invisible. Abby and host Gabby Dunn talk about the 99PI episode, "A Man, a Plan, a Canal – Mars!" and their thoughts on extraterrestrial theories.

In this first episode of a new season Check Out This Podcast series, host Gabby Dunn chats with The Drag's executive producer, Jake Gripp, about the podcast "Alive with Steve Burns". Burns was the original host of Blues Clues. And while his time on Blues Clues was for the kids, nowadays, Burns is tackling the complicated questions of adulthood. Jake and Gabby dive into an episode of "Alive" which takes on the topic of parasocial relationships and Burns's relationships with his fans.

"Check Out This Podcast," hosted by UT Austin student Gabby Dunn, returns this May. Now in video podcast form, each episode dives into someone's favorite podcast: the stories they love, the moments that stuck with them, and why they can't stop recommending it. From hidden gems to comfort listens, "Check Out This Podcast" is all about discovering what makes podcasts so meaningful to different people.