SMU CCPA student, Annalise Jackson interviews SMU alum Deepa Liegel ('17 Dance Performance; Arts Management minor) who is a company member with the Limón Dance Company.

Jane Murphy interviews SMU alum Juan Francisco de la Guardia ('10 Cinema-Television)

Feb 24th, 2022 20m 44s

SMU CCPA student, Jane Murphy interviews SMU alum Juan Francisco de la Guardia ('10 Cinema-Television) a writer and producer who has worked on shows for E! and Netflix as well as Undercover Boss. Based in Los Angeles, he is also a member of th

SMU Meadows School of the Arts Student Saman Alibhai interviews SMU Alum Jordan Chlapecka

Feb 15th, 2022 20m 28s

SMU Meadows School of the Arts Student Saman Alibhai interviews SMU Alum Jordan Chlapecka ('11 Advertising & Anthropology).Chlapecka is the Associate Creative Director at VaynerMedia in NYC, and Dancer. Co-artistic director - Linked Dance The

SMU Meadows School of the Arts student Serena Price interviews SMU Alum Dan Carillo Levy

Feb 15th, 2022 23m 25s

SMU Meadows School of the Arts student Serena Price interviews SMU Alum Dan Carillo Levy ('09 Cinema Television). Levy is the Chief Creative Officer, Co-founder (2015) of Moxie 88 Film Studio; Producer of Little Bitches feature film by Moxie

Interview with DJ "Shangela" Pierce

Dec 17th, 2020 20m 3s

Abbie Cleveland (Spring ’21) interviews DJ “Shangela” Pierce (’03 CCPA). Pierce performed on the GLAAD Media Awards and alongside Lady Gaga in the Oscar winning film “A Star is Born.” He has also been named to the TIME Next 100 list and is th

Sarah Montonchaikul Interview

Dec 11th, 2020 31m 51s

SMU Public Relations students Jon Evan Smelley ('22) and Morgan McCullough ('21) interview Sarah Montonchaikul ('14; Art History and French) an Objects Conservation Fellow with the Smithsonian American Arts Museum in this episode of "Hello, Hil

Interview with Marcello Ortega

Dec 11th, 2020 25m 44s

SMU students, Angelica-Jasmine (AJ) Bates ('21), Daniel Chow ('21), and Taylor Rudell ('21) interview ceramic artist, Marcello Ortega ('14) in this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!" Marcello is a Meadows 2050 Council member. He actually earned his

Interview with Kyle Hobratschk and Travis LaMothe

Dec 11th, 2020 22m 42s

SMU students Maddie Johnson ('20) and Kori Goerlitz ('22) interview Kyle Hobratschk ('11) and Travis LaMothe ('13) of 100 West Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency, along with being members of the Meadows 2050 Council in this episode of "Hello

Samantha McIntyre Interview

Dec 10th, 2020 33m 36s

On today's episode of "Hello, Hilltop!" Nick Deangelis (‘22) talks with Samantha McIntyre ('00; Theatre), television writer and screenwriter; along with the founding member of the Hollywood theater company, "Meadows Basement." They discuss her

Gabe Travers Interview

Dec 10th, 2020 21m 19s

In this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!" SMU Political Science and Corporate Communication and Public Affairs student Isabelle Redfield ('21) interviews Gabe Travers ('07; Journalism), senior director of product development at Hearst Television. T

Maura Sheffler Interview

Dec 10th, 2020 31m 25s

SMU students Lauren Montgomery (’21) and Caitlyn Kallina (’21) interview Maura Sheffler (B.A. Music, ’11 and M.A./M.B.A. Arts Management and Business, ’13) of The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in this episode of "Hello, Hilltop!"

Paula Selzer Interview

Nov 17th, 2020 22m 36s

SMU CCPA student Haley Mnick interviews Paula Selzer. Paula graduated from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, where she majored in Video and Cinema. She also co-authored the book "Adolphe Gouhenant: French Revolutionary, Utopian Leader, and Texa

Commencement Podcast

Aug 11th, 2020 21m 21s

Sam Holland, Dean of the SMU Meadows School of the Arts introduces Meadows’ 2020 Commencement speaker, alumna Emily K. Graham, who shares her experience, life lessons, and insight with our Spring 2020 graduates in this podcast. "Emily is a 20

Interview with Andrés Díaz SMU Meadows School of the Arts Professor of Cello

Jul 14th, 2020 30m 36s

Since winning the First Prize in the 1986 Naumburg International Cello Competition, Díaz has exhilarated both critics and audiences with his intense and charismatic performances. He has earned exceptional reviews for his “strongly personal inte

Interview with Aaron Boyd, Director of Chamber Music, Professor of Practice in Violin

May 28th, 2020 36m 13s

Interview with Aaron Boyd, Director of Chamber Music, Professor of Practice in Violin Interim Head of StringsMusic: Aaron Boyd "Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op44 I. Allegro brillante"

Interview with William Joyce

Feb 16th, 2020 41m 41s

Interview with William Joyce '81, SMU's very own Academy Award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author, children's illustrator, and film industry legend. Joyce's work includes writing and illustrating 50 bestselling and classic children's books.

Interview with Rhonda Blair, Professor of Theatre

Jan 9th, 2020 33m 24s

Rhonda Blair has directed and performed in over 70 productions and has created original solo and devised performance work. Her areas of interest include theatre and politics, feminism and theatre, alternative performance, and Anton Chekhov. She

Interview with Danny Buraczeski by Patty Harrington Delaney

Dec 19th, 2019 36m 8s

Danny Buraczeski is Professor Emeritus of Dance at Southern Methodist University. At SMU, he taught classic jazz dance technique, composition and choreography. He created new work on the students as well as remounting signature dances from his

Interview with Patty Harrington Delaney

Dec 18th, 2019 40m

Patty Harrington Delaney is an Associate Professor in the Division of Dance. She served as Chair of the Division from 2012-2018 and, after 28 years on the dance faculty, is in her last year of teaching before retirement.

Worland and Kerins Share Their Binge-Worthy Holiday & Christmas Movie Lists.

Nov 26th, 2019 38m 53s

SMU Professors of Film and Media Arts, Rick Worland and Mark Kerins share their picks for movies to binge-watch during the holidays, which ones to avoid and even flicks that are underrated. Check out their holiday podcast now!

Interview with Professor Mark Kerins

Nov 7th, 2019 34m 43s

After completing bachelor's degrees in chemistry and mathematics, Mark Kerins realized watching, making, and writing about movies was more fun than working in a lab. So he went back to film school, and now teaches all areas of filmmaking at SMU

Interview with Dr. Rick Worland

Nov 6th, 2019 34m 30s

Dr. Rick Worland received his M.A. and Ph.D. in motion picture/television critical studies from UCLA. His teaching has included courses on film history, documentary and silent cinema, as well as popular genres including Westerns, horror/science

Interview with Willie Baronet

Oct 21st, 2019 28m 54s

Meredith Welborn, a junior at SMU majoring in creative advertising, journalism and French interviews her professor, Willie Baronet. Willie is the Stan Richards Professor in Creative Advertising. He's the former owner and creative director of