In the final episode of this 2022-2023 season of Critical Mass, the pod decided to highlight the host of the production: The UVU Center for Social Impact. Featuring interviews with some of the people that have made the Center what it is, this episode includes the voices of the Center's advisors and program directors, Cass, Jo, and Kai, all ten of the student Social Impact Fellows, short audios from the podcast team, and small clips from friends of the Center on campus. These voices and many more create the Center as we know it today, and the impact it has made on students' lives is immeasurable. Listen to hear about the place that made this podcast what it is. Thanks for listening all semester ! The Center for Social Impact is located on Utah Valley University campus in SC 105 (across from the ballroom). Follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact to find out about how you can be involved with the next season of the podcast. Take it easy y'all - Hannah Filizola Ruiz <3

This episode of Critical Mass podcast talks about the importance and history of climate activism, awareness, and appreciation through an Indiegnous lens of Land Stewardship. This episode features interviews with Raquel Juarez and Ava Curtis, two student activists with @fridaysforfuture.ut on Instagram, and a short excerpt from our interview with Denae Shanidiin from our 3rd episode, "Come find us" : Diné student stories. This shorter episode emphasizes the importance of holding hope for the climate through cultivating a relationship with your local land that is based in respect, appreciation, and joy.   Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact to find out about the events we do every Thursday. 

This episode of Critical Mass podcast talks about the importance and history of community journalism through the lens of guerrilla student journalism. Featuring interviews from two major student led journals, @ProdigalPressProvo on Instagram and the University of Utah's Latine student journal Venceremos, this episode reflects on the importance of stories and who tells them, and what it means to take stories into your own hands and create for your community.  Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact to find out about the events we do every Thursday. 

This episode of Critical Mass podcast features interviews with the UC Santa Cruz Student Housing Coalition from California and a series of anonymous unsheltered students stories from here in Utah Valley. This episode highlights the organizing and advocacy efforts of students in the fight for just, affordable, and equitable housing and the experiences of some of the students they're fighting for Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact.

This episode of Critical Mass podcast highlights the efforts of local native activists from right here in Utah. Featuring interviews with four Diné individuals, both from here on campus and from the local community, interviewees share stories about their experiences and the realities of what it means to be native on and off the reservation. Thanks for listening ! Check out citations and suggested readings here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact.

This episode of Critical Mass podcast tracks queer student responses to anti-queer events and actions in Utah Valley. Featuring interviews with UVU and BYU students, and interviews from the nationwide Strike Out Queerphobia protest, students discuss their experiences as queer student organizers and their allies fighting for acceptance in an ongoing movement.  Thanks for listening ! Check out citations here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact NOTE: Trigger warning for sensitive viewers. Mentions of electroshock therapy, conversion therapy, suicide, self harm, and other sensitive topics. 

This first episode after our rebrand from "Real Talk" to "Critical Mass" features four Latina/o/x student organizers from campus, in honor of Hispanic Heritage month, coming on to speak about their experience as Latina/o/x students at Utah Valley University.  Thanks for listening ! Check out our citations here, drop by our Center located in SC 105 (across from the ballroom), and follow us on Instagram @uvusocialimpact NOTE: The opinions expressed are those of the podcast participants alone, and do not necessarily represent Utah Valley University or the UVU Center for Social Impact. 

Veronica shares her love for the Ukrainian culture and her experience as she has watched the current crisis in her country. Listen to this episode to humanize the conflict and understand her first hand experience. 

Want to know how you can make a better impact on those you are trying to serve? Cassie Bingham explains how taking ourselves out of the equation actually does more than being someone's hero or "savior". Tune in to learn how you can make changes in your social impact work to be more sustainable. 

In this episode we highlight the diverse thinking with in the Latin community. 

We speak with Jennifer Boyce who is a Native American Activist. We discuss the importance of understanding our own ancestry and how we can better support the Indigenous communities in our country.  Here are the links! https://pandos.org/ https://www.facebook.com/mmiwutah/ https://www.facebook.com/PANDOS.org/ Instagram: @mmiwutah @utahpandos

This week we are sharing tips on how to best support those that have been through traumatic events and how to best take care of yourself.

We get comfortable being uncomfortable by discussing the Texas Abortion Ban Senate Bill 8 with UVU SURF President Natalie Williams. We discuss why this ban is different from any other and why it makes us fear for the future of Utah legislation.  Links to additional information:  https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB8/id/2395961 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/04/1042454835/the-provisions-in-texas-restrictive-abortion-law-are-not-popular-an-npr-poll-fin

Get to know our cohosts in this short trailer!