{"id":143238,"date":"2018-10-31T08:15:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=143238"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:58:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T15:58:55","slug":"live-podcast-highlights-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/10\/live-podcast-highlights-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Podcast Highlights Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a new event on the schedule for Homecoming this year: UConn360&#8217;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower on Friday afternoon, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-200\" style=\"max-width:630px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-200\" data-galleryid=\"200\" data-width=\"630\" data-height=\"420\" data-skin=\"light\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"false\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fit\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:18px;}\" data-lightboxdescriptioncss=\"{color:#333333; font:normal 12px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; line-height:14px;}\" data-titlecss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6); display:none;}\" data-descriptioncss=\"{color:#ffffff; font-size:12px; font-family:Armata, sans-serif, Arial; overflow:hidden; white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:10px;  background:rgb(102, 102, 102) transparent; background:rgba(102, 102, 102, 0.6);}\" data-titleheight=\"72\" data-titlesmallscreenwidth=\"640\" data-titleheightsmallscreen=\"148\" data-socialmode=\"mouseover\" data-socialposition=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialpositionlightbox=\"position:absolute;top:8px;right:8px;\" data-socialdirection=\"horizontal\" data-socialbuttonsize=\"32\" data-socialbuttonfontsize=\"18\" data-triggerresizedelay=\"100\" data-thumbmediumsize=\"800\" data-thumbsmallsize=\"480\" data-thumbmediumwidth=\"64\" data-thumbmediumheight=\"64\" data-thumbsmallwidth=\"48\" data-thumbsmallheight=\"48\" data-imgtitle=\"title\" data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-library\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\" ><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5624.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5624-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"UConn360&#39;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower on Friday afternoon at the start of Homecoming Weekend, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Podcast_IMG_5624\" data-description=\"UConn360&#39;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower on Friday afternoon at the start of Homecoming Weekend, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">UConn360&#039;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower on Friday afternoon at the start of Homecoming Weekend, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Podcast_IMG_5624<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">UConn360&#039;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower on Friday afternoon at the start of Homecoming Weekend, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5620_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5620_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The cast of UConn360 Podcast, from left, Tom Breen, Ken Best, and Julie Bartucca, began the session by reading Homecoming headlines from bygone years. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Podcast_IMG_5620_cropped\" data-description=\"The cast of UConn360 Podcast, from left, Tom Breen, Ken Best, and Julie Bartucca, began the session by reading Homecoming headlines from bygone years. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">The cast of UConn360 Podcast, from left, Tom Breen, Ken Best, and Julie Bartucca, began the session by reading Homecoming headlines from bygone years. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Podcast_IMG_5620_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">The cast of UConn360 Podcast, from left, Tom Breen, Ken Best, and Julie Bartucca, began the session by reading Homecoming headlines from bygone years. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MargaretRubegaPodcast_IMG_5656_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MargaretRubegaPodcast_IMG_5656_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega answers a question during a live interview for UConn360 Podcast. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"MargaretRubegaPodcast_IMG_5656_cropped\" data-description=\"Biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega answers a question during a live interview for UConn360 Podcast. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega answers a question during a live interview for UConn360 Podcast. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">MargaretRubegaPodcast_IMG_5656_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega answers a question during a live interview for UConn360 Podcast. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5661.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5661-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast interviews biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Podcast_IMG_5661\" data-description=\"Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast interviews biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast interviews biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Podcast_IMG_5661<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast interviews biology professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5727.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5727-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Best of UConn360 Podcast interviews baseball head coach Jim Penders. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Podcast_IMG_5727\" data-description=\"Ken Best of UConn360 Podcast interviews baseball head coach Jim Penders. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Ken Best of UConn360 Podcast interviews baseball head coach Jim Penders. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Podcast_IMG_5727<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Ken Best of UConn360 Podcast interviews baseball head coach Jim Penders. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5767.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Podcast_IMG_5767-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast displays archival photos. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Podcast_IMG_5767\" data-description=\"Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast displays archival photos. (Lucas Voghell &#39;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast displays archival photos. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Podcast_IMG_5767<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast displays archival photos. (Lucas Voghell &#039;20 (CLAS)\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Like Homecoming itself, the podcast blended reminiscences about the past with enjoyment of the present. The cast of UConn360 began by reading selected campus newspaper headlines from Octobers going back to the 1890s, including Homecoming in bygone years; interviewed biology professor Margaret Rubega, who holds the title of State Ornithologist \u2013 a post dating back to 1913, and baseball head coach Jim Penders, whose baseball coaching lineage can be traced back several generations; and wrapped up with a display of archival photos, including one of a Homecoming that drew all six members of the first graduating class back to campus.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the podcast:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wyu5b-9dc33b?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wyu5b-9dc33b?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>For more episodes of UConn360 podcast, and to subscribe, go to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uconn.edu\/uconn360-podcast\/\">https:\/\/uconn.edu\/uconn360-podcast\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UConn360&#8217;s first live podcast was recorded in Werth Tower at the start of Homecoming weekend, with an audience of alumni, staff, and students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":143169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,69,2141,2225,2234],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[1929],"class_list":["post-143238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-gallery","category-podcast","category-uconn-storrs","category-university-life","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 18:20:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143238"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143263,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143238\/revisions\/143263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/143169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143238"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=143238"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=143238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}