Podcasts by Scratch Draft: NYU

Puzzling Through Quarantine from 2020-11-07T15:57:14

Puzzle enthusiasts Anna Mindes and Elaina Slayton discuss jigsaw  puzzling during quarantine, and how the hobby provided a sense of  purpose during otherwise purposeless hours spe...

(Not) In My Town from 2020-09-07T12:47:48

A rural county experiences the Black Lives Matter movement.     Music: “Rafter” “Noe Noe” “Arizona Moon” “Gusty Hollow” and “Dance of Felt” by Blue Dot Sessions,&nb...

The Dating App Game (Covid-19 Edition) from 2020-08-24T16:27:57

Dating was already complicated enough. But what happens to those seeking  relationships in a world of social distancing, face masks, and  quarantine? Music includes: "Copley Beat" by S...

School Pride from 2020-08-24T16:24:03

Two gay teachers from a seemingly liberal county of Northern Virginia  share their stories of overcoming discrimination and creating a local  LGBT community for themselves, their colle...

Trying to Find a Home During COVID-19 from 2020-08-21T13:59:05

Finding a home in the desolate Lehigh Valley can be challenging. Finding a home in Lehigh Valley during a pandemic? Nearly impossible. Nigel Wang and Vi Nguyen just got kicked out of their stude...

Introducing season 2 from 2020-08-21T13:55:19

Season 2 of the Scratch Draft NYU podcast features stories centered on the theme of "Solutions." Like season 1, all stories were recorded and produced 100% remotely during the summer of 2020.

Musical Sans Theatre from 2020-07-21T20:38:11

Emma  Carrig explores her high school musical theatre experience, in which  there was no physical theatre. Her San Jose public school was not immune  to budget allocation issues, ...

Elena's Journey in Rwanda from 2020-07-06T21:00:57

By Antonella Zanatti Trovarelli

Fear-less During Covid-19 from 2020-07-06T20:59:24

Ashley Kulikowski has suffered with epilepsy since she was 13 and for  years she was consumed with fear. In art she found solace and was  inspired to found a nonprofit o...

Navigating Community from 2020-07-06T20:56:13

Sustaining a community is hard enough  in-person, but amid a pandemic the NYU Navigators are working to  maintain their robust community virtually. Music includes Dreaming Da...

Coconut Shore Party from 2020-07-06T20:55:11

Island exploration with friends and coconuts. A story made possible by the SSV Robert C Seamans. Music by John Bartmann.

By Patricia Celeste Dougherty

Introducing Season 1 of Scratch Draft: Together from 2020-07-06T20:45:57

Season 1 of Scratch Draft: NYU will be publishing all this week. All of these stories were produced in May, June and July 2020 by NYU students in lockdown all around the world. 

Welcome to Scratch Draft: NYU from 2020-04-30T20:14:38

This is a bit of placeholder audio for the Scratch Draft: NYU podcast! Stay tuned for more from season 1!