Rhythm and News S6E4: Pandemic filmmaking and Oscars discussion with Lana Nguyen

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Lana Nguyen was one of three students in her senior class to direct a senior thesis last semester. “Monsters of Mine,” is a stop-motion animation that Nguyen and her crew had to shoot virtually. Hosts Anmol Bajpai and Srika Ramani talk with Nguyen about her experience directing as well as their takeaways from this year’s […]

Rhythm and News S6E3: The biggest snubs, surprises and shocks of the 2021 Oscar nominations

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On this special episode of Rhythm and News, Digital Managing editor Lauren Mattice, Arts and Entertainment editors Angie Orellana Hernandez and Emily Sagen along with Features editor and film critic Sophia Ungaro talk about this year’s slate of Oscar nominations. They discuss the biggest snubs such as Delroy Lindo for Best Actor in “Da 5 […]

Rhythm and News S6E2: “Minari”and diversity in Hollywood with USC alum Tiffany Lin


Hosts Anmol Bajpai and Srika Ramani speak with USC alum Tiffany Lin — production coordinator at Deluxe Animation — about her experience at USC in relation to diversity on and off screen and topics such as grief that she looks to center her future films around. After, Bajpai, Ramani and Lin discuss Lee Isaac Chung’s […]

Rhythm and News S6E1: Talking to The Madness Studios founder Bryan Vaca + Is Wandavision peak television?


Hosts Anmol Bajpai and Srika Ramani speak with USC student Bryan Vaca — founder of creative content company The Madness Studios — about his inspiration to start the production company and his future developing projects. After, Bajpai, Ramani and Vaca discuss Marvel Studios’ Wandavision and its impact on streaming as people turn away from the […]

Talkin’ Troy S6E4: Rivalry week and women’s basketball Pac-12 tournament


USC men’s basketball is facing off against their crosstown rival UCLA this week. Deputy sports editor Anthony Gharib and sports editors Taylor Mills and David Ramirez discuss the matchup and the effect it will have on USC’s upcoming postseason run. They also talk about how women’s basketball fared at the Pac-12 tournament and discuss their […]