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MAX’S TABLE S1E2: Home baking with self-taught professional vegan cake baker Ashley Shotwell

May 19, 2020

This week Max delves into the world of home baking with artist and cake decorator Ashley Shotwell. Shotwell specializes in vegan cakes and baked goods, and she reveals the best substitutes for dairy products in baking and gives advice for those who are interested in exploring baking during the pandemic. Sho...

BROOKE’S UHLENBOPS S1E11: Favorite Songs Finale

Brooke Uhlenhop, Robyn Dobson, Leticia Sanchez, Shaun Holkko, Max Connor, and Robbie Pierce

May 15, 2020

On the final episode of Brooke’s UhlenBops, Brooke asks another set of editors and staffers what their favorite songs are and why those songs mean so much to them. RELATED: BROOKE’S UHLENBOPS S1E10: What’s your favorite song? Music: Lollipop by Alex Beroza...

DOUBLE COVERAGE S1E16: Double Double Coverage

Mack Ervin III, Shaun Holkko, Garry Singh, and Robbie Pierce

May 14, 2020

For the season finale of Double Coverage, Mack Ervin III and Shaun Holkko host a double-sized special edition. In it, they discuss the most recent UFC fight card, analyzing the hypothetical NFL season schedules and speculating when sports might be able to start up again. Then, they are joined by the sh...

MAX’S TABLE S1E1: Cooking from home with Chef Patrick Prager

Max Connor

May 10, 2020

In the first episode of the new State Hornet food podcast “Max’s Table,” Max talks to Chef Patrick Prager, the executive chef of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento. Prager talks about his unusual career path including how he learned about important flavor combinations from working...

SHIAVON’S JAWN S2E7, ft. ‘DRINK TIL WE’RE MARRIED’: The Final Jawn, Part 2

Shiavon Chatman and Robbie Pierce

May 9, 2020

On the second half of the final episode of Shiavon’s Jawn, Shiavon Chatman and her aunt, fellow podcaster Johnnetta Wells of Drink Til We’re Married, continue yesterday’s lifestyle conversation, discussing toxic traits, the process of opening up during a relationship, listening to hear versus listen...

VIDEO: The State Hornet editors’ shelter-in-place diaries: Episode 2

Kelly Kiernan, Multimedia Editor

May 9, 2020

Six editors and one beat writer at The State Hornet take you through their day during the shelter-in-place order. This episode contains hair dye, a birthday and getting outdoors. RELATED: VIDEO: The State Hornet editors’ shelter-in-place diaries RELATED: VIDEO: 6 Sac State students on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on their lives...

SHIAVON’S JAWN PODCAST S2E6, ft. ‘DRINK TIL WE’RE MARRIED’: The Final Jawn, Part 1

Shiavon Chatman and Robbie Pierce

May 8, 2020

On the final episode of Shiavon’s Jawn, host Shiavon Chatman has her aunt and host of the podcast “Drink Til We’re Married,”Johnnetta Wells on to discuss the history of both of their podcasts, what they have been up to recently-or rather what they haven’t been up to, love languages and their an...

STATE HORNET NEWS BROADCAST: Sac State professor seen in viral racial slur video, limited nursing student spots and more

Mack Ervin III, Savannah Solley, and Kayla Brown

May 7, 2020

In the last State Hornet News broadcast of the semester, a Sacramento State professor’s wife was seen in a viral video using a racial slur, the nursing program drastically limits the number of accepted applicants, the men’s basketball coach gets a contract extension and more. RELATED: Sac State...

BROOKE’S UHLENBOPS S1E10: What’s your favorite song?

Brooke Uhlenhop, Nijzel Dotson, Bradley Hinkson, Kayla Brown, Shiavon Chatman, and Robbie Pierce

May 6, 2020

This week on Brooke’s UhlenBops, host Brooke Uhlenhop has put together a special episode featuring State Hornet staff members: Nijzel Dotson, Bradley Hinkson, Kayla Brown and Shiavon Chatman discussing their favorite songs and why they love them. Music: Lollipop by Alex Beroza ...

DOUBLE COVERAGE S1E15: USWNT equal pay claim denied, NFL free agent signings, Marshawn Lynch vs. Frank Gore

Mack Ervin III, Shaun Holkko, and Robbie Pierce

May 6, 2020

On this week’s episode of Double Coverage, hosts Mack Ervin III and Shaun Holkko discuss the U.S. Women’s National Team having their claims of discrimination in pay and playing conditions denied, several NFL free agency signings and who will have a better 2020 season between two of the NFL’s “e...