The Tuck Shop Podcast

Episode 77: Top people are working on it. Featuring Newt Bugbee

Matt and David have their usual round table of events with a side of confusion and then we welcome David Bigbee who visited campus a few weeks back to talk about his time here in the early 1970's!  
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Get Hockey tickets at: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Upjalumni2

Episode 76: The Show Looks for an Engineering Job...

Matt and David are on the road this week when we travel to the Living Learning Center for the UPs Engineering and Computer Science Employer Day.  We talk to Brian Houston who puts the event on and then to plenty of UPJ Alumni who came looking to hire!  
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Contact Brian Houston at: bhouston@pitt.edu
Register for UPJ night at the Tomahawks at: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Upjalumni2

Episode 75: We're only mostly dazed and confused...

Matt and David have had a rough week so they decide to try and make the best of the show by celebrating a bunch of things.  First off, we find out how the UPJ Soil Judging team did at their completion and then we rundown all the upcoming events between today and the middle of November!
Email Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Email David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Learn more about Homecoming at: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/homecoming
Sign up for the UPJ Night at the Tomahawks: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Upjalumni2

Episode 74 - Here from Florida only for this! Featuring Paul Tunink

Matt and David welcome Paul Tunink back to campus all the way from Florida!  They talk about his time here as a student, playing Baseball, and the journey that brought him to the podcast!  
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Learn more about Paul's company at www.arrowwealthllc.com

Episode 73: Not all of us are here by choice! Featuring Soil Judging 2025

David returns from assignment this week to discuss all the news regarding the Alumni First Business Directory and a mountain of events coming up around UPJ including Men's and Women's Basketball in at the Oakland campus and UPJ Homecoming.  Then Matt talks to Dr. Mitzy Schaney, Dr. Chris Coughenour, and Lyra Mingin about the Region 1 Soil Judging competition on campus next week.  
Contact Matt at msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at dgj72@pitt.edu
 

Episode 72 - UPJ Alumni First!

David is on assignment this week, so Matt gets some help from some former show guests to launch the UPJ Alumni First Business Directory!  Prof. Stacy Roberts and Kim Dorchak from Kotzan CPA join Matt along with Nathan DiFrancesco who put the project together!
Visit the Alumni First Business Directory at: www.upj.pitt.edu/alumnifirst 
Reach Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Reach David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
If you would like to help with a Business Internship, you can reach Stacy Roberts at StacyRoberts@pitt.edu
 

Episode 71 - Kegs away! - featuring Tony Golden

Matt and David are back with another great episode.  They review the schedule of upcoming events.  Matt tries to explain the podcast tradecraft to little success and then we talk to Tony Golden about his time at UPJ and why he and his friends call the campus home even if they didn't technically finish!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at dgj7@pitt.edu

Episode 70 - I'm not a Biologist Featuring Coach Aideen O'Donoghue

This week is a can't miss episode of the podcast!  Matt and David struggle with the nature of their day and fail biology.  Then they are joined by Coach Aideen O'Donoghue from the Mountain Cat Ladies Soccer team to talk about her journey to UPJ, the upcoming season, and the huge Ladies Soccer event coming up!
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Register for the Education or GeoSciences event at: https://www4.upj.pitt.edu/alumni/Geoscience-EducationReunion

Episode 69 - Proud Momma

Lot's on the calendar this week for Matt and David to talk about including the Education and Geosciences events and Women's Soccer.  Later, Matt sit's down with Jessica Marines to talk about her time as a student, her role as a member of the UPJ staff, and some of the cool stuff her daughters are doing. 
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Register for Education or Geosciences at: https://www4.upj.pitt.edu/alumni/Geoscience-EducationReunion
Learn about Era-X at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556155093949
Follow Emily at WJAC here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575511614366

Episode 68 - Two Slovenians and a Compact Disk enthusiast

Season 3 kicks off with a bang!  Matt and David are back and welcome Dr. Julie Wagner to talk about the summer, the first day of school, David's CD collection, and the Johnstown Slavic Festival.  
Contact Matt at: msernell@pitt.edu
Contact David at: dgj7@pitt.edu
Learn more about the Festival at: https://www.facebook.com/johnstownslavicfestival
Learn about the Podcast at: http://www.tuckshoppodcast.com