The Dive – The Diamondback

Breaking down the new ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ promo on Episode 19 of The Dive

Diversions Staff — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:36:35 +0000

Excited for season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Us, too! So we’re here to break down the 13 queens’ looks ahead of the season premiere.

Tune in to the latest episode of our arts and entertainment podcast on SoundCloud to hear all our opinions:

Episode 18 of The Dive analyzes the best and worst on-screen kisses

Diversions Staff — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:46:21 +0000

Instead of wallowing in our solitude this Valentine’s Day, we discuss on-screen kisses. What makes for a good kiss? A bad one? Is there anything wrong with a mediocre make-out?

Tune in to the latest episode of our arts and entertainment podcast on SoundCloud to find out:

Debating Oscar nominations and snubs on episode 17 of The Dive

Diversions Staff — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:03:21 +0000

In episode 17 of The Dive, The Diamondback’s staff takes on The Oscars. Who’s going to win? What actually deserves to? What did The Academy miss? And honestly, why do we even care?

Tune in to the latest episode of our arts and entertainment podcast on SoundCloud to find out:

Episode 16 of The Dive has all the Halloween entertainment suggestions you need

Diversions Staff — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:04:36 +0000

Happy Halloween! In episode 16 of The Dive, we talk about all things Halloween entertainment. Do you still need to fill out your Halloween party playlist? We have song suggestions. Want to stay up all night binging American Horror Story? We know the best seasons. Are spooky movies more your jam? Well, you’re in luck, because we have suggestions for that too.

Tune in to the latest episode of our arts and entertainment podcast on SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/the-diamondback/the-dive-episode-16-our-halloween-entertainment-suggestions/s-SGot0

Episode 14 of The Dive covers Ariana Grande, her latest album “thank u, next” and cancel culture

Diamondback Staff — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:22:42 +0000

In episode 14 of The Dive, members of the Diamondback staff share their views on Ariana Grande and her latest project thank u, next and explore the pervasiveness of cancel culture in entertainment, specifically the music industry. We talk about Ariana’s whistle tones and controversies around the music videos for “7 rings” and “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored,” as well as the reasons that popular musicians keep getting cancelled by Twitter. Enjoy!

Episode 13 of The Dive has music, drugs and unpronounceable bands

Diamondback Staff — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 01:10:28 +0000

Episode 13 of The Dive is all about music and what makes it great — including drugs. We talk about the relationship between musicians and their muses, and then we did a staff-wide music Secret Santa, where we swapped albums and reviewed them. It was a lot of fun — but let’s just say we didn’t all agree. Timecodes for these segments are in the SoundCloud description. Enjoy!

The Dive: My grandma’s yellow slicker and other love stories

Diversions Staff — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:55:07 +0000

On The Dive’s twelfth episode, we have stories about being young and being in love — just in time for Valentine’s Day. One reporter talks about growing up in a “Valentine’s Day home,” and a few staffers share their worst breakup stories. Timecodes for segments can be found in the SoundCloud description.

New episodes will be released on a biweekly basis, and all of The Dive’s previous episodes can be found on The Diamondback’s SoundCloud page.

On episode ten of The Dive, things come to an end

Diversions Staff — Tue, 09 May 2017 00:55:41 +0000

The end of every school year often brings with it a few moments of reflection. In our tenth episode, we have three stories of looking back: one at the end of a freshman year, one after a semester spent abroad and one in the waning weeks of a college career. Timecodes for the segments are in the SoundCloud description.

Not looking forward to a summer away from us? All ten of our episodes can be found on The Diamondback’s SoundCloud page. And don’t worry, we’ll be back in the fall with new episodes.

Hip-hop goes global on a new episode of The Dive

Diversions Staff — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 01:21:30 +0000

When you listen to hip-hop, what do you think about?

Getting lit? Turning up? Cultural globalization and societal change?

We talk about some of those in episode nine of The Dive, which explores the impact of rap music on our world through segments on Drake’s global sounds, Kanye West’s sampling ability and one rap star from abroad who has a College Park connection.

Timecodes for the segments are in the SoundCloud description. Happy listening.

It’s ‘Moonlight’ vs ‘La La Land’ on Episode 8 of The Dive

Diversions Staff — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:59:33 +0000

The Oscars are this Sunday, but before you work yourself into a rage over the fact that La La Land did/didn’t win, check out the new episode of The Dive.

Episode eight features the showdown between realism and escapism through the Best Picture showdown of Moonlight and La La Land. Is one better than the other? Depends on who you ask.

Timecodes for the segments are in the SoundCloud description. Happy listening.