https://sorradio.org/index.php/podcasts/ask-the-professor en-us (cc) BY-ND-NC 2014 Jeffrey S. Smith Join media professor Dr. Jeff Smith as he answers off-the-wall and random questions from students! Dr. Jeff Smith Dr. Jeff Smith answers questions his students want to know. Given that this is for a podcasting lecture, do the questions have anything to do with what the class is about? No, but it wouldn't be any fun if they did! Join Professor Smith as he answers off-the-wall and random questions from students! Dr. Jeff Smith drjeffreysmith.jss@gmail.com False Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor about his Oculus Rift plans, his hair-growing regiment, and why he has long hair In this first episode, the Professor answers questions about his immediate plans for his new Oculus Rift 3-D Virtual Reality visor, how long he's been growing his luxious mane of hair, and what musical theatre role was the reason he started growing it in the first place. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/asktheprofess-S01E01.mp3 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:00:00 EST 0:01:50 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, hair, oculus rift, gilbert, sullivan Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor his weekend plans, why he became a teacher, and what his favorite movie is. In the second episode, the Professor answers questions about his plans for a "fall back" weekend, the reasons he decided to take up teaching as a profession, and what his favorite movie is (and why he worries about what that says about him). http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/asktheprofess-S01E02.mp3 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:00:00 EST 0:03:04 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, weekend, teaching, profession, movie, v for vendetta Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor about his most embarrassing blunders, animal aesthetics, Chuck Berry, and strange or weird encounters with students. In the third episode, Jeff discusses his biggest professional broadcast blunders (both in-school and out-of-school), a horse-sized duck vs. 10 duck-sized horses, how little he actually knows about Chuck Berry, and the time he found a radio show getting a little too sexy! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E03-Time0501.mp3 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:55:00 EDT 0:05:01 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, blunder, student, class, music, adirondack, broadcast, duck, horse Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor flora or fauna, what religion he'd create from TV, and more about the modern miracle of televised fiction. In this episode, the Professor discusses his love (or hate) of trees and fish, what TV show he'd like to base a religion from, his choice of Doctor (Who), and his top-3 recommended television viewing experiences. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E04-Time0544.mp3 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:59:00 EDT 0:05:44 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, would you rather, doctor who, buffy the vampire slayer, buffy, religion, fish, favorite, babylon 5, joss whedon, aaron sorkin Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor about the 2016 Presidential race, why he teaches, music, and marijuana. In this episode, the Professor reveals his fear of Donald Trump, his love of storytelling and how that played into his career choices, his vocal and musical stylings, and his firm "nothing smoke" policy for life. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E05-Time0406.mp3 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:02:00 EST 0:04:06 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, election, trump, donald trump, singing, marijuana, teaching, teacher, storytelling, story-telling, classic rock, first tenor, tenor, folk rock, jazz-fusion, jazz fusion, jazz Jeff "The Professor" Smith The students ask the Professor about his favorite music, candy eating habits, close-to-death experiences, video games, and more! In this episode, the Professor opens up about his musical genre preferences, his answer to the most important question "Left Twix or Right Twix," the closest he's come to dying (so far), his relationship with the Muffin Man, and his choice of video games: Genre and titles. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E06-Time0343.mp3 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:50:00 EST 0:03:43 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, video games, candy, twix, music, almost dying, muffin man, muffins, rock, horn rock, jazz rock, steely dan Jeff "The Reverend" Smith The students ask Professor Smith what inspired the ponytail, game of thrones (spoilers!), and what actor could portray him. In this episode, Professor Smith answers questions about what he enjoys doing in his downtime, what inspired his ponytail hairstyle, who he'd like to portray him in a film or on TV, his take on Jon Snow on game of thrones (SPOILER ALERT), and his most embarrassing professional moments. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E07-Time0647.mp3 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:00:00 EST 0:06:44 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, ponytail, video games, guild wars, jon snow, kevin smith, game of thrones, embarrassing moment, adirondack Jeff "Reverend" Smith The students ask Professor Smith about a couple of his favourite things, and what he'd do with a horse-sized duck! In this episode, Professor Smith discusses his greatest accomplishment, academic and other, as well as the 100 duck-sized horses vs. 1 horse-sized duck question, his favourite life hack, his favourite curse word (NSFW warning on that one), and what he'd do with a million dollars. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E08-Time0702.mp3 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:50:00 EST 0:06:59 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, accomplishment, curse words, life hacks, duck, comic opera, gilbert and sullivan, vocal nodes, goat ass, goat-ass, goatass, million dollars Jeff "The Reverend" Smith The students ask Professor Smith where he stands on the Marvel vs. DC debate, his love life, and the history of the class. In this episode, Professor Smith gives his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which he likes better, Marvel or DC, the story of how he met his wife, why this section tops all other sections of the class, and how the class came to be in the first place! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E09-Time0924.mp3 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:00:00 EST 0:09:21 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, star wars, marvel, dc, love, education, school, marriage, social media, web design, best class Jeff "The Reverend" Smith The students ask Professor Smith about 20s stupidity, favorite movies, favorite alcohol, and Star Wars theories. In this episode, the students ask Professor Smith about the stupid things he did in his twenties, he lists his top-three favorite movies of all time, he reveals his love of tequila and his immunity to hangovers, and he discusses his take on the "Jar-Jar/Sith Lord" theory as well as talking about Rey's possible parentage! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E10-Time0615.mp3 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:00:00 EDT 0:06:15 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, alcohol, tequila, jar-jar, sith, force awakens, rey, movies, stupidity Jeff "The Reverend" Smith Prof. Smith talks horror films, voice-acting, his ponytail, and Monty Python. In this epsiode, Professor Smith talks about his favorite horror films, his personal experiences with voice-acting, the history of the ponytail (his), and his favorite Monty Python films! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E11-Time0611.mp3 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:00:00 EDT 0:06:11 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, horror, voice-acting, ponytail, Monty Python, Ghost Story, Hellraiser, Meaning of Life, Holy Grail, Gilbert Gottfried Jeff "The Reverend" Smith It's Pop Culture, ponytails (again), and the arrogance of George Lucas. In this episode, Jeff answers questions about pop culture (Doctor Who, Star Wars, Hayden Christensen's acting ability), his hair (again), and George Lucas knowing his limits. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E12-Time0951.mp3 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:15:00 EST 0:09:51 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, george lucas, doctor who, singing in the rain, hayden christiansen, ponytail, hair, star wars Jeff "The Professor" Smith Jeff talks the Trump wall, Marvel and Deadpool, Star Wars, and Rogue one. Professor Smith talks about the new president and his wall, Jeff's favorite movies, why he likes Marvel over DC (and loves Deadpool), and why he loves Star Wars as well as his take on Rogue One. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E13-Time0644.mp3 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:05:00 EST 0:06:44 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, star wars, deadpool, trump, wall, the last jedi, rogue one, cgi Jeff "The Professor" Smith What do zombie apocalypes and a Jack Black comedy have in common? Professor Smith talks about the zombie apocalypse, what animal he'd most like to ride into battle, and what type of film is his guiltiest of guilty pleasure. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E14-Time0727.mp3 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:50:00 EDT 0:07:27 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, zombies, dinosaurs, romantic comedies, jack black, apocalypse, battle animals Jeff "The Professor" Smith What do ponytails, goats, and Evil Dead have in common? This episode! The Professor loses 10 years temporarily, uncomfortably discusses a goat, rates the best Evil Dead film, answers "the ponytail question" again, and discusses how he met his wife of 18 years. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E15-Time0818.mp3 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:00:00 EDT 0:08:18 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, goat, evil dead, hair, wife, would you rather Jeff "The Professor" Smith Reverend Smith gets "dark and dirty" with Cards Against Humanity and cult horror films. Professor Smith answers questions about fearing the dark, his favorite white card in Cards Against Humanity, how he feels about Rick and Morty, his favorite Evil Dead film, his familial connection to Evil Dead: The Musical, and how he doesn’t know YouTube well enough to have a favorite YouTube-er. Plus, an ATP first: A student answers a question the professor cannot! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E16-Time0930.mp3 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:00:00 EDT 0:09:30 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, dark, cards against humanity, rick and morty, evil dead, youtube Jeff "The Professor" Smith Professor Smith goes down memory lane about wildlife, childhood, and death. In this episode, it's unexpected encounters with deer, why he keeps his ponytail, the worst cheating excuse of all times, and his worst childhood memory. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E17-Time0733.mp3 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:00:00 EST 0:07:33 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, deer, ponytail, bald, cheating, worst memory Jeff "The Professor" Smith The Professor talks about the legality of corned beef, barfights, and his love of singing. In this episode, the students ask how the Professor feels about his colleagues, the closest he's come to being in a barfight, why corned beef hasn't been adopted by fast food, if he's ever been arrested, what he'd be doing if he wasn't teaching, and he offers a tease about where to find some music he's recorded. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E18-Time0446.mp3 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:00:00 EST 0:04:46 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, corned beef, barfight, singing, colleagues, arrest, music, recorded Jeff "The Professor" Smith The Professor brings "Ask the Professor" to Washington D.C.! In this episode, the Professor, Jeff Smith, brings "Ask the Professor" to Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., for the NBS-AERho 2018 National Convention! He talks about podcasting in general, answers questions about the shooting that took place that weekend on CMU's campus, and discusses using Audacity vs. Adobe Audition for your audio editing needs. http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E19-Time0730.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:00:00 EDT 0:04:46 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, podcast, school, shooting, audacity, audition Jeff "The Professor" Smith The Professor brings "Ask the Professor" to Mid-Michigan Community College! In this episode, Jeff resurrects the "Ask the Professor" podcast, tackling questions from his students on what superhero he'd like to be, what media influenced him, how he decided to become a teacher, and how he met his wife! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E20-Time1311.mp3 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:00:00 EDT 0:13:11 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, podcast, superhero, media, wife, teacher Jeff "The Professor" Smith The Professor brings "Ask the Professor" to Mid-Michigan Community College for the second year in a row! In this episode, Jeff responds to questions about his choice of 2024 Halloween Costume, how long he's been sporting a black cowboy hat, how long the Two Geeks and a G.I.T. podcast has been running, and what his favorite episode of that podcast was to record! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessorS01E22-5_40.mp3 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:00:00 EDT 0:05:40 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, podcast, costume, hat, episode, two geeks and a git Jeff "The Professor" Smith The Professor brings "Ask the Professor" to Mid-Michigan Community College for the third year in a row! In this episode, Jeff responds to questions about Kevin Smith films, his favorite western and favorite western actor, his favorite Doctor from Doctor Who, Lord of the Rings vs. The Hobbit, his favorite Star Wars character, and the animated version of the Hobbit vs. the films! http://www.sorradio.org/asktheprofessor/AskTheProfessor-S01E23-10_34.mp3 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:00:00 EDT 0:10:34 sor radio, ask the professor, professor, jeff smith, comedy, interview, podcast, kevin smith, westerns, doctor who, lord of the rings, star wars, hobbit