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Connor Greenwall:
Welcome back to the podcast! This week we talk about the nostalgia of christmas.
Ava Peguese:
Also, a student social.
Connor Greenwall:
I’m Connor Greenwall.
Ava Peguese:
I’m Ava Peguese, and this is State Press Play.
Connor Greenwall:
I'm here with Teanna Sorensen. Teanna is a freshman studying Journalism and Mass Communication. She is a politics reporter for the State Press, and she is here today to talk about her article Nostalgia is killing my holiday spirit. Teanna, can you tell me a bit about what inspired you to write this article?
Teanna Sorensen:
Yeah. So I feel like a lot of times when I'm scrolling on social media and I see these tiktoks that are like, Oh, Christmas back in the 2000s or the 2010s, and I would sit there and watch it, and I'd be like, Oh my gosh. Like, I just wish I was there in that moment. And it kind of got me thinking, like, I did that a lot with a lot of things, and I think especially around the holidays, I feel like I'm focusing a lot more on, like, memories I have from my childhood, or things like that, and how I just was like, or how I'm just like, wow, like, I wish I was a little kid. Like, being adult is not fun, and holidays are so much more fun when you're a kid. So that's kind of where I drew inspiration for this story from.
Connor Greenwall:
Having lived in Arizona most of my life, I also feel that struggle to get into the holiday spirit, especially because it doesn't feel like Christmas around here at all. And especially growing up, my mom would often put on the song White Christmas around Christmas season, and that was actually written here in Arizona at a swimming pool in July. So do you feel like being in Arizona makes it harder to get into the Christmas spirit?
Teanna Sorensen:
Yeah, I would definitely agree with that. I'm from Utah, so I grew up my entire life surrounded by snowy Christmases, crunchy leaves in the fall, like we live through all four seasons. So coming here and like it wasn't snowing on Halloween, or like there wasn't leaves on the ground that I could step on, I feel like that definitely made it hard for me to feel like it's like that time of year, because I still feel like it's August, like it does not feel like November. It's crazy that it's November, because it just doesn't even feel like it outside.
Connor Greenwall:
So when you're back home in Utah and it is snowing, does it feel more like Christmas? Even as an adult, do you still feel that Christmas spirit a little more?
Teanna Sorensen:
I think that definitely, that definitely adds to, like, kind of the ambience of Christmas. I just think it's still hard, because I feel like, as we grow up, we lose our sense of, you know, like child, like wonders. So I think that's definitely a big part. But no, I definitely think, like, the weather definitely impacts how I kind of feel and how I kind of my attitude going into the holiday season.
To hear more from Teanna, please tune in to State Press Play.
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Ava Peguese:
Hey everyone welcome to student social! Today I’m here with Jason Teater, a freshman studying sports journalism at the Walter Cronkite School. Jason, how are you today?
Jason Teater:
I'm great. How about you?
Ava Peguese:
I'm doing well. Where are you from Jason?
Jason Teater:
I am from Sacramento, California.
Ava Peguese:
Why’d you choose ASU from Sacramento?
Jason Teater:
Well, I am kind of a washed football player. Screwed up my knee in high school and was supposed to go on scholarships other places, and I took an academic scholarship here. So that's why I'm at ASU.
To hear more from Jason, please tune in to State Press Play.
