{"id":1537,"date":"2018-04-20T11:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:23:47","slug":"dj-spotlight-maya-mabern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2018\/04\/20\/dj-spotlight-maya-mabern\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Spotlight: Maya Mabern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wtbu\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_1324-509x636.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1324\" width=\"509\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_1324-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_1324-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_1324-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Interview by Hannah Schweitzer\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maya Mabern,\u00a0<span>Allston Pudding (Sundays from\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1472018834\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6-8PM)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><b>What are you listening to right now?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Right now, I&#8217;m listening to a lot of Angel Olsen, especially her song &#8220;Sweet Dreams&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>What is your radio show about?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Allston Pudding is all about local music, DIY, and newer music from up and coming artists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>What do you love about WTBU?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I love the creative freedom we have and the space that WTBU gives us to air it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>What have you gained from WTBU?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From WTBU, I&#8217;ve gained not only technical skills, but oratory skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>If you could listen to one artist for the rest of your life, who would it be and why?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If I could listen to one artist for the rest of my life, it would be Death Cab For Cutie; they&#8217;re one of my all-time favorites because their songs are so dynamic and well-written\/arranged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>If you had your own Ben and Jerry\u2019s flavor, what toppings would be mixed in it?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>My ideal Ben and Jerry&#8217;s flavor would be root beer. Just root beer as ice cream. That&#8217;s literally it. No toppings, just the root beer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Besides WTBU, what other extracurriculars do you do? What are your hobbies?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I&#8217;m involved in other activities around campus other than WTBU, such as BU On Broadway and the Daily Free Press, our independently run student newspaper. In my spare time, I love to play guitar and piano, take photos, and watch Sex And The City<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>How would you describe your radio show voice?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I like to think of my radio voice as smooth and relaxed, but I have no way of knowing how it really is, since I hate the sound of my voice when it&#8217;s recorded!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>If you could travel anywhere in the world for a week where would you go?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If I could travel anywhere on earth, it would be Greece. I&#8217;m just fascinated by the aesthetics as well as the history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>What movie character do you relate the most with?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I can&#8217;t think of a movie character that&#8217;s similar to me, but the movie character I most want to identify with is the dog from &#8220;Beginners&#8221;. He&#8217;s the bark of reason.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview by Hannah Schweitzer\u00a0 &nbsp; Maya Mabern,\u00a0Allston Pudding (Sundays from\u00a06-8PM) &nbsp; What are you listening to right now? Right now, I&#8217;m listening to a lot of Angel Olsen, especially her song &#8220;Sweet Dreams&#8221;. What is your radio show about? 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