Episode 47 January 23, 2023

Ben Bolch on NIL’s Impact on College Athletics

Name, image and likeness (NIL) payments represent a new, large cash flow into college athletics. Much will stream toward athletes through sponsorships and endorsements. But some scenarios are deeply troubling. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times staff writer, describes a new era that is changing college athletics.

Off Press Podcasts

Episode 50 • April 24, 2023

Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82 on Homelessness and What Works

Homelessness has many causes, and Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82 directs a social services center in Lennox that offers programs addressing many of them. She says focusing on people’s needs, especially housing, can change people’s lives for the better. She has seen it happen.

Episode 49 • March 21, 2023

Eileen Schoetzow ’98, MBA ’07 On Planning Homeless Shelters

Eileen Schoetzow ’98, MBA ’07, an urban and environmental planner for the City of Los Angeles, is part of a team that constructs homeless shelters for unhoused people in Los Angeles. She talks about helping people get off the streets and into homes and why making a difference matters to her.

Episode 48 • March 1, 2023

Kenneth Chancey ’15 on Youth Homelessness

School was one of the safest places he knew growing up, Kenneth Chancey says. For one thing, he knew, as homeless youth, that he’d get a meal there. Today, he’s left life in a van and a homeless shelter behind,...