In this episode of The Vinyl Experience, hosts Natalie Bishop, Kevin Bridges, and Noel T. Manning II explore how vinyl and cinema have long been intertwined through unforgettable soundtracks. From sweeping film scores to carefully curated collections of songs, they reflect on how owning movie soundtracks helped extend the life of films beyond the screen — creating lasting memories, shaping musical tastes, and forever linking certain songs to powerful cinematic moments. It’s a conversation about nostalgia, storytelling, and the unique way vinyl allows movie music to live on long after the credits roll.

🎶 This is a companion podcast for Gardner-Webb University’s Dover Library exhibit Cover to Cover: Vintage Vinyl Stories. You’re invited to come check out the exhibit, travel down memory lane, or make some new personal discoveries.

Music for The Vinyl Experience provided by:

Custom Melody – “Through the Dark” | Ge Filter Fish – “Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone”

Mentoring the Mentors with Dr. Jennifer Putnam

Every strong classroom is shaped by a teacher. Every strong school is shaped by leadership. And behind both are the mentors who prepare those educators in the first place.

In this episode of The Bulldog Mindset, host Dr. Greg Pillar sits down with Dr. Jennifer Putnam, Associate Dean in the College of Education and Coordinator of the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Gardner-Webb University.

With nearly two decades of experience in K–12 education before transitioning into higher education leadership, Putnam now mentors master’s and doctoral candidates who are leading classrooms, schools, and districts across the region. From dissertation chairing and cohort development to accreditation support and educator mentoring, her work operates at a level many never see — yet its ripple effect reaches far beyond campus.

This conversation explores the hidden infrastructure of educator preparation, the realities of doctoral mentoring, the challenges facing educators in the post-COVID landscape, and the steady leadership required to build programs that truly serve students and schools.

It’s an honest and thoughtful dialogue about formation, mentorship, and the multiplying impact of investing deeply in others.

Tune in to learn more about the people and programs shaping learning and leadership at Gardner-Webb University.

Learn more at gardner-webb.edu/podcast.

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WebbChat: Sound Stories is a companion series within the WebbChat podcast, bringing written stories from Gardner-Webb University’s NewsCenter to life through sound.

In this episode, we spotlight Dr. Aaron Rice, Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at Gardner-Webb University. Honored with the University’s Rising Star Award, Rice reflects on music as a form of connection, creativity, and leadership — both in the classroom and beyond.

Reported by Jeff Powell and Jackie Bridges, this immersive audio story offers a deeper look at the people, like Rice, who are shaping life at Gardner-Webb.

Discover more stories from across campus at Gardner-Webb.edu/News, and you can find connections to all GWU podcasts at gardner-webb.edu/podcast.

Music on this episode:

Yehezkel Raz - Flight of the Inner Bird

Yotam Agam - Spectral Type O

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