Hard And Soft

In episode one of the 2019 Cal baseball series, Justice delos Santos and Lucy Schaefer record the program's very first episode on Cal baseball. Justice and Lucy summarize Cal's season over the past month, discussing initial expectations versus current realities, the team's youth and how the upcoming week might shake out.

In episode seventeen of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory, Surina and Justice reflect on the 2018-19 men's basketball season and try to get an idea of Cal's next move going forward.

In episode sixteen of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory and Justice prove that they will record anywhere that has a microphone — even a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The duo talk Cal's 64-59 win as they drive back to Berkeley from Palo Alto, discussing the Cardinal's ice-cold shooting, Connor Vanover's career-high 24 points and what Las Vegas might have in store.

In episode fifteen of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory O'Toole and Justice delos Santos are finally given something new to talk about: wins. Rory and Justice react to Cal men's basketball's monumental upset over No. 25 Washington and subsequent defeat of Washington State, as well as ponder what, if anything, these wins may change about the future of the program.

In bonus episode fourteen of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series — not number thirteen, as Justice mentions multiple times— Rory, Surina and Justice welcome Andrew R. Munday to the studio. Munday recently began a petition urging for the firing of Wyking Jones, and before Cal's game against UCLA on Feb. 13, Munday handed out fliers in the rain directing fans to the petition.

In episode thirteen of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Justice goes solo-dolo as Rory and Surina take the weekend off for “load management.” Justice talks Cal’s losses to Arizona and Arizona State and what could be in store for Matt Bradley.

And the award goes to... Anagha, Maisey and Jackson! Listen as this trifecta from the Daily Cal's arts and entertainment department talk predictions, hopes and critiques surrounding the 2019 Oscars award show.

In episode twelve of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory and Justice talk Cal's losses to UCLA and USC and provide an update on the probability of a winless record in conference.

In episode eleven of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory, Surina and Justice discuss an action-packed two weeks of play, how conference win might finally be around the corner and the re-emergence of Connor Vanover.

In episode ten of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Justice sits down with Daniel Martinez-Krams of the Stanford Daily to discuss Cal and Stanford's respective seasons.

In episode nine of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory and Justice answer questions asked by The Daily Californian’s sports staff and address the latest news surrounding Wyking Jones.

In episode eight of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Justice and Rory welcome fellow men's basketball writer Surina Khurana, discuss Cal's losses to Colorado and Utah, explore some ways for the Bears to break their funk and dissect the lunacy of having a particular football game the same day that Cal hosts Stanford.

In episode seven of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Justice and Rory discuss Cal's latest losses to Washington State and Washington, what those losses mean for the rest of the season and how Cal is "similar" to the Golden State Warriors.

In episode six of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory and Justice provide their thoughts on Cal’s home losses to Arizona and Arizona State, adjust their expectations for the season and introduce a new weekly segment.

In episode five of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Justice (@justdelossantos) describes his trip down to Los Angeles, Cal's two losses to USC and UCLA and his biggest takeaways from those games.

In episode four of the 2018-2019 Cal men's basketball series, Rory (@RoryOToole4) and Justice (@justdelossantos)break down Cal's 82-73 loss to Seattle, as well as the Pac-12's morbid state of affairs.

In episode four, Charlie and Jackson discuss the critically acclaimed comic book series Watchmen. Special guests include Michael Lando, a UC Berkeley student studying Philosophy, and fellow vigilante Rorschach (portrayed by Melissa Milligan).

In episode three, Charlie and Jackson discuss texts that criticize fascist and totalitarian regimes through the combination of science fiction and satire. The texts discussed are Lao She’s 1932 novel, “Cat Country” and Paul Verhoven’s 1997 film, “Starship Troopers.” Special guests include UC Berkeley student and TBD Comedy member Lena Gavenas and an extraterrestrial by the name of King’s Cross (portrayed by Trevor Hazen).

In episode two, Charlie and Jackson explore the genres of pirate novels and pirate movies. The texts discussed include the 1929 novel “A High Wind in Jamaica” and the film series “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Special guests include Daily Cal staff representative, Shannon O’Hara, and Davy Jones himself (portrayed by Russell Zych).

In the inaugural episode of Popcorn Paperback, you’ll learn more about your hosts, Charlie and Jackson, and why one loves one medium over the other. The duo also discuss texts that were released in New York. The texts discussed in this episode are Renata Adler’s debut novel, “Speedboat”, and James L. Brooks’ 1997 romance film, As Good As It Gets.