Jay Socol
@jaysocol.bsky.social
🤔 I don’t know. But I probably know who knows.
🙏🏼 Grateful for every day.
🎙 Radio/Podcasting
👍🏼 Texas A&M University, '91
🔗 https://linktr.ee/jaysocol
🙏🏼 Grateful for every day.
🎙 Radio/Podcasting
👍🏼 Texas A&M University, '91
🔗 https://linktr.ee/jaysocol
Not gonna lie, this conversation about cybersecurity sufficiently stopped me in my tracks. All of us are VULNERABLE in ways you might not even consider -- including our voices. 🤦♂️
Bast's top tip: Get a high-quality VPN, not a free or cheap one.
Worth the listen/watch.
Bast's top tip: Get a high-quality VPN, not a free or cheap one.
Worth the listen/watch.
Think your data and devices are protected from hackers? Thanks to AI, the hidden dangers are even more sophisticated than you might imagine, according to Bast Schellhorn of Texas A&M’s Cybersecurity Center.
Watch/listen to the full Brazos Matters interview: tx.ag/BrazosMatters
Watch/listen to the full Brazos Matters interview: tx.ag/BrazosMatters
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Not gonna lie, this conversation about cybersecurity sufficiently stopped me in my tracks. All of us are VULNERABLE in ways you might not even consider -- including our voices. 🤦♂️
Bast's top tip: Get a high-quality VPN, not a free or cheap one.
Worth the listen/watch.
Bast's top tip: Get a high-quality VPN, not a free or cheap one.
Worth the listen/watch.
This was a good talk about our collective fascination with true crime content - with someone who did (and still does) the hard work of pursuing leads and facts, and then telling compelling stories. @clairestamant.bsky.social teaches @baylor.bsky.social, but recently spoke to students at Texas A&M.
48 Hours former field producer turned true crime podcaster Claire St. Amant recently spoke to Texas A&M journalism students about what the world needs and expects from the next wave of reporters and storytellers.
Fascinating, non-traditional career arc.
Full conversation: tx.ag/brazosmatters
Fascinating, non-traditional career arc.
Full conversation: tx.ag/brazosmatters
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This was a good talk about our collective fascination with true crime content - with someone who did (and still does) the hard work of pursuing leads and facts, and then telling compelling stories. @clairestamant.bsky.social teaches @baylor.bsky.social, but recently spoke to students at Texas A&M.
We can do this.
We can do this.
We can do this. Right? 🚗🚐🛻🚙🚚🚛🚑
We can do this.
We can do this. Right? 🚗🚐🛻🚙🚚🚛🚑
On Dec. 1, TxDOT will begin a $670M reconstruction of an 11-mile stretch of SH-6. More lanes, realigned exits, bridge widening/replacement -- for up to five years?
TxDOT reps help us make sense of this massive project.
New Brazos Matters:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
TxDOT reps help us make sense of this massive project.
New Brazos Matters:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
September 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We can do this.
We can do this.
We can do this. Right? 🚗🚐🛻🚙🚚🚛🚑
We can do this.
We can do this. Right? 🚗🚐🛻🚙🚚🚛🚑
I always imagined a cringe aspect to dating apps, but addiction and harm to mental health? Nope. Please share this convo with people in your life who are using dating apps to find love. -jgs
For some, dating apps lead to real love. For others, they leave users addicted and struggling with their mental health. Licensed counselor Cameron House says make no mistake, dating apps never want you to leave.
Teens to Boomers -- listen up.
📱 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
Teens to Boomers -- listen up.
📱 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
August 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I always imagined a cringe aspect to dating apps, but addiction and harm to mental health? Nope. Please share this convo with people in your life who are using dating apps to find love. -jgs
The Voice of Aggieland, Dave South, is turning 80! So KAMU's newest Brazos Matters features Dave telling big stories. From a kid pretending to DJ inside his closet to becoming a college sports icon - then learning how to let go of the game.
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
August 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Voice of Aggieland, Dave South, is turning 80! So KAMU's newest Brazos Matters features Dave telling big stories. From a kid pretending to DJ inside his closet to becoming a college sports icon - then learning how to let go of the game.
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Reposted by Jay Socol
Federal funding cuts are threatening the future of our public media service. Learn how this impacts KAMU — and what you can do to help.
Tx.ag/HowYouCanHel...
Tx.ag/HowYouCanHel...
July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Federal funding cuts are threatening the future of our public media service. Learn how this impacts KAMU — and what you can do to help.
Tx.ag/HowYouCanHel...
Tx.ag/HowYouCanHel...
What am I supposed to do with real photos -- some of them 100+ years old?
Krista Oldham and Sean Buckner, expert archivists at Texas A&M University, outline preservation strategies.
Latest Brazos Matters chat from @kamutvfm.bsky.social:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Krista Oldham and Sean Buckner, expert archivists at Texas A&M University, outline preservation strategies.
Latest Brazos Matters chat from @kamutvfm.bsky.social:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
July 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What am I supposed to do with real photos -- some of them 100+ years old?
Krista Oldham and Sean Buckner, expert archivists at Texas A&M University, outline preservation strategies.
Latest Brazos Matters chat from @kamutvfm.bsky.social:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Krista Oldham and Sean Buckner, expert archivists at Texas A&M University, outline preservation strategies.
Latest Brazos Matters chat from @kamutvfm.bsky.social:
NPR: tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
YouTube: tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Important for Aggieland. Important for America.
🚨 The House just passed a proposal to claw back 2026–27 funding from public media — threatening NPR, PBS & local stations like KAMU, which has been part of Aggieland since 1970.
Rural communities, emergency alerts & trusted news are at risk.
The Senate’s next. Please speak up:
👉 tx.ag/ProtectKAMU
Rural communities, emergency alerts & trusted news are at risk.
The Senate’s next. Please speak up:
👉 tx.ag/ProtectKAMU
June 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Important for Aggieland. Important for America.
Remember when live music was a bigger deal in Aggieland? G. Rollie White Coliseum, The Hall of Fame, Northgate...
Where did all that go?
One group thinks it can activate aspiring artists, local venues, and audiences.
Great Brazos Matters convo:
🔊 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📺 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Where did all that go?
One group thinks it can activate aspiring artists, local venues, and audiences.
Great Brazos Matters convo:
🔊 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📺 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
June 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Remember when live music was a bigger deal in Aggieland? G. Rollie White Coliseum, The Hall of Fame, Northgate...
Where did all that go?
One group thinks it can activate aspiring artists, local venues, and audiences.
Great Brazos Matters convo:
🔊 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📺 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Where did all that go?
One group thinks it can activate aspiring artists, local venues, and audiences.
Great Brazos Matters convo:
🔊 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📺 tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
A shame that people are being forced to enjoy their cafe experience while sitting in floodwaters. Wouldn't have believed it had there not been this completely real photo of this totally real cafe.
Li’l Dizzy’s Café Struggles with Chronic Flooding Issues
News Summary
Arkesha Baquet, owner of Li’l Dizzy's Café in New Orleans, expresses frustration over ongoing flooding that hampers business, particularly on bu
www.hereneworleans.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A shame that people are being forced to enjoy their cafe experience while sitting in floodwaters. Wouldn't have believed it had there not been this completely real photo of this totally real cafe.
📺 KAMU-TV since 1970.
📻 KAMU-FM since 1977.
📱 YouTube, podcasts and livestreamed events.
KAMU continues to be a reliable source for info and entertainment in Aggieland and beyond. And we need your help.
📻 KAMU-FM since 1977.
📱 YouTube, podcasts and livestreamed events.
KAMU continues to be a reliable source for info and entertainment in Aggieland and beyond. And we need your help.
Public media matters, Aggieland.
With national funding at risk, KAMU depends on your support to keep sharing local stories, trust voices, and lifelong learning that KAMU provides every day.
Help keep public media strong in the Brazos Valley: tx.ag/ProtectKAMU
With national funding at risk, KAMU depends on your support to keep sharing local stories, trust voices, and lifelong learning that KAMU provides every day.
Help keep public media strong in the Brazos Valley: tx.ag/ProtectKAMU
Protect KAMU KAMU TV FM
KAMU is Texas A&M University’s public broadcasting station, providing TV and FM service to the Texas A&M community and the Brazos Valley.
tx.ag
June 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📺 KAMU-TV since 1970.
📻 KAMU-FM since 1977.
📱 YouTube, podcasts and livestreamed events.
KAMU continues to be a reliable source for info and entertainment in Aggieland and beyond. And we need your help.
📻 KAMU-FM since 1977.
📱 YouTube, podcasts and livestreamed events.
KAMU continues to be a reliable source for info and entertainment in Aggieland and beyond. And we need your help.
I had no idea that a freedom colony -- what had once been a thriving Black community after the Civil War -- was only a handful of miles from campus. And that even more freedom colonies are all around us. This was a fascinating story that I hope helps save Dabney Hill.
Can Dabney Hill, a post-Civil War freedom colony near Snook, be saved from encroaching development? Texas Monthly's Mike Hall tells the story of colony descendant Gloria Smith in the new Texas PBS docuseries "Texas Monthly Presents."
Brazos Matters:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📱tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
Brazos Matters:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📱tx.ag/brazosmattersyt
May 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I had no idea that a freedom colony -- what had once been a thriving Black community after the Civil War -- was only a handful of miles from campus. And that even more freedom colonies are all around us. This was a fascinating story that I hope helps save Dabney Hill.
I've heard quiet talks about a Hensel Park redo for many years, but this public discussion of how Texas A&M University, City of Bryan and City of College Station intend to collaborate on making it a special resource for the community is tremendously encouraging.
Hensel Park, the Texas A&M-owned green space at the intersection of A&M, College Station and Bryan, is poised for an actual extreme makeover. Dr. Scott Shafer is a leading advocate for the project and for creating better outdoor spaces in Aggieland.
📻 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
📻 tx.ag/brazosmattersnpr
March 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I've heard quiet talks about a Hensel Park redo for many years, but this public discussion of how Texas A&M University, City of Bryan and City of College Station intend to collaborate on making it a special resource for the community is tremendously encouraging.
Reposted by Jay Socol
The Big Event is March 22 -- thousands of Aggies helping residents with projects such as landscaping and window washing. Hear insights from event director Becca Dawson, and assurances from City of CS's Caroline Ask that solid waste crews are ready.
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
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📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
March 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Big Event is March 22 -- thousands of Aggies helping residents with projects such as landscaping and window washing. Hear insights from event director Becca Dawson, and assurances from City of CS's Caroline Ask that solid waste crews are ready.
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Reposted by Jay Socol
We're a sustainability school!
Not only has Texas A&M's Office of Sustainability outscored t.u. on industry standards, but more Aggies are bringing their own sustainability initiatives to CSTAT.
Latest Brazos Matters guest: Danielle Laperriere
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Not only has Texas A&M's Office of Sustainability outscored t.u. on industry standards, but more Aggies are bringing their own sustainability initiatives to CSTAT.
Latest Brazos Matters guest: Danielle Laperriere
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
March 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We're a sustainability school!
Not only has Texas A&M's Office of Sustainability outscored t.u. on industry standards, but more Aggies are bringing their own sustainability initiatives to CSTAT.
Latest Brazos Matters guest: Danielle Laperriere
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Not only has Texas A&M's Office of Sustainability outscored t.u. on industry standards, but more Aggies are bringing their own sustainability initiatives to CSTAT.
Latest Brazos Matters guest: Danielle Laperriere
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Episode-2 is out! Fascinating guests/topic + insights on legislative funding scenarios from Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III. 👍🏻
New on "At Ease": President Mark A. Welsh III talks to Texas A&M researcher Dr. Abhishek Jain and EnMed student Ashley Chuong, who describe "organs-on-chips," the disruptive tech that speeds drug discovery and testing new treatments in ovarian cancer and heart disease.
Watch/listen: tx.ag/AtEase
Watch/listen: tx.ag/AtEase
February 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Episode-2 is out! Fascinating guests/topic + insights on legislative funding scenarios from Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III. 👍🏻
Reposted by Jay Socol
Read @bijansabet.com: “Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.” bijansabet.com/2025/02/06/p...
Public Service: The Backbone of American Democracy
An email recently sent to federal employees by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was not only tone-deaf but emblematic of a profound misunderstanding of public service. T…
bijansabet.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Read @bijansabet.com: “Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.” bijansabet.com/2025/02/06/p...
Tom Turbiville and I used to be morning radio partners — I did news, he did sports. Along the way he began telling stories about The Greatest Generation, and we recently talked about that on "Brazos Matters" from @kamutvfm.bsky.social.
Find it here:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Find it here:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
February 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tom Turbiville and I used to be morning radio partners — I did news, he did sports. Along the way he began telling stories about The Greatest Generation, and we recently talked about that on "Brazos Matters" from @kamutvfm.bsky.social.
Find it here:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Find it here:
📻 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
Regurgitalite sounds like an expectorant at CVS.
The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.
66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark
The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Regurgitalite sounds like an expectorant at CVS.
Congrats to President Welsh and KAMU Studios for successfully launching this podcast! Highly recommend.
Debut episode of "At Ease" with Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M University: Great talk with Aggie Baseball (preseason no. 1) Coach Michael Earley, plus future needs for the Corps, campus growth and much more in this KAMU Studios original!
YouTube and podcast links: tx.ag/AtEase
YouTube and podcast links: tx.ag/AtEase
January 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congrats to President Welsh and KAMU Studios for successfully launching this podcast! Highly recommend.
I was blown away by the way that opening hallway run sequence looked. Fam and I talked about that very thing in the moment. #severance
#severance film still #23
Our camera man shooting a piece of the opening hallway run in 201. Adam is right behind him.
Our camera man shooting a piece of the opening hallway run in 201. Adam is right behind him.
January 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I was blown away by the way that opening hallway run sequence looked. Fam and I talked about that very thing in the moment. #severance
A Texas Aggie hat-tip to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social for a killer quote during the latest episode of @podsaveamerica.crooked.com.
Reacting to former Pres. George W. Bush’s Whassup-style greetings for Obama and Quayle at Carter’s funeral:
“He’s always tailgating at a Texas A&M game — at all times.”
Reacting to former Pres. George W. Bush’s Whassup-style greetings for Obama and Quayle at Carter’s funeral:
“He’s always tailgating at a Texas A&M game — at all times.”
January 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Texas Aggie hat-tip to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social for a killer quote during the latest episode of @podsaveamerica.crooked.com.
Reacting to former Pres. George W. Bush’s Whassup-style greetings for Obama and Quayle at Carter’s funeral:
“He’s always tailgating at a Texas A&M game — at all times.”
Reacting to former Pres. George W. Bush’s Whassup-style greetings for Obama and Quayle at Carter’s funeral:
“He’s always tailgating at a Texas A&M game — at all times.”
Wonderful imagery from Mike Luckovich.
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Wonderful imagery from Mike Luckovich.
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
New on Brazos Matters: Texas A&M's Dr. Leonard Berry on his attention-grabbing research on "never words": Docs unintentionally offending patients.
"There's nothing else we can do."
"Everything will be fine."
☑ Better approach: Compassion + truth.
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
"There's nothing else we can do."
"Everything will be fine."
☑ Better approach: Compassion + truth.
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
December 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM
New on Brazos Matters: Texas A&M's Dr. Leonard Berry on his attention-grabbing research on "never words": Docs unintentionally offending patients.
"There's nothing else we can do."
"Everything will be fine."
☑ Better approach: Compassion + truth.
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
"There's nothing else we can do."
"Everything will be fine."
☑ Better approach: Compassion + truth.
🔉 tx.ag/brazosmatter...
📱 tx.ag/brazosmatter...