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Jay Socol
@jaysocol.bsky.social
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🤔 I don’t know. But I probably know who knows.
🙏🏼 Grateful for every day.
🎙 Radio/Podcasting
👍🏼 Texas A&M University, '91
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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.

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KAMU host Jay Socol and guest Dave South, seated, wearing headphones and speaking into microphones, record a discussion inside the KAMU-FM studio. Behind them is a backdrop of the Texas A&M University campus.
August 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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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:

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From left to right: Brazos Matters host Jay Socol and guests Krista Oldham and Sean Buckner. They are seated at a desk, speaking into microphones and wearing headphones. Behind them is a colorful backdrop of the Texas A&M University campus.
July 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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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:
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Brazos Matters host Jay Socol sits with Adam Drake and Jerrod Lane from the Brazos Valley Live Music Association at the KAMU Studios podcast desk. Each wears headphones and sits behind microphones, and a backdrop depicts an aerial photo of the Texas A&M University campus.
June 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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:
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February 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Pictured: Rob Base.
Texas A&M’s Dr. Jen Mercieca wearing headphones and speaking into a KAMU Studios microphone as she is interviewed by a national talk show host.
January 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Wonderful imagery from Mike Luckovich.

Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
A colorful cartoon depicts President Jimmy Carter being welcomed to a new home in heaven by a group of angels. A banner above the home reads, “Habitat for Jimmy.”
December 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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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.

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Jay Socol and Dr. Leonard Berry pose for a photo inside KAMU Studios. They are seated with microphones and headphones in front of them.
December 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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🚨 New episode of Brazos Matters pod:

Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent — political scientists at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University — look back on a wild debut year for their Inside Political Science podcast.

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Seated at a podcast desk with microphones, from left to right: Host Jay Socol, Dr. Todd Kent and Dr. Kirby Goidel. Kent and Goidel are researchers and lecturers at The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University. They also host the podcast “Inside Political Science.”
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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Too good to not share here. Super-photog friend Laura McKenzie captured a banger during Friday’s Yell Practice at Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field. Phenomenal shot.
Photographer Laura McKenzie photographed Texas A&M’s Kyle Field football stadium at night as colorful fireworks exploded above. The scene was reflected on the nearby pond at Aggie Park.
November 30, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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Not exactly Ocean’s Eleven, but I found this in my dad’s belongings. Maybe his heist from the 1960s? Apologies to the staff and management at Flamingo Las Vegas.
A vintage, wooden clothes hanger belonging to Flamingo Las Vegas.
November 29, 2024 at 9:48 PM