Hannah Castro has been interning with Utah Public Radio since 2023, when she transferred to Utah State after starting school in her hometown of Rexburg, Idaho. As a journalism major, Castro was taking the news writing course during her first semester when UPR Co-Manager Tom Williams and Student Reporter Anna Johnson visited the class one day.
“They just came in the class and talked about Utah Public Radio, here's what we do, and we're always looking for interns, and I thought, oh I'm way too young in my degree to be looking for an internship, but then I decided to reach out,” Castro said.
But Castro never imagined she’d be the lead student working on USU’s first presidential podcast. When Williams mentioned the possibility of producing the president’s podcast to Castro last summer, she expressed interest but did not realize that in expressing interest, she was essentially being offered the job.
“I thought it was scary at first, but I saw it as a really good opportunity to get to know Utah State better, the president better, and also … the production side of a podcast better,” Castro said. “And it was scary, but also I'm so glad I decided to take interest in it, because I've learned so much.”
The first episode of Future Casting With Utah State features President Elizabeth Cantwell and University of Utah President Taylor Randall discussing the state of higher education. Cantwell will host the monthly podcast and use the popular platform to explore USU’s mission “to envision the future and empower all people to lead successful lives of involvement, innovation and impact.” She will do this by talking with featured guests like Randall and Utah Women & Leadership Project Director Susan Madsen.
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