The Prospector Podcast
The Prospector Podcast is a biweekly production housed at The University of Texas at El Paso bringing listeners the Miner perspective, from news, and entertainment to sports coverage.
Episodes
68 episodes
Picking Up on the World Cup! W/ Jair Marrufo | The Prospector Podcast Season 14 Super Finale (Ep 6).
The end of the semester has arrived, which means it's time to close off season 14 of The Prospector Podcast. This year, the podcast turned 11 years old! We celebrated the love for our show by hosting various members from the staff, special gues...
Picking Up on UTEP athletics with Jim Senter! | The Prospector Podcast Season 14, Ep. 5
Athletics at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has recently been under the limelight as the Miners' move to the Mountain West Conference nears. Questions over programs like football and basketball have caused discours...
Picking Up on UTEP Speech and Debate! | The Prospector Podcast: Season 14, Ep. 4
Midway through season 14 of The Prospector Podcast, the spotlight gets shined on the University of Texas at El Paso speech and debate team! Members from the squad, Felix Castañon and Riley Ramirez, join their teammate and host to ...
Picking Up on Women in Journalism! | The Prospector Podcast, Season 14, Episode 3.
March is National Women’s history month, episode three of The Prospector Podcast puts the spotlight on women in journalism!Golf player and MinerVision sideline reporter Paige Wood joins the podcast and discusses her journey in sports as...
Picking Up on Sport & Song! *With Some Technical Difficulties* | Season 14, Episode 2
Just like in a loving relationship, things go wrong. Turns out using love as the symbol of season 14 of The Prospector Podcast destined us to go through some errors with our audio :( We apologize for the delay in this episode's rel...
Picking Up on Love... Again! | The Prospector Podcast Season 14, Episode 1
It has been one full calendar year since The Prospector Podcast saw the introduction of a new staff, so to rewind to the beginning, season 14 picks up on the topic of love, again! In the season debut, the table discusses the first ...
Picking Up On Halloween | The Prospector Podcast Season 13, Episode 5
As pumpkins light up the night sky, and monsters mash away on the dance floor, The Prospector faces their biggest fear, socialization. This Halloween, we present a very special edition of The Prospector Podcast....
Student ticket changes on the way | The Prospector Podcast, Digest Edition: Season 13, Episode 3
After making its debut last Fall, The Prospector Digest returns to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as an alternate episode to season 13 of The Prospector Podcast! We head back to the Education Building to host discussions...
Picking Up on Books and Boba!
With the fall semester back in full swing, it’s important that as college students we have some pick me ups to get us through our assignments and textbooks. So how about a little reading for enjoyment paired wit...
Picking Up on UTEP President Heather Wilson! | The Prospector Podcast, Season 13, Episode 1
After delaying the inevitable with a Spin-Off series, The Prospector Podcast makes its way back into UTEP Student Media and Publications with its 13th season! Since we’ve reached lucky number 13, our staff made sure to make this season ...
Picking Up on Patrick Star and summer blockbusters! | The Prospector Podcast
To conclude The Prospector’s venture into summer podcasting, the whole staff really had to use their “imagination,” to create what is possibly one of the most creative, and funniest podcast episodes made by UTEP Student Media and Publications.&...
Picking Up on 600 ESPN El Paso! | The Prospector Podcast Summer Spin-off, Episode 2.
The Prospector Podcast continues spinning into summer by hosting radio personalities Steve Kaplowitz and Adrian Broaddus from 600 ESPN El Paso! They join Sebastian Perez-Navarro and Kristian Hernandez talking about everything UTEP and El Paso s...
Picking Up on the New Editors! | The Prospector Podcast Summer Spin-off, Episode 1!
It wouldn’t be The Prospector without a podcast, and we’re kicking off the summer season by catching up with our new editors! The summer breeze has also given our podcast a breath of fresh air, as we’re moving into the Education Bu...
Picking Up On Graduation! | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 8.
After eight episodes, season 12 of The Prospector Podcast has finally come to an end, and similar to our print issue, the only proper finale for an awesome season is to spotlight those who are graduating from The Prospector! We'll ...
Picking Up On The Minecraft Movie | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 7.
After becoming a video game that defined a generation, the Minecraft Movie has comeback into the limelight through the big screen. Since Minecraft has been a pivotal piece of the lives that work at The Prospector, we had to dedicate TWO segment...
Picking Up On: 10 Years of Podcasting! | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 6.
*Editor’s Note, This Episode was Filmed April 3rd, 2025, the exact date of The Prospector Podcast 10 Year Anniversary. * In 2015 a group of UTEP students launched the first episode of The Prospector Podcast, revolutionizing the wa...
Picking Up On Pop Music | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 5.
It's evident that the music industry has changed drastically over the 2000s, but in that time span, has pop music been left behind? Or better yet, what even constitutes pop music? Well, thanks to those in The Prospector who truly k...
Picking Up On Slap Sauce! | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 4.
The 915 just saw the edition of a new attraction, Cinemark's Gamescape! Maybe it's recency bias, but the belief over whether Gamescape can take over El Paso as it's premier entertainment destination is what we discuss in today's episode! <...
Picking Up On Cobra Kai And The Karate Kid | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 3.
It'd be a crime to ignore the end of a franchise 40 years in the making! At least, the end of a story for all the characters in Cobra Kai. Plus, our boss / EIC Avery Escamilla-Wendell joins us to speak about puppies, and life updates! <...
Picking Up On The Super Bowl | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 2.
Hopping off the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar, there's no podcast like us! For the second episode of The Prospector Podcast Season 12, we talk about how shocking Super Bowl 59 was for the result on the field, and the different performan...
Picking Up On Love | The Prospector Podcast Season 12, Ep 1.
The Prospector Podcast has returned for season 12! New host Sebastian Perez-Navarro, along with co-hosts Kristian Hernandez and Cameron Mason guide the conversation from staff reporter Leah Austin's experience with the mayor, love,...
The Prospector Digest Ep.3
Welcome back! This is Adam Regalado, your host of The Prospector Digest. in this episode we talk breast cancer awareness, Death by Denim along with UTEP athletics. We also talk about embracing pleasure in this segment of Intimate Insights. I ho...
The Prospector Digest: Ep. 2
Hello and welcome back to The Prospector Digest. In this episode I talked to reporters and photographers about the stories The Prospector has been covering. From arts & culture, news and sports, we talk about it all. This episode features a...
The Prospector Digest Ep:1
Welcome back Miners! This is the new and improved Student Media and Publications podcast to ensure all Miners on and off campus are updated with everything UTEP related. In this episode reporters cover Rubin Center's latest exhibit to President...
