Article: Quadball Podcasts and Being a Better Person (Or At Least Trying To): A Reflection on the First Year of The Small Hoop
The Small Hoop is the pet project of myself, and my friends Brandy Gomez and Nicodemus Robles. The name “The Small Hoop” actually has its origins with Maya Hinebaugh, a Texas State Alum, who thought about doing a podcast with that name. When we were envisioning what the show would be about, we quickly decided “The Small Hoop” was symbolic of the underdog, the little guy, the counterculture of Quadball. When I made the choice to start the show, it was just me and Nico. To give some context, I had been fired from my job that provided my housing and meal plan. Suffice to say, it was the lowest I had ever felt. Which proves a theory I have that if someone starts a podcast, it means they are at a terrible point in their life and should not be allowed to purchase a microphone. The format of the show is something that Nico and I had many disagreements on throughout its run. When we started we only knew that we wanted video, because no one else had video, and that we wanted to do interviews. A...