Hills Review

Welcome to Hills Review -- the High School East Student Podcast. It is Monday, November 22, 2021 and this is just a quick message to let you know that Hills Review is back. Every week, beginning on November twenty-ninth, you will hear a wide variety of ideas and voices on this podcast. We will have discussions… Conduct interviews... Present documentaries… Share our opinions.... And tell stories... And the one thing all of these will have in common is that they are all created by--and about things--that matter to us: the students at High School East.

In this podcast, Lexi Garelick and Ryley Jones explore some of the pros and a lot of the cons of online school.

A candid conversation about the trappings of social media from an aficionado immersed in online communication and a critic who avoids social media completely.

Brandon and David are brothers and hockey fans. The only problem is that one loves the Islanders and the other the Rangers. In this podcast, Morgan Paul explores the balance between sibling rivalry and bonds of brotherhood.

In this podcast, Olivia Heyer discusses corporate feminism, and how it is counterproductive to social justice.

In this audio collage, Sakari Griffiths brings to life a simple space that is often taken for granted: the living room.

Notes from Quarantine - Week 1 Mid-March 2020 Since the closing of school in mid-March, several 11H students (who would normally attend class at High School East) have kept a weekly audio journal to record their reactions to events related to the Covid-19 crisis while quarantined at home. In this first week, we discuss how the world is quickly changing and how we are trying to make sense of the chaos.

On March 12, 2020, Regina Calcaterra, the New York Times best-selling author of Etched in Sand, spent time with several High School East 11th graders to discuss her memoir. We were able to ask questions that we were curious about which shed light on both the book and her life.

This year's fall drama, The Good Doctor, was performed on December 13th and 14th. The play is a comedy based on the short stories of Anton Chekhov and was written for the stage by Neil Simon. In this podcast, we hear from members of the stage crew, actors, and the show's director about what it took to bring the play to life at Hills East.

It’s the final episode of this season of the Film Club Podcast and the crew are also joined by the Film and Podcasting Club advisor Mr. Beatty. They begin by talking about what made them admire film (:24) and what got them to look deeper into film (32:52). They also mention whether or not movies are fading out (49:25) and what needs to be in a good movie (24:38). And for the last time, the crew gives their movie recommendations (58:48). Movie Recommendations: Matt: “True Romance” RJ: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Mr. Beatty: “Rock Star” Aubrey: “BlacKkKlansman” Emma: “Swiss Army Man” Anthony: “American Animals”