Soriya Estes co-manages Estes Audiology Hearing Centers and serves as Senior VP of Brand Strategy for Alpaca Audiology, LLC, the largest independently owned group of audiology practices in the country. She discusses why speech language pathology and audiology are in the Moody College of Communication, what it’s like being a female entrepreneur and how she mentors and inspires future audiologists.

Comedian and documentarian Alzo Slade talks to the “What It’s Like” team ahead of his appearance on “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” in Austin in early 2024. He discusses his creative process, his time at Prairie View A&M University, how he began working with VICE and what it felt like to win an Emmy and a Peabody.

Aisha Harris, one of the hosts of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, talks about her new book “Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me,” her job as a cohost on one of NPR’s top shows and the controversy that followed a piece she wrote about turning Santa Claus into a penguin.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be one of the most creative people in business? How about the producer of some of Hollywood’s biggest films? Host Mahlah Freeman brings you stories from alumni, faculty, students and friends of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin as she finds out what it’s like to be them and how communication helps them succeed. Hear stories from communicators of all types – journalists, advertising professionals, movie producers, podcasters and more – as they share their stories.

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