THE QUARTERBACK
Executive Producer of Lovercall
THE MUSICIAN
Lovercall Producer
RADIO REBEL
Lovercall Producer
Hello!
We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who are guests on the show use codenames to protect their identities when discussing potentially personal topics, hence the codenames of the writers of this column. This is your reminder that none of the hosts or guests are professionals, and everything stated is based on personal experiences.
“The Quarterback” is a 20-year-old cisgender man who uses he/him pronouns and is a junior at Fredonia.
“The Musician” is a 22-year-old gender-fluid person who uses they/she pronouns and is a senior at Fredonia.
“Radio Rebel” is a 21-year-old transgender man who uses he/him pronouns and is a senior at Fredonia.
On each episode, the hosts and guests of Lovercall participate in a variety of segments. The cast discusses a relevant news story, a date idea, a wacky game and a main topic for the episode.
Listeners can submit their questions or seek advice either via Fredonia Radio’s Instagram, @fredonia_radio, on YikYak, or through the QR code provided in this column.
We answer your questions live on the radio, then add them to this column in case you missed the episode.
The show will broadcast weekly throughout the semester on Wednesday nights from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on WDVL 89.5 on www.fredoniaradio.com.
This column runs in conjunction with Lovercall and can be found in print and online at fredonialeader.org.
Date idea of the week
We hope to provide fellow students with a fun and unique date idea in every episode. These date ideas aren’t just for romantic partners — you could go with your friends, classmates or can even go solo for a fun activity in Fredonia.
For this week’s date idea, you’re going to be watching some of your favorite romantic comedies, or rom-coms!
Perhaps you and your partner(s) could each pick out a rom-com you love, snuggle up on the couch and watch it together!
It also could be fun to find some rom-coms that you love but they’ve never seen.
Who wouldn’t want to culture the ones they love?
We often discuss date ideas that can be done outside of a romantic relationship, and although there’s romance aplenty in the movies, you don’t have to have a significant other to participate!
Friend groups can always get together and have rom-com nights, especially if you’ve got plenty of snacks and sweet treats!
There’s no shame in watching these movies by yourself, either!
Feel free to get all cozy in bed with some snacks, or maybe even a pint of ice cream, and treat yourself to a marathon of feel-good, cheesy love stories.
We discussed some of our favorite rom-coms on the show, including hits like “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “10 Things I Hate About You,” and “Pretty Woman.”
No matter what your favorites are, this date idea is designed for you to feel all warm and fuzzy!
Sex Symbols in Media
When you think about sex symbols, you probably think of people like Marilyn Monroe or Sydney Sweeney, and for good reason, but there are other sex symbols out there.
On the show, our guests discussed the many different sex symbols who have emerged in the media.
We also discussed the importance of sex symbols in the women’s liberation movement and the positive view of sex in the media.
Sex positivity has become more mainstream than it had previously been, in part because of this, but also due to the progression of society.
It has also led to more open and honest discussions about sex, which we at Lovercall are always fans of!
However, there are also negatives when it comes to the title of sex symbol.
Often, when people look at celebrities, they see them as perfect people, but in reality, that is far from the case.
We talked on the show about the pressure put on celebrities to be perfect all the time, which then causes people who look up to them to think that they have to be as “perfect” as they are.
In reality, nobody is perfect, and pictures and videos seen on social media can easily be manipulated to make a person seem more stereotypically “perfect” than they truly are.
This can often lead to an unattainable standard of what beauty means, especially for women active on social media.
We at Lovercall want you to be aware of this and remember that what you see isn’t always what is true.
Also, remember that you are beautiful as you are!
It may sound cliche, but there is something unique and wonderful about every individual person.
If everyone tried to look and act just like the unrealistic image set forth by social media, we as a society would lack individuality and the beauty of people being themselves.
One cool thing about life is that you are the only person who gets to be exactly you, and it’s infinitely better to be the best version of yourself than to try and meet some unattainable standard of perfection.
Lovercall Calling…
This week on Lovercall, we received a Lovercaller message from the anonymous app YikYak.
This person said that multiple men have ghosted them after the men acted like they were interested. Even after the messenger was sometimes intimate with them, they said that the men still ended up ghosting them.
“Ghosting” is when someone stops talking to someone else without any warning, usually through texting or social media, but can be in person as well.
First, do not immediately assume that the occurrence of someone ghosting you is your fault.
Many times, people ghost others because the situation does not work for them, and they might have little regard for the other person’s perspective.
When someone gets ghosted, it can hurt, depending on the status of the relationship.
It has become an extremely common thing to do in today’s digital age, and it’s important to note that it can be helpful in some situations to immediately leave when someone feels uncomfortable.
However, the Lovercall Crew encourages open communication rather than ghosting, but again, in some situations, it might be necessary.
If you get ghosted, be open about the situation. Nobody deserves to be ghosted, especially when they are just trying to navigate love and relationships.
Do not dwell on it if someone is not texting you back, because if they do not want to talk to you, they are not the right person for you!
If you end up being ignored by someone, do not ignore yourself and do what will make you feel better.
You deserve better than to be ignored!
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Interested in being a guest on Lovercall? Email mvolz@fredonia.edu or visit Fredonia Radio Systems, located in McEwen Hall 115 and open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“The Quarterback,” “The Musician” and “Radio Rebel” are members of Fredonia Radio Systems and are involved in the production of Lovercall.