Houselights from The State News

For their final episode of Houselights, Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe bring on a slew of guests to answer the age old question: phone good or phone bad? Stick around till the end for a best of Houselights highlight reel. 

Hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe reflect on their own playlist curation and also welcome a host of SNewsers to talk about their own unique collections.

Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe go full Dewey Decimal, remembering their favorite books read for school or personal enjoyment.

Hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe with guest Jack Williams, discuss the nuances of proper use of AI across different occupations and how we shape and interact with other's tastes in media.

Join Liz Nass, Claire Donohoe and Demonte Thomas on a trip through memory lane, unlocking old memories of games from their childhoods.

Hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe share their favorite music videos and discuss the differences in how artists use music videos versus social media to present their aesthetic to fans.

For Women's History Month, co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe gush about their favorite women creating amazing art across the entertainment industry.

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe with guest Melody Meyer, give their two cents on what makes a poem versus what should stay in our Notes app, encouraging writers to give themselves grace in the process of self-expression.

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe bring on multimedia reporter, and RuPaul's Drag Race enthusiast, Maya Kolton to talk about all the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. 

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe, with the help of guest Carli Kennett, give an overview of the biggest dating reality shows, share their favorite personalities from them and how they're feeling about the latest season of "The Bachelor."

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe, along with guest Jacob Smith, give an overview of the TikTok ban, explaining some of the nuance behind the history of the ban, data privacy and freedom of speech issues from both sides of the argument and the response from the MSU community. 

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe give us a recap of their winter break activities including, but not limited to, sticking to resolutions, notes app poetry, "Pop Culture Jeopardy" and a cheer competition.

Join co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe for a cozy conversation featuring a blind reaction to Claire's Apple music replay, the Wicked press tour and when you should stop posting on your Snapchat private story. We have it all here for you folks in the last episode of Houselights for the semester. 

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe along with guest Jack Williams give their takes on the evolution of the trad wife aesthetic, what music you should listen to while you are sad and brain rot content. 

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe go head-to-head with their worst song lineups and duke it out with a bracket in this special one-hour long episode. It's all up to special guest PJ Pfeiffer to decide who has the worst music taste. 

Co-hosts Liz and Claire with special guests Reza and Demonte discuss their feelings about various fun or dramatic political shows, movies and media.

Co-hosts Liz and Claire, with the help of very special guest Jack, discuss Halloween the best and most overrated costumes and debate over what makes a Halloween song.

On this episode, host Liz and guest Gabi describe their favorite (and least favorite) movies, shows and characters, many of the romance variety.

On today's episode, our hosts revisit TikTok dances and Lizzy McAlpine, as well as delve into celebrity conspiracy theories. 

Co-hosts Liz and Claire, accompanied by special guest Anna Rossow, give their highlights from the new "MomTok" reality television series.

On this week's episode, our two co-hosts and two guests talk about their checkered pasts, brat summer and whether or not Kamala IS brat. 

In the first episode of the new season, co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe talk about the nuance of separating art from the artist as well as who is to "blame" for parasocial relationships.

Host Liz Nass and guests Jaden Beard and PJ Pfeiffer discuss the new bombshell documentary discussing issues of the highly popular, yet problematic teen clothing store and the ethical issues in fast fashion.

Host Liz Nass and guests Jada Vasser and Demonte Thomas break down the stories and nuances behind the new HBO Max show, “Quiet on Set,” highlighting the abuse behind Nickelodeon. 

This week, host Liz Nass and Dipika Rao discuss easter prom dresses, Water Tok and the nuances of family vloggers. 

This week on Houselights, host Liz Nass and Hannah Holycross discuss the Twitter debates on the disappearance of the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton. 

Vivian Barrett makes her first appearance on Houselights and discusses who she thinks will win The Bachelor, if she'd be able to be on The Bachelor, her biggest gripes with some of the shows competitors and more as our host Liz Nass brings her on to talk all about the popular dating show.  

Love was in the air this week and our host Liz Nass helped to curate the perfect love and sex panel to discuss everything love and sex-related. We talk about the origins of Fifty Shades of Grey, some of our dating horror stories and more for this special love and sex edition of Houselights. 

One of the most famous and "polarizing" artist of the planet: the one and only, Taylor Swift! This week's episode is all about how the whole world seemingly revolves around her in some ways. From media coverage to fan engagement, we're going to talk about the impact Taylor Swift has just by simply being her. 

Join us on this week's episode of Houselights to talk about a myriad of topics, from the story of Gypsy Rose to the rap beef between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj to learning how to peel an orange. Hope you guys enjoy this one!

Turn the lights on, we're back!! Our "founding father" Liz Nass is back along side her guest Gabi Yeary to talk about female rage and the ins and outs of girl code.  

This semester has been amazing for the Houselights family and we had to end the year the right way. We're hosting our first ever Houselights award episode, join us this week to figure out our categories and who's taking home a Houselights award. 

It's finally here! It's time to talk about our music wrap-up for the year and our favorite songs of 2023! Join hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard for that and more on this week's episode of Houselights. 

Some people use the internet as their digital diaries, even if they should keep some things to themselves. Today hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard are going to not only discuss others who may overshare on the internet, but also overshare some things about themselves on the internet. 

Our guest this week Shakyra Mabone brought the perfect energy to Houselights for this episode! Hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard talk about celebrity crushes, shows planning to renew for more seasons and shows they feel should or shouldn't get a reboot. 

We're going back to the basics with this episode, diving back into the world of entertainment! Hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard will discuss the Grammy nominations and even some predictions on who is going to win. 

You know, if we understood everything, we'd be too powerful right? For this episode, hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard brought on The State News staff member Claire Donohoe to talk about some things they just don't understand. "Like, how does printing work? Especially WIRELESS printing, lol." 

Happy Halloween! We're back after a little break, and in the spirit of Halloween, we're going to talk about our plans we have for Halloween and what we did to celebrate Halloweekend. We're also going to give our thoughts on "1989 (Taylor's version)."

Did you ever have a nickname growing up? Or did you watch Disney shows when you were younger? Hosts Jaden Beard and Liz Nass did, and we're super excited to share our favorite nostalgia memories from our childhood with guest Hannah Woehrle. 

Let's talk about the parasocial relationships we've made and how it's lead us to like (or dislike) some of the most famous online personalities out there. From the Paul brothers to Dove Cameron, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, find out what hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard with guest PJ Pfeiffer have to say about them and more on this week's episode of Houselights. 

It's finally here! The long awaited (and frequently hinted at) trivia episode is here, and we have The 1909 host Alex Walters and podcast coordinator Anthony Brinson III as guests to answer various pop culture questions. 

Last week, hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard discussed things their guilty pleasures, so let's flip the script! Today, Nass and Beard are going to talk about some unpopular opinions they have in the world of pop culture. 

Do you have a guilty pleasure? Maybe a song, an artist many people may not like or a show you may love to watch? Hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard will talk about theirs, and you have some guilty pleasures in common.

Open up the curtains — we're back under the lights! With host Liz Nass, and now Jaden Beard as a permanent host, we're back and better than ever to discuss dating apps, industry plants, Olivia Rodrigo's newest album "GUTS" and more on this week's episode of Houselights. 

What would be a more fitting topic for the show than Broadway? Host Liz Nass and features reporter Hannah Woehrle talk about their experiences in the theater, as well as what they're most excited for in the upcoming season.

Host Liz Nass and spotlight reporter Dina Kaur discuss their favorite and least favorite celebrity couples — from Joe Alwyn and Taylor Swift to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson — on this week's episode. In addition, they answer the age old question of every celebrity relationship: Was it true love or just good public relations?

It's the episode you all have been waiting for! Host Liz Nass and entertainment reporter Jaden Beard debate the matchups for their first celebrity fight bracket and determine who would win in a metaphorical or literal fight.

Dubbed the "Super Bowl for the most annoying people you know," the newest season of Succession is here! Host Liz Nass and administration reporter Alex Walters break down their thoughts on the season premiere and predictions for the final season of the best corporate drama on television.

In this week's episode of Houselights, host Liz Nass and entertainment reporter Jaden Beard try to uncover why Harry Styles blocked one of their friends, as well as discuss their favorite current and planned sequels.

The moment we all, especially host Liz Nass, have been waiting for: our chance to review the Oscars! Liz talks with features reporter Hannah Woehrle about the good, bad and ugly of Sunday night.