Wabash On My Mind

#361: A Tale of Two Freshmen

April 15, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MB

This episode features the unique perspective of two freshmen students in their second semester, Hutcheson Norris ’27 and Bawibawi Thang ’27, as they discuss adjusting to the academic rigor, social realities, and particular traditions of Wabash College (Episode 361).

#360: Immersion: Soccer in France

April 01, 2024 16:15 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MB

This episode features the head coach and three students of the Little Giants Soccer squad following their international competition and immersion learning in Nice, France, recalling the cultural surprises of public transit, multiple languages, and the prevalence of smoking abroad (Episode 360).

#359: Ahmoni Jones '24

March 18, 2024 16:15 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

This episode features senior forward for Little Giants Basketball Ahmoni Jones, Wabash class of 2024, discussing his struggle in the first year, the impact of the Malcolm X Institute on his sense of belonging, and overcoming the fear in leadership (Episode 359).

#358: Immersion: E.U. Pre-Trip

March 04, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MB

This episode features two founding professors and two student participants in a course featuring Spring Break travel ahead of the journey to the European Union, anticipating language barriers, primary source research, and other hidden benefits to immersion learning (Episode 358).

#357: Celebration of Student Research 2024

February 19, 2024 17:00 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MB

This episode features student presenters on-location at this year’s Celebration of Student Research, broaching a broad range of disciplines from financial remittance patterns, food insecurity, Ghostbusters, and custom rocketry (Episode 357).

#356: Governing at Wabash

February 05, 2024 21:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

This episode features the professor and two students of the Governing at Wabash political science course, tracing the history of decision-making at the College over key traditions like mandatory Chapel and the recurring debate over co-education (Episode 356).

#355: Don Silas ’24

January 22, 2024 17:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

This episode features the current live broadcast director for the Wabash College Video Network, Don Silas ’24, discussing his reflection on senior comps, what it takes to produce a live broadcast, and his extensive internship work in Appalachia (Episode 355).

#354: GHI Peru Partners

January 08, 2024 17:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

This episode features partners of Wabash’s Global Health Initiative based out of Peru during a visit to campus, discussing their observations about Wabash students, how the partnership began, and their hopes to expand the program in the years to come (Episode 354).

#353: Angelo Pizzo

December 25, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

This episode features Angelo Pizzo, the screenwriter behind the classic sports film Hoosiers, as he describes growing up in Bloomington, accidentally becoming a filmmaker, making a director’s cut, and what he loves about basketball (Episode 353).

#352: Robert Meitus ’88

December 11, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

This episode features entertainment and intellectual property lawyer Robert Meitus ’88, discussing his earning the Lilly Scholarship to attend Wabash, his musical ventures out-of-state, and his return to Indiana with wife and singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer (Episode 352).

#351: Dr. Derek Nelson ’99

November 27, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB

This episode features Dr. Derek Nelson, the 43rd LaFollette Lecturer, discussing the relationship between woodworking and theology and a funny thing about productivity (Episode 351).

#350: Rudolph Scholars 2023

November 13, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MB

This episode features Ethan Brown ’24, Jesus Monrroy ’24, and Calvin Pawlowski ’24, recipients of this year’s Kenneth Rhys Rudolph Memorial Scholarship for European summer study abroad. The three students discuss their travels in Belgium, Germany, and Spain, and the advice they would give to others aspiring to study abroad (Episode 350).

#349: Theater: Something Rotten!

October 30, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

This episode features members of the cast and crew of the Fall 2023 Wabash Theater production titled Something Rotten!, a farce set in the Renaissance featuring down-and-out playwrights facing off against Shakespeare with a hoped-to-be hit musical about eggs (Episode 349).

#348: Dr. Chris Winter

October 16, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

This episode features Presidential Distinguished Speaker and sleep health expert Dr. Chris Winter, discussing how to handle different forms of fatigue, advice for student-athletes, and the one thing you can do for better sleep (Episode 348).

#347: The Bachelor Editors

October 02, 2023 16:30 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

This episode features the current editors of The Bachelor student newspaper, Sam Benedict ’25 and Logan Weilbaker ’25, discussing computer crashes and sewage lines, their measure of success, and what it takes to produce an award-winning weekly paper (Episode 347).

#346: New Faculty 2023

September 18, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

This episode features three new members of the Wabash faculty, Professors Noe Pliego Campos, David Vogel, and Huei-Jyun Ye, as they discuss their first impressions of campus and the Wabash culture, why they chose their professions, and the traditions they look forward to experiencing for the first time this fall (Episode 346).

#345: Liam Thompson ’24

September 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

This episode features the quarterback for the Little Giant football team, Liam Thompson ’24, discussing his relationship with the Manning family, being coached by Don Morel, and how Wabash is a place in which you can’t skate by (Episode 345).

#344: Dr. Preston Bost

August 21, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MB

This episode features Dr. Preston Bost, Professor of Psychology, Division III Chair, and this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Bost discusses balancing accountability with compassion, building up the Wabash culture, and his love of TV dramas and legacy automobiles (Episode 344).

#343: The Jakes of 2023: Graduation

May 22, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

This episode features Jakob Faber ’23, Jakob Goodwin ’23, and Jacob Paige ’23 mere hours before their graduation from the College at the Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony (Episode 343).

#342: Commencement Speakers 2023

May 08, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

This episode features this year’s Commencement speakers from the class of 2023, Benjamin Bullock and Allen Johnson Jr., as they discuss what it’s like to speak for their class, belonging at Wabash, and reminiscing on their most important lessons learned at Wabash (Episode 342).

#341: Dr. Stephen Morillo Redux

April 24, 2023 20:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MB

This episode features long-standing Professor of History Dr. Stephen Morillo on the eve of his retirement from the College, discussing his career path and tenure that lead him to, through, and beyond Wabash (Episode 341).

#340: Marc Nichols ’92

April 10, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MB

This episode features Past NAWM President and Chief Counsel for the FAA Marc Nichols, Wabash class of 1992, discussing the value of a liberal arts education, the personal honor of serving his country, and how Wabash’s all-male character is not what makes the College unique (Episode 340).

#339: Immersion: Belize Post-Trip

March 27, 2023 16:15 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

This week’s episode features returning members of the biology immersion learning trip to Belize over Spring Break, discussing collaboration of a tight-knit class, the ideal learning environments on-location, and the pedagogy of night snorkeling (Episode 339).

#338: Bilal Jawed '17 Redux

March 13, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

This episode features a second sit-down in the podcast's run with Bilal Jawed, Wabash class of 2017, discussing his life philosophy from mentors, his experiences with the Global Health Initiative while a student, and working in Uganda (Episode 338).

#337: Ron Dostal ’92

February 27, 2023 20:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

This episode features Ron Dostal, Wabash class of 1992, discussing his current quest to visit every major stadium of each of the country’s major sports teams (Episode 337).

#336: Ben Kesling ’02

February 13, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

This episode features Wall Street Journal Correspondent Ben Kesling, Wabash class of 2002, discussing his unexpected trajectory after Wabash, a journalist’s duty, gaining the trust of the members of Bravo Company, and the story that followed. (Episode 336).

#335: The Jakes of 2023: After Comps

January 30, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MB

This episode features Jakob Faber ’23, Jakob Goodwin ’23, and Jacob Paige ’23 just after completing their comprehensive exams ahead of their final semester at Wabash (Episode 335).

#334: Immersion: Czech Puppetry

January 16, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MB

This episode featured returning members of the Czech Puppetry classroom immersion trip to Prague, discussing carving a face from a block a wood, preferences toward specific chisels, and the sense memories of architecture, language, and food (Episode 334).

#333: The FIJIs of 1982

January 02, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

This episode features five members of the FIJI fraternity at Wabash Greg Bruzas ’82, Scott Dreher ’82, Joe Pfennig ’82, David Newby ’82, and Laurent Kahl ’82, reminiscing on their history as friends and fraters at the 2022 Big Bash Reunion (Episode 333).

#332: Dr. Emiliano Aguilar ’15

December 19, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

This episode featured historian Dr. Emiliano Aguilar ahead of a postdoctoral year at the University of Notre Dame, discussing how his research into Midwestern Latina/o politics is informed from the fraternities, associations, and multi-generational traditions he found at Wabash (Episode 332).

#331: Wabash Wrestling 2023

December 05, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MB

This episode features two members of the Little Giant Wrestling squad, Jack Heldt ’23 and Daniel Uribe ’24, discussing their peers on the mat, prudential poundage, and the discipline behind treating wrestling as a verb (Episode 331).

#330: Moot Court Finals 2022

November 21, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MB

This episode features co-winners of the 2022 Moot Court competition, Seth Kirkpatrick ’24 and Liam Buckley ’23, as they discuss the secret skills needed to succeed in front of an experienced panel of judges and lawyers (Episode 330).

#329: Coach Kyle Brumett

November 07, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

This episode features Head Basketball Coach Kyle Brumett discussing the Little Giants squad ahead of the 2022-23 season, on the heels of last year’s appearance in the Final Four (Episode 329).

#328: Dr. Cheryl Hughes

October 24, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MB

This episode features Professor of Philosophy Emeritus Dr. Cheryl Hughes, discussing her tenure at the College, helping students feel that they belong, and her plan for retirement (Episode 328).

#327: Dr. Bronwen Wickkiser

October 10, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MB

This episode features Dr. Bronwen Wickkiser, the 42nd LaFollette Lecturer, discussing 5th century Athens’ approach to a pandemic, the values of a single-sex education, and visiting the Crimea on an archaeological dig (Episode 327).

#326: Rudolph Scholars 2022

September 26, 2022 16:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

This episode features Brayden Lentz ’23 and Liam Thompson ’24, two recipients of this year’s Kenneth Rhys Rudolph Memorial Scholarship for European summer study abroad. Brayden and Liam discuss their different living arrangements, how other cultures treat meals, and the advice they give to others seeking immersion learning (Episode 326).

#325: The Jakes of 2023: Senior Year

September 12, 2022 16:15 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MB

This episode features Jakob Faber ’23, Jakob Goodwin ’23, and Jacob Paige ’23 at the beginning of their final academic year. The three Jakes remark on being the comfortable one in the classroom, settling into seniority, and the strange anticipation that comes with the start of senior year (Episode 325).

#324: Theater: Where Is Our Beloved Community?

August 29, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

This episode features members of the cast and crew of the Spring 2022 Wabash Theater production titled Where Is Our Beloved Community?, a devised piece reflecting the stories of minority voices among the Wabash family (Episode 324).

#323: Dr. Laura Wysocki

August 15, 2022 18:00 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MB

This episode features Dr. Laura Wysocki, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry, and this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Wysocki discusses her love for teaching challenging topics, finding time for her personal research, and the importance of instilling confidence in her students every year (Episode 323).

#322: Jack Davidson ’22

June 06, 2022 17:00 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Jack Davidson ’22, following the Final Four appearance by the Little Giants in the 2021-22 season and Jack’s winning of the Jostens Trophy as 2022’s Most Outstanding Division III Men’s Basketball Player. Jack reminiscences on the team’s development throughout the historic season, reflects on his first collegiate basketball game, and recalls the importance of humility in playing the game (Episode 322).

#321: C. Elegans and LOCKR

May 23, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MB

Richard Paige sits down with professors Erika Sorensen-Kamakian and Walter Novak and students Adam Berg ’22 and Felix Valero-Davila ’22, discussing gene editing round worms with the LOCKR protein, grant procedures, and co-laboratory collaboration (Episode 321).

#320: Commencement Speakers 2022

May 09, 2022 16:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MB

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s Commencement speakers from the class of 2022, Adam Philip Berg and Johnathan Kennyth Coleman. They discuss the progress of the speeches, practicing their delivery, the beauty of soccer and the classroom of football and track and field (Episode 320).

#319: Alex Koers ’23

April 25, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Alex Koers, Wabash class of 2023 and winner of the Howell Chemistry Award, discussing playing Euchre in a biergarten while studying abroad and taking ownership of the professor’s work as a undergraduate researcher (Episode 319).

#318: Dr. Lisa A. Flores

April 11, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s Brigance Forum Lecturer, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the College of Media, Communications, and Information at the University of Colorado Dr. Lisa Flores. They discuss how to have conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion on an all-male campus, redefining rigor, and the movement of bodies in forming identity (Episode 318).

#317: Immersion: Kenya Post-Trip

March 28, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

Richard Paige sits down with students Clarke Criddell ’22 and Davionne Garrett ’22 upon their return from immersion learning in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, they reflect on surprising commonalities, unexpected differences, and on learning more in their conversations with people in Kenya than from the book (Episode 317).

#316: Beth Swift

March 14, 2022 16:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Beth Swift near the conclusion of her storied tenure as the college’s Archivist, discussing some of the most consequential finds in her career at Wabash (Episode 316).

#315: Dr. Ethan Hollander

February 28, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Ethan Hollander, discussing his recent publication of an online Wondrium course, “Democracy and Its Alternatives” (Episode 315).

#314: Coach Chris Burke

February 15, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Wabash’s new Head Lacrosse Coach Chris Burke, discussing the draw of Wabash’s education to student athletes and how to measure the success of a fledgling program (Episode 314).

#313: Mental Health Concerns Committee

January 31, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MB

Richard Paige sits down with Student Body President Daniel Bass ’22 and Chairman Brayden Weiss ’24 about the Mental Health Concerns Committee, discussing the value of hosting events around mental health, normalizing the conversation, and the importance of providing a comfortable space in which men can voice their inner struggles (Episode 313).

#312: Fr. Michael Reding ’86

January 17, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

Richard Paige sits down with alumnus Fr. Michael Reding ’86 near the completion of a sabbatical semester spent auditing classes at his Alma Mater. They discuss his choice of classes on-campus, Frederick Buechner’s definition of vocation, and how the liberal arts help with his role in the Catholic priesthood (Episode 312).

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