Wabash On My Mind

Each week we bring you the best stories from around the Wabash community. From professors and alumni, to coaches, administrators, and current students, the podcast format allows for longer, more in-depth, open discussion about the issues surrounding Wabash College. Verging on inspirational, it’s our job to find, and sometimes uncover, the amazing stories that surface from individuals whose lives have been positively enriched from being at Wabash.

#371: Dr. Crystal Benedicks 11/18/2024

#371: Dr. Crystal Benedicks This episode features Dr. Crystal Benedicks, the 44th LaFollette Lecturer, discussing her study of the Spasmodics, balancing the teaching and researching of writing, and how to craft an English Department course (Episode 371). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/33976352

#370: Dr. Rick Gunderman ’83 11/04/2024

#370: Dr. Rick Gunderman ’83 This episode features Chancellor's Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies at Indiana University, Dr. Richard Gunderman ’83, discussing how to create thin spaces, why he chose a career in radiology, and many words of wisdom (Episode 370). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/33777447

#369: Swimming & Diving 10/21/2024

#369: Swimming & Diving This episode features senior member of the Little Giants Swimming and Diving team Connor Craig ’25 and Head Coach Will Bernhardt, discussing what they like to see on the pool deck during a meet, the status of the team this season, and their unlikely meeting sixteen years prior (Episode 369). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/33549002

#368: The Wabash Women’s Collective 10/07/2024

#368: The Wabash Women’s Collective This episode features philanthropists and deeply-connected leaders of the newly-formed Wabash Women’s Collective, as they share their first impressions of Wabash from their past, their motivation for helping Wabash men, and how to assume a mantle of philanthropic vision and execution (Episode 368). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/33360612

#367: Paul ’75 and Betty H’75 Woolls 09/23/2024

#367: Paul ’75 and Betty H’75 Woolls This episode features the two co-chairs of the recently wrapped Giant Steps capital campaign for Wabash College, Paul and Betty Woolls, Wabash alumnus and honorary alumnae of the class of 1975, discussing viticultural pursuits, acclimating to their own college experiences, and how they met (Episode 367). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/33175297

#366: Fall Sports Preview 2024 09/09/2024

#366: Fall Sports Preview 2024 This episode features a preview of Little Giants Cross Country and Soccer teams ahead of the 2024 Fall sports season. Student athletes Will Neubauer ’25, Brayden Curnutt ’25, and Justin Santiago ’25 discuss what they wished casual fans knew about the pre-season grind for the Redpack, and midfielder Bryce Kinnaman ’27 discusses the lack of restrictions present in the Beautiful Game (Episode 366). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/32974237

#365: Drs. Scott and John 08/26/2024

#365: Drs. Scott and John This episode features two long-serving medical physicians now entering retirement from their careers at Wabash and beyond, Dr. Scott Douglas ’84 and Dr. John Roberts ’83, as they discuss the entire community’s COVID response, favorite Wabash men and memories, and the fading away of the multi-generational hometown doctor (Episode 365). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/32745572

#364: Dr. Jennifer Abbott 08/12/2024

#364: Dr. Jennifer Abbott This episode features Dr. Jennifer Abbott, Professor of Rhetoric and this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Abbott discusses navigating a digital revision to her textbook, teaching on hard topics and the news, and shifting from hating to loving teaching as a career (Episode 364). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/32519467

#363: Big Bash 2023 05/13/2024

#363: Big Bash 2023 Our final episode of the season features attendees at the 2023 Big Bash Alumni Reunion weekend last June, in advance of the 2024 event scheduled from May 31st through June 2nd this summer (Episode 363). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/31266522

#362: Commencement Speakers 2024 04/29/2024

#362: Commencement Speakers 2024 This episode features this year’s Commencement speakers from the class of 2024, Liam Grennon and Benjamin Sampsell, as they discuss their anticipation ahead of the speeches, belonging at Wabash, and reminiscing on their most important lessons learned at Wabash (Episode 362). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/31038448

#361: A Tale of Two Freshmen 04/15/2024

#361: A Tale of Two Freshmen 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/30829728

#360: Immersion: Soccer in France 04/01/2024

#360: Immersion: Soccer in France 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/30625868

#359: Ahmoni Jones '24 03/18/2024

#359: Ahmoni Jones '24 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/30422078

#358: Immersion: E.U. Pre-Trip 03/04/2024

#358: Immersion: E.U. Pre-Trip 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/30222043

#357: Celebration of Student Research 2024 02/19/2024

#357: Celebration of Student Research 2024 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/30016488

#356: Governing at Wabash 02/05/2024

#356: Governing at Wabash 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/29811543

#355: Don Silas ’24 01/22/2024

#355: Don Silas ’24 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/29595258

#354: GHI Peru Partners 01/08/2024

#354: GHI Peru Partners 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/29388988

#353: Angelo Pizzo 12/25/2023

#353: Angelo Pizzo 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/29196183

#352: Robert Meitus ’88 12/11/2023

#352: Robert Meitus ’88 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/29022158

#351: Dr. Derek Nelson ’99 11/27/2023

#351: Dr. Derek Nelson ’99 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28805968

#350: Rudolph Scholars 2023 11/13/2023

#350: Rudolph Scholars 2023 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28615883

#349: Theater: Something Rotten! 10/30/2023

#349: Theater: Something Rotten! 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28463915

#348: Dr. Chris Winter 10/16/2023

#348: Dr. Chris Winter 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28328699

#347: The Bachelor Editors 10/02/2023

#347: The Bachelor Editors 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28200308

#346: New Faculty 2023 09/18/2023

#346: New Faculty 2023 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/28071195

#345: Liam Thompson ’24 09/04/2023

#345: Liam Thompson ’24 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/27927177

#344: Dr. Preston Bost 08/21/2023

#344: Dr. Preston Bost 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/27809538

#343: The Jakes of 2023: Graduation 05/22/2023

#343: The Jakes of 2023: Graduation 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26918547

#342: Commencement Speakers 2023 05/08/2023

#342: Commencement Speakers 2023 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26780661

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