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.

#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

#341: Dr. Stephen Morillo Redux 04/24/2023

#341: Dr. Stephen Morillo Redux 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26638056

#340: Marc Nichols ’92 04/10/2023

#340: Marc Nichols ’92 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26497218

#339: Immersion: Belize Post-Trip 03/27/2023

#339: Immersion: Belize Post-Trip 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26354130

#338: Bilal Jawed '17 Redux 03/13/2023

#338: Bilal Jawed '17 Redux 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26217351

#337: Ron Dostal ’92 02/27/2023

#337: Ron Dostal ’92 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/26062929

#336: Ben Kesling ’02 02/13/2023

#336: Ben Kesling ’02 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/25912704

#335: The Jakes of 2023: After Comps 01/30/2023

#335: The Jakes of 2023: After Comps 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/25772028

#334: Immersion: Czech Puppetry 01/16/2023

#334: Immersion: Czech Puppetry 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/25623444

#333: The FIJIs of 1982 01/02/2023

#333: The FIJIs of 1982 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/25326633

#332: Dr. Emiliano Aguilar ’15 12/19/2022

#332: Dr. Emiliano Aguilar ’15 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). /episode/index/show/wabashcollege/id/25324647

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