Wabash On My Mind

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

 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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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 329).

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).

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).