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Let's Talk About That Podcast

• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Leigh Gray: An Honest Breath of Fresh Air (Dec 8, 2025)
  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna and mom of four, Leigh Gray shares her story and the life lessons she has learned through her parenting journey. If you have high school–age children, this episode is for you.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Riley Garrison on Connecting with Church in College (Nov 19, 2025)
  Student athlete Riley Garrison shares how he found a church home, community, and spiritual support while attending Â鶹ÊÓƵ University.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Margaret Anne's unusual Â鶹ÊÓƵ journey (Oct 27, 2025)
  From the Grove to the Great Lawn - Listen as Margaret Anne shares how the Lord orchestrated her journey to Â鶹ÊÓƵ despite a family legacy tied to a different university.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Why Liberal Arts Matter with Dr. Fred Johnson (Oct 6, 2025)
  Join us for a lively and nostalgic conversation with Dr. Fred Johnson! We kick things off with favorite music memories from the ’80s and ’90s (plus a little Taylor Swift), then dive into a thoughtful discussion on the transformative power of a Christian liberal arts education at Â鶹ÊÓƵ University.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Recruiting Hearts & Minds: Makayla Baker on Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Mission (Sep 16, 2025)
  In this episode, we sit down with Enrollment Counselor Makayla Baker, who shares her journey of choosing Â鶹ÊÓƵ over a larger state school. She reflects on her student experience, why she stayed, and how she now advocates for future students and families considering Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Love and Basketball with Coach Mark Campbell (Aug 28, 2025)
  Season 3 kicks off with Â鶹ÊÓƵ University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Mark Campbell, recently elected to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. As he prepares for his 27th season leading Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s program, Coach Campbell reflects on his philosophy to life and coaching.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Hello, New Bulldogs! (Jul 14, 2025)
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Basketball and Jesus with Jazzy Anousinh (Apr 8, 2025)
  In this episode of Let's Talk About That, Fran and Ted sit down with Â鶹ÊÓƵ student Jazzy Anousinh to chat about her Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience, her walk with Jesus and, of course, all things basketball. Don’t miss this fun and inspiring conversation!
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Dr. Dub Oliver (Mar 25, 2025)
  In this week's conversation with our President, Dr. Dub Oliver, we talk about GO Trips, the wonderful new building named The Ethos Forum, plans for the new chapel, and finally the financial health of the university.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: What exactly is a Provost? with Jacob Shatzer (Mar 12, 2025)
  Dr. Shatzer is Â鶹ÊÓƵ's current Provost. Many people are curious what that word even means or what they do. We unpack that title just a bit as well as discuss his thoughts, ideas, hopes, and dreams for academics at Â鶹ÊÓƵ University.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Scholars of Excellence with Makayla Madison (Feb 25, 2025)
  This is a perfect conversation to listen to if you are a high school senior interested in Â鶹ÊÓƵ, have an ACT score of 29 or higher, or recently participated in our Scholars of Excellence competition, listen to what last year's winner, Makayla Madison, has to say about her time at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and her Scholars of Excellence experience.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Needles and Numbers with Mr. and Miss Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Feb 11, 2025)
  In this episode, we sit down with Mr. and Miss Â鶹ÊÓƵ — William and Cecily — as they share their Â鶹ÊÓƵ stories, athletic passions, future dreams, and faith journeys. From starting off on the wrong foot to experiencing the goodness of the Lord and learning to trust Him, their stories are ones of growth, perseverance, and purpose.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: How a Chemistry Degree Leads to Ministry (Jan 28, 2025)
  Follow Hayden Phillip's journey as he pursued a degree in Chemistry while also feeling as if the Lord was leading him in a completely different direction toward ministry.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Student Body President Dannie Harrington (Dec 3, 2024)
  What are some of Dannie's highlight moments as a student and then student body president? Dannie also talks about her love for the local church and her time at Calvary Baptist Church as a student.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Little (Jazz) Drummer Boy D.J. Culp (Nov 12, 2024)
  Dr. D.J. Culp, jazz drummer and music professor, joins us this week for a fantastic and fun conversation about his history with music, his love of certain movies, and his deep appreciation for music education!
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Where Micah Fern Grows (Oct 31, 2024)
  In this week's conversation we talk with Dr. Micah Fern from our Biology department for a fun and informative conversation about his love for animals, how we can best respect all animals and God's creation of them. His beloved barred owl, Athena, joins us for the conversation and you will fall in love with her as you watch her sit so beautifully at the table with us.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Brooke Hampel (Oct 15, 2024)
  We appreciate Brooke's courage, honesty, and willingness to share the hardest parts of her journey with the Lord with us in this week's conversation.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Being Tristan Kelly (Oct 1, 2024)
  Tristan is a senior from Northern Ireland and a member of the men's cross country team. During this conversation, Tristan takes us through his Catholic upbringing and how he found a personal relationship with Christ through his teammates, coach, and his local church. Tristan shares his story with honesty, humility, and great passion. He is currently in his final season as a cross country athlete and not sure what will happen after graduation in May of 2025, but he knows the Lord has a really good plan for his life and he trusts He will reveal that to him in just the right time.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Social Media with Mollie Carter (Sep 17, 2024)
  Dr. Mollie Carter, Associate Professor of Psychology, joins us in the conversation during this week’s episode. We are talking about her findings on social media research among college students. These findings may surprise you and will definitely cause you to think about social media and how you parent your student through their use of it.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: New Academic Year with Dr. Dub (Sep 3, 2024)
  As we begin a new academic year, we consider who we are as people and the responsibility given to staff and faculty as we steward students lives and the campus we have been entrusted to care for.
• Let's Talk About That Podcast: Writing and God's Provision with Ted Kluck (Aug 20, 2024)
  In this week’s episode Ted shares about his writing, past, present, and upcoming projects as well as the Lord’s beautiful timing and provision in how he found himself here as a professor in Journalism.