Listen Now

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s presenter of the annual Brigance Forum Lecture, Dr. Dave Tell, discussing the impact of Emmett Till on the Civil Rights Movement, speaking as a guest at Wabash, and the cultural importance of storytelling (Episode 295).

Richard Paige sits down with a panel of guests involved in the inception, advocacy, and continuation of the campus gay-straight alliance at Wabash, sh’OUT: professor Warren Rosenberg, Randall Cole ’92, Marc Nichols ’92, and Zachary McKinney ’22 (Episode 294).

Richard Paige sits down with newly tenured professor Matt Weedman, discussing starting out as a kid magician, stretching his students to stretch himself, and why majoring in art is difficult (Episode 293).

Richard Paige sits down again with alumnus and Wabash Brewing founder Matt Kriech ’00, discussing adaptations required of the small business during COVID-19, the pandemic’s unexpected benefits, and recollections as a student research intern for the then-relatively new chemistry professor, Dr. Scott Feller (Episode 292).

Richard Paige sits down with newly tenured professor Dr. Sabrina Thomas, discussing how to balance teaching and research at Wabash, how she came to the field of academia and history, and the proper way to celebrate the achievement of tenure (Episode 291).

Richard Paige sits down with student-builder-athlete Dane Smith ’22, A Wabash football player who interned with Wilhelm Construction over the summer of 2020 as a Project Engineer for the new Little Giant Stadium. Dane describes his favorite football play call, winning three Pinewood Derbies, and the experience of knowing the new stadium from several perspectives (Episode 290).

Richard Paige sits down with key leaders of the Healthy Campus Task Force, 17th President Scott Feller and Dr. Ann Taylor, discussing the effects of COVID on Feller’s first semester as president, the student leaders involved, and takeaways from a residential semester during a pandemic (Episode 289).

Richard Paige sits down with members of the on-campus medical team that shepherded the college through a full semester in residence during the COVID pandemic (Episode 288).

Richard Paige sits down with professors Anne Bost and Sabrina Thomas to discuss the effects of COVID-19 protocols on the residential teaching environment of the college (Episode 287).

Richard Paige sits down with athletics staff leaders of the COVID Action Response and Education team, discussing the form and function of the campus CARE team, how a residential semester worked at Wabash, and why COVID feels like building a plane in mid-flight (Episode 286).

Richard Paige sits down with former Lilly and Fulbright scholar Adam Barnes ’14, discussing his options with a liberal arts education, friends he made while teaching English in Spain, and the impact of meaningful mentors and foreign language (Episode 285).

Richard Paige sits down with football seniors Ike James, Patrick Kelly, and Jacob Page, discussing what it means to play at the collegiate level, what its absence brings to their Wabash experience, and their bittersweet feelings about the new Little Giant Stadium (Episode 284).

Richard Paige sits down with student Tray Clemons, class of 2021, discussing his adjustment to Wabash through the Liberal Arts Immersion Program, study abroad experiences in Namibia, and embodying the track team’s mantra, “Nothing Breaks Us” (Episode 283).

Richard Paige sits down with members of the cast and crew of the recent virtual Wabash Theater production of The Race, an interactive performance featuring audience participation and provision of content centered around the current presidential election (Episode 282).

Richard Paige sits down with one of two students nominated to speak for the class of 2020, Nathan Gray, discussing his Gilman scholarship to Spain, making lifelong friends, and how his classmates have been supported through the crisis (Episode 281).

Richard Paige sits down with one of two students nominated to speak for the class of 2020, Marcus Torres, discussing his immersion experiences, fondest memories, and how he is connecting with his class from afar (Episode 280).

Rich sits down with three Jakes of the freshman class of 2023, early in the summer after their freshman year. The three discuss the transition to virtual learning following COVID-19, the increase in empathy, and how Wabash adjusted in the process (Episode 279).

Richard Paige sits down with this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award, professor of Economics Dr. Peter Mikek, describing his pursuits in chemistry and psychology, his thoughts on communism, and why he loves teaching macroeconomics so much (Episode 278).

Student podcast editor Wade Haesemeyer ’22 weaves together the Scarlet Yarns of recollected stories, moments and memories of Wabash alumni in attendance at the 2019 Big Bash Reunion. Threads woven into Act II include a horse named Norman, red enamel paint, and a liberal arts approach to the sport of wrestling (Episode 277).

Student podcast editor Wade Haesemeyer ’22 weaves together the Scarlet Yarns of recollected stories, moments and memories of Wabash alumni in attendance at the 2019 Big Bash Reunion. Threads woven into Act I include black-powder tennis balls, earthquake tremors, and how remembering these stories only happens at Big Bash (Episode 276).