Best GMU Podcasts (2024)

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What will become of the Amazon? 52:45

2M ago52:45

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Jeremy Campbell, associate director for strategic engagement in George Mason University’s Institute for a Sustainable Earth, says that at its current pace the vast Amazon rainforest, in five to 10 years, could pass a tipping point in which it could transform into grasslands. That process, fueled by deforestation and climate change, is a threat to t…

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Catherine Read, mayor of Fairfax City, Va., is outspoken, unfiltered 46:00

3M ago46:00

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Catherine Read is the first woman and first George Mason University alum to be mayor of Fairfax City, Va., the university’s hometown, and she isn’t shy about touting an institution she says helped teach her how to think critically. Want to know why it’s good to “disrupt the system,” why it’s important to get more women into policy-making decisions,…

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A view from the pulpit 49:43

5M ago49:43

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With oratory flair, Rev. Jeffery Johnson, pastor at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfax, Virginia, and Dr. Vernon Walton, pastor at First Baptist Church in Vienna, Virginia, guide us through some of the history and aspirations of the Black community using the lens of Black and African American History Month, Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech, …

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Where the bodies are buried 42:10

6M ago42:10

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Forensic research on human donors is not for the faint of heart, Mary Ellen O’Toole, director of the Forensic Science Program in George Mason University’s College of Science, admitted to Mason President Gregory Washington. But the university’s new outdoor research and training laboratory—or “body farm,” as O’Toole, a former FBI profiler, calls it—i…

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Are we headed for an internet apocalypse? 44:17

7M ago44:17

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Peter Becker, a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department in George Mason University’s College of Science, talks with Mason President Gregory Washington about how a predicted major increase in solar storm activity could be a prelude to an “internet apocalypse.” Can we prepare? What could be the consequences? What are the economic implicatio…

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The critical importance of shared humanity 42:47

8M ago42:47

42:47

Melissa Perry, dean of George Mason University’s College of Public Health, is an ardent proponent of virtual reality and AI as tools to help solve the nation’s health challenges. But, as she tells Mason President Gregory Washington, a technology overload has also helped create an “epidemic of loneliness” that has heightened the importance of a shar…

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Talk with Tony

9M ago

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By George Welcome home, Tony. This episode is awesome. We deep dive into the roster, Tony’s offensive and defensive strategies, we learn a little about the coaches and just talk hoops. Mason Basketball is BACK! The post Talk with Tony appeared first on By George.

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The tension between war, justice, and peace 42:08

10M ago42:08

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Karina Korostelina, a professor of conflict analysis and resolution in George Mason University's Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, conducts research with global implications that not only applies to countries and groups in conflict but societies as well. She tells Mason President Gregory Washington that Ukraine’s w…

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Nikyatu Jusu is elevating the horror genre 37:05

11M ago37:05

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Nikyatu Jusu, an assistant professor of directing and screenwriting in George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, talks to Mason President Gregory Washington about her movie “Nanny,” which won the grand prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and why the horror genre is not all “jump scares.” Just as often, she says, the mon…

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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe: ’I don’t have any regrets’ 53:55

12M ago53:55

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Andrew McCabe, the former deputy and acting director of the FBI, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University, gives a masterclass on the indictment of Donald Trump under the Espionage Act, and goes deep with Mason President Gregory Washington into some of his career's most controversial and important moments. That includes his…

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The metaverse, crypto, and the evolution of the internet 50:55

1y ago50:55

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What exactly is the metaverse? Some say it is the future of the internet — a broad shift in how we interact with technology, including new and more ways to collaborate in virtual worlds. Others say it creates even more infringements on privacy and creates chances for identity theft. Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in George Mason Universi…

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Everything is business 38:31

1y ago38:31

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Business is at the heart of everything. So says Ajay Vinzé, dean of Mason’s School of Business. In a conversation with George Mason University President Gregory Washington, Vinzé joined Paula Sorrell, associate VP for innovation and economic development at Mason, to celebrate National Small Business Week, and discuss how Mason Enterprise is an econ…

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Black Dance: Housing the past and the present 48:03

1+ y ago48:03

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Lawrence Jackson says colonialism brought an end to authentic African dance. But the associate professor of dance at George Mason University, who in 2011 co-authored and edited a special edition on Black dance in the Journal of Pan African Studies, explains to Mason President Gregory Washington how Black dance keeps those African cultural tradition…

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Missy Cummings: Artificial intelligence is artificial and not intelligent 47:50

1+ y ago47:50

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Missy Cummings, one of the country’s first female fighter pilots and director of George Mason University's Autonomy and Robotics Center, calls herself a tech futurist, charged with making tech work better and safer. In a conversation with Mason President Gregory Washington, Cummings is unflinching in her critique of AI’s strengths, weaknesses and s…

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Describing history through the eyes of ordinary people 39:08

1+ y ago39:08

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Helon Habila, a professor of creative writing at George Mason University, and an acclaimed international author, has never shied away from important issues. In a fascinating discussion, Habila, the author of four novels, tells Mason President Gregory Washington about his process of combining compelling narratives and characters with current example…

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The absurd fallacy of a hierarchy of human value 42:56

1+ y ago42:56

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When Gail Christopher, executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity and a senior scholar in George Mason University’s Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, talks about “ensuring a future,” she’s really talking about creating a system of equity that produces opportunities for everyone. In her second podcast with Mason Presi…

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Talk With Us EP3

1+ y ago

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Featuring Kim English BY GEORGE, MASON BASKETBALL IS BACK! Welcome to the third and final episode of the Talk With Us series featuring Kim English. We discuss Mason Madness, our out of conference schedule, A10 Media Day and the big first game vs #15 Auburn. Mason Nation..ROCK WITH US! The post Talk With Us EP3 appeared first on By George.…

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Episode 12: Spring 2022 Colloquium Series w/ Dr. Chris Nealon 29:05

1+ y ago29:05

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As part of GMU's Cultural Studies colloquium series in Spring 2022, a recent Cultural Studies graduate, Dr. Richard Todd Stafford, interviews John Dewey Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Christopher Nealon. Dr. Nealon's research focuses on the relation between literary and economic understandings of value, and their implications for academ…

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Are the midterm elections the most consequential in our time? 45:31

1+ y ago45:31

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Are the midterm elections the most important in our time? Maybe, maybe not. Jennifer Victor, associate professor of political science in George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government, and Mason president Gregory Washington wrestle with that, and you might be surprised at the answer. Want more surprises? Then hear why high voter tu…

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Episode 11: Spring 2022 Colloquium Series w/ Dr. Katherine Hite 41:20

2y ago41:20

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As part of GMU's Cultural Studies colloquium series in Spring 2022, PhD candidate Eric Ross interviews Professor of Political Science on the Frederick Thompson Chair and Faculty Director of Research Development at Vassar College, Dr. Katherine Hite. Her recent work focuses on the politics of memory, as well as issues in higher education, access and…

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His sound is renowned 41:26

2y ago41:26

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Dr. Michael Nickens, an associate professor of music in George Mason University’s Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music, tells Mason President Gregory Washington how he transforms from his mild-mannered persona into Doc Nix, the flamboyant leader of the Green Machine, the nation’s No. 1 pep band. The band isn’t a mechanical process, Nix says…

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#TalkWithUs EP2

2y ago

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Bryan and Chris featuring Kim English In the second episode of Talk With Us, we ask coach English about his recent trip to the Peach Jam, deep dive into Oduro’s offseason, chat about some returning players and try to nail down the out of conference schedule. What would be considered a succesful season for Coach … Continue reading "#TalkWithUs EP2" …

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What it means to build peace 44:59

2y ago44:59

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Alpaslan Özerdem, dean of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, talks to Mason President Gregory Washington about the keys to effective peacebuilding, whether it concerns the war in Ukraine, gun violence or local issues. And don’t miss the discussions about how the Carter School helped broker a peace accord in the …

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Cori Bush: Action must be the reaction 47:15

2y ago47:15

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Rep. Cori Bush, Missouri's first Black congresswoman, talks to George Mason University President Gregory Washington about the importance of the class she is teaching this summer at Mason. A pastor, teacher, nurse, and a Black Lives Matter activist in Ferguson, Mo., Bush explains her unusual path to Congress, and doesn’t flinch when discussing issue…

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Talk With Us

2y ago

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Talk With Us featuring Bryan Chris and Coach English We’re starting off Talk With Us with a slam dunk. Coach English takes us through the portal and breaks down every new addition to join Mason Nation. Where is Saquan gonna play? Will we see Ojiako and Oduro play at the same time? Which coaches recruited … Continue reading "Talk With Us" The post T…

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Russia’s war in Ukraine tied to corruption, organized crime 41:53

2y ago41:53

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Louise Shelley, a University Professor and director of Mason’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center explains to Mason President Gregory Washington the connections between the war in Ukraine and Russian corruption and organized crime, and how criminals and terrorists take advantage in diverse ways of the globalized world in which we …

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Promoting a scientific worldview 38:33

2y ago38:33

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Jim Trefil, a physicist and Robinson Professor at George Mason University, explains to Mason President Gregory Washington the importance of a scientific worldview. The author of more than 50 books and one of the developers of the modern theories about quarks as a fundamental component of the universe, Trefil is helping pioneer a new way of teaching…

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Episode 10: Spring 2022 Colloquium Series w/ Dr. Amaka Okechukwu 32:34

2y ago32:34

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As part of GMU's Cultural Studies colloquium series in Spring 2022, second-year PhD student Carl Leak interviews Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University., Dr. Amaka Okechukwu. Dr. Okechukwu’s research agenda concerns the intersection of collective action and racial justice, as well as urban spa…

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Episode 9: Faculty Spotlight w/ Dr. Hatim El-Hibri 30:23

2y ago30:23

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In another Faculty Spotlight on Second Nature, we speak with Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, Hatim El-Hibri, about his 2021 book, Visions of Beirut: The Urban Life of Media Infrastructure. In this interview, Dr. El-Hibri discusses the themes of his book, his research process, the idea of concealment and how it relates to visual cultu…

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On Ukraine, Russia, China, and a very messy world 41:29

2+ y ago41:29

41:29

Larry Pfeiffer, director of George Mason University’s Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security, explains to Mason President Gregory Washington about Vladimir Putin’s real agenda in Ukraine. He also details why the war in Ukraine matters to the United States, even though the U.S.’s long-term geopolitical, economi…

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Episode 8: Spring 2022 Colloquium Series w/ Dr. Julietta Singh 29:16

2+ y ago29:16

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As part of GMU's Cultural Studies colloquium series in Spring 2022, first-year PhD student Aparna Shastri interviews Associate Professor of English and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Dr. Julietta Singh. Her first academic book, Unthinking Mastery: Dehumanism and Decolonial Entanglements has emerged as a vital theoretical touchstone for globa…

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Charles Chavis: The truth will set you free 49:33

2+ y ago49:33

49:33

Charles Chavis, an assistant professor of conflict resolution and history at George Mason University, and director of African and African American studies at Mason, talks about his new book that explores the lynching of a young Black Man in Salisbury, Md., and how understanding his story and the Black experience in the United States can help find w…

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HEY10 HEY10 HEY10

2+ y ago

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HEY10 IS BACK. Parlay Pyle and Petey Buckets hop back on the mic to talk about the state of the A10. Dayton just smashed VCU, Mason took SLU into double OT and lost and Fordham beat Rhode Island (yikes). The boys also talk about Frida10 and the weekend slate. Come for the hoops analyses and … Continue reading "HEY10 HEY10 HEY10" The post HEY10 HEY1…

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Foods you can lose to climate change 45:54

2+ y ago45:54

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Ted Dumas, an associate professor of psychology, is an experienced researcher who is ringing alarm bells about the damage from climate change. His book, “If Food Could Talk: Stories From 13 Precious Foods,” explains how foods such as coffee, chocolate, bananas and avocados could soon disappear for good. Dumas tells Mason President Gregory Washingto…

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Expat Hoops- Mike’l Simms

2+ y ago

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By George Podcasting presents: VCU’s Mike’l Simms talks to us about graduating at the height of the pandemic in May 2020 and how he got his pro career off the ground. Listen in! The post Expat Hoops- Mike’l Simms appeared first on By George.

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Reimagining Santa Claus 49:33

2+ y ago49:33

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Want to listen to a conversation with real holiday spirit? Thalia Goldstein, an associate professor of applied developmental psychology, tells George Mason University President Gregory Washington about how kids benefit socially and emotionally from finding out Santa Claus isn’t real. As for finding out herself as a child, Goldstein, whose research …

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Episode 7: Faculty Spotlight w/ Dr. Paul Smith 18:53

2+ y ago18:53

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In the first of our Faculty Spotlights on Second Nature, we speak with Cultural Studies Professor Paul Smith about his upcoming book on vaccines. He is the author of Pound Revised, Discerning the Subject, Clint Eastwood: A Cultural Production, Millennial Dreams: Culture and Capital in the North, and Primitive America: The Ideology of Capitalist Dem…

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The real story of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving 47:21

2+ y ago47:21

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John G. Turner, a professor of religious studies at George Mason University talks with Mason President Gregory Washington about the real history of Thanksgiving. Were the Pilgrims religious refugees who established democracy and the holiday in New England, or invaders who betrayed their native allies and even enslaved them? Turner also gets to the …

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Expat Hoops- DJ Vasiljevic

2+ y ago

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By George Podcasting Presents: DJ Vasiljevic joins us from Sydney, Australia to talk about his time playing for the University of Miami under coach Jim Larrañaga, and his brief pro career for the Sydney Kings. Listen in! The post Expat Hoops- DJ Vasiljevic appeared first on By George.

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Expat Hoops- Angela Rodriguez

2+ y ago

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By George Podcasting presents: Angela Rodriguez joins the pod to talk to us about her time at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her eight year pro career, which currently has her playing in Greece. Tune in! The post Expat Hoops- Angela Rodriguez appeared first on By George.

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Hakeem Oluseyi calls his education ”a matter of life and death” 49:55

2+ y ago49:55

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Hakeem Oluseyi tells George Mason University President Gregory Washington how he went from a life of crime to being one of the world’s renowned astrophysicists. The Visiting Robinson Professor at Mason also describes what aliens might look like – think a two-foot tall Incredible Hulk – and tells a remarkable tale of how working as a hotel janitor, …

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Expat Hoops- Stephanie Kostowicz

2+ y ago

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By George Podcasting presents: Stephanie Kostowicz joins Andy and Tony to talk about her European basketball pro career, as well as her time with the Wisconsin Glo in the U.S. Listen in. The post Expat Hoops- Stephanie Kostowicz appeared first on By George.

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Expat Hoops- Maurice Creek

2+ y ago

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By George Podcasting presents: Former Indiana and George Washington University basketball player Maurice Creek joins the pod to talk about ongoing seven-year career playing basketball overseas, including in Ukraine and Israel. Listen in. The post Expat Hoops- Maurice Creek appeared first on By George.…

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How sustainability is good business 36:42

2+ y ago36:42

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Lisa Gring-Pemble thinks business can be a force for good in society. And the co-director of George Mason University’s Business for a Better World Center and co-founder of the university’s Honey Bee initiative is an outspoken champion of that sensibility. Gring-Pemble tells Mason President Gregory Washington how and why business should address worl…

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Opening the Doors to Corporate America 33:58

3y ago33:58

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Transitioning from the military to VP of Franchising Development for a big company is quite a journey and today Tyler chats with Bruce Evans about that vary topic. Bruce started utilized his skills and experiences learned in the Army to work his way up the ladder. Being curious, listening to those around you that bring knowledge to the table and as…

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One Man's Journey To Find His Tribe & Life's New Purpose 43:15

3y ago43:15

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Exiting the service where one's purpose is often clear can be challenging for so many of our service members. One's purpose can suddenly be undistinguishable. Tyler chats with Hank Barbe, Combat/Flight medic and Iraq Veteran, about his time of uncertainty and hitting rock bottom before discovering his tribe that led to his new purpose in life. His …

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Quieting the Storm 37:42

3y ago37:42

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The symptoms of PTSD and Moral Injury can be a beast of a storm wrecking havoc on the mind. Trying to manage the daily tasks involved in just living can be draining so trying to manage symptoms on top of everything else can often times push a person to the edge. This week Tyler talks with Tom Voss, US Army veteran and author of Where War Ends about…

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GMU ~ Providing Proud Support for our Military Community 22:59

3y ago22:59

22:59

Tyler chats with Robyn Mehlenbeck, Director for the George Mason University Center for Psychological Services (GMU CPS) which is a community-located and community-serving psychological services office that serves as the primary training clinic for the graduate students in Clinical and School Psychology at GMU. The center offers a range of evidence-…

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Creating Community ~ Vets Chat and Chew Program 25:45

3y ago25:45

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Creating a community through food. Tyler chats with Anne Burns, Executive Director about the benefits of good nutrition and better health through the Vets Chat & Chew Program. Vets Chat and Chew was designed for veterans, active military, and families to come together and learn about food. The six week program is a science based nutritional educati…

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Talking immigration, DREAMers, the border wall ... and margaritas 47:00

3y ago47:00

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For Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, a nationally recognized expert on the dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico border and immigration, the border region is like a third country. The George Mason University professor talks to Mason President Gregory Washington about the wonders and dangers of the border region, and why we must be honest about the causes of illegal…

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