There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who like pineapple on pizza and jerks.  Dr. Caroline Waldbuesser joins Paul to talk about conflict in the classroom and it almost came to blows.  

Paul has big news about WCSU students and vaccines.

Jaclyn has an update on her mom's cooking and Pete's daughter threatened to derail the whole thing by climbing on his head the entire time we recorded.

@WCSU - Dr. Caroline Waldbuesser

Bart and Coach Loth are back to talk all things WestConn Football.  Coaching, recruiting, and a little more about how Coach Loth got to WestConn as a young assistant and how he came back as a head coach later.

This week's special guest is former WCSU special teams / linebackers coach and current assistant coach for the NFL Buffalo Bills.

Stay until the end for this week's Bart Swag check-in.  We know you've been waiting.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 5 - Jimmy Salgado

Coach Loth and Bart are joined this week by Frank Leonard.  Frank was a coach here at WestConn from 82-84 and 87-90 and went to coach at and work for various teams all across the college and pro leagues landing finally at Penn State University where he is currently the Offensive/Defensive Analyst & Analytics Coordinator.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 8 - Frank Leonard

Coach Loth and Bart are joined by former WestConn QB Quinn Fleeting (2016-2017) who has the distinction of being our first transfer quarterback and has proven to be a big inspiration for one of our current QBs.  

Congratulations and best wishes to all the graduates who left us this past weekend.  Come back and cheer on your fellow Wolves this fall.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 9 - Quinn Fleeting

Joining Coach Loth and Bart this week is very special guest John Cervino.  John was WestConn's head football coach from 1992-1999 and was instrumental in turning the program around eventually going undefeated in his last season with the Colonials.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 10 - John Cervino

This week's special guest is former WestConn linebacker #1 Tom DelVecchio (1992-1995).  Tom talks to Bart and Coach Loth about everything from his favorite games to poisoning attempts by rival schools to the proper way to prepare basil.  Get into it.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 11 - Tom DelVecchio

This week Coach Loth and Bart are joined by none other than WestConn Hall of Famer Glen "The Sticker" Worthy (84-87).  Glen has some great stories about his time here at WestConn as well as an update on the terrific work he's doing for the children of CT.

Bart also has a few suggestions for our new sponsor, Vision Designs, on a few signs we might be able to put up at The WAC.

Check out some of their great work at visiondesignsct.com

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 12 - Glen Worthy

This week is a first for the WFP.  A current Wolves player, Matt Forti #40, joins Bart and Coach Loth to talk about how he got to WestConn, what his experience has been like, and his plans for the future.  We also continue a trend with hearing about a player's Mom who wasn't always thrilled with the decision to play football but supported him anyway.  Thank you to football Moms everywhere.

The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 14 - Matt Forti

Bart and Coach Loth are joined by Desmond Cabrera: former player, current record holder, donor, ambassador, and all around great friend of the program.

The guys also recap the last two weeks of Wolves Football and preview this weekend's matchup against Plymouth State.  


Thanks to presenting sponsor Tactical Construction Services, LLC

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The WestConn Football Podcast - Ep 22 - Desmond Cabrera

Paul is joined this week by Dr. Matt Doiron, the recipient of the 2022 Provost's Award for Teaching.  Dr. Doiron has a fantastic story of how he got to where he is and what he plans to do now.  

Dr. Rayda Krell also comes back to @WCSU to answer a few questions from Paul and Pete and has a few of her own.

@WCSU - Teacher of the Year: Dr. Matt Doiron

Special pod this week. The Men's and Women's Soccer coaches, Joe Mingachos and Alex Harrison, are here to chat with Bart before their LEC Semifinal matches and Destiny Samuel, our new student co-host, says hello!

@WCSU - Soccer & Destiny

Paul is joined, in studio, by Dr. Mary O'Neill.  Dr. O'Neill is a professor, podcaster, and entrepreneur.  She teaches a series of courses on Designing Your Life through the WCSU Career Success Center.  She also writes for Main Street Magazine and co-hosts the Main Street Moxie podcast.  

Our student co-host Destiny Samuel is back to talk about her last fall semester and give us the info on some upcoming events but mostly the ACSA Fashion Show which takes place this Friday 11/18.

@WCSU - Designing Your Life

Paul is joined by Allison Ruiz, the president of Latino Scholarship Fund which is based here in Danbury, CT.  They've been doing great work for our community since 1994 and it was a pleasure to have her on the show.  What a terrific guest and a wonderful organization.  Please check them out at latinoscholarshipfund.com

@WCSU - Allison Ruiz from Latino Scholarship Fund

Paul is joined by Dr. Mitch Wagener, WCSU professor of Ecology and Climate Change Education to talk about this wild winter we've just had.  Is it really that strange?  Will it have consequences for the year to come?  Then we get into some much more global climate change talk. 

If you enjoyed this conversation please check out Dr. Wagener's talks both at WCSU and around the community.

Upcoming Climate and Human Civilization Talks:

https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-2/2023-03-22/

@WCSU - Dr. Mitch Wagener returns

Dr. Kevin Gutzman returns to join Paul on the show this week to talk about his most recent book, "The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe".  Dr. Gutzman always blows us away and makes us want to renroll in college so we can take his courses.

@WCSU - Dr Kevin Gutzman & The Jeffersonians

Bart and Coach Loth are back in the studio to break down this upcoming season's schedule.

WFP - 2023 Schedule Release

We stopped by training camp to hear from Coach Loth and the rest of the Wolves before the season kicks off this Saturday 9/2 at The WAC.  Noon kick-off.  Don't miss it.

WestConn Football Podcast - 2023 Preseason Check-In

WCSUMedia's newest podcast is here.  Pull up a stool and join us for a tipple.  WCSU's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, CELT, is here to bring you pint sized stories, lectures, and interviews about everything from worst courses ever taken, to pop culture reference swings and misses, to how to ungrade your classes.  Cheers.

TIPpl - Introductions and Explanations

Leslie is joined by Dr. Don Gagnon and Dr. Kate Allocco to discuss what to do when your reference is met with crickets.  How can teachers bridge the divide when they (and their cultural references) keep getting older and their students stay the same age.  

TIPpl - Who the #$!& is Paul McCartney? The classroom Pop Culture divide.

Leslie Lindenauer is joined by Joshua Rosenthal, professor of history at WCSU to discuss alternative assessment methods or "ungrading".  Have you ever felt like grading was a little too subjective or not subjective enough?  Like maybe there should be a little more to it than just numbers on a scale?

TIPpl - Ungraded?... Yeah, cool, but what's my grade?...

Your host, CELT Director and Professor of History, Dr. Leslie Lindenauer is joined by Dr. Howell Williams, Associate Professor of Political Science to discuss bad courses they have attended but also taught.  

What are some of the worst courses you've ever taken... or given...  Let us know by email or send us an audio recording of yourself at podcasts@wcsu.edu

TIPpl - Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it

Leslie is joined by WCSU student, SGA representative to CELT, and future Kindergarten teacher, Sarah Fayed, to get her perspective on learning, teaching, and writing from the other side of the lectern.

TIPpl - Can we go back to Kindergarten?

@WCSU is back!  Paul is joined by Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research to preview the keynote address for this year's Western Research Day on May 3, 2024

@WCSU - WRD 2024 Preview

This week, Leslie turns over the reins of the TIPpl podcast to Dr. Pauline Assenza.  Dr. Assenza is joined by WCSU President, Dr. Manohar Singh, and WCSU Professor Dr. Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox for a discussion of AI how it may or may not affect higher education.

TIPpl - This podcast was created exclusively by and for humans... or was it?

Cliffe Knechtle, the Pastor of Grace Community Church in New Canaan, CT and host of “Give Me An Answer,” is our guest for this episode. We discuss a wide range of topics ranging from the role of compassion in Christianity to how to maintain compassion for others while they are seemingly attacking you for your beliefs.

The Compassionate Achiever Podcast - S2 E03 - Cliffe Knechtle

Often students wait until just before graduation to visit the Career Success Center.  Joining us today are the Director and Associate Director of WCSU's Center, who will talk with us about ALL the many things the Center can do for you now, when you're getting ready to graduate, and even when you've become an alum.

Gab & GROW - Career Success Center

Have you ever been in a jam with an assignment or class and just can't make it to the TRC or other clinic?  PASS may be the solution for you.  Listen in to learn about what PASS is, how you can utilize the skills of the PASS members - and even how you can become a PASS member if you'd like to help others.

Gab & GROW - Using the Pass Tutors

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and we've got Cara Mackler and Sydney Trezza of the Women's Center of Greater Danbury with us.  We'll talk about the importance of the month, as well as share some events coming up on campus that help to educate and empower us on this topic.

Domestic Violence Hotline - 203-731-5206
Sexual Assault Hotline - 203-731-5204

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Gab & GROW - Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Human Library is an event intended to create dialogue between very different individuals who might otherwise never meet. The movement started almost 20 years ago in Denmark, and events have now been held in over 800 countries. In the end, its goal is to promote understanding and greater tolerance. Tune in to hear about what to expect at the event, which is scheduled for October 1, 2019. Our guest is the coordinator, Julie Hunter.

Gab & GROW - Human Library

Paul is joined remotely by Pano Koukopoulos Director of Emergency Management for WCSU to discuss the current state of campus and the overall management of the coronavirus situation by the university.  His ideas for how we should celebrate when we return are his alone but we sure hope he's right.

@WCSU - Pano Koukopoulos

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