Bästa Central College podcaster (2024)

Most of us probably know that getting enough sleep makes us feel better, but there’s so much more to it than that – especially for our teens. In this episode, Vicki and Elizabeth talk with Lisa Lewis, author of the book The Sleep Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive about why our students a…

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#118 – Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Focusing on the Strengths of First Generation Students 1:13:41

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Zachary DesJardins and John Martinez are Academic Advisors at the State University of New York at Albany, and they work with students every day. In this conversation we learned how important it is for all of us to recognize that we are in a constant state of change and how crucial it is to be present in the moment. Zachary and John, both First Gene…

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#117 – Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Bianca Busch, The College Psychiatrist 1:00:41

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If you want to know how to best support your college student through potential mental health or anxiety issues, who better to ask than a psychiatrist? That’s exactly what Vicki and Elizabeth did in this episode. We were joined by Dr. Bianca Busch, founder of The College Psychiatrist, a medical practice that works with college students and their fam…

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111. Raygun Teaches Us A Lesson That Failure Is OK 14:32

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What the world saw last Friday when Dr. Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun came out wearing that sporty Australian uniform while performing that awkward routine towards the end of the Paris Olympics. Her kangaroo pose became a major meme. But there is a major lesson on how to stay persistent. She admitted her faults and said what she believed in. The belief …

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#116 – Encore Episode - Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks 44:04

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This subject is so important we decided to share it again. In this final part of our summer college preparation series, Lynn and Vicki discuss how to support your student on Move-In Day and throughout their first six weeks on campus. Parents and students who are prepared for the emotional peaks and valleys of transitioning into the world of college…

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#115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View 35:57

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Preparing for and transitioning into the first year of college involves so many, many details, and it’s easy to get caught up in just getting through what needs to be done. Then the college experience can be taken over by the day-to-day details of classes, assignments, GPA, activities, friends, schedules, career planning and just surviving. While w…

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#114 Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: A Conversation with Author Harlan Cohen 58:20

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Vicki and Elizabeth had a wide-ranging conversation with Harlan Cohen, college transition expert and author of The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College. Harlan shared why the transition to college can be so difficult and why finding your People, your Places, and having Patience can make a difference. Harlan encourages …

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#113 – Talking About Tutoring: Who, When, and Why It Matters 44:11

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Talking about tutoring is a new topic for our podcast, but we are finding that college parenting begins earlier and earlier, and parents are making many early decisions with future college potential in mind. In this episode, Vicki was pleased to be able to have a conversation with Celine Bewsher, Owner/Manager of Club Z! Tutoring in Cambridge, MA. …

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Ep2 - Entertainment: How To Detox from Our Phones 30:31

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Ep1 - Entertainment: What Our Phones Are Doing To Us 25:54

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#112 – Our Favorite Summer Reads 37:40

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This episode is sort-of an encore episode. Each year we do an episode where we share some of our favorite – and helpful – books for college parents. This year, we realized that many of the books that we’ve talked about over the past four years are still ones we recommend. So we’ve pulled together seven of our suggestions from past years and put the…

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If You Abide in My Word | John 8:31-32 | Week 9: Future Disciples | Darren Nelson 44:26

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Make God's Cause Your Cause | Matthew 28:18-20 | Week 8: Future Disciples | Luke 52:35

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#111 – What’s Next? No Longer “Almost” a College Student: the Job Starts Now! 52:55

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Once your student makes their final college decision and puts down that important deposit, they enter a new leg of the college journey. Sure, you know there will be lots of preparation work ahead – summer decisions, shopping, good-byes, packing – but your student may be thinking they’ll really become a college student at Move-in Day in the fall. Yo…

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How to Find Your Next Church | Ephesians 4:12-16 | Week 6: Future Disciples | Darren Nelson 50:10

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Jesus' Church is a Family | Acts 2:41-47 | Week 5: Future Disciples | Mason Gray 40:50

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#110 – A Guide to Your College Student’s Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Grimes the “College Doc” 55:02

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When our student heads off to college, we worry about a lot of things, and one of the primary concerns is our student’s health and well-being. We first interviewed Dr. Jill Grimes, often dubbed the “College Doc” because of her focus on the health of college aged students, back in Episode #024 in 2020, at the height of the Covid Pandemic. It was tim…

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A Slower Pace | Luke 10:38-42 | Week 4: Future Disciples | Darren Nelson 52:23

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An Undistracted Mind | Colossians 3:1-4 | Week 3: Future Disciples | Darren Nelson 49:45

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#109 – Encore Episode -The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive? 38:48

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Here’s an encore of an earlier podcast episode that we think is so important it deserves to be released again. If your student is making their decision right now, you may need to hear this. The college admission process begins earlier and earlier and sometimes seems to go on forever. When those highly anticipated acceptance letters begin to arrive,…

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A Life of Singular Devotion | Luke 14:25-33 | Week 2: Future Disciples | Darren Nelson 48:18

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110. UConn Huskies Go Back to Back, First to Repeat Since Florida in 2007 9:33

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Connecticut dominated the 2024 Tournament, just like they did in 2023. I also include my off season plans for both the blog and the podcast. As always, thank you for listening and please tell your friends. More goodies to come during the offseason.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support…

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109. 2024 Final Four Preview 26:06

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Purdue and NC State in Retro Flashback 1980’s Tour and Defending Champion UConn Against the Football Power in Alabama. Hope to see some fun games, but I feel it will be the two best teams preparing for Monday night’s showdown. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support…

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Q&R | Week 1: Future Disciples | Tim Theule, Grace Van Doren, Darren Nelson, Tamara Reed 1:00:55

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#108 – A Conversation About Education, Parenting, and Race 1:01:02

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In this second crossover episode with a Facebook Live even hosted with cohost Elizabeth Hamblet, we were joined by Timothy L. Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown, authors of The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions now out in its second edition. Tim and Shereem shared how the book came to be, what’s new in the second edition, and touched on many…

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Resume Builder: Getting Started 6:32

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108. Oakland KO’s Kentucky 5:20

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A 14 seed has knocked out a 3. Kentucky has won only one tournament game since 2019. John Calipari has upwards of a $30 million buyout, so what will happen in the weeks to come? Instead, let’s all congratulate 40 year old head coach Greg Kampe. As Jack Gohlke told Evan Washburn, “We’re not a Cinderella.”--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…

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#107 - Waiting to Fail: Holding on to Hope 39:05

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We recently received an email from a parent with a question. This mom was concerned that in spite of a number of supports, her son was struggling and not doing well. She could see far enough down the road to be fairly certain he was going to fail and she wondered whether failing was the only way he would realize that he needs to use his supports mo…

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107. Selection Sunday 2024: The Real-time Reaction 47:14

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The brackets have been released and the fun has started. Please have your pencils and brackets ready. Overall, this promises to be the most wide open tournament since 1990.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support

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Exile Thriving | Daniel 3:13-28 | Week 3: The Gospel Beforehand | Ben Ernstrom 40:57

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106. Welcome to Champ Week 8:20

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The regular season is over and the conference tournaments are underway. Please stay tuned to my blog for plenty of cool articles, and of course the 32 automatic qualifiers that will punch their tickets to the Big Dance.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support…

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Delivered | Exodus 3:1-15 | Week 2: The Gospel Beforehand | Mason Neill 38:54

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#106 – Academic Advising Matters: What You Need to Know 43:22

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Vicki and Sarah spent some time recently at the Region 1 conference of NACADA - the National Advising Association. There's a lot to learn about how staff and faculty advisors work to guide your student throughout their college career. In this episode, Vicki and Sarah compare notes and share some of the themes that bubbled up at the conference. It m…

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105. Final Stock Up, Stock Down for 2024 10:04

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The last weekly report of the hot teams, and those schools that are struggling at the worst possible time. All of this happening while a handful of mid-major conferences begin their postseason tournaments this week. Let the Madness begin, and please stay tuned to my blog for frequent updates and some special blogs worth checking out.--- Support thi…

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Living in Faithful Obedience | Genesis 22 | Week 1: The Gospel Beforehand | Mason Gray 44:04

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104. A Leap Day Poem, With Some College Basketball Themes 5:45

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With the world having February 29 every four years, I thought this would be a great time to take a break from recapping the games. Hope you enjoy this special pod. Please don’t forget, March begins tomorrow.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support

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#105 – Q & A on College Supports for Students with Learning Disabilities 1:05:21

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In this, our first crossover episode, we joined with Elizabeth Hamblet (one of our new cohosts) as she hosted a Facebook Live discussion with four guests who work in programs for students with disabilities - Brittany Cortinas of the University of Arizona's SALT Center, Ann-Marie Stripling of Focus Collegiate, Mary Sokolowski of College Internship P…

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103. Houston Beats Iowa State in Big 12 Showdown 6:17

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Houston really showed their might. Virginia can’t get anything right. The Southland Conference saw a major fight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support

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102. Mid-Major Morning Briefing 9:44

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The 8th annual bracket reveal had all four Number 1 seeds as unanimous choices by the 12 member Selection Committee. More details are in my blog.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/support

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The Revelation of God in Scripture/Q&A | Psalm 19 | Week 6: The Practice of Scripture | Tim Theule 1:15:10

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101. Gonzaga at Kentucky Huge Game on Super Bowl Eve 9:17

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Saturday promises to be a great set of games leading up to Super Sunday. I also have some brief thoughts on the first ever Super Bowl to be in Las Vegas, plus the Taylor Swift Effect is real. Will she make it in time from her Eras Tour in Tokyo? Find out on Saturday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigzman34/suppor…

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Alone with God in Scripture/ Q&A | Psalm 1 | Week 5: The Practice of Scripture | Darren Nelson 1:05:46

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#104 Meet the Team: Student Support Roles 55:26

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In this episode we’re “meeting the team” in two different ways. We introduce you to our new College Parent Central podcasting team as we are joined by new cohosts Elizabeth Hamblet and Sarah Shane, and we also reintroduce Vicki Nelson and Lynn Abrahams for new listeners. But we’re also talking about the team of people at most colleges who are there…

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How to Read the Bible (Part 3) | Exodus 14 & 15 | Week 4: The Practice of Scripture | Darren Nelson 1:06:41

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My Milestone 100th Episode, Plus Some Big 12 and Sports Media News 12:25

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For me to reach triple digits in the very crowded space that is podcasting, it’s been quite a journey. I have been grateful and fortunate to talk about one of my favorite passions starting in 2016, starting with SoundCloud and moving here to Spotify since February 2020. More to come in the weeks ahead, so please subscribe and tell your friends. As …

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How to Read the Bible (Part 2) | Titus 3:1-7 | Week 3: The Practice of Scripture | Darren Nelson 1:07:16

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Ep. 99 Big Z Makes Impressive Debut, as Big Blue Nation Goes Bananas 6:15

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Saturday, January 20 proved to be another cool day for fans of Kentucky basketball. Zvonimir Ivisic is already drawing some comparisons to what Tayshaun Prince did in knocking down five straight 3s to start the game against a hot North Carolina squad in 2001. On the other hand, several schools are being exposed with so many flaws. --- Support this …

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How to Read the Bible (Part 1) | Titus 3:1-7 | Week 2: The Practice of Scripture | Darren Nelson 1:15:31

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#103 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About 40:11

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The transition to second semester of college is so important – and often hidden – that we’ve decided to share this episode again. You and your student may be taken by surprise when the start of the second semester of college seems so difficult. In this episode, Vicki and Lynn explore why some students may experience the “second semester blues” and …

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