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Check out our latest podcast interviews (and food suggestions) from all over North America!

Marc Rappaport: What alternatives are there for gas and oil, and how can today’s students benefit? Featured

Our next guest is Marc Rappaport. He’s had an interesting and varied career in renewable energy and conservation. Over 50 years, he is the inventor of the geothermal solar thermal hybrid system, he has designed solar buildings, built a solar hot water heater from recycled materials, is a pioneer of a wood waste biomass cogeneration power plant in Medford Oregon, has presented at various conferences, as well as being an invited speaker at the Sustainability of the Planet Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Nobel Institute. He has written white papers for the White House, and is author of the book “On the Verge of Tomorrow”. We find out why Marc chose Cal State East Bay for his undergraduate experience, what is biomass power from wood waste, what is geothermal solar thermal hybrid energy system and how can it help us, what alternatives we have when we replace the windows in our homes, what alternatives do we have to stay cool in the summer, whether we can work with the entire local community on community solar solutions, what technologies students can discover in order to ensure the major they choose in college has a bright future, and the best....

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Chris Shaver: Is there an owner’s manual for our relationships? Featured

Today on the show we have with us Chris Shaver, a motivational psychology expert and creator of the Better Way to Relate Program. For 10 years, Chris has given couples a Better Way to Relate to navigate the 22 pairs of opposite behaviors that call pull your relationship apart. He uses the Birkman Method, a breakthrough motivational personality assessment based on empirical research with proven reliability and validity. Chris offers rock-solid (research based) couples advice you can use tonight to make your relationship better and stronger. We also have with us some friends of the show that are going to be our couple for the podcast. We have with us Morgan Clouser, she is the President of a local sorority called Gamma Delta Sigma at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania, and her boyfriend Jack Holmes, who have been dating for 13 months now. In episode 240, we listen to Chris’ analysis of the Birkman assessment that Morgan and Jack completed, what their common interests are, the best way they can handle any conflicts that come up, and how they can best interact as a couple going forward given their unique personality traits. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN9h1ILUDz4

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Sydney Newby: When will hazing end? Featured

Our next guest is Sydney Newby, a Bowling Green State University sorority member who was honored with the first Stone Foltz memorial award for taking action against Greek Life hazing. Foltz was pledging to Pi Kappa Alpha at just 20 years old. Sydney says it’s a loss she never wants to see happen again, and she’s taken it upon herself to educate sorority members on campus. On episode 239 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Sydney chose Bowling Green State University, what was special about the sisters of Sigma Kappa that made her want to join, what she and the students were experiencing when Stone Foltz (a BGSU student who passed away on March 7, 2021) died as a result of hazing, how Sydney was able to work through the loss of her Nana and Grandpa passing away and then focus on making a difference, what the hazing prevention workshops looked like when she was VP of Standards for Panhellenic, what the moment felt like when she was awarded the first Stone Foltz Community of Care Award, when hazing will end, how we can leverage social media to help us defeat hazing, effective replacement activities if we....

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David Crocker: What are the benefits of community service to the students and the orgs who serve? Featured

Our next guest is David Crocker! Most people believe serving others is a nice thing to do, but it doesn’t really make any difference. David knows serving others is an overlooked but powerful change agent to make our communities better places to live. He knows there is no area of life that a serving mindset cannot improve. Having worked with thousands of people over 15 years motivating and equipping them to serve others, David is considered an expert in this field. His work spans 25 states and 4 countries and continues to spread. He has appeared on WRAL-TV, WBIRTV, WATE-TV, WRJZ-Radio, and published numerous articles. He’s the author of the book “Compassionaries: Unleash the Power of Serving”. In episode 238 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out how David equipped over 2,300 congregations in 25 states and four countries with the Inasmuch model of compassion ministry, why students need to be thinking about what they are doing and the transformational power of serving, whether this trend of service to others will continue to grow with Gen Z, the benefits of serving to the students and the organizations who serve, the characteristics of those who serve, the challenges of serving,....

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