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

Aria: As a two-time terminal cancer survivor, how did you make it through? Featured

Today our guest is Aria. Aria is a recording artist and two-time terminal cancer survivor. Graduating college with a BFA in music she released her debut album in 2017 and completed a solo four month US tour! After relearning to walk and talk due to a debilitating car wreck she now works in the cancer and mental health communities as a speaker and trauma coach while continuing to heal and empower through her music. In episode number 168 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what it was like growing up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, what it’s like to hear that you have 5 years to live with your cancer diagnosis, what happened when the cancer came back into the temporal lobe of her brain, how she got into a debilitating car wreck, why she chose to get a BFA from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, what it’s like to be recording albums and touring around the country, what her comeback song on Spotify (called Tragedy) is really all about, what college students should do when the going gets tough, what’s next in Aria’s career, and her favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiR3UAdSeP0

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Paige Babineaux: Where did the idea for Greek Town come from? Featured

Today we have with us Paige Babineaux, a member of Chi Omega Sorority and a new member educator in her sorority. After graduation she married her high school sweetheart, had a baby boy in 2016 and another baby after that, and now she built the first digital swap shop for Greeks with her new app called Greek Town. We’ve been chatting it up online for a while now, and I’m just so happy to share Paige with our listening audience because I think her new product is really going to help sorority and fraternity communities all over the country. On episode number 167 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Paige chose McNeese State, what was so special about Chi Omega, what is was like to be New Member Educator for her sorority, where the idea came from for Greek Town – the first and only all-inclusive Greek digital thrift shop, what types of products we can buy on the app, what the reaction has been from the Greek community, other ways students can reduce their expenses in college, new functionality she wants to add to the app, how she was able to get some viral TikToks, and....

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Jane Epstein: How can we better support survivors of sexual assault? Featured

Trigger warning: we will be discussing sexual assault in this episode. Today our guest is Jane Epstein. Jane was sexually molested as a child over a period of years. It changes her beliefs about herself, her self-worth (or lack thereof), and she took detours in life. The carnage left behind from a selfish act of another human has had long-term effects and lasting pain. She is 49 years old and finally sorting it all out. She has spent years getting herself back and understanding who she really is and who she can still become. I’m grateful that Jane is with us today and she is going to share her journey with our listeners. The first time I heard the story I was just floored, so I know her words will impact you as well. In episode number 166 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, Jane tells us how being sexually molested as a child impacted her as a child and into her years as a teenager, how she dropped out of college to be a stripper in Des Moines, Iowa, how her first husband rescued her, what happened when she went to marriage counseling with her second husband, how sharing the....

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Christine DiDonato: What can college students & recent grads do to accelerate their career path? Featured

We have with us today Christine DiDonato, author of “Get There Faster: The no-nonsense, no-fluff guide to the career you want” and founder of Career Revolution, Inc. is an innovator in the space of emerging leader development. As a former Talent Management Executive at Sony, Christine focused her passion and research on developing the youngest generation of employees to become the next generation of leaders. Christine is a LinkedIn Author and seasoned facilitator who partners with clients to move beyond theory and academics and to put tangible solutions in place that address the challenges of our new workforce. She is recognized as a leading expert in her field as seen in her contributions to popular media sources like TIME, Money, Inc., Forbes, Human Capital Institute, Society for Human Resource Development, and USA Today. We find out why Christine chose San Francisco State University for her Master’s Degree, what she learned as Head of Talent and Organizational Development for Sony Electronics, what is Career Revolution and who are her customers, what college students and recent graduates can do to accelerate their career path, how to figure out what your “purpose” really is, how you make a big career pivot, how you....

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