Sit down, get comfy and listen in. The Wise Molly Lama is ready to read your cards. The first card she pulls is The Fool. She pauses dramatically. “I didn’t know you were in this deck!” Welcome to ‘Episode 14’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. Host, Jonathon Platt is met with […]
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When in Rome We have no words or “Non ho parole,” for one of the coolest discoveries Baylor has been a part of. Led by Davide Zori, Ph.D., Baylor’s principal investigator for San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project, a team of archaeologists found a rare, intact Etruscan chamber tomb outside of Rome. It is thought to
Welcome to ‘Episode 13’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. In this episode, host Jonathon Platt and Lisa Hanna, Head of Public Affairs and Policy Communications at Delta Air Lines, trace a career that began in uncertainty and evolved into a life of purpose and impact. By her senior year of college, Lisa
Welcome to ‘Episode 12’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. Host Jonathon Platt meets with Kristin Diwan, a senior resident at the Arab Gulf States Institute. The two dive into how her work as an analyst and geopolitics involving Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and beyond. This wide-ranging conversation takes you from Central
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One Step Forward, Three Steps Back This week Baylor rescinded its acceptance of a $643,000 grant that would fund research on the inclusion of women and LGBTQIA+ individuals within the church. The University announced its acceptance of the grant in late June. NBC’s article on the return of the grant includes a statement from the
A Baylor alum is spotted in the wild – Jonathon Platt says, “Hey you, tell me a joke!” The alumnus starts out with “John Lennon and a zombie walk into a bar.” And that’s how we got this episode. Welcome to ‘Episode 11’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. Host Jonathon Platt
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Welcome to ‘Episode 10’ of the Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. In this episode, host Jonathon Platt is met with Joanne Cummings, Director of Middle East Studies and Professor of Political Science, to discuss the politics and misunderstood narratives of the Middle East. With decades of work in crisis management, intelligence, diplomacy, and
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Off Broadway The Baylor New Play Initiative – a program that presents young playwrights with the opportunity to showcase their work and be awarded the $15,000 Kirk New Play Prize – makes its debut on September 26. In addition to the readings, the festival will include a panel that creates the opportunity for playwrights to
Welcome to ‘Episode Nine’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. In this episode, host Jonathon Platt sits down with Rev. Dr. Eric Mathis, associate pastor at First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C. – a minister, musician, scholar, and Baylor Bear whose life bridges the academic, pastoral, and personal with
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Welcome to ‘Episode Eight’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room. This time, we’re launching into orbit with one of Baylor’s brightest stars – Howard Chang, a NASA attorney whose work is out of this world. Host Jonathon Platt sits down with Howard Chang to trace his incredible journey from the neuroscience labs
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