Podcasts

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 […]

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

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

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

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

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

Welcome to ‘Episode Seven’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room.  On this episode, host Jonathon Platt meets with Booking Producer at Bloomberg TV, Amanda Hayes Roark.  Just a few years into post-grad life, Amanda has already charted an impressive path through some of the top names in journalism. From her early start

Welcome to ‘Episode Six’ of  The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room.  In this episode, host Jonathon Platt introduces Dr. Felipe Hinojosa, the John and Nancy Endowed Chair in Latin America and Professor of History at Baylor University.  Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, Felipe brings a unique perspective shaped by his upbringing in

Welcome to ‘Episode Five’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room.  In this episode, host Jonathon Platt is joined by Dr. Coretta Pittman, associate professor of English and Baylor’s new vice provost for community engagement. With warmth, clarity, and depth, Dr. Pittman discusses what it means to foster a university community that reflects