Beste Central College Podcasts (2024)

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#124 – Looking Back at 2024 and Season 5 of the College Parent Central Podcast 1:13:06

13d ago1:13:06

1:13:06

This is the time of year when we reflect on the year and another season of the College Parent Central podcast. It’s been a busy year for all of our cohosts, Vicki, Lynn, Elizabeth and Sarah. It’s always fun to get all of us together to share thoughts and stories, but our schedules just wouldn’t allow that to happen this year. So Vicki had a convers…

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The Kingdom is Coming | Romans 8:18-25 | Week 9: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 43:12

19d ago43:12

43:12

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Life in the Kingdom | Matthew 7:21-27 | Week 8: The Kingdom of God | Mason Neill 37:58

1M ago37:58

37:58

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#123 – Is Your Student Ready to Be a Citizen? It’s Never Too Late to Learn. 41:23

1M ago41:23

41:23

We were excited to have a chance to talk to Lindsey Cormack for this podcast episode. Lindsey is the author of the book How to Raise a Citizen (and why it’s up to you to do it.) Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about how our students learn about how the government works, how government affects our lives, how to register to vote, and why it…

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113. Bill Self Makes History, Kentucky Outlasts Duke 8:27

1M ago8:27

8:27

Brief rundown on a busy Tuesday night: :22 Bill Self makes history in becoming the all-time leader in coaching wins at Kansas 2:22 The heavyweight battle between Kentucky and Duke 4:47 Brief recap of some other key games around the nation Please subscribe, rate, and review. Also check out blogs on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@bigzman34 --- Sup…

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Who is Your King? | Mark 10:42-45 | Week 6: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 45:17

2M ago45:17

45:17

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#122 – Encore Episode - Signs of Trouble: How Do You Know If Your Student Is Struggling 40:40

2M ago40:40

40:40

Once your child steps into the world of college – even if it is in the next room – both parents and students begin experiencing a new stage in development. Students are exploring the academic and social world of college; parents are exploring the experience of stepping back and watching them do it. But, it is also part of the parenting package to w…

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112. 2024-2025 Season Preview 12:58

2M ago12:58

12:58

First episode of the college basketball season. I present a 30,000 foot view of what happened in the offseason. Plus, there are a few brief thoughts on what to expect in the first month. Timestamps include: 1:10 NIL, the transfer portal, and increased demands on coaches sending them into retirement sooner than expected 2:20 Between 10 to 12 schools…

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The Crucified King | Mark 15:16-39 | Week 5: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 38:09

2M ago38:09

38:09

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The Upside Down Kingdom | Matthew 18:1-6 | Week 4: The Kingdom of God | Mason Neill 39:42

2M ago39:42

39:42

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Entering the Kingdom | John 3:1-15 & 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 | Week 3: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 42:06

2M ago42:06

42:06

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#121 - College Lingo - Can You Talk the Talk? - Part 4 53:09

2M ago53:09

53:09

So many mysterious terms and acronyms to understand when your student heads off to college! You’ll understand how college works better when you understand the strange terms they use. In our fourth installment of our College Lingo series, Vicki and Lynn define and discuss more of the insider terms that colleges use that may not always be clear to pa…

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The Kingdom is Here | Mark 1:14-15 | Week 2: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 46:21

3M ago46:21

46:21

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What is the Kingdom of God? | Week 1: The Kingdom of God | Darren Nelson 49:15

3M ago49:15

49:15

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#120 – Partnering with Your Student’s High School Counselor 59:27

3M ago59:27

59:27

Just about anyone who has a student in school knows there are school counselors, but many of us don’t have any idea what they do. We know they provide guidance and assistance with college and career planning, but that’s just one part of the career that also includes social and emotional counseling and addressing academic needs – and for a national …

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Vision 2024 | Ephesians 4:11-16 | Darren Nelson 43:15

3M ago43:15

43:15

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#119 – Why Sleep Matters: A Conversation with Lisa Lewis, Author of The Sleep Deprived Teen 51:22

3M ago51:22

51:22

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

4M ago1:13:41

1:13:41

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

4M ago1:00:41

1:00:41

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

4M ago14:32

14:32

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

5M ago44:04

44:04

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

5M ago35:57

35:57

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

6M ago58:20

58:20

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

6M ago44:11

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

6M ago25:54

25:54

Von Grace College

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

6M ago30:31

30:31

Von Grace College

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#112 – Our Favorite Summer Reads 37:40

7M ago37:40

37:40

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

7M ago44:26

44:26

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

7M ago52:35

52:35

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

7M ago52:55

52:55

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

8M ago50:10

50:10

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

8M ago40:50

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

8M ago55:02

55:02

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

8M ago52:23

52:23

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

8M ago49:45

49:45

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

8M ago38:48

38:48

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

9M ago48:18

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

9M ago9:33

9:33

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

9M ago26:06

26:06

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

9M ago1:00:55

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

9M ago1:01:02

1:01:02

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

9M ago6:32

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108. Oakland KO’s Kentucky 5:20

9M ago5:20

5:20

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

9M ago39:05

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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

9M ago47:14

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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

10M ago40:57

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106. Welcome to Champ Week 8:20

10M ago8:20

8:20

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

10M ago38:54

38:54

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

10M ago43:22

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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

10M ago10:04

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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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