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Circular Firing Squad is a fast-paced question and answer podcast where everyone is a host, and everyone is a guest. Each person poses a question, sits in the middle of the 'firing squad', and gets answers, one minute each, from the remaining guests. Question vary and answers come fast.

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    A sad-sack Angie's list of research

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 41:52


    The Squad looks at using state counseling organizations for research lists, things grad students should know about providing consultation, music you are listening to to get you pumped up, are just some of the questions on this episode. Elliott 3:30What music are you listening to these days to get pumped up?Stephanie 11:00Do you think State counseling organizations should charge to let non-members (of that state) post recruitment calls for study participants?Mitch 23:00What are some things recent grad students should know about providing consultation to peers about counseling?Marty 29:30What is something (not necessarily academic) that you will research, just out of your own habits and curiosity?Final Shot question 38:34What do you want to be remembered for? ThePodTalk.Net

    Tariffs on my Fruit Loops

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 34:58


    What are your end-of-the-semester of the semester steps to land the plane, a fictional character whom you would want as your counselor, and something you used as a child that has not changed are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott - 1:10 If you could hire a fictional character (film/literature/television) to be your Counselor, who would you hire and why?Stephanie - 7:42What is something you see for sale that you used as a child THAT HAS NOT CHANGED?Mitch - 15:43What are you most looking forward to after the end of Spring semester?Marty - 20:15The semester is ending … what are your steps to land the plane?Final Shot question  - 29:35Snack that you have while working?Check out the other podcasts at ThePodTalk.Net

    Get the pink cow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 36:33


    The best and worst parts of conferences, what recent counseling graduates should know, and our favorite board games are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing SquadElliott - 01:10What is the best and worst part of conferences?Mitch - 08:16What are important steps that new graduates from counseling programs can take moving into their careers?Angelika - 13:25What is your favorite board gameMarty - 24:35What's the biggest misconception about you that you'd like to dispel?Final Shot question - 32:05Favorite Mexican meal (eat in or carry out)ThePodTalk.Net

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    Trauma frappé

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 33:10


    The squad ponders does counseling have to be a graduate degree, how counseling students have changed over the years, and a book you memorize in order to protect it from government elimination, along with other questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott - 1:45Why does counseling need to be a graduate degree? Mitch - 8:05What's your least favorite word or phrase that counselors have started using?Stephanie - 14:30What trends do you notice between newer counselors and the way you learned how to be a counselor?Marty - 20:15Think “Fahrenheit 451” You are tasked with selecting a book to memorize the complete text to keep the government from burning it. What would you choose as your book?Final Shot question - 27:10Other driver's moves that give you road rage?ThePodtalk.Net

    The movie episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 62:26


    The squad has an episode discussing movies and mental health; good examples of counseling, best movies for teachers, and what theorist would you like to portray are some of the questions on this episode.Elliott - 2:40If you were going to play a counseling theorist in a film, who would it be and what draws you to this person?Stephanie - 8:55Are there any movies that portray the counseling process accurately?Mitch - 18:31What is your all-time favorite movie?Angelika - 27:45If your life was a movie, what does your audience want to see you doing?Elvis - 35:30Which movie do you believe is a must for teachers despite where they come from?Gina - 44:15What is your favorite trope to see in a movie? Marty - 50:00A movie not related to mental health, but the main character could use some counseling?Final Shot questions - 55:34The scene from a movie you would have loved to have been inThe movie that others never talk about but you keep going back toThePodTalk.net

    A duck walks into a convenience store

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 43:10


    The benefits of personal counseling while you practice, something you have recently unlearned that changed the way you see the world, and do protests matter are some of the questions handled by Elliott, Mitch, Angelika, and Marty on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott - 2:00We hear a lot of people saying "Now is time to protest." Do you think protests have any impact on the issues being protested?Mitch - 7:45
What are the benefits of receiving counseling while simultaneously providing it?Angelika - 15:45What is one belief or perspective you've had to unlearn recently, and how did it change the way you see the world?Marty - 27:55
Given the political changes where do you think education will be in 2035Final Shot question - 39:15If it was your last day on earth, where would you like to spend the last minutes?ThePodTalk.Net

    Tossing darts blindfolded

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 49:53


    The benefits and limitations of diagnosis, how you manage time for scholarship, and something from the past that you still miss today are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad Elliott - 1:20 If your counseling program were a musical instrument, what would it be and why?  Mitch - 9:55 What are the benefits and limitations of diagnosis Elvis - 21:10 Is there something that would make your life easier but socially not accepted? Stephanie - 29:33 Is there something that you really just thought was wonderful in high school or under grad and you still miss today? Marty - 38:19 How do you manage the time you take for your scholarship work? Final Shot question - 45:39 Teams or Zoom? ThePodTalk.net

    Receive the first sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 55:31


    How do you handle student disappointment, Your biggest high school graduate fear, and enjoyable plans for this new year are some of the questions for the Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:35 Seeing we're starting the Gregorian New Year, what other calendars would you like to follow and why? Mitch - 8:30 What's something fun or enjoyable that you're thinking about or have planned for the new year? Elvis 19:45 What were you afraid of the most the last year you were in high school? Marty 35:40 How do you deal/address student's disappointment when their plans get changed by changes in programs/schedules, etc? Final Shot question - 49:00 Coke or Pepsi? 2025 is no ordinary year—it's a perfect square year and a fascinating mathematical milestone!Here are some incredible facts about 2025: It is the square of 45 (45² = 2025). It's the product of two squares: 9² × 5² = 2025. It's the sum of three squares: 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025. It's the square of the sum of the first nine positive integers: (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)² = 2025. It is also the sum of the cubes of digits from 1 to 9: 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + … + 9³ = 2025, as per Nicomachus's theorem! ThePodtalk.Net

    Teddy torso

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 50:19


    Some questions to be answered in this episode include your favorite and least favorite thing about winter, our ideas on changing required courses, and the hardest part of finals week. Elliott 1:00 If your program had an elf on the shelf, who would it watch most closely and why? Mitch 8:00 What's least favorite thing and favorite thing about Winter? Marty 13:45 With semester break for us and the holiday season, what time-sucks do you/have you fallen into? Elliott 18:40 If you were going to create a unique horror film using a Christmas setting, what would you create? Mitch 24:07 What required classes in counseling programs might be best changed to something else? Marty 38:09 The hardest part about finals week Final Shot question 45:00 The holiday gift/ornament you still have that surprises you that you still have it? ThePodtalk.net CircularFiringSquad.net

    This is going to take some editing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 34:08


    In this episode we discuss our favorite thing about providing counseling, your optimal conditions for teaching, and a personal talent that is unique.  Elliott - 01:23 What are your optimal conditions (physically/mentally, etc) to be ready to facilitate class?  Britt - 07:45 Do you believe humans are inherently good or is morality something we learn? Mitch - 15:02 What's your favorite thing about providing counseling? Marty - 21:33 A talent that you have that is unique and special to you. Final shot - 29:55 Favorite Thanksgiving side ThePodtalk.Net

    Cringy gooey ways to say it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 41:29


    How much of your counselor is in your real life, how did you develop your interest in counselor education, and what country you would move to are some of the questions for the Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 0:56 Thanksgiving plans/menus Stephanie - 12:25 How “counselor-y” Do you act in your real life? Mitch - 20:06 How did you get interested in Counselor Education? Marty - 29:16 What is your next non-academic or non-job related challenge (something you have to face or something you would like to learn) Final Shot - 36:24 Which country would you move to?

    I are one

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 40:17


    What needs to be done in higher ed to care for faculty and students better, what role do you believe faculty should play in supporting student mental health, and a memorable Halloween from your youth are some topics on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:17 What was a fun/memorable Halloween from your youth? Eric - 9:56 What needs to be done in higher ed to care for faculty and students better? Where is academic leadership missing the mark? Stephanie - 20:23 Do you miss commercials? Marty - 28:15 With mental health issues on the rise among students, what role do you believe faculty should play in supporting student well-being, and what boundaries are important to maintain? Final Shot - 37:05 What would you pick if you were going to a costume party as your favorite DSM/ICD dx?

    Live episode: As any dog will tell you

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 78:18


    This live episode answers questions like the most important thing to do in a first session, what's best for clients and what's best for you, and the strangest food combination that works for you. Drop-in guests include Carlos Hipolito Delgado, Maria Gonzalez, Michael D'Andrea, Panos Markopoulos, Elvis Huanca Vicente, and Gary Sherck.

    75 and still alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 48:17


    In our 75th episode, we are joined by Drs. Edil Torres Rivera and Mariaimeé Gonzalez as guests with questions on decolonizing your counseling program, counseling interventions to deal with the post-apocalypse, and our favorite toy to play with as a child are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

    Pour four cups of sugar on it

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 28:57


    Commercials that signal the change of the season, counseling courses you would like to change, and the best dish you cooked are some questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Stephanie - 00:45 Commercials that indicate the changing of the seasons Elliott - 03:32 What kind of superhero would you be, as a counselor by day and a crime fighter by night? Marty - 06:00 What core counseling content/andragogy would you like to completely re-write? Stephanie - 09:52 Do you think counselors make good clients? Elliott - 15:15 What are some of your Summer to Autumn rituals (e.g., wardrobe shifts, foods)? Marty - 20:12 What dish is your best? The one you are the proudest of and the one others rave about Final shot question - 25:25 Preference: Hard cookies that go soft when stale or soft cookies that go hard when stale?

    Are teeth an organ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 41:36


    Your most recent challenging professional experience, your thoughts on EMDR, and what organ of the body you would be are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Britt - 1:35 What's the most challenging professional experience you've encountered recently? Elliott - 12:28 If you were an organ in a body, which one would you be and why? Mitch - 18:05 What are your thoughts on EMDR? Marty - 29:48 The question you got from someone this week that gobsmacked you  Final shot question - 36:08  Worst spam mail/message

    Love to unbucket it if I could

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 37:54


    A figure of speech that makes no sense to you, the best part about being a counselor or counselor educator, and what counseling students need to work on in their first year are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:07 What is a figure of speech that has never made sense to you? Mitch - 3:45 What do you think is most important for new counseling students to work on in their first year in their program? Marty - 8:45 What is the best part of your counseling/counselor education job? Elliott - 16:38 What summer Olympic sport would you like to do in this or another life? Mitch - 22:15 What is on your anti-bucket list? Marty - 28:42 What is the worst part of vacations? Final shot question - 33:40 What's your favorite musical

    My answer is less fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 44:50


    How to cultivate community online, changing expectations of current counseling students, and things to take to make your travel easier are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:00 What is your experience of trying to cultivate community online? Stephanie - 10:23 Increase in vanity plates - theories? Marty - 16:24 How have counseling students changed their expectations or programs over the last ten years? Elliott - 22:54 What is a memory of one of your nicest days ever? Stephanie - 29:06 What are your codes to other faculty (for example, you don't want to say something bad, but you want to communicate the student is lacking in some way more personal than in skills alone) Marty - 36:20 When you go on a trip, whether flying or driving, what do you take to make your travel easier that you think others don't think about? Final shot question - 40:50 Your latest snack addiction

    Landing a plane is a weird fantasy of mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 48:51


    How do you manage your scholarly writing, what theories do you think will become obsolete, and how do you get wildlife out of your house are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:40 What is your best improvisation when trying to get some form of wildlife out of your abode? Mitch - 12:40 If you could be the best at any profession other than the one you have, what would it be? Marty - 17:30 How do you manage your scholarly writing? Are you disciplined or disruptive? Elliott - 24:20 How do you help students with confidence concerns when they start seeing clients? Mitch - 32:45 What counseling theories do you think or hope will become obsolete?
 Marty - 40:00 What old TV shows do you now remember and wished they were still on Final shot - 46:00 Could you land a plane?

    It's not a parking pass. It's a hunting license.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 46:30


    In this episode, the squad looks at how they would remake academia, responding to students who claim to give good advice and our true feelings about Disney. Britt - 1:18 What is something you've tried multiple times that you've determined you'll never be good at? Elliott - 6:20 If you were to remake academia, what significant changes would you execute? Stephanie - 16:15
 How do you feel about Disney? Mitch - 30:00 What do you say to students who want to enter the profession because they have been told they give good advice? Marty - 34:46 Have you ever wished bad luck on someone? What's a story you can share about it? Final shot question - 41:20 You get stopped for speeding. What is your (successful or not) excuse to the officer?

    I will put mine on if you will

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 45:10


    In this episode, the squad answers past teachers who impacted you, the topic of your “last lecture,” and your least favorite advertisement.  Britt  - 1:08 If you have a “last lecture,” what would the focus or topic be? Elliott - 5:55 Do we really need an introduction to research course? If so, should it be a "counseling" course? Stephanie - 15:40Is there an old teacher (elementary, middle, high school, college) where you recognize their impact on you today? Mitch - 27:30 What's your least favorite advertisement? Marty - 35:45 How do you feel about dental visits? Final shot question - 42:15 Bad drivers that make you nuts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    All the weird clients seem to like you

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 29:31


    When do you know you are “in the zone” when teaching, what courses are easily made fun of in counselor education, and a recent example of being insulted are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Britt - 1:00 We always hear about the importance of "following your heart" or "following your dreams" regarding work. Do you buy into this concept? Why or why not? Elliott - 4:50 Have you been teaching and felt "in the zone?" What were your "zone symptoms?" Was it simply random, or can you cultivate it? Marty - 9:50 What, if anything, is your fear of getting old? Britt - 14:35 What's the most bizarre or memorable feedback you've received from a student or client? Elliott - 19:25 What course do you think it is easiest to make fun of in a Counselor Education curriculum? Marty - 23:00 What is the most recent example of how you have been insulted? Final shot question - 25:58 The celebrity that makes you cringe that others seem to love. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Counselory enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 40:48


    In this episode of Circular Firing Squad, some of the questions explored are laws we wish we could break without consequence, gaffes in psychotherapy films, and a new skill you have recently acquired. Britt - 2:22 What famous “gaffes” in psychotherapy/counseling films crack you up? Elliott - 10:30 What is a film that changed how you viewed the world and what were some of the changes? Stephanie - 20:08 What is a new skill you have recently acquired? Mitch - 26:05 What would it be like if you could break one law without consequence, and why? Marty - 30:12 What's the biggest change for you in the last four years? Final shot question - 36:55 Your plans for summer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Cedar creek mine ride

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 36:19


    Marty, Mitch, and Elliott discuss dealing with assignment extension requests, faculty making endorsements on political issues, and your favorite arcade game growing up, which are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Mitch - 1:14 What message was internalized for you, that was challenging to address? Elliott - 5:07 If your program were an amusement park ride, what would the ride be? Marty - 8:25 How do you/would you deal with requests for extensions on assignments? Mitch - 14:45 What was your favorite arcade game growing up? Elliott - 19:30 How do you feel about professors making endorsements/statements on political issues generally outside their areas of expertise? (I've had many requests lately to sign petitions, letters, etc.) Marty - 26:10 What is the weirdest illegal substance story you have to tell(either one you participated in or heard about from friends) Final shot question - 33:30 Worst Mother's Day present --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I can handle “moist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 40:09


    What surprises us about our counseling students, biggest misconceptions people have about us, and a film that changed how we view the world are some of the questions answered on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I'm the Ketamine guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 42:10


    This episode of Circular Firing Squad explores the surefire way students get you off-track, how they are handling the higher ed budget crisis, and sports we don't understand. Mitch - 1:10 What's your least favorite word or phrase that people have started using? Britt- 4:53 What is one surefire way students can get you off-topic in class? Gina - 10:52 What sport do you not understand? Elliott - 20:18 What are some cost-cutting measures you would recommend for higher education? Marty - 27:44 There has been much talk about the budget crisis in higher education. How are you handling it? Final shot - 38:50 Signs of Spring for you --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Bothersome water requests

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 45:51


    What are negative experiences you've been able to restory, a counseling elective you would like to create, and your reoccurring nightmare? These are some questions on this episode of the Circular Firing Squad. Stephanie - 1:13 What previous “negative” experiences have you been able to re-story as you got older? Elliott - 11:00 How do you imagine your academic career ending? Mitch - 16:22 Which counseling elective would you like to create and teach from scratch? Britt - 27:16 What's the biggest lesson you've learned from your students or clients this past year? Marty - 36:17 What's your recurring dream or nightmare? Final shot - 43:00 Something others drink but you will never try? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Freud at Studio 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 42:18


    In this episode of Circular Firing Squad, some of the questions we tackle are what to look for in a counseling internship supervisor, psychological theories that play out in real life, and the most sentimental object you have on your work desk. Stephanie - 1:10 How have you seen psychological theory play out in real life? Elliott - 9:19 You are going on a cruise featuring 25 bands playing your favorite genre of music. What is the genre? Britt - 14:38 What is your most serendipitous or random encounter with a stranger? Mitch - 25:57 What qualities would you encourage students to look for in a supervisor at a counseling internship? Marty - 30:42 What's the most sentimental object you have on your work desk? Final shot - 37:40 What candy will you never understand? (from Mitch) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I hate this...I'll be back next week

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 68:15


    Movies that every aspiring counselor should watch, qualities you would look for in a counselor for yourself, and that animal that your current or former counseling program would be are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric - 1:20 What movie or video should every aspiring counselor watch? Stephanie - 9:10 How do you go about getting rid of an earworm? (Music that you hear that you can't get rid of) Elliott - 16:10 If your current (or former) counseling program were an animal, what would it be? Jenn - 23:10 Are bargain airlines worth the savings? Mitch - 32:20 What do you think is the most underrated counseling theory? Gina - 40:10 Do you set goals for yourself? And do you accomplish them? Marty - 51:47 What qualities would you look for in a counselor for yourself? Final shot - 1:03:45 The type of driving that gives you road rage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I am not going to eat, pray, love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 46:14


    What's your department theme song, the book you never wrote, and something you would like to experience again for the first time, are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Jenn - 1:02 - How's your wellness currently? Gina - 10:15 - What's your department's theme song? Mitch - 17:50 - What have you done, felt, or seen that you wish you could experience again for the first time? https://yerebatan.com/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome Elliott - 27:45 - What might the ghost of Frank Parsons say about the state of today's Counselor Education? Marty - 33:42 - What is a book you have the skills to write, but on further reflection, what's the point of doing it? Final Shot - 40:50 - Movies that you liked that no one else seemed to --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Black ice and amnesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 58:39


    How to manage life when it gets too overwhelming, the best ways to teach statistics, and our tips for jet lag are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric - 1:22 What are the best ways you know to teach statistics and psychometrics? Stephanie - 12:36 If you could use an emulator to play retro games, what game would you play? Jenn - 26:21 What do you do to avoid jet lag? Mitch - 34:20 What is part of the role of a counselor that is challenging to prepare students for in the classroom? Marty - 44:39 How do you manage it mentally when work/life gets too overwhelming? Final Shot question 55:45 What do you think is the essential element of a Hallmark Christmas movie? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Group gnocchi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 56:26


    How would you overhaul a career counseling class, addressing grading burnout and counselor education as a musical? These are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    There may have been melted butter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 34:17


    What was your experience at your first professional conference, what is your favorite historical psychology story to tell, and what is a daily routine you can't live without? These are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad.  Mitch - 1:00 What was your experience at your first professional conference? Jenn - 8:26 What's one thing you've been successful at getting "unstuck?" It could be with anything--professional or personal. Gina - 17:20 What is a daily routine that you couldn't live without? Marty - 22:38  What is the best historical story about psychology/counseling you love to tell? Final shot - 31:30 Your favorite pizza topping(s) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Bagel church

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 49:37


    What is counselor education missing, your best strategy for increasing student participation, and the first board game you remember playing are some questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric 00:55 What is Counselor Education missing that we need to see reflected in MH treatment? Jenn 08:35 What's the first board game you remember playing? Mitch 14:05 What is your best strategy for increasing student participation in class? Elliott 25:42 How do you teach counseling theories? Marty 40:05
 What is something that started as a whim but has turned into a ‘tradition'? Final shot question 48:10 What is your go-to excuse for not showing up? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Then he just walks out of town

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 33:39


    In this episode, the squad talks about the hardest part of your job, the current state of book publishing, and the favorite part of your day are some of the questions we tackle. Elliott 00:54 What do you feel about the current state of book publishing? Jenn 9:40 What is your opinion about the four-day workweek? Mitch 15:05 If you could swap lives with any fictional character for a day, who would it be, and what would you hope to gain from the experience? Gina 21:00 What is your favorite part of the day? Marty 26:55 What is the hardest part of your job as a student, counselor, or counselor educator? Final Shot 32:09 Ruin a class in four words --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I'm over the navel-gazing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 50:03


    In this episode, the squad talks about what counseling research we would like to see more of, what growing-up experiences led you to become a counselor, and your favorite childhood comedian as some of the questions we tackle. Eric 00:13 What topics do you want to see more of in Counseling research? Stephanie 10:17 Were you into any comedians as a child? What did you like about those specific acts? Elliott 19:20 What are some of your favorite "Edutainment" techniques? Mitch 29:05 If you woke up and found yourself in a different period, which era would you live in? Marty 36:55 What aspects of your growing up led you to the profession of counseling? Final Shot 46:12 What are you watching now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    If it could cook I'd put a ring on it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 39:14


    What would you say to a student about seeing their first client, health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil, and what makes for a good textbook are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Mitch  0:52 What would you say to a student about to see their first client? Jenn  8:12 What do you think makes for a good textbook? Stephanie  15:42   Have you ever used any health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil but actually worked? Marty  25:24 How do you deal with death in the workplace? Final Shot:  35:50 Would you rather be called ‘clever' or ‘driven'? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I never got a chance to play sax

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 36:31


    Your end-of-the-semester decompression process, your choice of a new course for your program, and a hobby that will have to wait for retirement are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 00:52 With humanity's attention span changing, are we instructing potential counselors with a curriculum that is the equivalent of a buggy whip? Gina - 10:22 What's a hobby that you don't have time for now, but could see yourself doing once you retire? Mitch - 17:50 If you could create one new counseling class for your counseling graduate or doctoral programs, what would it be about? Marty - 27:55 What's your end-of-the-semester decompression process? Final Shot: - 34:24 What would you choose as your superpower? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    CFS Live Show - 50th Episode - Nothing is embarrassing anymore

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 81:29


    Circular Firing Squad's 50th episode invited the audience to join us with questions, including how counseling students can assist their program to get better, one thing you would change in our profession, and what fifty episodes mean to you. 3:00 - Gina What's your favorite podcast (besides CFS) 6:55 - Mitch How can counseling students assist their program in becoming better? 14:30 - P. Martin What was the last game you played? 18:50 - Gina What is your favorite bug, and why? 24:20 - Hannah What do you do at the end of a workday to unwind? 29:32 - Mykka How would you describe your sense of fashion? 35:40 - Elliott What films from 15-20 years ago could use a sequel? 38:35 - Jessi If you had the power to change one thing in our profession, what would it be? 46:00 - Luci What is the most embarrassing thing that happened while teaching or at work? 53:50 - Grant Who was your favorite member of The Beatles? 57:33 - Phil What was the moment you knew you would go into your profession? 1:05:10 - Avery, Logan & Carter What topic do you know a lot about that you think everyone should know a lot about? 1:11:19 - Marty 50th Episode. What does it mean to you? 1:19:00 - Final Shot Question Monopoly or Life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I'm just going to go 100 . . .It's good

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 51:44


    The most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors, advice for first-time academics, and things you eat while traveling are some of the topics in this episode of the Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:01 What is the most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors?  Jenn - 7:25 What foods do you eat when traveling that you're unlikely to eat at any other time? Stephanie - 13:30 What's your take on Microsoft Outlook? Marty 22:18 What would be your advice for first-time academics? Gina - 32:25 What are some of the first signs of Spring where you live?  Eric - 40:38 What behavior pisses you off, and how do you handle it? Final Shot - 49:05 If a crayon color was flavored, what color crayon would you want to eat? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    Toto song litmus test

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 36:34


    How many times a day do you respond to emails, how do you set boundaries with an unreasonable student, and what would you do with unlimited resources for retirement, are some of the questions on this episode of circular firing squad. Eric 1:55 What would you do when you retire, given unlimited resources? Jenn 8:08 How many times a day do you respond to work emails? Elliott 17:13 How do you set boundaries with unreasonable students? Marty 25:47 What quality are you looking for in job applicants? Final Shot 34:42 Who does Barney really love and why? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

    I'm too old to be canceled

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 36:50


    The squad takes on ChatGPT, an ad campaign for counseling, and your preference for fall or spring terms. These are some of the questions on this episode of the circular firing squad. Marty - 4:08 What is your take on ChatGPT? Stephanie - 15:12 How connected are you to major entertainment events (Super Bowl, Oscars, etc.)? Has this changed throughout your life? Gina - 21:33 Do you prefer the fall or spring school terms (quarters/semesters), and why? Elliott - 28:20 What sort of ad campaign would you design for counseling? Final Shot - 35:20 Summer plans? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marty-jencius/message

    I feel as deep as a parking lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 55:14


    What are you cynical about in higher education, are students more eager to criticize, and what job benefit would let you know your employer is serious about keeping you? These are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Marty - 1:18 What are you cynical about concerning higher education? Jenn - 11:37 Outside of the typical benefits academic institutions tend to offer, what is a benefit they could offer that would cause you to say, “okay, now we're talking!”, “they really know what their employees need!” Elliott - 21:20 Do you find students more eager to criticize new ideas before they really understand them? Stephanie - 31:05 What's something that you feel strongly about that you realize most people don't care about, but that doesn't stop you from sharing your knowledge with others? Eric - 43:00 How do you draw the line when it's time to fight (argue) and walk away? Final Shot - 52:00 What is the dream of your perfect death scenario? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marty-jencius/message

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