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The Good Neighbear is a story sharing podcast about stories of hope and healing for the Baylor and Waco communities. The Good Neighbear is a project of Spirituality and Public Life in the Office of Spiritual Life at Baylor University. Intro/Outro music


    • Feb 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 74 EPISODES


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    Sn 8, Ep 2 - BIC Student - Kayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 32:53


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses orienting around religion differently with Baylor Student, Kayla Close.

    Sn 8, Ep 1 - BIC Student - Naya

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 29:10


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses religious diversity on campus and the importance of interfaith literacy with Baylor student, Naya Jimenez.

    Sn 7, Ep 7 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Katy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 38:01


      This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Katy Dulany, and listen to her story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.  

    Sn 7, Ep 6 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Diana

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 34:55


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Diana Gillespie, and listen to her story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.

    Sn 7, Ep 5 - Multicultural Affiairs FIVA Gold Team - Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 42:03


      This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Andrew McElroy, and listen to his story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.  

    Sn 7, Ep 4 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 43:55


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Courtney Haubert, and listen to her story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.

    Sn 7, Ep 3 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 49:48


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Alexander Garcia, and listen to his story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.

    Sn 7, Ep 2 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Mari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 42:58


      This episode of the Good Neighbear is a part of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Mari Sanchez, and listen to her story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.  

    Sn 7, Ep 1 - Multicultural Affairs FIVA Gold Team - Anu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 40:01


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is the beginning of a special series for the podcast that focuses on IFYC's Faith in the Vaccine Ambassador (FIVA) Project, which is a grant-funded project awarded to Sharyl West Loeung of Baylor's Department of Multicultural Affairs. In this first episode, we join in with current Baylor student, Anu Agbi, and listen to her story about COVID-19 and the vaccine. In response to the high need of the current moment, the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a long-time partner of Baylor and our Better Together BU interfaith group on campus, is launching the Faith in the Vaccine Ambassadors project. Baylor is participating in this project, and throughout this special series of our podcast, we will meet different Baylor students who are serving as Ambassadors in this project, and we will have the opportunity to hear their stories.

    Sn 6, Ep 5 - Better Together Co-Leader - Nate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 46:26


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a Better Together Co-Leader, a Civic Interfaith Leader, and having the space to question with Baylor student, Nate Rowan.

    Sn 6, Ep 4 - President, Black Student Union - Mya

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 43:06


    This episode of the Good Neighbear explores diversity (and lack thereof) and leadership at Baylor with Senior and President of the Black Student Union, Mya Ellington-Williams.

    Sn 6, Ep 3 - Interfaith Leadership - Manaal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 37:03


      This episode of the Good Neighbear explores what it means to practice interfaith leadership as a Muslim, both on and off campus, with Baylor Student and BICer Manaal Salman.  

    Sn 6, Ep 2 - Interfaith Leadership - Noor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 40:37


    This episode of the Good Neighbear explores what it means to practice interfaith leadership as a Muslim, both on and off campus, with Baylor student and BICer Noor Saleh.

    Sn 6, Ep 1 - BIC Interfaith Panel - Noah, Aanchal, Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 51:52


    This episode of the Good Neighbear includes an interfaith panel with the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core. BIC student Courtney Haubert and BIC alum Noah Ward and Aanchal Thadani join the panel for discussions of religious diversity and storysharing.

    Sn 5, Ep 6 - Inner Work of Racial Justice - Jamarcus and Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 61:27


      This episode of the Good Neighbear is part of an ongoing discussion series exploring mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice, and the conversation focuses on Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Recent Baylor graduate, Jamarcus Ransom, and current Truett Seminary student, Michael Liga, join us for the discussion this week. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)  

    Sn 5, Ep 5 - Inner Work of Racial Justice - Roheena and Andres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 63:31


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is part of an ongoing discussion series exploring mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice, and the conversation focuses on Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Recent Baylor graduates Roheena Moosa and Andres Cruz join us for the discussion this week. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)

    Sn 5, Ep 4 - Inner Work of Racial Justice - Belle and Noah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 82:08


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is part of an ongoing discussion series exploring mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice, and the conversation focuses on Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Recent Baylor graduates Belle Homer and Noah Ward join us for the discussion this week. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)  

    Sn 5, Ep 3 - Inner Work of Racial Justice - Noor and Nate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 70:03


    This episode of the Good Neighbear is part of an ongoing discussion series exploring mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice, and the conversation focuses on Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Baylor students and Civic Interfaith Leaders Noor Saleh and Nate Rowan join us for the discussion this week. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)  

    Sn 5, Ep 2 - Inner Work of Racial Justice - Isis and Courtney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 75:50


      This episode of the Good Neighbear is part of an ongoing discussion series exploring mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice, and the conversation focuses on Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Isis Lewis (Baylor graduate, Social Worker) and Courtney Haubert (Baylor student, Civic Interfaith Leader) join us for the discussion this week. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)  

    Sn 5, Ep 1 - Mindfulness and Civic Interfaith Work - Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 42:11


    This episode of the Good Neighbear explores navigating identities, mindfulness practice, and discovering the beauty of interfaith work as a part of one's own Christian faith with Truett Seminary student, Michael Liga. This episode is the start of a discussion series focusing on mindfulness, civic interfaith work, and racial justice. Michael's amazing story and following conversation about mindfulness will move us into upcoming episodes that will feature various students discussing Rhonda V. Magee's new book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice. (Note: Season 4 was shortened due to COVID-19. Season 5 is being recorded via online interviews only.)

    Sn 4, Ep 6 - BIC'em Bears - Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 52:48


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses philosophy of Minecraft and living in the HRC with BICer, Michael Agapos.

    Sn 4, Ep 5 - Student Leader and Multicultural Affairs Intern - Shevann

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 51:47


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses leadership, identity challenges, loss and grief, habit formation, and being a Baylor student with Baylor senior - student leader, intern, NAACP President, and peer mentor - Shevann Steuben.

    Sn 4, Ep 4 - One Heart Student Leader - Ben

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 35:47


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses coming to Baylor, finding a place of belonging, and offering that sense of belonging through the One Heart Project to youth caught within the juvenile system...with Baylor undergraduate, Ben Martinsen.

    Sn 4, Ep 3 - Civic Interfaith Leader - Kyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 41:29


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being in the Honor's College and writing a Senior Thesis - Senior Baylor student, Kyle Desrosiers, shares his research on storysharing, spirituality, and HIV.

    Sn 4, Ep 2 - Baylor Junior - Jenny

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 44:22


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being an undergraduate at Baylor and finding your own voice with Baylor Junior, Jenny De La Fuente.

    Sn 4, Ep 1 - Recent Graduate - Sam

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 55:31


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses gaming culture and being an Asian student at Baylor with recent Baylor grad, Sam Lin.

    Sn 3, Ep 14 - Graduating Senior - Sarah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 37:04


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a Muslim student at Baylor, hopes for the future, and being actively involved on Baylor's campus with graduating senior, Sarah Bhimani.

    Sn 3, Ep 13 - Baylor Counseling Center, MARS Week - Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 46:11


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the national Men Against Rape and Sexual Violence (MARS) Campaign and MARS Week at Baylor, April 1-5 2019, with Dr. Vincent Walford, Post-Doctoral Psychology Fellow and Coordinator of Outreach, of the Baylor Counseling Center.

    Sn 3, Ep 12 - Baylor Alumni - Reggie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 58:21


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses reflections on diversity, involvement with NAACP, and future hopes for the university with Baylor Alumni, Reggie Singletary.

    Sn 3, Ep 11 - Jouralism Major and Advocate - Sierra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 35:02


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses diversity, leadership, redemption, and advocacy work around sexual assault with Baylor student, Sierra Smith.

    Sn 3, Ep 10 - Mental Health Week - Amy and Grayson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 41:50


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Mental Health Awareness Week at Baylor University with Amy Kumar and Grayson Jackson.

    Sn 3, Ep 9 - Mental Health Week - Andres and Carleigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 36:25


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Mental Health Awareness Week at Baylor University with Andres Cruz and Carleigh Allan.

    Sn 3, Ep 8 - Activist Scholar in Florence - Julia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 40:36


    This episode of the Good Neighbear travels to Florence, Italy, to interview a former academic turned Catholic nun who works with the Roma people, continues research, and serves as custodian of the English Cemetery as she explores issues of global forced migration. We are pleased to welcome Julia Bolton Holloway to the podcast.

    Sn 3, Ep 7 - Chrisitian-Muslim Author Interview - Matthew

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 53:15


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the new book, Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, with author, Dr. Matthew Kaemingk, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics and Associate Dean of Fuller Theological Seminary. In this book Kaemingk offers a thought-provoking Christian perspective. Rejecting both fearful nationalism and romantic multiculturalism, he makes the case for a third way - a Christian pluralism that is committed to both the historic Christian faith and the public rights, dignity, and freedom of Islam.

    Sn 3, Ep 6 - Global Hunger/Migration Trip - Claire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 23:12


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being an active Baylor student and connecting academic study to vocational passion through international trips with Baylor Junior, Claire Crites - University Scholar, History, International Affairs.  

    Sn 3, Ep 5 - Global Hunger/Migration Trip - Adrianna

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 35:15


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being an active Baylor student and connecting academic study to vocational passion through international trips with Baylor Junior, Adrianna Geegan - Neuroscience, Pre-Med.

    Sn 3, Ep 4 - Global Hunger/Migration Trip - Gabriela and Alison

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 33:10


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses experiences at Baylor, why they came to Baylor, and why they are excited to join the Global Hunger and Migration trip to Italy this January, with Baylor students Gabriela Fierro and Alison Rogers.

    Sn 3, Ep 3 - Global Hunger/Migration Trip - Sydney and Alina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 40:52


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses experiences at Baylor, why they came to Baylor, and why they are excited to join the Global Hunger and Migration trip to Italy this January, with Baylor students Sydney Drake and Alina Gavrilov.

    Sn 3, Ep 2 - Global Hunger/Migration Trip - Natalie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 37:43


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the impact of travel on education, the influence of BUMission service-learning trips, the power of story, and an upcoming trip to Italy with Baylor Student, Natalie Pena Canales.

    Sn 3, Ep 1 - Cross Cultural Peer Leader - Folake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 40:10


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a Cross Cultural Peer Leader, a Co-Chair of the Leave Your Mark Training Committee, and what it means to be a minority at Baylor with current Baylor student, Folake Obasanya.

    Sn 2, Ep 15 - Spirituality and Public Life HESA Apprentice - Tori

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 24:22


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a new HESA student, coming to Waco, culture shock, and being a Graduate Apprentice for Spirituality and Public Life with new Baylor Graduate Student, Tori Guilford.

    Sn 2, Ep 14 - Spirituality and Public Life Ministry Associate - Marcos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 31:46


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a graduate student, a new seminary student, and a new Ministry Associate for Spirituality and Public Life with Baylor International student, Marcos Luna Hoyas.

    Sn 2, Ep 13 - University Scholar, Education Major - Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 39:39


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses minority identities at Baylor, his journey as an LGBTQ student, and being a University Scholar and a Secondary Education Major with recent Baylor graduate, Alexander Patterson.

    Sn 2, Ep 12 - School of Social Work Faculty - Kerri

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 43:04


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses cultural humility, anti-oppressive practices, diversity at Baylor, and teaching with Diana R. Garland School of Social Work Faculty, Kerri Fisher.

    Sn 2, Ep 11 - Baylor Social Work Grad Student - Isis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 33:27


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a Peer Leader, being on PDI Student Council, advocacy, diversity and inclusion at Baylor, and being a School of Social Work Graduate Student with Baylor Student, Isis Lewis.

    Sn 2, Ep 10 - HESA Graduate Apprentice - Zack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 44:23


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a graduate student, Baylor's HESA program, and being a Spirituality and Public Life Graduate Apprentice with Baylor HESA student, Zack Jackson.

    Sn 2, Ep 9 - President of Beta Kappa Gamma - Appie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 39:56


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses being a religious minority at Baylor, Student Government, and creating opportunities for positive experiences and encounters with diversity at Baylor with Senior Biology Major, Abdullah (Appie) Ghali.

    Sn 2, Ep 8 - Cross Cultural Peer Leader - Everett

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 40:44


    This episode of the Good Neighbear has an excellent discussion about racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, microaggressions, Baylor's recent Interfaith Leadership Lab, a deep commitment to Baylor's Traditions, and his role as a Cross Cultural Peer Leader in the Academy for Leader Development with Baylor Sophomore, Everett Coleman.

    Sn 2, Ep 7 - HESA Faculty and Talent Research - Rishi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 66:03


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the HESA program at Baylor, the significance of research in Higher Education, Baylor's unique program in Higher Education, and new research on talent - are we born with it? - with Associate Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs, Associate Chair for the Department of Educational Leadership, and Residential College Faculty Steward of Brooks Residential College, Dr. Rishi Sriram.

    Sn 2, Ep 6 - Spirituality and Public Life Leader - Maddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 30:28


    On this episode of the Good Neighbear we discuss being a student leader with Spirituality and Public Life, Neighbor Nights, Better Together, and Baylor PDI with Baylor student, Maddy Abdallah.

    Sn 2, Ep 5 - Neighbor Nights - Meron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 37:35


    This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses religion, culture, being a doctoral student, and Neighbor Nights with Baylor grad student, Meron Ghidey.

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