Podcasts about Vanderbilt

Another week, another Craft Brewed Sports episode loaded with NFL chaos, college football drama, and just enough random weirdness to keep things interesting

Jon Reed of Fox Sports Knoxville looks at Tennessee after their overtime loss to Georgia. Chuck and Heath discuss Diego Pavia maintaining he will not be returning for a seventh year of athletics even if he wins his case for eligibility. Bryce Koon of the Bengal Tiger analyzes LSU after their Florida win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Carolina needs to get quarterback LaNorris Sellers back quickly after the Gamecocks starter missed the second half of a 31-7 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. Also, some more analysis of the rough loss to the Commodores and how Carolina can bounce back. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 3 in the SEC brought huge slugfests between Georgia and Tennessee, Ole Miss and Arkansas, LSU and Florida, and South Carolina and Vandy. Plus huge non-confernce wins for Texas A&M and Bama. We break down each of these games and more on the latest Cube Show. Sound off in the comments and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode this season. TIME STAMPS 1:20 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina 9:07 Alabama vs. Wisconsin 14:27 Arkansas vs. Ole Miss 20:16 Auburn vs. South Alabama 23:29 Florida vs. LSU 34:15 Georgia vs. Tennessee 40:21 Oklahoma vs. Temple 44:05 Missouri vs. Louisiana 48:07 Mississippi State vs. Alcorn State 50:30 Texas vs. UTEP 55:10 Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame 59:19 Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Title Sponsor: WICKLES PICKLES: Wickedly delicious. Head to wicklespickles.com for products, recipes, and merch. This episode is also brought to you by: GAMEDAY MEN'S HEALTH: Go to gamedaymenshealth.com RHOBACK: Use promo code CUBE20 at rhoback.com PIZZA PULLS/WHATNOT: https://www.whatnot.com/live/fede8379-a974-4330-93d0-3597a1d95b06?app=ios&sender_id=16687390&sharing_channel=copyLink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabe and Cody dive into Mizzou's matchup with South Carolina. Has this game lost some luster? Are the Gamecocks still a threat? Plus some insight from Billy Derrick, who covered Vanderbilt's 31-7 demolition of South Carolina on Saturday night.

Here's the topics: Clemson is closer to mediocrity than a national title; Texas won't reach double-digit wins; Oregon's Dante Moore is the nation's QB1; Vanderbilt could be in the CFP convo; and Wisconsin needs to move on from Luke Fickell Also, TREKKING TUESDAY (sponsored by Meindl USA): the best outdoors story sent to earlybreak937@gmail.com gets a $50 gift card to Meindl!  Show Sponsored by NEBCOOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAK* Check out Washington Red Raspberries: https://redrazz.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Reily Chestnut and Travis Hudson are back from Johnson City to talk shop!After WKU won 9 sets and lost 0 in the Buccaneer Classic, what has Hudson hyper focused for the final stretch of pre-CUSA play? With 5 matches in the next 8 days, find out where he feels the team's 3-0 weekend in East Tennessee has them set up today on Tops Live. Be sure to join us tonight at 6pm for first serve against the reborn volleyball troupe from Vanderbilt out at Diddle Arena.Go Tops!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Matt Harlow, PhD, Senior Scientist at TRIANA Biomedicines, shares his path since Vanderbilt and his daily work life in drug discovery. 

Recorded: September 15, 2025: Welcome to Bussin’ With The Boys’ Monday Football Recap. The Boys kick things off this week by breaking down Week 3 of college football, including the upcoming Bussin’ Bowl matchup between Nebraska & Michigan, then they reflect on Kirby Smart and Gunner Stockton’s gutsy win vs Tennessee, Diego Pavia and Clark Lea putting the SEC on notice by beating the Gamecocks, DJ Lagway’s 5 interception game and if LSU is for real, Notre Dame still being ranked after losing to Texas A&M, and what UCLA and Virginia Tech’s future looks like after bad losses. They also cover the headlines of Week 2 in the NFL, including Micah Parsons making the Packers Super Bowl contenders and sending a message vs the Commanders, Cam Ward still showing signs of being the guy despite a loss to the Rams, The Chiefs being in a MUST-WIN scenario, where the Bengals go after losing Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence’s viral moment with Coach Cohen, Bijan Robinson’s dominant performance vs Vikings, Mike McDaniel on the potential hot seat in Miami, and how unstoppable the Bills look despite Will’s opinion of them. TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Bussin’ Bowl 9:00 Tennessee VS. Georgia 16:22 South Carolina VS. Vanderbilt 22:30 LSU VS. Florida 25:22 Arkansas VS. Ole Miss 28:09 Notre Dame VS. Texas A&M 31:30 UCLA VS. New Mexico 36:00 Arch 39:00 Miami VS. South Florida 45:33 Bussin’ Bowl Again 54:30 NFL Begins 56:30 Packers VS. Commanders 1:07:48 Titans VS. Rams 1:11:30 Chiefs VS. Eagles 1:18:30 Bengals VS. Jaguars 1:23:20 Falcons VS. Vikings 1:29:08 Ravens VS. Browns 1:30:15 Patriots VS. Dolphins 1:31:30 Jets VS. Bills 1:35:30 Tier TalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew fires up AP Poll reactions, breaking down the newest Top 25. Upon Further review hits Arch Manning talk, Vanderbilt's ceiling, and why Brian Kelly's so fired up. Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit ⁠the betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college football⁠. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/cover3⁠ Follow our hosts on Twitter: ⁠@Chip_Patterson⁠, ⁠@TomFornelli⁠, ⁠@DannyKanell⁠, ⁠@BudElliott3⁠ For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Climbing to the top of Gilded Age society in 19th-century America, socialite Alva Vanderbilt made headlines for being one of the first elite women to divorce on her terms, and she later turned her ambition – and considerable fortune – to the fight for women's rights. In today's episode, Nancy Unger tells Elinor Evans about a woman who upended the highest echelons of society, caused scandal and heartache, but ultimately blazed a path from strategic social climber to outspoken suffragist. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from week 3 of the college football season. Texas A&M is a legit contender - can they handle the expectations, while the “luck” of the Irish has not been on their side early this season - where does Notre Dame go from here? Georgia won on toughness, Tennessee looked really good (even in a loss) and LSU's offense isn't broken, it's just different. Did the ceilings for Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt change after big wins, can Clemson recover and what to make of the job openings at Virginia Tech and UCLA? All that and more plus some shoutouts on BOLD predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JB and Mike kick things off coming off of the loss to Vanderbilt. They look at the ins and outs of a demoralizing loss. Pat DiMarco joins to give his thoughts, and break down a couple plays that worked and one that didn't. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-Georgia knocks off Tennessee in OT thriller -Lagway and Arch continue to dissapoint -Vanderbilt keeps rolling -Ole Miss survives with a backup QB

Tennessee took Georgia to the wire in an overtime thriller, and TN Fan Talk is breaking it all down. Byrd and The Duke dive deep into the Vols' offensive firepower, defensive struggles, and coaching decisions that shaped the game. With stat-backed insights and no punches pulled, this episode captures the heart and heartbreak of Saturday's showdown. Plus, a quick SEC roundup featuring Ole Miss fireworks, A&M's comeback, and Vanderbilt's stunning upset in Columbia.Whether you're riding high or licking wounds, this one's for Vol Nation.

GamecockCentral's Chris Clark and Wes Mitchell react to South Carolina's disappointing home loss to Vanderbilt + break down what's next. Thank you to our sponsors: ** PRESENTING SPONSOR: Clint Hammond of CMG Home Loans | ClintHammond.com | 803-422-6797 | NMLS # 71597 ** Fairey Chevrolet | https://www.faireychevrolet.com/ Palmetto Golf and Belts | https://www.palmettogolfing.com Gametime | Gametime.co | Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code ON3 for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Andy Luedecke at MyPerfectFranchise.net | 404-973-9901

South Carolina travels to Missouri to face the Tigers on Saturday at 6 Central on ESPN. Jay Greeson, Chase Robinson and Chris Lee discuss the following topics around the game: South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers may or may not play after exiting the Vanderbilt game late in the first half with injury. If he can't go, Luke Doty will start. The Gamecocks had fits in a 31-7 loss to Vanderbilt, especially on the offensive line. South Carolina's best hopes are the play-making abilities of wide receiver Nyck Harbor and safety/punt returner Vicari Swain. Missouri has been dominant everywhere in a 3-0 start. Quarterback Beau Pribula has two terrific play-makers in wide receivers Kevin Coleman Jr. and Marquez Johnson. The Tigers' rushing attack of Ahmad Hardy and Jamal Roberts has been impressive. GAMETIME SIDEKICKS Use promo code SE16 for 20% off! http://www.gametimesidekicks.com/ ROKFORM Use promo code SEC25 for 25% off! The world's strongest magnetic phone case! https://www.rokform.com/ HOVI DRY GOODS Use promo code USC for 15% off this week! https://hovidrygoods.com/ JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP

In this episode, we relive Georgia's dramatic 44–41 road win over Tennessee in Neyland Stadium. We cover everything from our Pigeon Forge trip to the Vol Navy tailgating scene and surprisingly cordial Tennessee fans. The Dawgs overcame a 21–7 deficit behind Gunner Stockton's breakout 304-yard, 3-TD performance, a dominant second-half rushing drive, and clutch plays from Colbie Young, Zachariah Branch, and London Humphreys. We dig into Kirby Smart's culture win and why Georgia's offensive line shuffle and defensive lapses still leave room for improvement. Special teams excellence, Tennessee's kicker meltdown, and updated AP poll talk round things out before rapid-fire reactions to Clemson's struggles, Miami's rise, A&M's thriller over Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt's shocker at South Carolina. A much-needed bye week looms before the massive showdown with Alabama in Athens. We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, GO DAWGS! TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:39 - Dawgs On Top!00:01:22 - Pigeon Forge00:04:24 - Gameday Atmosphere00:10:50 - Weekly Concession Stand Report00:14:26 - Clark's Fun Facts00:24:49 - UGA Offense vs Tennessee00:50:53 - UGA Defense vs Tennessee01:03:53 - UGA Special Teams01:10:40 - Culture Win01:13:37 - AP Poll Reaction01:16:35 - Week Three Games Recap01:27:25 - 3-0! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST: For just $5/month, you can support our podcast & unlock exclusive perks. Visit https://www.patreon.com/rowsixty & join today! CONNECT WITH US:Patreon: patreon.com/rowsixtyFacebook: facebook.com/rowsixtyInstagram: instagram.com/rowsixty/TikTok: tiktok.com/@rowsixtyYouTube: youtube.com/rowsixtyWebsite: rowsixty.comStore: rowsixty.com/store

Vanderbilt Football head coach Clark Lea joins Commodore Hour to discuss the win over #11 South Carolina. Plus, look ahead to this weekend vs. Georgia State. You can listen to Commodore Football on the Vanderbilt Sports Network from Learfield. Available in Nashville on 102.5 The Game and 94.9 The Fan. Always streaming on the Vanderbilt Athletics app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a mini episode of The Anchor Podcast. Listen to a recap of Vanderbilt Football's 31-7 win over #11 South Carolina. The Dores are 3-0 and ranked #20 in the country. Kevin talks with head coach Clark Lea after the game. Plus, check out radio highlights of all the biggest plays. The Vanderbilt Sports Network from Learfield is available in Nashville on 102.5 The Game and 94.9 The Fan. And always streaming on the Vanderbilt Athletics app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week 3 of the college football season did not disappoint, and we've got you covered with all the wild highlights and shocking results. Texas A&M stunned Notre Dame in a 41-40 thriller, Georgia outlasted Tennessee in an instant-classic overtime battle, and Clemson took another crushing loss—this time to Georgia Tech at the last second. Miami dominated USF from start to finish, Vanderbilt embarrassed South Carolina, and Purdue's day went from bad to worse when a 300-pound USC lineman returned a pick-six. We'll also break down Bryce Underwood's bounce-back performance, why Texas still has major question marks despite surviving UTEP, and how all of this chaos shakes up the brand-new Week 4 poll.Tap in to Episode 598 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube.Texas A&M Upsets Notre Dame 41-40 (2:01)Georgia Beats Tennessee in OT 44-41 (10:12)Clemson falls to Georgia Tech in Last Second (14:23)Miami doesn't even give USF a chance (19:53)Vanderbilt blows out South Carolina (24:07)Purdue loses a game to usc a 300 lb lineman got a pick six (27:45)Bryce Underwood Bounces Back (29:34)Texas has obvious struggles despite win over UTEP (32:33)Week 4 Poll (38:34)--------#trending #sports #culture #collegefootball #collegefootball25 #big10 #sec #football --------Best way to contact our host is by emailing him at productiveconversationspodcast@gmail.com or mbrown3212@gmail.comThis show has been brought to you by Magic Mind!Right now you can get your Magic Mind at WWW.MAGICMIND.COM/ PCLT20 to get 20% off a one-time purchase or up to 48% off a subscription using that code PCJUNE. Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/productive-conversations-with-matt-brown/id1535871441 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qCsxuzYYoeqALrWu4x4Kb YouTube: @Productive_Conversations  Linktree:https://linktr.ee/productiveconversations

In the second hour, After Vanderbilt's upset win over South Carolina, Adam Vingan raises the question of what is a realistic expectation for the remainder of Vanderbilt's schedule. Vanderbilt Head Coach Clark Lea joins DVD to discuss the win over South Carolina and what the road ahead looks like for the Commodores. 

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from week 3 of the college football season. Texas A&M is a legit contender - can they handle the expectations, while the “luck” of the Irish has not been on their side early this season - where does Notre Dame go from here? Georgia won on toughness, Tennessee looked really good (even in a loss) and LSU's offense isn't broken, it's just different. Did the ceilings for Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt change after big wins, can Clemson recover and what to make of the job openings at Virginia Tech and UCLA? All that and more plus some shoutouts on BOLD predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Overreaction Monday with David Cobb! Arch Manning Struggles, Vanderbilt, South Carolina & LaNorris Sellers, Virginia Tech & UCLA Firings, and MORE from the world of College Football.

Week 3 delivered the kind of college football chaos we live for, and we're here to break it all down. We witnessed Texas A&M pull off a stunning road upset at Notre Dame in a 41-40 thriller that came down to the final seconds, with Marcel Reed and the Aggies finding a way to steal one in South Bend. Meanwhile, Georgia and Tennessee went to overtime in what might have been the game of the week, with Gunner Stockton making an absolutely ridiculous fourth-down throw to tie it at the end of regulation. The madness didn't stop there. We saw Georgia Tech shock Clemson on a walk-off 55-yard field goal, LSU's defense stifle Florida's DJ Lagway in a 20-10 win, and the next chapter in Vanderbilt's surprising start with a dominant road win at South Carolina. From the SEC's wild weekend to surprising performances across every conference, we're breaking down all the biggest storylines, unexpected heroes, and what it all might for the playoff picture. Plus, we dive into our Dude Alerts and the most entertaining listener reactions from a week that had everything. Timecodes:0:00 - Intro3:14 - Texas A&M beats Notre Dame11:35 - Georgia wins over Tennessee in OT19:26 - LSU forces 5 INT and beats Florida23:55 - Georgia Tech stuns Clemson31:32 - Miami dominates USF35:01 - West Virginia upsets Pitt38:10 - Arizona knocks off Kansas State40:25 - UCLA loses to New Mexico at home42:14 - Ole Miss wins shootout with Arkansas44:24 - Vandy destroys South Carolina48:09 - Other Notable Games1:03:45 - Role Playing1:05:07 - Week 3 Reverbs1:10:11 - Weird Week 3 Moments1:12:39 - Dude AlertsSupport the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas A&M got a HUGE road win over Notre Dame, what's next for the Irish? Georgia escaped Tennessee for another win over the Vols, Georgia Tech takes down Clemson to shake up the hierarchy in the ACC. Vanderbilt dominates South Carolina, LSU's defense stepped up as the Tigers took care of Florida. Ole Miss has another QB as Chambliss leads the Rebels to a win over Arkansas. Ty Simpson looked fantastic in Alabama's win, Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate led Ohio State to an easy victory and much more in McElroy's Sunday rapid reactions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GamecockCentral Live podcast brings you the best of South Carolina Gamecocks sports and recruiting information and discussion.Below are the most recent episodes of GamecockCentral Live.Here are several options to make sure you never miss one:Watch on YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn Radio | PlayerFM | RSS feed

Chris Lee, Blake Lovell, and Jay Greeson share their thoughts on Ole Miss scoring a win against Arkansas, the Lane Kiffin controversy with Austin Simmons, expectations for the Rebels and Razorbacks moving forward, what stood out in Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M, Vanderbilt's impressive victory at South Carolina, LaNorris Sellers' injury, LSU staying undefeated with a win against Florida, and much more. SEC FOOTBALL SCORES Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35 Vanderbilt 31, South Carolina 7 LSU 20, Florida 10 Texas A&M 41, Notre Dame 40 Kentucky 48, Eastern Michigan 23 Georgia 44, Tennessee 41 Texas 27, UTEP 10 Mississippi State 63, Alcorn State 0 Alabama 38, Wisconsin 14 Oklahoma 42, Temple 3 Missouri 52, Louisiana 10 Auburn 31, South Alabama 15

Headline games (00:54): Georgia at Tennessee, Texas A&M at Notre Dame, Clemson at Georgia Tech, Pitt at West Virginia, Florida at LSU, Vanderbilt at South Carolina, USF at MiamiOther games (29:57): NC State at Wake Forest, Colorado at Houston, Kansas State at Arizona, Wisconsin at Alabama, Oregon State at Texas Tech, Purdue at USC, Arkansas at Ole Miss, Duke at TulaneMentions (39:39): Colgate at Syracuse, UConn at Delaware, Washington State at North Texas, New Mexico at UCLA, Old Dominion at Virginia Tech

Texas A&M got a HUGE road win over Notre Dame, what's next for the Irish? Georgia escaped Tennessee for another win over the Vols, Georgia Tech takes down Clemson to shake up the hierarchy in the ACC. Vanderbilt dominates South Carolina, LSU's defense stepped up as the Tigers took care of Florida. Ole Miss has another QB as Chambliss leads the Rebels to a win over Arkansas. Ty Simpson looked fantastic in Alabama's win, Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate led Ohio State to an easy victory and much more in McElroy's Sunday rapid reactions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JC Shurburtt and the Mad Dog Phil Mullinax bring you the final news, notes and analysis for South Carolina's SEC opener against Vanderbilt. What's on the Menu? The uniform and injury report, plus one small thing and one big thing along with where everyone is at, what they are eating and what they are thinking. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GamecockCentral Live podcast brings you the best of South Carolina Gamecocks sports and recruiting information and discussion.Below are the most recent episodes of GamecockCentral Live.Here are several options to make sure you never miss one:Watch on YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn Radio | PlayerFM | RSS feed

College Football Week 3 Upset Alerts are here. Wisconsin vs Alabama and Vanderbilt vs South Carolina are intriguing as Kalen DeBoer and Shane Beamer try to protect home turf. Will we see Oklahoma or USC struggle on the road? What about Arkansas vs Ole Miss? The Week 3 Edition of Josh Pate’s rankings are here as the Commissioner’s Poll is unveiled. Where are Ohio State and Texas? Could Oklahoma be top 5? What about Tennessee and UGA? All that plus Cole Cubelic joins to discuss Texas A&M vs Notre Dame, UGA vs Tennessee, Florida vs LSU, and more best bets on the Ramen Noodle Express.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JC Shurburtt wraps Vanderbilt week with final thoughts on South Carolina's SEC home opener, including a potential big advantage for the Gamecocks in Saturday night's contest. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for Carolina Football. South Carolina opens SEC against Vanderbilt and the Gamecocks (as of right now) remain a lined favorite. It's a very popular upset pick around the country, though. JC Shurburtt, Jamie Bradford, Michael Flint, John Strickland and the Mad Dog Phil Mullinax, along with Matt Anderson, take you inside the match-ups with keys to the game and a prediction. Chef Will Turner stops by with pimento cheese tailgate treats (you will want to check that out). Also, live from Las Vegas Raphael Esparza of Docs Sports explains why the line has moved away from South Carolina this week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jess here. My guest this week is Jeff Selingo, an author and speaker I've admired for a long time. His work on college, college admissions and the transition to work and life in emerging adulthood are essential reads for anyone looking to understand what want and need in higher education and life. His books, There is Life After College, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions and his forthcoming book, Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You are all essential reads for teens and emerging adults as well as parents of teens and emerging adults. I adore all three, but I wanted to talk with Jeff about a few aspects of his writing: how he created a speaking career, finds his topics, and how on earth he gets people to talk about topics that tend to be shrouded in secrecy behind very high walls (such as college admissions). Check out Jeff's newsletter, Next, and Podcast, Future UKJ here, as you probably know, to tell you that if you're not listening to the Writing the Book episodes Jenny Nash and I have been doing, you should be. Jenny's working on her latest nonfiction, and I'm working on my next novel, and we're both trying to do something bigger and better than anything we've done before.We sit down weekly and dish about everything—from Jenny's proposal and the process of getting an agent to my extremely circular method of creating a story. We are brutally honest and open—even beyond what we are here. Truly, we probably say way too much. And for that reason, Writing the Book is subscriber-only.So I'm here saying: subscribe. That's a whole 'nother episode a week, and always a juicy one—plus all the other good subscriber stuff: the First Pages: BookLab, Jess's From Author to Authority series, and whatever else we come up with. (It varies enough that it's hard to list it all.) Plus, of course, access whenever we run The Blueprint—which, I don't know, might be soon.That's all I've got. So head to amwritingpodcast.com, get yourself signed up, and come listen to Writing the Book. Then talk to us. Tell us—tell us about your book writing and what's going on. We really want to hear from y'all.Thanks a lot. And Subscribe!Transcript below!EPISODE 465 - TRANSCRIPTKJ Dell'AntoniaHowdy, listeners—KJ here, as you probably know—to tell you that if you're not listening to the Writing the Book episodes Jennie Nash and I have been doing, you should be. Jennie is working on her latest nonfiction, and I'm working on my next novel, and we're both trying to do something bigger and better than anything we've done before. We sit down weekly and dish about everything from Jennie's proposal and the process of getting an agent to my extremely circular method of creating a story. We are brutally honest and open—even beyond what we are here. Truly, we probably say way too much, and for that reason, Writing the Books is subscriber-only. So I'm here saying: subscribe. That's a whole other episode a week, and always a juicy one—plus there's all the other good subscriber stuff: the First Page Booklab, Jess' From Author to Authority series, and whatever else we come up with, which kind of varies enough that it's hard to list out. Plus, of course, access to whenever we run the Blueprint, which—I don't know—it's going to be soon. That's all I got. So head to AmWritingpodcast.com, get yourself signed up and come listen to Writing the Book, and then talk to us. Tell us—tell us about your book writing and what's going on. We really want to—we want to hear from y'all. Thanks a lot, and please subscribe.Multiple SpeakersIs it recording? Now it's recording. Yay! Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. Try to remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay. Now, one, two, three.Jess LaheyHey, it's Jess Lahey, and welcome to the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast. This is a podcast about writing all the things—short things, long things, poetry, proposals, queries, nonfiction, fiction—all the stuff. In the end, this is the podcast about getting the work done. And in the beginning of this podcast, our goal was to flatten the learning curve for other writers. So I am super excited about who I have today. Oh—quick intro. I'm Jess Lahey. I'm the author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation, and you can find my work at The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Washington Post, as you can find the work of my guest there too. So my guest today is someone that I have looked up to for a long time, and someone I use as sort of a—to bounce things off of and to think about how I do my work and how to do my work better. Jeff Selingo, thank you so much for coming to on the show. Jeff is the author of a couple of books that I'm a huge—In fact, I can look over at my bookshelf right now and see all of his books on getting into college, why college is not the end point. He has a new book coming out that we're going to be talking about—really; it's coming out real as soon as this podcast comes out. And I'm just—I'm a huge fan, Jeff. Thank you so, so much for coming on the pod.Jeff SelingoJust the same here—and I'm a huge fan of this podcast as well. It's on my regular rotation, so...Jess LaheyOh yay.Jeff SelingoI am thrilled, as always, to be here.Jess LaheyIt's—it's changed over the years, and now that we have four different, you know, co-hosts, there's sort of different takes on it. We've got, like, Sarina—the business side, and Jess—the nonfiction geek side, and KJ—the fiction side, and Jennie—the nuts-and-bolts editor side. So it's been really fun for us to sort of split off. But what I wanted to talk to you about today are a couple of different things. Your book Who Gets In and Why is—um , on the podcast, we talk about dissecting other people's work as a way... In fact, I was talking to my daughter about this yesterday. She's writing a thesis—what she hopes will be one chapter in a book. And I was saying, you know, one of the things you can do is go dissect other books you think are really well constructed—books that are reaching the same, similar audience. And your book, Who Gets In and Why, I think, is essential reading for anyone who's writing interview based, and specifically nonfiction around attempting to get their arms around a process. And a process that—for you—what I'm really interested about in this book is a process that's usually, you know, guarded and kind of secret. And no one wants to let you in for real on all the moving parts and how the decisions are made, because the college admissions process is—it's an inexact recipe. It depends on where you are, it depends on the school, but everyone wants the secret. Like, Jeff, just get me the secrets of how to get in. So how do you approach people who are, in a sense, some ways, secret-keepers and guardians of the secret sauce—to mix metaphors? How do you get those people to agree to be a part of a book—not just to be interviewed, but to actually put themselves out there and to put the sausage-making out there in a book, which can be a huge leap of faith for any organization or human being?Jeff SelingoYeah, and I think it's definitely harder now than it was when I did Who Gets In and Why. I think it's harder than when, you know, other people have been inside the process—whether it's, you know, Fast Food Nation, with the, you know, the fast food industry, which is a book that I looked up to when I was writing, Who Gets In and Why. I think it's—people just don't trust writers and journalists as much as they used to. So I think that's—a lot of this is really trust. First of all, you have to approach organizations that trust their own process. When people ask me, “Why these three schools?” You know, I approached 24 schools when I wrote, Who Gets In and Why, and three said yes. Twenty-one said no. And when I describe the people who said yes and why they said yes, they trusted their own process. And they also trusted me. But the first thing they did was trust their own process.. And so when I heard later on from people who had said no to me—and I would, you know, talk to them, you know, off the record about why they said no—there was always something about their process, their admissions process, that they didn't trust. They were getting a new, like, software system, or they had new employees that they didn't really quite know, or they were doing things—it's not that they were doing things wrong, but that, you know, it was at the time when the Supreme Court was making a decision about affirmative action, and they didn't quite know how that would play, and so they didn't quite trust it—and then how that, obviously, would be used by me. So the first thing you have to do is think about organizations that really believe in themselves, because they're going to be the ones that are going to talk about themselves externally. And then you just have to build trust between them and you. And that just takes—unfortunately, it takes time. And as a book author or a reporter, you don't always have that on your side.Jess LaheySo when—were some of these cold? Like of the 24, were all of these cold? Were some of these colder? Did you have an in with some of these?Jeff SelingoI had an in with most of them, because I had been covering—I mean, that's the other thing. You know, trust is built over time, and I had been covering higher ed for almost 25 years now. So it was just that they knew me, they knew of me, they knew of my work. I had other people vouch for me. So, you know, I had worked with other people in other admissions offices on other stories, and they knew people in some of these offices, so they would vouch for me. But at the end—so, you know, it ended up being Emory, Davidson and the University of Washington. It was really only Davidson where I knew somebody. Emory and University of Washington—I kind of knew people there that were the initial door opener. But beyond that, it was just spending time with them and helping them understand why I wanted to tell the story, how I thought the story would put play out, and getting them to just trust the process.Jess LaheyThere's also something to be said for people who have some enthusiasm for the greater story to be told—especially people who have an agenda, whether that's opening up admissions to the, quote, “whole student” as opposed to just their test scores, or someone who feels like they really have something to add to the story. Both of the people who I featured in The Addiction Inoculation and who insisted on having their real names used said, you know, there's just—there's a value for me in putting this story out there and finding worth in it, even though for these two people, there was some risk and there was embarrassment, and there's, you know, this shame around substance use disorder. But these two people said, you know, I just think there's a bigger story to be told, and I'm really proud to be a part of that bigger story. So there is a selling aspect also to, you know, how you position what it is you're doing.Jeff SelingoAnd there's—so there's a little bit of that, and that was certainly true here. The admissions deans at these places were longtime leaders who not only trusted their own process but understood that the industry was getting battered. You know, people were not trusting of admissions. They felt like it was a game to be played. And there was definitely a larger story that they wanted to tell there. Now truth be told—and they've told this in conferences that I've been at and on panels that I've moderated with them—there was also a little bit of they wanted to get their own story out, meaning the institutional story, right? Emory is competing against Vanderbilt, and Davidson is a liberal arts college in the South, when most liberal arts colleges are in the Northeast. So there was a little bit of, hey, if we participate in this, people are going to get to know us in a different way, and that is going to help us at the end—meaning the institution.Jess LaheyDo you have to? Did you? Was there a hurdle of, we really have, you know, this is some PR for us, too. So did that affect—I mean, there's a little bit of a Heisenberg thing going on here. Did the fact that you were observing them change, you think, anything about what they did and what they showed you?Jeff SelingoIt's an interesting thing, Jess. It's a great question, because I often get that. Because I was—you know, originally, I wanted to do one office. I wanted to be inside one institution. And when all three of them kind of came back and said, yes, we'll do this—instead of just choosing one of them—I thought, oh, this is interesting. We have a small liberal arts college. We have a big, private urban research university. We have a big public university in the University of Washington. So I wanted to show—kind of compare and contrast—their processes. But that also meant I couldn't be in one place all the time. There's only one of me, and there's three of them, and they're in different parts of the country. So clearly I was not there every day during the process. And somebody would say to me, oh, well, how do you know they're not going to do X, Y, and Z when you're not there? And I quickly realized that they had so much work to do in such a short amount of time that they couldn't really—they couldn't really game the system for me. After a while, I just became like a painting on the wall. I just was there. And in many cases, they didn't even notice I was there—which, by the way, is where you want to be—because they would say things, do things, without realizing sometimes that a reporter was present. And there's the opening scene of the book, which is just a fantastic—in my opinion, one of my favorite scenes in the book—right where they're talking about these students and so forth, and in a way that is so raw and so natural about how they did their work. If they knew I was in the room at that point—which of course they did—but if they really perceived my being there, that would have been really hard to pull off.Jess LaheyDid they have, did you guys have an agreement about off the record moments or anything like that? Or was there and speaking of which, actually, was there any kind of contract going into this, or any kind of agreement going into this?Jeff SelingoI basically told them that there would be no surprises. So everything was essentially on the record unless they explicitly said that, and that was usually during interviews, like one-on-one interviews. But while I was in the room with them, there was really nothing off the record. There couldn't be because it was hard to kind of stop what they were doing to do that. The only thing I promised was that there would be no surprises at the end. So when the book was done, during the fact-checking process, I would do what The New Yorker would do during fact-checking. I wouldn't read the passages back to them, but I would tell them basically what's in there, in terms of it as I fact-checked it. And so they really kind of knew, for the most part—not word for word—but they kind of knew what was in the book before it came out.Jess LaheyI like that term—no surprises. It's a real nice blanket statement for, look, I'm not looking to get—there's no gotcha thing here.Jeff SelingoThere's no gotcha, exactly...Jess LaheyRight. Exactly.Jeff SelingoThis was not an investigative piece. But there were things that, you know, I'm sure that they would have preferred not to be in there. But for the most part, during the fact-checking process, you know, I learned things that were helpful. You know, sometimes they would say, oh, that's an interesting way of—you know, I would redirect quotes, and they would want to change them. And I said, well, I don't really want to change direct quotes, because that's what was said in that moment. And then they would provide context for things, which was sometimes helpful. I would add that to the piece, or I would add that to the book. So at the end of the day—again—it goes back to trust. And they realized what I was trying to do with this book. It's also a book rather than an article. Books tend to have permanence. And I knew that this book would have, you know, shelf life. And as a result, I wanted to make sure that it would stand the test of time.Jess LaheyYeah, I've been thinking a lot about your new book—your book that's just coming out as this is getting out into the world—called Dream School. And by the way, such a great title, because one person's dream school is not another's. But like, my daughter happens to be at, I think, the perfect school for her, and my son went to the perfect school for him—which, by the way, wasn't even his first choice. And in retrospect, he said, I'm just so glad I didn't get into that other place—my, you know, early decision place—because this other place really was the perfect match. And I think that's why I love that title so much, because I spend a lot of time trying to help parents understand that their dream may not necessarily be their child's dream. And what makes something a dream school may, you know—in fact, in terms of time—my daughter was applying to colleges just coming out of COVID. Like, she had never been to a school dance. She'd never—you know—all that kind of stuff. So for me, the dream looked very different than maybe it would have four years prior, thinking I was going to have a kid that had the opportunity to sort of socially, you know, integrate into the world in a very different way. So I love that. And is that something that—how did—how do your ideas emerge? Did it emerge in the form of that idea of what is a dream school for someone? Or—anyway, I'll let you get back to...Jeff SelingoYeah. So, like many follow-up books, this book emerged from discussing Who Gets In and Why. So I was out on the road talking about Who Gets In and Why. And I would have a number of parents—like, you know when you give talks, people come up to you afterwards—and they say, okay, we love this book, but—there's always a but. And people would come up to me about Who Gets In and Why, and they would be like, love the book, but it focused more on selective colleges and universities. What if we don't get into one of those places? What if we can't afford one of those places? What if we don't really want to play that game, and we want permission? And this—this idea of a permission structure came up very early on in the reporting for this book. We need to be able to tell our friends, our family, that it's okay, right? You know how it is, right? A lot of this is about parents wanting to say that their kid goes to Harvard. It's less about going to Harvard, but they could tell their friends that their kid goes to Harvard. So they wanted me to help them create this permission structure to be able to look more widely at schools.Jess LaheyI like that.Jeff SelingoSo that's how this came about, and then the idea of Dream School—and I'm fascinated by your reaction to that title. Because the reaction I've been getting from some people is—you know—because the idea, too many people, the idea of a dream school, is a single entity.Jess LaheyOf course.Jeff SelingoIt's a single school; it's a single type of school. And what—really, it's a play on that term that we talk about, a dream school. In many ways, the dream school is your dream, and what you want, and the best fit for you. And I want to give you the tools in this book to try to figure out what is the best match for you that fulfills your dreams. It's kind of a little play on that—a little tweak on how we think about the dream and dream school. And that's really what I'm hoping to do for this book—is that, in some ways, it's a follow-up. So you read Who Gets In and Why, you decide, okay, maybe I do want to try for those highly selected places. But as I tell the story early on in in Dream School. A. It's almost impossible to get into most of those places today—even more so than five or six years ago. And second, many of the students that I met—young adults that I met in reporting Dream School—ended up at, you know, fill-in-the-blank: most popular school, brand-name school, highly selective school, elite school—whatever you want to put in that blank—and it wasn't quite what they expected. And so that's another story that I want to tell families in this book—is that, hey, there's a wider world out there, and there is success to be had at many of these places.Jess LaheyThere's something I say occasionally, that I have to take the temperature of the room, just because I—you know, you and I speak at some fairly similar places, like, you know, the hoity-toity private schools that—you know, everyone's just go, go, go, do, do, do, achieve, achieve, achieve. And every once in a while, I like to insert—I like to, number one, tell them that my college was, I think, perfect for me. I went to my safety school. I went to the University of Massachusetts and had an extraordinary experience. But I'm a very certain kind of person, and maybe for another—like, for example, my daughter, when we were looking at schools, our state school was just too big for her. It just—she was going to get lost. It wasn't going to work very well. But the thing I like to say when I can, when I feel like the audience is ready to hear it is: What if it's a massive relief if you don't have an Ivy kid? If you have a kid who's not going to get into an Ivy school, isn't it a relief to say that's not what we're aiming for here, and we can actually find a place that's a great fit for my kid? And that sometimes goes over really well. For a few people, they'll come up and thank me for that sort of reframing afterwards. But for some people, that is just not at all what they want to hear.Jeff SelingoAnd it's—you know, it's really hard. And I think you go back to audience, and—you know—most people make money on books kind of after the fact, right? The speaking, as you mentioned, and things like that. And it's interesting—this book, as I talk to counselors about it, high school counselors—oh, they're like, this is perfect. This is the message I've been trying to get through to parents. Then I talk to the parents—like, I'm not quite sure this message will work in our community, because this community is very focused on getting into the Ivy League and the Ivy Plus schools?Jess LaheyYes, but that's why your title is so brilliant. Because if you're getting—and I talk a lot about this, I don't know if you've heard, I've talked about this on the podcast—that with the substance use prevention stuff, it's hard for me to get people to come in. So I use The Gift of Failure to do that, right? So you've got this title that can get the people in the seats, and then you, in your persuasive and charismatic way, can explain to them why this is a term that may—could—use some expanding. I think that's an incredible opportunity.Jeff SelingoAnd it's important, too—early on, my editor told me, “Jeff, don't forget, we're an aspirational society.” And I said—I told, I said, “Rick,” I said, “I'm not telling people not to apply in the Ivy League. I'm not saying they're terrible schools. I'm not saying don't look at those places.” All I'm saying is, we want to expand our field a little bit to look more broadly, more widely. So we're not saying don't do this—we're saying, do “do” this. And that's what I'm hoping that this book does.Jess LaheyWell, and the reality is, people listen to the title. They don't read the subtitle, because subtitles are long, and they have a great use—but not when you're actually talking about a book with someone. And so what they're going to hear is Dream School, and I think that's a fantastic way to position the book. But since you opened up the topic, I also—I am right now mentoring someone who is attempting to sell a book while also planning for a speaking career, which, as you know, is something that I did concurrently. How did you—did you know you wanted to do speaking when you were first writing your books? Or is this something that sort of came out of the books themselves?Jeff SelingoIt just came out of the books. You know, the first book, which was College (Un)bound, which was 2012, sold better than I expected, but it was aimed at a consumer audience. But who ended up reading that were college leaders, presidents and people work at colleges. So I had a very busy schedule speaking to people inside the industry. Then I turned my—you know, the second book, There Is Life After College— really turned it to this parenting audience, which was a very new audience to me, and that really led to me to, you know, Who Gets In and Why, and now this book. The difference—and I'm always curious to talk to parenting authors like you—is that college, you know, people—even the most aspirational people in life, I understand, you know, people in certain cities think about preschool, what preschool their kid's going to get into to get into the right college—but in reality, they're going to read a college book when their kids are in high school. And that is the more challenging piece around, you know, I—unlike most parenting authors who have a wider audience, because a lot of the issues that face parents face parents when they have toddlers, when they have pre-teens, when they have teens. Obviously, some parenting authors just focus on teens, I get that.But this book really has kind of a short life in terms of the audience. And so what we're trying to do—so think about it: Who Gets In and Why— it's still in hardcover. Has never been published in paperback, largely because there's a new audience for it every year, which is fantastic...Jess LaheyYeah, I was going to mention that. That is the massive upside. And for me, it's usually a four-year sort of turnover in terms of speaking anyway.Jeff SelingoYeah, you're right. And so the nice thing on the speaking front is that I have almost a new audience every year, so I could continue to go back to the same schools...Jess LaheyRight.Jeff Selingo...every year, which has been really helpful—with a slightly different message, because the industry is also changing, and admissions is changing as a result. So, no, I—the speaking came afterwards, and now I realize that that's really kind of how you make this thing work. I couldn't really have a writing career without the speaking piece.Jess LaheySince figuring that out—and I guess assuming that you enjoy doing it, as I hope you do—is that something that you're continuing to market on your own?Jeff SelingoYes. So that's what we're doing. You know, one of the big changes from the last book is that we have developed a—you know, we built a customer relationship management system under our newsletter. So we use HubSpot, which is, you know, like Salesforce. It's something like that And so we've now built a community that is much stronger than the one that I had five years ago. That's a community of parents, of counselors, of independent counselors. So we just know so much more about who we serve, who our readers are, and who will ask me to come speak to their groups and things like that. So that, to me, has been the biggest change since the last book compared to this book. And it has enabled us—and it's something that I would highly encourage authors to do. I don't think they have to go out and buy one of these big, robust systems, but the more you know about your readers and build that community, the more that they're going to respond to you. They really want to be with you in some way. They want to read your books. They want to come to your webinars. They want to listen to your podcasts. They want to see you speak. They want to invite you to speak. And building that community is incredibly important to having that career, you know, after the book comes out.Jess LaheyIt's also for marketing purposes. So Sarina Bowen—again, brilliant at this. he way she does that is, she slices and dices her mailing list into all kinds of, like, where the reader came from—is this someone who's, you know, more interested in this, did I—did I meet them at this conference, you know, how did I acquire this name for my list? And she does a lot of marketing very specifically to those specific lists, and that information is amazing. And I think so many of us tend to think just—and I have to admit that this is where I spend most of my time—is just getting more emails in your newsletter. Owning, you know, the right—because it's an honor of being able to reach out to those people and have them be interested in what you have to say. But that's your—I may have to have you come back to talk specifically about that, because it's increasingly—as we're doing more of the marketing for our books—I think that's the future for people who want to keep things going.Jeff SelingoAnd that's—you know, that is the reality today. That's why proposals sell. Because people—you know, publishers really want people with platforms. And if you're not a superstar, there are very few of those out there, you need to figure out another way to build that platform. And so marketing yourself is critically important, and I've learned that from book one. You know, people would say, “Well, you're always just selling your book.” And I said, “Well, if I don't sell it, no one else,” right? So at some point, the publisher—you know, there's only so much the publisher is going to do. And they don't really have the tools that you do. And more than that, Jess, like, you understand your audience. Sarina understands her audience, right? Like, we understand our audiences in ways that publishers, who are doing, you know, dozens and dozens of books a year, just don't get.Jess LaheyRight. No, absolutely.Jeff SelingoLike, no offense against them. I think they're doing really good work. But it's just—it's hard for them, I think, to really understand, well, who's going to really read this book?Jess LaheyAnd I love the idea of using the questions you get. As you know, I tend to take the questions that I get and turn them into videos or—and I do answer all the emails—but I keep a spreadsheet of what those questions are so that I can slice and dice it in various ways. And they're fascinating. And that shapes like, oh wow, I had no idea so many people—like, I had no idea that so many kids were actually interested in knowing whether or not the caffeine—amounts of caffeine that they're drinking—are healthy, or how to get better sleep. Because if you ask their parents, they're like, “Oh no, they don't care about sleep,” or, “They just drink so much coffee and they don't care.” And yet what you hear from the kids is such a different story. And the thing that I also love is the idea of, you know, what that dream school concept means to the actual kid applying. You've probably heard this before, but I needed some symbolic way to let my kids know that this was not, in the end, my decision, and how important this decision was for them in terms of becoming adults. And so I said, the one thing I will never do is put a sticker for a school on the back of my car. Because your choice of where to become a young, emerging adult is not—I don't—that's not my currency to brag on as a parent. It's too important for that. And so people go nuts over that. They're like, “But that's what I really want—is that sticker on the back of the car!” And so I have to be careful when I talk about it, but for my kids, that was my one symbolic act to say, this is about your growth and development, and not my bragging rights. And I think that's a hard message.Jeff SelingoI think that's really important—especially, I have two teens at home. And I think this is a whole topic for another conversation around, you know, most parenting authors are also parents at the same time that they're doing this—advice out to everybody else. And I—I'm very aware of that. I'm also very aware of the privacy that they deserve. And so that's an—it's a fine line. It's a hard line to walk, I will say, for authors, because people—they want to know about you. And they ask you a lot of questions—like, especially around college—like, “Well, where are your kids applying? Where are they going to go?” Like, “Oh, I bet you—especially this book, where I'm encouraging parents to think more broadly—well, you're probably giving that advice to everybody else, but you're not going to follow that, surely, right?” So it's—you just have to—it's hard when you're in this world that you're also part of every day.Jess LaheyIt's really tough. And things have gotten a lot more complicated—as listeners know, I have a trans kid, and that means that everything that I've ever written about that kid is out there. Some of it changeable, a lot of it—most of it—not. And would I do it again? I don't—I don't think so. And that—you know, that's been a journey. But it's also been—you know, we can't know what we don't know. I don't know—it's a tough one. But I really admire your—that's why I throw my safety school thing out there all the time. I'm like, “Look, you know, I went to the place that saved my parents a boatload of money and allowed me to do stuff like traveling that I never would have had the ability to do if I hadn't gone to my state school. And my priorities were big, and adventures, and lots of options.” And I'm very, very clear that standing up for myself was something that I wanted to learn how to do more. On the other hand, that's not been the priority for both of my kids, so... Can I just—I want to ask one quick college question, just because it's—in reading all of your books, this comes up for me over and over again. How do you help parents see the difference between their dream and their kid's dream—or their goals and their kid's goals? And how do you dance that line, which I think is a very easy place to lose readers, lose listeners, because they just shut down and they say, “That's not something I want to mess with. This is too important to me.”Jeff SelingoIt's a fine line. It's a difficult line to walk. At some point I have to realize who's the you that you're speaking to. And I even say this in the introduction of the new book—it's largely parents. They're the readers. I know that—I hope their kids will read it. Maybe—maybe they will, maybe they won't, and maybe they'll read it as a family. But I'm really speaking to the families, and I want them to understand that college especially is an emotional good. It's something many of us—you're talking about your undergraduate experience. I'm not going to ask you how long ago that was, but my undergraduate experience...Jess LaheyI'm 55. So it's been a long time ago.Jeff SelingoAnd I'm 52, right? So same here. But we have this—you know, most people, because of the audiences I tend to speak to, they're not first-generation students, right? They're mostly parents. You know, most of the parents in the audience went to college themselves, and for many of them it was a transformative experience, like it was for me.People met their—they met their lifelong friends, they met their partners, they decided what they wanted to do in life. It was— it was this experience we all think it is. And as a result, I think a lot of parents put that then on their kids. “Well, this was a transforming experience for me, so it definitely has to be a transformative experience for you. Oh, and by the way, these are all the mistakes I made in doing that. I want to make sure you don't make any of those.”Jess LaheyAnd, by the way, no pressure, but this is going to be—this is where you're going to meet your best friends, your spouse. It's the best years of your life, so don't sacrifice even a second of it.Jeff SelingoYeah. And then I...Jess LaheyNo pressure.Jeff SelingoNo pressure. And not only that, but it is—it is something we bought a very long time ago. I'm always amazed when—sometimes we go to the Jersey Shore on vacation, and I'll be out on a walk on the beach in the morning, and I'll see people wearing, you know, college shirts, sweatshirts. And, you know, some of these people are old—much older than I am. And I say, “Oh”—you know, we'll start to have a conversation, and I'll say, “Oh, so does your grandkid, you know, go to X school?” Terrible assumption on my part, I know. But they say, “No, that's where I went.” And it's amazing to me—these are people in their 70s and 80s—because I'm the only other person out that early walking—and they love this thing so much that they're still kind of advertising it. But it was so different back then. And that's the thing that I—going back to your question—that's the thing I try to explain to parents. You can guide this. You can put guardrails up. You might have to put guardrails up about money and location and all that other stuff. But college has changed so much that—don't try to make this your search. You had your chance. You did your search. It worked out. It didn't work out. You would have done things differently. I think that's all great advice to give to your kids. But this is their life. This is their staging ground. They have to learn. And again, it's also different. Like, part of what I hope my books do is to try to explain to people—who, you know, kind of dip in and dip out of higher ed just when their kids are applying—that it's very different than when they applied and went to college.Jess LaheyThe thing I like to mention a lot is that people in admissions read so many applications that they can tell when something is sincere and something is personal and smacks of a kid, as opposed to when something smacks of a parent. That is a very different application. It's a very different essay—which is the thing that I guess I have the most experience with. But—so I am just so incredibly grateful to you for this book. I'm so grateful that there's evidence that people will actually agree to be interviewed, even in thorny situations like college admissions, which—I don't know. I'm still in awe of the fact that you got anyone to say yes. But—and I heavily—I heartily, heartily recommend Dream School to anyone who's listening. I just—I don't even have anyone applying to college, and I think it's just a fascinating topic, because the idea of where we become who we're going to be, and how we prime lots of other stuff that's going to happen later on in our life—I think that's a fascinating topic. So thank you so much for writing about it. Thank you for writing about it with such empathy and such interest. That's the other thing—is you can tell when someone really is interested in a topic when you read their book. And thank you for providing a book that I recommend all the time as a blueprint—as a dissection book—for people writing nonfiction, heavily interviewed nonfiction. So thank you, so, so much. Where can people find you if they want you to come speak, if they want you—if they want to find your books—where can people find you?Jeff SelingoPretty simple. Jeffselingo.com is my website, and you can also follow me on most social—handle is @jeffselingo, as in Jeff. And I just love hearing from readers. As you know, books change lives, and I love hearing the stories when readers tell me they read something in a book and they acted on it. It's just the most beautiful thing.Jess LaheyYeah, it's the best. I get videos occasionally; too, of like little kids doing things their parents didn't think they could do. And—“Look! Look! They did this thing!” It's just—it's an amazing and place of privilege. You have a newsletter also…Jeff SelingoI do. Called Next. It comes out twice a month.Jess LaheyIt's Fantastic!Jeff SelingoOh, well, thank you. And I have a podcast also called Future U— that's more around the kind of the insider-y nature of higher ed and how it works. But a lot—I know a lot of families listen to it to try to understand this black box that is college. So that's called Future U as in U for university.Jess LaheyThe reason I love the podcast so much is, a lot of what parents get exposed to when they're doing the college admissions process are those graphs—scatter graphs of like, where do your numbers intersect with the expectations of this school—and it's a real human version of that. It's a human version of how that black box operates.Jeff SelingoAnd at the end of the day, as I always remind parents, it's a business. You might have this emotional tie to college, but if you don't—if you don't—and you know a mutual friend of ours, Ron Lieber, who writes for The New York Times around...Jess LaheyHe's the best! The best!Jeff SelingoCollege finances, right? He always reminds people of this too. I don't remind them as often as he does, and I probably should. It's this—you're buying a consumer product. And you have to act as a consumer. Yes, you can have an emotional tie and a love for this place, but this is a big purchase, and you have to approach it like that.Jess LaheyDid you see his most recent piece about, yeah, taking some time and seeing—seeing what kind of offers you can get? I loved it. I love Ron's approach to—he's just a great guy. And his books are fantastic. Thank you again, so much. I'm going to let you get on with your day, but I'm always grateful for you. And good luck with the launch of Dream School.I will be out applauding on pub day for you.Jeff SelingoAppreciate it. Thank you, Jess.Jess LaheyAll right, everyone—until next week, keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game.NarratorThe Hashtag AmWriting Podcast is produced by Andrew Perella. 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Friday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube kicked off MAXX BALL FRIDAY - Week 3!! First up, we look at Florida vs. LSU; then, the guys wonder if Dante Moore is the best QB in all of College Football; later, Stanford Steve, from College Gameday & SportsCenter w/SVP, offers us winners for Week 3, says why Clemson's season is on he line this week, and how high he is on Vanderbilt; and finally, we go MAXX BALL for Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 8am hour of Friday's Mac & Cube continued with MAXX BALL FRIDAY - Week 3!! We began with official predictions for Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina ; then, MAXX BALL continues with Georgia vs. Tennessee; later, Cole & Greg break down Alabama vs. Wisconsin; and finally, Chris Hummer, national CFB writer for 247 Sports, tells us why Marcel Reed is over being labeled as a runner and why he thinks the A&M offense will be different against Notre Dame. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Join Billy Derrick as he previews Saturday's Vanderbilt-South Carolina matchup in Columbia, featuring interviews with WR Tre Richardson, sideline reporter Kevin Ingram, and South Carolina reporter Hale McGranahan (The Big Spur). Football coverage presented by Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James. If there's one thing we all share, it's that our lives are all unique. At Raymond James, they believe that's worth celebrating. Because financial planning isn't just about numbers and figures, it's about creating the life you envision. So whether you're building a future or preparing for retirement, a Raymond James financial advisor can guide you each step of the way – all while following a plan that's uniquely yours. That's life well planned. To learn more, call financial advisor [Joe Bulovas with Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James] at [615-645-6742] — Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC.

This week's episode dives deep into the contrasting fortunes of the Big 12 and SEC. Chad Withrow from OutKick Hot Mic joins the show to break down Oklahoma's hot start, why fans should stay cautious, and whether John Matier can sustain his workload in SEC play. We also examine Oklahoma State's disastrous showing at Oregon, the growing calls for Mike Gundy's departure, and what's next for the Cowboys. In the SEC, Georgia remains steady, but LSU, Texas, Arkansas, and even Vanderbilt are showing depth that could shape the playoff race. Plus, Billy Napier's seat grows hotter in Gainesville after a stunning home loss.This episode is sponsored in part by TicketSmarter:Use promo code LWOS10 to receive $10 off purchases of $100 or moreUse promo code LWOS20 to receive $20 off purchases of $300 or moreThink smarter.  TicketSmarter

Vanderbilt has a big game at South Carolina this weekend. How do we feel about their chances given the lack of success vs SC lately?  We get into the Vols vs UGA matchup, and who other than the QBs need to step up?  Eric Cain from Volquest On3 joins the show to share his perspective on Vols vs UGA.  We close out the hour with the Rex Rant.

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After paying our condolences to several items outside of the sports... Vanderbilt is doing some talking. JC Shurburtt remembers other key moments through the years where the Commodores ran their pie holes about the Gamecocks and things did not turn out so great for them. Alex Jones is in for a long Gamecock Smorgasbord. Who is his offensive player that will step up against Vandy on Saturday night? Also, 1980s style workout tapes instead of VHS Dates today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 491 / Peter FunchBorn 1974 in Denmark Peter Funch currently lives and works in Paris, France. He lived in New York for 13 years as a photographer. Funch graduated as a Photojournalist from the Danish School of Journalism in 1999 and combines the social commentary with a cinematic style. His still and motion work often combines storytelling with a perceptive social commentary in a cinematic visual language. He is working internationally with exhibitions, books, editorial and advertising clients alike, combining his technical perfection with a touch of his Nordic calmness and dry humour. Worked with international clients like IKEA, Sony, HSBC, Whitney museum. He has published seven monographs, where Babel Tales and 42nd and Vanderbilt, picturing routines and rituals in the public sphere in New York City. Recent exhibitions include Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, DAC, Cph, DK (2025), The Imperfect Atlas, Fotografisk Center, Cph (2024), DK, 42nd And Vanderbilt, Vevey, Swiss (2020),  A History of Photography: Daguerreotype to Digital, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom (2018), In 2018, Funch received The Art, Design and Architecture Award of the Year, Dir. Einar Hansen and wife Vera Hansen Foundation for 42nd and Vanderbilt. 

Welcome to THE BLITZ, your go-to college football betting show for the entire season! Each week, WagerTalk's panel of sports betting experts breaks down the biggest NCAAF matchups, providing picks, predictions, and best bets to help you stay ahead of the lines.Games for Discussion:Introduction 00:00Georgia vs Tennessee 1:30Notre Dame vs Texas A&M 6:27Georgia Tech vs Clemson - Chat Question 11:40South Carolina vs Vanderbilt 16:16Arkansas vs Ole Miss 22:30Weekend Warrior Promo 25:00Memphis vs Troy 28:20USF vs Miami 31:40Colorado vs Houston 38:26Alabama vs Wisconsin 41:45LSU vs Florida 47:34Kansas State vs Arizona ST 54:00

GamecockCentral's Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark give a final preview of South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Vanderbilt. Thank you to our sponsors: ** PRESENTING SPONSOR: Clint Hammond of CMG Home Loans | ClintHammond.com | 803-422-6797 | NMLS # 71597 ** Fairey Chevrolet | https://www.faireychevrolet.com/ Palmetto Golf and Belts | https://www.palmettogolfing.com Gametime | Gametime.co | Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code ON3 for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Andy Luedecke at MyPerfectFranchise.net | 404-973-9901

Brian Edwards of MajorWager.com and Jay Greeson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press share their thoughts on Week 3 in SEC football, including Tennessee vs. Georgia, South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt, LSU vs. Florida, Ole Miss vs. Arkansas, Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M, Alabama vs. Wisconsin, Temple vs. Oklahoma, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Good, Bad, & Ugly from Week 2 18:45 Alabama vs. Wisconsin 23:24 Temple vs. Oklahoma 27:22 Auburn vs. South Alabama 32:45 Tennessee vs. Georgia 37:20 Missouri vs. Louisiana 40:07 Texas vs. UTEP 41:46 South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt 46:36 LSU vs. Florida 51:06 Ole Miss vs. Arkansas 54:53 Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M 56:50 Kentucky vs. Eastern Michigan 59:23 Week 3 College Football Bets GAMETIME SIDEKICKS Use promo code SE16 for 20% off! http://www.gametimesidekicks.com/ ROKFORM Use promo code SEC25 for 25% off! The world's strongest magnetic phone case! https://www.rokform.com/ HOVI DRY GOODS Use promo code BAMA for 15% off this week! https://hovidrygoods.com/ JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP

Welcome back to The Locker Room with Josh Pate, Will Compton, & Taylor Lewan! This week, we dive into the exciting matchups of Florida VS. LSU, Vanderbilt VS. South Carolina, South Florida VS. Miami, Texas A&M VS. Notre Dame, and UGA VS. Tennessee. New episodes every Wednesday at 6:00 PM CT. TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Open 10:00 Florida VS. LSU 25:39 Vanderbilt VS. South Carolina 34:33 South Florida VS. Miami 42:17 Texas A&M VS. Notre Dame 52:22 UGA VS. Tennessee 1:07:50 Dog Of The Week 1:09:39 Bet The Boys ParlaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded: September 8, 2025: Starting today, every Monday, Bussin’ With The Boys will recap the entire weekend of football with Will Compton, Taylor Lewan, and Greg Olsen. The Boys kick things off by breaking down Week 2 of college football, from Nebraska dominating Akron to Michigan’s loss to Oklahoma. Taylor admits whether he’s nervous about The Bussin’ Bowl, and they dive into Vanderbilt’s big win, Florida’s upset loss, whether Arch Manning is playing hurt, and everything else after a crazy weekend. They also cover Week 1 of the NFL, including Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers looking sharp, Jalen Carter spitting on Dak Prescott, Josh Allen showing why he was the NFL MVP last season with a heroic performance to beat the Baltimore Ravens, the Miami Dolphins’ rough start, and plenty more. Greg breaks down the game he called on Sunday, gives updates on coaching his youth football team, and previews his next matchup on the sideline. This is the first of many weekly Monday recaps you’ll get all football season, only on Bussin’ With The Boys. Big Hugs, Tiny Kisses! TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro1:31 Bussin Programming3:11 Nebraska BEAT DOWN Akron7:48 Is Arch Manning Hurt?9:06 JP On South Carolina12:54 Iowa v Iowa state 16:47 Is Taylor Worried About Michigan? 23:07 Arizona State Upset By Mississippi State25:17 Florida Upset By USF27:34 Dan Lanning WHOOPED Oklahoma State28:59 Panic Mode For Kansas State31:54 Titans Recap37:34 Eagles Survived Against Dallas44:52 GREG OLSEN JOINS45:15 Middle School Team Outlook56:39 Sprints After The Game? 1:00:27 Should Miami Be Worried About USF?1:02:21 How Are You Handling Jalen Carter Situation?1:04:34 49ers v Seahawks1:10:03 Pulse On Mike McDaniel With The Dolphins?1:18:02 Is This Aaron Rodgers Of Old?1:20:00 Are The Bengals Back?1:22:32 Ravens Bills Thoughts1:28:23 Chiefs May Struggle This Year?1:30:48 #TierTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.