The Good Neighbear: Recent Episodes

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.)

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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.)

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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.)

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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.)

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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.)

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses coming to Baylor from Indonesia, culture shock, Neighbor Nights, and the importance of learning to have good conversations with Baylor Student, Michele Prawiromaruto.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear explores storysharing, leadership development, and working with Baylor Vets with our first ever joint interview with Baylor alumni and current staff, Lizzy Davis (Assistant Director of Leadership Development) and Kevin Davis (VETS Program Manager).

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Baylor's First in Line program, Men for Change, and Baylor Class Confessions with Program Manager for First in Line, Dr. Mito Diaz-Espinoza.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear explores being a student leader, Better Together BU, and religious diversity at Baylor with Aanchal Thadani.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses mental health, spirituality, social work, and our new co-taught Interfaith Leadership class with Associate Dean and Assistant Professor in Baylor's School of Social Work, Dr. Holly Oxhandler.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses religious identity at Baylor, challenges and success, with Baylor student and AMSA Chair of Medical Discussions Committee, Bisma Zulifqar.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses religious identity at Baylor and being involved in Neighbor Nights and Better Together BU with Baylor student and Better Together BU Interfaith Advocate, Sahar Pradhan.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses coming to Baylor, being a Sociology major, being interested in social justice issues, and experiential learning trips with Baylor Missions and the Texas Hunger Initiative, with Baylor Student Holly Herald.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear explores identity and religious identity at Baylor through experiences in Neighbor Nights and Better Together BU with Muslim student and soon to be Co-Leader of Better Together BU, Rabbnawaz Bhatti.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Baylor PDI, Baylor NAACP, and having a positive outlook on life even when challenges seem daunting with Baylor student, Natasha Nkhama.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear podcast discusses Neighbor Nights, THIS Matters, Baylor PDI, and challenges and success as HSA President and Founding Member of the Latinx Coalition at Baylor, with Damian Moncada.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear podcast discusses some challenges and positive experiences as a CL, being a student and a Student Leader at Baylor, and working with Neighbor Nights with Baylor Alum, Jamarcus Ransom.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses working with Baylor PDI, THIS Matters, and positive experiences as former President of Student Government with Baylor Alum, Lindsey Bacque.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Neighbor Nights, Men for Change, Better Together BU, and the experience of being a Resident Chaplain with Truett student Chris Williamson.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Neighbor Nights, Better Together BU, the Parliament of the World's Religions, and positive experiences of being a Baylor student with Valerie Rivera.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the role of the Director of Study Abroad, the transformational philosophy behind study abroad, and the experiences of being a Better Together BU Advisory Board member with Baylor Center for Global Engagement staff member, Bo White.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the role of masculinity and hyper-masculinity in the spiritual journey of Baylor Student Dakota Henry.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses positive experiences at Neighbor Nights with Baylor Alum and BIC Admissions Analyst, Diana Castillo.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Men for Change and the experiences of being the Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs with Baylor staff member, Geoffrey Griggs.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Better Together BU, interfaith literacy, and experiences being Co-Leader of Baylor's interfaith group with BIC student, Noah Ward.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses Better Together BU, working for Spirituality and Public Life, and transitions to the HESA graduate program at Baylor with Jesse Pyle.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses different cultural experiences and moving to the US from Malaysia with Truett Seminary student, Tim Lee.

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This episode of the Good Neighbear discusses the role of masculinity and hyper-masculinity in the spiritual journey of Resident Chaplain, Elijah Tanner.