TBC Podcast

On a special sixth episode of the second season of the TBC Podcast, host Brett Esch is joined by Micah Wenger, who has been selected as the organization’s next Editor-in-Chief — effective Fall 2024. Wenger introduces himself to the readers/listeners and speaks about his excitement for stepping into the role. Visit The Breadbasket online — the exclusive sponsor of the TBC Podcast. The next episode...

On the fifth episode for the 2023 fall semester of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by news writers Lauren McCreary and April Powls to discuss the Jerusalem Seminar cancellation and Student Government Association (SGA) activities, respectively. Visit The Breadbasket online — the exclusive sponsor of the TBC Podcast. Interview timestamps: * Lauren Mc...

On the fourth episode for the 2023 fall semester of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by Bethel assistant football and head flag football coach Brad Cagle to discuss how he landed in North Newton, the 2023 football season, and the upcoming flag football campaign. Visit The Breadbasket online — the exclusive sponsor of the TBC Podcast. Interview times...

On the third episode for the 2023 fall semester of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by Bethel head volleyball coach Adriana Leake to discuss her passion for the sport, path to North Newton, and process of establishing the Threshers as a premier program in the conference. Visit The Breadbasket online — the exclusive sponsor of the TBC Podcast. Interv...

On the second episode for the 2023 fall semester of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by sports writer Samuel Hernandez to discuss the Thresher men’s and women’s soccer teams. Then, Bethel theater actress Emily Guldner talks about the upcoming Fall Fest production of The Addams Family and her role as Wednesday. Visit The Breadbasket online — the excl...

On the first episode for the 2023 fall semester of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by opinion editor Schyler Entz to discuss her family’s history with Bethel and the school’s culture shift over the past decade. Then, photographer Andrew Graber provides insight into his passion, how he was introduced to it, and how he has honed his photography skill...

On the sixth episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, speaks with Bethel head football coach A.B. Stokes about his team’s progress through the early stages of 2023 and expectations for the upcoming fall campaign. Interview timestamp: 3:45 This was the final episode of the semester. You can listen to the TBC Podcast at collegian.bethelks.edu and on Apple Po...

On the fifth episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, is joined by Bethel head tennis coach Gabe Johnson to talk about the hot start both his men’s and women’s squads have enjoyed this spring. Then, Student Government Association (SGA) vice president-elect Matthew Fleck discusses the future of the organization that he and president-elect Hayden Wallace loo...

On the fourth episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, welcomes features writer Dilan Bagci to discuss the Bethel/Wuppertal partnership — including her own experience as a foreign exchange student and her interviews with others about it in her latest story . Then, first-year flag football quarterback/linebacker Kylah Rome talks about the emerging sport and...

On the third episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, brings on news writer Lauren McCreary to talk about her latest story regarding Bethel’s increase on the cost of a single room and reduction of financial aid for commuters. Then, head men’s basketball coach Jayson Artaz discusses his team’s loss to Southwestern in the KCAC tournament championship and ref...

On the second episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, invites on editor Allison Weaver to discuss the spring show’s new leadership, sports writer Jenna Mahoney to talk about the Bethel men’s and women’s basketball teams, and head coach of Bethel Dance, Kiley McCord, to reflect on her time in North Newton and look ahead to this week’s KCAC competition. Int...

On the inaugural episode of the TBC Podcast, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian, Brett Esch, introduces the show and welcomes on Student Government Association (SGA) reporter April Powls to recap the organization’s fall actions and detail its spring goals — including the revised constitution . Esch also speaks with Bethel College senior Logan DeMond about Beyond BC: his new speaker series t...