Best Ball State University Podcasts (2025)

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S5E2: “I Will Always Be a Ball State Cardinal, Through and Through” | (Jill Lacy, Ball State University Foundation Board Officer and Graduate) 39:23

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Jill Lacy is an accomplished, committed graduate of Ball State University. She serves on the Women of Beneficence Leadership Council, and she is a member of the Ball State University Foundation Board. As a student, Jill was active in student government and in her sorority. After graduating, she earned her master's degree in higher education adminis…

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I Hate Soccer #60 featuring Andy Stoots, head coach of the women's program at Ball State University 1:06:25

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Andy Stoots was named head coach of the Ball State women’s soccer program on March 11, 2025, bringing experience from his previous roles as associate head coach at Missouri and assistant positions at Louisville and Minnesota. If you're a soccer parent that listens to the show and would like to join our I Hate Soccer Parent Member community to discu…

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Akron Men's Basketball Eric and Evan Mahaffey 23:08

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WZIP sports reporter Matt Willis brings in Men's Basketball players and brothers Eric and Evan Mahaffey, discussing their journey to Akron, the upbringings of their basketball career and more.By WZIP-FM

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Samuel Gunter of the NC Carolina Housing Coalition on the state’s dire affordable housing shortage 17:52

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North Carolina faces a dire shortage of affordable housing. One need merely talk to friends and family members – even those with middle class incomes – to understand just how difficult it is to find affordable rental housing, much less homeownership opportunities. That said, the numbers are bleak. The National Low Income Housing Coalition released …

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Amy Beros of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC on hunger and the threat to SNAP benefits 13:19

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In 34 central and eastern North Carolina counties, one-in-five people – that’s well over half-a-million men, women and children – suffers from food insecurity. And sadly, things aren’t going to get better any time soon. Indeed, thanks to recent acts of Congress and the state legislature, SNAP food assistance and other parts of our already threadbar…

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Kevin Tapchom on building his soccer training company in Michigan! - I Hate Soccer #63 1:38:12

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Kevin Tapchom is the founder of Evolution Soccer Training in Michigan and played collegiate soccer at the University of Detroit Mercy. Support the showBy Jason Collinsworth

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Quarter By Quarter Season 2, Episode 1 1:21:06

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Quarter By Quarter returns for the 2025-2026 NBA season! Mitch and Shawn run through everything you need to know that happened in the offseason, then predict how this year will turn out. Who will be MVP? Will the Thunder repeat? What is going on with Terry Rozier? Listen in and find out!By Mitch Kobie, Shawn Wick

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Elon University poll director Jason Husser on the rapidly changing world of college athletics 26:44

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Few areas of modern American popular culture have undergone greater or more rapid changes in recent years that college sports. Thanks to a series of successful legal challenges, the nation’s longstanding practice of treating college athletes as amateurs has been completely upended and, especially at big schools engaged high-profile sports like foot…

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Disability Rights NC about a groundbreaking settlement impacting people with substance use disorders 12:04

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Over the last several decades, much of the world has made significant progress in how it views and responds to the affliction we’ve come to refer to as substance use disorder. Whereas people who once struggled with the misuse of and addiction to drugs and alcohol were once dismissed as weak and flawed, we’ve learned that substance use disorder is a…

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A soccer scout on the youth soccer climate in the USA! I Hate Soccer #62 featuring Brooks Laimbeer 1:24:11

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Brooks Laimbeer is a co-founder of We Are Soccer, a media platform dedicated to engaging and informing soccer fans across the U.S. He is also a scout for The Soccer Syndicate that focuses on scouting youth talent for MLS and USL Academies. Support the showBy Jason Collinsworth

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Zips Gameday: Preview of Akron @ Ball State 34:44

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In this week's edition of Zips Gameday we look ahead to the Zips heading to Muncie Indiana to take on the Cardinals. Join Dev Lucas, Liam Riggenbach, and Juan Arrellano as they preview Zips @ Ball StateBy WZIP-FM

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How to Sports: Bowling 1:09:11

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Matt Willis hosts the first episode of a new series: How to Sports. Today, Matt and special guest Brendan Tahsler teach Liam Riggenbach all about bowling and the base knowledge of how to get into the sport.By WZIP-FM

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Common Cause of North Carolina’s Bob Phillips on the threat of mid-decade redistricting 20:07

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If there’s a single factor that’s playing the largest role in spurring the dysfunction and divisiveness that plague modern American politics, gerrymandering – the intentional rigging of electoral districts for partisan purposes – is it. With the assistance of digital technology and recent judicial rulings that have given them complete carte blanche…

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Drew Ball of the NRDC on the most important environmental policy issues confronting NC 12:22

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Despite the fact that they have yet to adopt a budget for the state fiscal year that commenced July 1, and are scheduled to return to Raleigh a couple more times this year, it appears that state lawmakers have wrapped up most of their action for the 2025 legislative session. And if that is in fact the case, one of the biggest losers in the Raleigh …

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The youth soccer coaching life! (How to balance it all) I Hate Soccer #61 ft: Nate Holler 1:29:15

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Nate Holler is the assistant coach with the women’s soccer program at Buffalo State University as well as a staff coach for the Western New York Flash. Support the showBy Jason Collinsworth

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All Ball - Doug's on UWGB Year 2 & The Science of Momentum with NYT Best Selling Author Don Yaeger 40:56

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Doug breaks explains the dramatic changes he's made with his Wisconsin- Green Bay squad to dramatically improve on their last place Horizon League finish. Then, he's joined by New York Times best selling author Don Yaeger to discuss his latest book, The New Science of Momentum: How the Best Coaches and Leaders Build a Fire From a Single Spark, incl…

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Ring Rundown Ep. 2 1:04:27

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Episode 2 of the Ring Rundown, hosted by Matt Willis and Mitch Bates features special guest Mitch Kobie. This edition, the guys talk about their introduction to professional wrestling, their favorite stars, various events attended and predictions for Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia.By WZIP-FM

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State Rep. Carolyn Logan on the new anti-crime legislation approved by the General Assembly 12:48

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Jake Sussman of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on services to enhance public safety 17:48

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North Carolina state government continues to operate without a budget for the fiscal year that commenced July 1. Thanks largely to a disagreement between Republican leaders of the House and Senate over whether the state should plow ahead with a series of scheduled tax cuts – even as fiscal analysts warn of big impending budget shortfalls – the stat…