After a short hiatus, we are back!

Welcome to ‘Episode 17’ of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room.

Host Jonathon Platt meets with former Congressman Chet Edwards, Baylor’s W.R. Pogue Distinguished Chair of Public Service, and recipient of The Baylor Line’s Babs Baugh Servant Leadership Award. Chet and Jon reflect on 9/11. the weight of that fateful day when America was attacked, what it means to live through moments of national trauma, and how we come together as one.

Before his 20 years in Congress, Edwards worked for Congressman Olin “Tiger” Teague. That mentorship sparked a lifelong dedication to veterans and military families.

Edwards and Platt go down the line of his career as a congressman – wins and loses. Edwards’ main message is to not fear failure, and learning from it will help you in your personal and professional life. Edwards became known for bipartisan leadership, integrity, and his defense of church and state separation – while representing a Republican state as a Democrat.

Tune in to hear stories of a perfectly imperfect country.

We’ll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every week – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we’ve already lined up, namely:

• Dr. Mia Moody, professor of Journalism, Public Relations, and New Media
• John David Rainey, EVP & CFO of Walmart
• The Bus Tour with Bob Darden
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is “Short Circuit” by Ryan James Carr, with a special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

Welcome to "Episode", actually hold that thought.

No big announcements or dramatic exits – The Green Room will be taking a short summer break to create more content and rest before a busy fall. In the meantime, if your podcast queue needs something good, now's a great time to catch up on recent episodes you may have missed!

Ambassador Douglas Silliman on his journey from Baylor to Baghdad – and zombies, of course! Or check out the conversation with Jeanne Bishop on her book, Grace from the Rubble and the story of Cindy Campbell Brown, the only Baylor alum killed in the Oklahoma City bombing.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you very soon!

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

Welcome to 'Episode 15' of The Baylor Line's flagship podcast, The Green Room.

Host, Jonathon Platt talks with Craig Nash, Senior Editor at Good Faith Media, to explore the quiet, meaningful spaces where faith, storytelling, and community meet.

Nash’s journey starts out as a kid from East Texas who goes on to his roles as a community pastor at UBC Waco, a hunger advocate with Baylor’s Texas Hunger Initiative, and now senior editor of news and editorial content at Good Faith Media.

Throughout the conversation, mistruths of old blog handles share space with the gravity of loss, liturgy, and laughter. Craig’s humor and tender honesty shine through as he unpacks the paradox of writing, the weight and wonder of faith, and the beauty of local life.

Tune in to hear a sermon from a voice that speaks truth in the spaces that matter most.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we've already lined up, namely:

• Omari and Abby Head, Culinary Entrepreneurs
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

Sit down, get comfy, and listen in. The Wise Molly Lama is ready to read your cards. The first card she pulls is The Fool. She pauses dramatically. “I didn’t know you were in this deck!”

Welcome to 'Episode 14' of The Baylor Line's flagship podcast, The Green Room.

Host, Jonathon Platt is met with The Wise Molly Lama … I mean … Molly Murchie, a Librarian at the District of Columbia Public Schools during the day, comedian by night.

Molly’s Baylor adventure begins in the 90s, smoke rises from Mount Carmel, visible from a French classroom window. It was the Branch Davidian. If that wasn’t enough to experience during her undergrad, Murchie was there for the long-awaited fall of the no dancing rule.

Her story is a journey through the sacred and absurd: rumors, chapel crashes, and campus satire societies – which nobody NoZe about!

Now a regular performer with Washington Improv Theater, Molly participates in improv church, a show where sermons meet sketch and laughter is the spiritual act.

Tune in to hear how Molly Murchie ended up dancing on stage with Conan O'Brien and Adam Sandler while dressed as Mark Twain.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we've already lined up, namely:

• Craig Nash, Senior Editor, Good Faith Media
• Omari and Abby Head, Culinary Entrepreneurs
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

Welcome to 'Episode 13' of The Baylor Line's flagship podcast, The Green Room. In this episode, host Jonathon Platt and Lisa Hanna, Head of Public Affairs and Policy Communications at Delta Air Lines, trace a career that began in uncertainty and evolved into a life of purpose and impact.

By her senior year of college, Lisa was reporting full-time for KWTX – covering wildfires, congressional races, and George W. Bush’s weekends in Crawford.

We explore Lisa’s experiences of national events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, just a few blocks away from her high school. Covering tragic events, such as 9/11, revealed her risk-taking personality, which would help her become a leading force in a male-dominated field.

This isn’t just a dive into her career and love for Taylor Swift – it’s a story resilience, identity, and how the events we live through shape the world around us.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we've already lined up, namely:

• Molly Murchie, Librarian, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Craig Nash, Senior Editor, Good Faith Media
• Omari and Abby Head, Culinary Entrepreneurs
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

Welcome to 'Episode 12' of The Baylor Line's flagship podcast, The Green Room.

Host Jonathon Platt meets with Kristin Diwan, a senior resident at the Arab Gulf States Institute. The two dive into how her work as an analyst and geopolitics involving Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and beyond. This wide-ranging conversation takes you from Central Texas to the Middle East, from mentors to callings.

Perhaps obtaining one of the most unique combination of degrees possible, Kristin double majored in biology and foreign service. Throughout her time at Baylor, Kristin felt a deep passion for international studies and foreign service. With inspiration from her friends who were international students, she quickly grasped the need for their voices to be heard. Kristin later continued her education, obtaining a master’s degree at Johns Hopkins and a Ph.D. at Harvard, and held the Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Georgetown University.

Kristin and Jonathon talk about Arab society and culture. Kristin goes into detail on her projects on political activism and generational change. They also talk about the leading technology status in Saudi Arabia and development of AI.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we've already lined up, namely:

• Lisa Hanna, Public Affairs and Policy Communications for Delta Air Lines
• Molly Murchie, Librarian, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Craig Nash, Senior Editor, Good Faith Media
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.

A Baylor alum is spotted in the wild – Jonathon Platt says, “Hey you, tell me a joke!” The alumnus starts out with “John Lennon and a zombie walk into a bar.” And that’s how we got this episode.

Welcome to 'Episode 11' of The Baylor Line's flagship podcast, The Green Room.

Host Jonathon Platt is met with Ambassador Doug Silliman, who has led an impressive career from serving as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State to being appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. He now serves as the president of the Arab Gulf States Institute.

Doug Silliman completed his political science degree at Baylor in 1982, with an aspiration to become a diplomat after a high school teacher saw his potential. He later earned his master's degree in international relations at George Washington University, where he used his knowledge of Russia–that he learned at Baylor, of course–to dive into the history of the Soviet Union. In fact, his master’s thesis studied how the Soviet Union did its planning for cities.

Tune in to hear more about Doug and his career in foreign services and an exclusive story on real life zombies.

We'll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we've already lined up, namely:

• Kristin Diwan, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute
• Lisa Hanna, Public Affairs and Policy Communications for Delta Air Lines
• Molly Murchie, Librarian, District of Columbia Public Schools
• And so, so many more.

Oh, and to make sure you get each episode, make sure to subscribe to The Latest, The Weekly, or The Monthly newsletter from The Baylor Line. You can also follow our feed wherever you listen to podcasts — such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Credits:

Our theme music is "Short Circuit" by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.

Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.

And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.