Chicago, weighing in at 2.7 million souls, punches above its weight as a world-renowned city of Arts and Culture, Industry, Finance, Retail, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Politics, Healthcare, Science, Innovation, Dining, Tourism, Sports, and more. It is also notorious for over a century of violence, crime, and political irregularities. Add to that decades of generally low performance within the Chicago Public Schools, the persistent scourge of a drug culture and broken families, plus Covid-19’s recent rampage across all sectors of society, and quickly our fair city teeters on the brink of chaos and failure. “Fixing Chicago” seeks real-city examples of to how to achieve peace, restore vitality, and reinvent ourselves to lead the world once more into and through the 21st century.
Fixing Chicago
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Podcast Overview
Chicago, weighing in at 2.7 million souls, punches above its weight as a world-renowned city of Arts and Culture, Industry, Finance, Retail, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Politics, Healthcare, Science, Innovation, Dining, Tourism, Sports, and more. It is also notorious for over a century of violence, crime, and political irregularities. Add to that decades of generally low performance within the Chicago Public Schools, the persistent scourge of a drug culture and broken families, plus Covid-19’s recent rampage across all sectors of society, and quickly our fair city teeters on the brink of chaos and failure. “Fixing Chicago” seeks real-city examples of to how to achieve peace, restore vitality, and reinvent ourselves to lead the world once more into and through the 21st century.
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5/28/2022
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February 12, 2023
Loyola University Chicago Soccer Coaches on Character and Leadership
<p><u>1 - Intro</u>: Join the host and his guests in a discussion on college athletics and principally their utility in developing the character skills of young athletes such as grit, resilience, discipline, teamwork, selflessness, precision, and determination, and the importance of it with respect to their overall growth and maturation both as individuals and as citizens of the world.</p><p><u>2 – Guest bio:</u> Loyola University of Chicago Head Coach Steve Bode & Associate Head Coach Graham Brennan lead this Division 1 Mens Soccer team from Rogers Park, Chicago. In their first season as coaches in the Atlantic-10 conference, the Ramblers reached the conference championship final. Loyola as a Jesuit institution and as an Athletic Department stresses not just education and athletics, but the development of the whole person. The two guests share their thoughts and ideas on the character development that occurs in athletes through their commitment to and participation in the college athletic program.</p><p><u>3 – Timestamps</u>:</p><ul><li>[00:01] Intro: Steve Bode and Graham Brennan, Mens Soccer Coaches for Loyola University of Chicago. How did you get into coaching? </li><li>[06:00] Coaching Mindset; Schedules; Recruiting </li><li>[10:35] What’s the coaching community like?</li><li>[12:15] Why should a kid play college sports?</li><li>[14:30] Soft Skills & Character Development</li><li>[19:22] Leadership</li><li>[28:00] Character Maturation & Growth</li><li>[30:05] What can young men and women athletes do to develop their leadership abilities?</li><li>[33:15] What’s the value of Athletics within a University?</li><li>[35:30] How is character development at your program different from anywhere else?</li><li>[38:15] Closing & Thank You</li></ul><br/><p><u>4 – Key Takeaways:</u> </p><ul><li>Soft Skills are Life Skills which are developed through --for example-- athletics, and are valuable in multiple other aspects of adult life</li><li>Leadership opportunities and development occur within college athletics and are honed to a high degree</li><li>The Life Skills and Leadership Skills take years of hard work to develop, but needed and highly valued within broader society </li></ul><br/><p><u>5 – Links</u>:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_skills" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_skills</a></p><p><a href="https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-soccer?path=msoc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-soccer?path=msoc</a></p><p><a href="https://thegeorgiaway.com/project/the-power-of-transferable-skills-how-to-sell-your-experience-as-a-student-athlete/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegeorgiaway.com/project/the-power-of-transferable-skills-how-to-sell-your-experience-as-a-student-athlete/</a></p><p>6 – Please “like” us and follow the show on your favorite podcast platform, visit paulbryanroach.com for more content, and follow on Twitter @PaulBryanRoach</p><p>7 – Wrap-up and next episode Trauma Surgeon and Educator Faran Bokhari, MD.</p>
October 10, 2022
Peter Wagner: Photographer, Chicago area Tour Guide, Volunteer at Children's Hospital
Spend an hour with Chicago-area photographer Peter Wagner, learning about how he became interested in the field, educated and trained, and experienced in photographing Chicago, Chicagoans, their families, cars, pets... and about his other work and volunteering.
August 5, 2022
Medical Volunteer in Ukranian defense, Rom Stevens, MD
Meet Dr. Stevens, a retired U.S. Navy officer, and Anesthesiologist, who has spent two months volunteering in Ukraine assisting in the conflict, and gearing up for moving back.
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