On the Banks Podcast Episodes

Family & Fraternity

The Ieuter Family

Bill (Illinois 1957), Charlie (Illinois 1983), Billy (Iowa State 1985), Max (Michigan State 2012) & Rolf (Wisconsin 2014)

• Title: Family & Fraternity: Fiji Sires & Sons
• Release Date: 12/19/2025
• Description: Fiji Sires & Sons was established 100 years ago. To commemorate this centennial, we visit with the Ieuter family – three generations, seven Fijis, representing five chapters: Bill Ieuter, with sons, Charlie and Billy, and grandsons, Max and Rolf. (Those not in attendance were Bill’s son, Jake (Kansas 1986), and grandson, Charlie (Kansas 2017).

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Rising Hope

Theo Avgerinos

(Bucknell 2000)

• Title: Rising Hope
• Release Date: 1/8/2026
• Description: Theo Avgerinos, a business owner, film director and cinematic storyteller, discusses his latest documentary film, “Rising Hope.”

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The Community Grocer

Eli Moraru

(Penn 2021)

• Title: The Community Grocer
• Release Date: 2/28/2025
• Description: Eli Moraru, co-founder and president of The Community Grocer, discusses how his entrepreneurial spirit guided him into a nonprofit career post-graduation.

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The Digital Mirror

Dr. Justin Carter, PhD

(North Alabama 2002)

• Title: The Digital Mirror: How AI Reshapes Young Men’s Mental Health
• Release Date: 3/14/2025
• Description: Justin Carter discusses how AI reshapes young men’s mental health and the impacts of treating employees’ psychological health the same as physical health and safety. Justin is a professor of management at the University of North Alabama, consultant, executive coach and one of the foremost leaders in the field of human capital management, having spent the last 20 years educating students and business leaders around the world. He also received the Fraternity’s 2024 18 Under 48 Award.

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Venture Capital

Bill Kaiser

(MIT 1977)

• Title: Venture Capital: Helping People Achieve Their Dreams
• Release Date: 3/28/2025
• Description: In this episode, we meet Bill Kaiser, who had a 30-year career in venture capital, a field he describes as “exciting, risky and really fun.” He found reward in helping entrepreneurs take advantage of opportunities created by the waves of change in technology. In addition to many interesting stories, he provides a basic knowledge of venture capital and the role it plays in the economy.

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Brotherhood & Business

Cameron Haring

(Miami 2004)

• Title: Brotherhood & Business: A Journey of Leadership & Impact
• Release Date: 4/14/2025
• Description: Cameron Haring discusses how his entrepreneurial spirit led him back to his hometown of Mansfield, Ohio to make an impact on his community. He eventually purchased DECA Manufacturing, where he currently serves as president.

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My Toughest Battle

Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, U.S. Army (Ret.)

(Gettysburg 1961)

• Title: My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio
• Release Date: 4/25/2025
• Description: Bill Matz shares his inspiring life story as a boy stricken with polio who, through persistence, overcame childhood paralysis and achieved a highly decorated 30-year career in the U.S. Army. He also discusses his new book, “My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio.”

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In It for the Long Haul

Tim Kilduff

(Kent State 1968)

• Title: In It for the Long Haul
• Release Date: 1/17/2023
• Description: Tim Kilduff, the Founder & President of the 26.2 Foundation. Tim talks about the history of marathoning and explains why marathoning is more than running 26.2 miles. The 26.2 Foundation is a nonprofit that supports and promotes the sport of marathoning, as well as health, wellness and economic development. For more information, visit www.26.2.org.

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Camp Out for Mental Health

Andrew McCann

(Western Ontario 2023)

• Title: Camp Out for Mental Health
• Release Date: 1/31/2023
• Description: Andrew McCann discusses Lambda Omega at Western Ontario’s annual Camp Out for Mental Health philanthropy event. The event supports the Canadian Mental Health Association and is held in memory of Austen Berlet, who passed ad astra in 2009.

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Fundraising for a Purpose

Taylor Dintzner & Payne Schumann

Taylor Dintzner (Arizona State 2022) & Payne Schumann (Chapman 2023)

• Title: Fundraising for a Purpose
• Release Date: 2/14/2023
• Description: Payne Schumann and Taylor Dintzner talk about fundraising for Chapman’s Purple Tie Dinner and Arizona State’s Shave to Save philanthropy events, respectively.

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A Long Tradition of Service

WPI Brothers

Ryan Gottwald (2024) & Colby Jones (2024)

• Title: A Long Tradition of Service
• Release Date: 2/28/2023
• Description: WPI’s Philanthropy Chairmen Ryan Gottwald and Colby Jones talk about how the Pi Iota Chapter exemplifies Phi Gamma Delta’s value of service through brother engagement and participating in a variety of service project.

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A Philanthropic Mindset

Mick Larsen

(Washington 2023)

• Title: A Philanthropic Mindset
• Release Date: 3/14/2023
• Description: Mick Larsen explains how the Sigma Tau Chapter at Washington exemplifies the Fraternity’s value of service.

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Believe in Community

A.J. Catoline

(New York 1992)

• Title: Believe in Community
• Release Date: 1/18/2022
• Description: A.J. Catoline, the Emmy Award winning editor of Apple TV+ sitcom “Ted Lasso,” talks about the importance of community, the lessons fraternity men can learn from “Ted Lasso” and more!

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A Citizen Scholar Revealed

Ryan Taneja

(Central Arkansas 2024)

• Title: A Citizen Scholar Revealed
• Release Date: 2/1/2022
• Description: Ryan Taneja talks about being a citizen scholar, what he’s learned from becoming a Phi Gam, and the creation of his domestic survivor nonprofit called the Mini Taneja Purple Initiative.

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Keeping a Moral Obligation

James Miervaldis

(Johns Hopkins 2006)

• Title: Keeping a Moral Obligation
• Release Date: 2/15/2022
• Description: A veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, he helps Afghan and Iraqi interpreters seeking to immigrate to the U.S. He also consulted on the CBS comedy “United States of Al.”

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A Negotiator's Mindset

Mac Lewison

(Akron 1996)

• Title: A Negotiator’s Mindset
• Release Date: 3/1/2022
• Description: Mac Lewison, a former FBI Special Agent, discusses how the skills he developed as a hostage negotiator can be used in our daily life.

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Reflections on High Places

Hugh Morton

(Auburn 1969)

• Title: Reflections on High Places
• Release Date: 3/22/2022
• Description: Hugh Morton talks about mountaineering, his experience climbing the world’s highest mountains (including Mt. Everest in 1992) and his new book, “Reflections in High Places.” Hugh was the 69th person in the world to complete the Seven Summits Challenge, having summited the tallest mountain on seven continents. This is a challenge that less than 500 people have completed as of today.

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Miracle in Manhattan

Bill Snyder

(William Jewell 1962)

• Release Date: 6/8/2021
• Description: Bill Snyder, the retired Kansas State head football coach, talks about his coaching career, becoming a Phi Gam and more!

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An Immortal Gift

Ed Gulewitz

(Texas Christian 1990)

• Release Date: 6/22/2021
• Description: Ed Gulewitz, double-lung transplant recipient, talks about his life saving gift and the importance of organ donation.

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The President's Book of Secrets

David Priess

(Illinois Wesleyan 1993)

• Release Date: 7/6/2021
• Description: David Priess, a former CIA intelligence officer, discusses the presidency, national security, intelligence and his new book, “The President’s Book of Secrets.”

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These Solar Lights Provide Joy

Kevin Kuster

(Kansas 1991)

• Release Date: 7/20/2021
• Description: Kevin Kuster talks about his work as the founder of Watts of Love, a nonprofit that brings solar lights to developing countries that do not have access to electricity.

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On the Ground in Vietnam

Bill Lindsay

(Gettysburg 1969)

• Release Date: 8/3/2021
• Description: Bill Lindsay, former Archon, discussed his new book “Pop Smoke: The Story of One Marine Rifle Platoon in Vietnam: Who They Were, What They Did, What They Learned.”

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A Modern Day Renaissance Man

Sonnie Wooden

(Iowa 2018)

• Release Date: 8/17/2021
• Description: Sonnie Wooden, a recent graduate from Penn’s Master of Fine Arts program, talks about mental health, race, fraternity, art and more.

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Back to the Banks of the Sweetwater

Iowa State Brothers

Dean Plager (1964) & Rob Wilkes (1964)

• Release Date: 12/22/2020
• Description: Dean Plager and Rob Wilkes talk about their hike to find the original location of the Sweetwater meeting in 1849.

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When Truth Is All You Have

Jim McCloskey

(Bucknell 1964)

• Release Date: 1/5/2021
• Description: Jim McCloskey talks about his new book, “When Truth Is All You Have,” and his life’s work exonerating innocent people who were wrongly convicted and received life or death sentences.

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Leading With Yes

Memme Onwudiwe

(Ohio Wesleyan 2015)

• Release Date: 1/19/2021
• Description: Memme Onwudiwe talks about his leadership experience from his time as an undergraduate brother at OWU, to a Harvard law student, and now as a leader of a tech start-up. Memme also won the Fraternity’s 2015 Wilkinson Award as the most outstanding senior.

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From Idea to Impact

Western Kentucky Brothers

Tyler Jury (2012) & Chaz Vittitow (2011)

From Idea to Impact: Bike4Alz

• Release Date: 2/2/2021
• Description: Tyler Jury and Chaz Vittitow discuss the creation of Bike4Alz and their first philanthropic cross-country bike ride with the Western Kentucky Chapter.

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Homecoming Hijinx

Alex Stearns

(Florida 1965)

• Release Date: 2/16/2021
• Description: Alex Stearns recounts the story about the 1964 University of Florida Homecoming football game prank, which was orchestrated by the Upsilon Phi Chapter.

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Unreasonable in the Company of Greatness

Victor Cui

(Alberta 1994)

• Release Date: 3/2/2021
• Description: Victor Cui, the CEO of ONE Championship, discusses leadership, how to achieve “unreasonable” goals and the leadership skills he learned as an undergraduate brother. ONE Championship is a mixed martial arts organization and Asia’s largest sports media company.

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