On the Banks Podcast Episodes

Iowa State brothers Dean Plager (1964) and Rob Wilkes (1964) talk about their hike to find the original location of the Sweetwater meeting in 1849. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: December 22, 2020

Jim McCloskey (Bucknell 1964) talks about his new book and his life’s work exonerating innocent people who were wrongly convicted and received life or death sentences. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: January 5, 2021

Memme Onwudiwe (Ohio Wesleyan 2015) 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. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: January 19, 2021

Western Kentucky brothers Tyler Jury (2012) and Chaz Vittitow (2011) discuss the creation of Bike4Alz and their first philanthropic cross-country bike ride. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: February 2, 2021

Alex Stearns (Florida 1965) recounts the story about the 1964 University of Florida Homecoming football game prank, which was orchestrated by the Upsilon Phi Chapter. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: February 16, 2021

Victor Cui (Alberta 1994), 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. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: March 2, 2021

Bill Snyder (William Jewell 1962), retired Kansas State head football coach, talks about his coaching career, becoming a Phi Gam and more! Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: June 8, 2021

Ed Gulewitz (Texas Christian 1990), double-lung transplant recipient, talks about his life saving gift and the importance of organ donation. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: June 22, 2021

David Priess (Illinois Wesleyan 1993), former CIA intelligence officer, the presidency, national security and intelligence. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: July 6, 2021

Kevin Kuster (Kansas 1991), founder of Watts of Love, a nonprofit that brings solar lights to developing countries that do not have access to electricity. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: July 20, 2021

Bill Lindsay (Gettysburg 1969), 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. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: August 3, 2021

Sonnie Wooden (Iowa 2018), a recent graduate from Penn’s Master of Fine Arts program, talks about mental health, race, fraternity, art and more. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: August 17, 2021

A.J. Catoline (New York 1992), the Emmy Award winning editor of Apple TV+ comedy-drama series Ted Lasso, talks about the importance of community, the lessons fraternity men can learn from Ted Lasso and more! Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: January 18, 2022

Ryan Taneja (Central Arkansas 2024) 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. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: February 1, 2022

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. Hosted by Bill Martin (Mississippi State 1975).

Release Date: February 15, 2022

Mac Lewison (Akron 1996), a former FBI Special Agent, discusses how the skills he developed as a hostage negotiator can be used in our daily life. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: March 1, 2022

Hugh Morton (Auburn 1969), 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. Hosted by Doug Draper (Kansas 1992).

Release Date: March 22, 2022

Tim Kilduff (Kent State 1968), 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.

Release Date: January 17, 2023

Andrew McCann (2023) discusses Lambda Omega at Western Ontario’s annual Camp Out for Mental Health philanthropy event. The event is held in memory of Austen Berlet, who passed ad astra in 2009, and supports the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Release Date: January 31, 2023

Payne Schumann (Chapman 2023) and Taylor Dintzner (Arizona State 2022) talk about fundraising for Chapman’s Purple Tie Dinner and Arizona State’s Shave to Save philanthropy events, respectively.

Release Date: February 14, 2023

WPI’s Philanthropy Chairmen Ryan Gottwald (2024) and Colby Jones (2024) 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.

Release Date: February 28, 2023

Mick Larsen (Washington 2023) explains how the Sigma Tau Chapter at Washington exemplifies the Fraternity’s value of service.

Release Date: March 14, 2023