Oh That's Cool!
Jared Durden and Andrew Crocker set out to meet their coworkers at Ozarks Technical Community College. Each episodes introduces a new member of the college who teaches Jared and Andrew something they didn't know before. Join Jared and Andrew on their adventure as they learn about a broad range of fascinating topics, their colleagues, and maybe even friendship.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 36: Abby Rea Hicks-"A girl like me"
Get ready for an exciting episode as we sit down with Abby Rea Hicks, a Grants and Strategic Planning Analyst with a fascinating story to share! Abby takes us on a journey from Dallas, …
Episode 35: Greg French-"A Brief History of Sports"
In this episode we meet department of Social Sciences chair, Greg French. Greg talks sports with us as we recorded this the Friday before the Chiefs won the super bowl! Let us know who …
Episode 34: Phillip Duncan-"Motorcycles and Masons."
In this episode we meet custodian, Phillip Duncan. Phillip shares his 23 years of experience as a member of the college. Phillip is also a long time Free Mason and Scottish Rite. Andrew…
Episode 33: Phil Forrester-"Sheets of sound."
In this episode we meet Lead Music Instructor Phil Forrester. Phil shares his passion for music and introucing students to new music or at least music that is new to them. He discusses …
Episode 32: Brian Millner at MCCA-"Buiding Communities Through Podcasting"
In this very special eisode we meet president of MCCA, Brian Millner. Andrew and Jared made a trip to the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri to attend the 2022 Missouri Communit…
Episode 31: Preston Schaeffer and Jane Cowden-"Compassion is the radacalism of our time."
In this episode we meet English Instructor, Jane Cowden. Jane is also a faculty advisor for the student engagement council and decided to sublet her time on the podcast to a student and…
Episode 30: Jordan Schreiber-"We are not going to be the people that gave up on them."
In this episode we meet the college director of admissions, the one and only Jordan Schreiber. Jordan shares her passion for the work she does helping students get started at the colleg…
Episode 29: Sarah Bargo-"Why do we celebrate innovation?"
In this episode we meet Director of Communications and Marketing, the one and only Sarah Bargo. Sarah shares her passion for the work she does at and outside the college as we continue…
Episode 28: Calie Holden-"How do I win 10,000 Dollars?"
In this episode we meet Director of Strategic Planning and Grants, the one and only Calie Holden. We learn about Calie's passion for grant writting and promoting innovation at the coll…
Episode 27: Jennifer Dunkel-" What are your Students' Learning Experiences?"
In this episode we meet English Instructor Jennifer Dunkel. Jennifer shares her wealth of experience in and passion for teaching, students, and collaborative learning. She also discus…
Picnic Episode #2: Fall 22 Picnic!!
In this very special episode, we record live at the 2022 Springfield campus Fall Picnic! This amamzing episode is packed with special guests including the campus retirees that attend ea…
Episode 26: Vicki MacDonald - "How do I start up a student group?"
In this episode we meet director of student engagement, Vicki MacDonald. We learn about Vicki's new position at the college and all of the fun and engaging things she has been doing wi…
Episode 25: Cara Griffin--"No taxation without representation, and no hissing cockroaches without an option to sing.""
In this episode we meetPolitical Science Instructor, Cara Griffin. We learn about Cara's love of horses and passion for local government. We learn about how our local government operat…
Episode 24: Patrick Casey-"From the cosmos to coins"
In this episode we meet Chemistry Instructor, Patrick Casey We learn about Patrick's love of chemistry and passion for teaching. Patrick and Jared answer's all of Andrew's questions ab…
Episode 23: Ocki Haas-"Minimilast in the home and Maximalist in the heart"
We are back with our second summer episode of Oh That's Cool! In this episode we meet Human Resources Director, Ocki Haas. Ocki shares her experience coming to the U.S. and discusses he…
Episode 22: Kaitlyn Schumacher-"Why is local news so important to our community?"
Summer is here and so is the first summer episode of Oh That's Cool! In this episode we meet electronic media production adjunct instructor and local journalist for KY3 news, Kaitlyn Sc…
Episode 21: Jonathan Staats, Blayne Radford, Danielle Wise, Rob Mclaughlin, Kaylyn Martin, Robert Randolph, Piper Wilson-"The one where we run a tough mudder."
In another first for Oh That's cool podcast, we sit down with Team Eagle! Andrew and I were joined by the assitant college director of project management Jonathan Staats, the college di…
Episode 20: Whitney Grieshaber-"How do we prepare health science students for a pandemic during a pandemic""
In this episode we meet the director of the center of excellence for medical simulation, Whitney Grieshaber. Whitney shares her experience navigating the challenges of preparing health …
The Spring Picnic Spectacular!!
In this very special episode, we record live at the 2022 Springfield campus Spring Picnic! This amamzing episode is packed with special guests and a riveting interview with the one and …
Episode 19: Dr. Michelle Hudgens- "Why do our students need to learn Media Literacy?"
In this episode we travel to the Richwood Valley campus to meet English Instructor Dr. Michelle Hudgens. Michelle shares her interest in and passion for teaching students about media …