Off The Dome Radio

Episode 76: Bob Lazar/Area 51/Flying Saucers, NCAA's Rules for Agents, Amazon and FedEx Breakup, Optimal Morning Routines, Expecting What You Tolerate, Communicating Knowledge Effectively, and Understanding the Opposing Viewpoint

Episode  |  August 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

aliens, amazon, area 51, bob lazar, building rapport, communication, contracts, education, fedex, knowlwedge, lebron james, mentorship, morning routine, ncaa, netflix, rich paul, self-awareness, transparency, trustpointe, vulnerability

In today's current events, we recap the controversial Netflix documentary "Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers" and the impact this could have. We also get into the NCAA's inconsistency with its rule on NBA draft agents, and the recent distribution relationship split between Amazon and FedEx.

In real life experience, we talk about 3 habits you can build into your morning routine to help you wake up smoother and happier. We also recap last week's conversation with Trustpointe CEO Tim Roberts, and analyze the most important takeaways with self-awareness and building rapport.

In book talk, we talk about communicating knowledge effectively in a high information society, drawing takeaways from "Swim with the Sharks." We also talk about educating yourself on the opposing point of view, thanks to "Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff."

Episode 59: Keith Magnus, Clinical Psychologist and Director oft he Butler University Counseling and Consultation Center

Episode  |  June 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 21 mins

careers, determination, education, happiness, lifestyle, meditation, mental health, parenting, psychology, self-awareness, therapy, trust

Keith Magnus is the Director of the Butler University Counseling and Consultation Center, and Clinical Psychologist for the Woodview Psychology Group. He specializes in the areas of anxiety, depression, sleep disorders/insomnia, interpersonal relationships, identity and personal growth, mindfulness-based therapy, eating ad body image concerns, and hypnosis. In his work, he integrates self-psychology, object relations, attachment, and systems theories I his approach to treatment.

Keith earned his Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rochester in 1996 and has been an Indiana Health Service Provider in Psychology since 1998.

In this interview, Keith explains his journey and how he landed on his passion path, the important things he has learned through working in psychology 1-on-1 therapy, and important values to keep in mind for optimal mental health.

Episode 49: Entrepreneurship and Financial Education in Schools, Breast Cancer Detection by the Blind, $30 million Attack on Homelessness, Self-Love/Self-Forgiveness, 1-on-1 Learning vs. Classroom Learning, Helping Rituals

Episode  |  May 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

blindness, breast cancer, budgeting, communication, education, entrepreneurship, finances, financial planning, gratitude, homelessness, learning networking, love, miracle touch, olney chatard, relationships, respect, sales, salesforce, self-awareness, self-forgiveness, self-love, teachers

In today's current events, we talk about a charter school in Northern Philadelphia attacking poverty by teaching students how to become millionaires through a financial education and entrepreneurship program. We highlight a lady in Colombia who lost sight at the age of 36, but is savings lives by detecting early signs of breast cancer long before doctors or technology. Lastly, the Salesforce CEO is attacking homelessness with $30 million - we discuss.

In the real life experience section, Slager gets into how he is working on self-love and self-forgiveness, and how we can apply self-awareness and communication within our relationships. Tim reflects on what he learned in sales last week, specifically understanding the customers' needs first, and the importance of showing examples and telling stories before rambling on about unimportant information.

In book talk, Slager shares two lessons from "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," focused on helping others and showing gratitude on a daily basis. Tim shares an article from Harvard Business Review, which talks about the benefits of 1-on-1 learning that you don't get in the classroom setting.

Episode 46: Dr. Richard McGowan, Philosopher

Episode  |  April 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 39 mins

butler university, care, colgate, commonality, conflict management, diversity, education, ethics, family, influence, justice, marquette, media, news, persuasion, philosophy, professors, rights, utility, washington state

Dr. Richard McGowan is a Philosopher and former Business Ethics/Philosophy Professor at Butler University. Doc grew up on the north Shore of Long Island, New York, then went on to earn is BA at Colgate University, MA at Washington State, and his PHD at Marquette University.

Dr. McGowan is an avid writer, and you can find his published articles in outlets like the Indianapolis Star, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times.

Episode 32: Ben Barkey

Episode  |  March 7th, 2019  |  47 mins 57 secs

education, empowerment, influence, inspirational stories, podcast, podcast life, self improvement, teachers, teaching, warsaw indiana, youth

Ben Barkey is an education professional and current principal at Madison Elementary in Warsaw Indiana. Before that, he taught Science and Robotics at Edgewood Middle School, served as the STEM instructional coach at Washington STEM Academy (science, technology, engineering, and math), where he acted as lead facilitator in transforming Washington into an Indiana Certified STEM school. He also served the position as assistant principal for the class of 2017 at Warsaw Community High School.

He is the recipient of the 2017 Air Force Association National Teacher of the Year for leading the (STEM) programs in the Warsaw school system. He was also awarded the Charlotte M. Boener Award for Innovative Science Teaching (awarded to Middle School Science Teacher of the Year for Indiana) as well as the Bio-Crossroads Teacher of Champions award.

In this interview, Ben highlights his story as to what brought him to the education, his motivation for teaching and building meaningful relationships within the school system, and his passion for innovating new ideas to make learning more engaging.