The Sting

Listen to all thing's homecoming! Starting off with Lindsay Badgeley talking about alumni, then Cade Rochinski and Justin Kay talk about the homecoming football game, and finally Sarah Krusing talks about all the activities students can get involved in during homecoming week!

In this episode Ben interviews all of the HPU Department of Communication majors who are graduating in Spring of 2023. After the interview, they all play a game of miscommunication interpretation, where they have to guess what was miscommunicated in text conversations. . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer and Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Special thanks to: -Dr. Julie Welker for oversight and support -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion -Jason Turner for being the coolest guy in the room 😎 . A big thank you to all of our guests! . Guests (in order of appearance): -Mia Romero -Rishona Raub -Devin Schurman

In this episode Ben interviews all of the theatre majors working on Senior directs: Aleah Curtis, Alex Glass, Laira Jones-Card, and Abigail Poling. After the interview, Adrielle Sloan shares something God has been teaching her in this week's Soul Care segment. . Aleah Curtis’ production of Great Expectations will be April 29th at 7:30pm and April 30th at 2:30pm. Alex Glass’ production of Ledge, Ledger and the Legend will be April 28th and May 1st. Laira Card’s production of ‘Night Mother will be April 28th and May 1st. Abigail Poling’s production of Eurydice will be April 29th at 9pm (following Great Expectations), and April 30th at 4pm (following Great Expectations). . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer and Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Content Contributor and Soul Care Segment Host | Adrielle Sloan -Special thanks to: -Dr. Julie Welker for oversight and support -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion . A big thank you to all of our guests! . Guests (in order of appearance): -Aleah Curtis, director of Great Expectations -Alexander Glass, director of Ledge, Ledger and the Legend -Laira Jones-Card, director of ‘Night Mother -Abigail Poling, director of Eurydice . (00:00) Intro (01:10) Senior Direct Interview (13:43) Soul Care

In this episode Ben interviews Alex Glass and Chance Harmon about the upcoming HPU Renaissance Fair that the Game Guild organization is hosting. Then, he plays a Renaissance Fair themed game of Real or Fake with these guests. Finally, Jason Turner will share a verse that’s been impactful to him in this week's Soul Care segment. . Be sure to follow Game Guild for updates! @hpu_gameguild You can contact Alex and Chance here: Alexandar.glass@hputx.edu, Chance.harmon@hputx.edu . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer and Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Content Contributor and Soul Care Segment Host | Jason Turner -Special thanks to: -Dr. Julie Welker for oversight and support -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion . A big thank you to all of our guests! . Guests (in order of appearance): -Alexander Glass, President of HPU Game Guild Student Organization -Chance Harmon, Event Coordinator for HPU Game Guild Student Organization . (00:00) Intro (00:59) Renaissance Fair Interview (10:35) Renaissance Real or Fake Game (16:01) Soul Care (17:44) Outro

Follow this link to sign up for HPU’s Community Impact Day. . In this episode Ben interviews Laura Benoit about HPU’s Community Impact Day. Then, we turn to a brand new segment called Soul Care, where we’ll have students involved with the communication department share devotionals about something God has been teaching them. This week’s Soul Care will feature Student Speaker Bureau member, Luke Moss. Finally, we close with Jason Turner interviewing Elaina Buchanan from the HPU Women’s Basketball Team. . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer and Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Content Contributor and Sports Segment Host | Jason Turner -Content Contributor and Soul Care Segment Host | Luke Moss -Special thanks to: -Dr. Julie Welker for oversight and support -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion . A big thank you to all of our guests! . Guests (in order of appearance): -Laura Benoit, Special Assistant to the President at HPU -Elaina Buchanan, Forward for the HPU Women’s Basketball team . (00:00) Intro (01:28) Interview with Laura Benoit (11:29) Soul Care with Luke Moss (15:12) Sports Interview with Elaina Buchanan (23:50) Outro

In this episode Ben interviews Ryleigh Watson about the story she's been writing for the Yellow Jacket. Then, Ben, Ryleigh, and Jason Turner all give their input on some crazy questions in a new segment called “Life’s Important Questions.” . Be sure to follow The Yellow Jacket on Instagram and Facebook! @hputxyjnews . If you have any questions about The Yellow Jacket or HPU’s department of communication, you can email Dr. Julie Welker at jwelker@hputx.edu . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer | Ben Sartain -Content Contributor | Jason Turner -Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker -Special thanks to: -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion . A big thank you to Ryleigh Watson for being a guest! . (00:00) Intro (00:48) Interview with Ryleigh Watson (06:12) Life's Important Questions (18:51) Outro

Be sure to follow @hpubsm on Instagram to stay up to date on everything about Campus Celebration, and all other BSM events! . In this episode Ben interviews the three members of the BSM’s Campus Celebration Lead Team, Cody Feist, Mariah Garcia, and Colin Thompson. Then, Ben plays a game of Sermon Illustration Mayhem with these guests, and then we have Sports with Jason Turner. . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Credits: -Executive Producer and Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Content Contributor and Sports Segment Host | Jason Turner -Content Contributor and Soul Care Segment Host | Luke Moss -Special thanks to: -Dr. Julie Welker for oversight and support -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion . A big thank you to all of our guests! . Guests: -Cody Feist, BSM Campus Celebration Lead Team Member -Mariah Garcia, BSM Campus Celebration Lead Team Member -Colin Thompson, BSM Campus Celebration Lead Team Member . (00:00) Intro (01:23) Interview with Campus Celebration Team (13:40) Sermon Illustration Mayhem (23:30) Sports (25:16) Outro

In this final episode of the semester we’ll be highlighting the Student Speaker Bureau. We’ve got an interesting interview and a really fun game with team members!.If you have any questions about the Student Speaker Bureau or HPU’s department of communication, you can email Dr. Julie Welker at jwelker@hputx.edu .Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.comInstagram: @hputhesting.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion.A big thank you to all of our guests!.Guests:-Devin Schurman, SSB member & debate team captain-Landon Chenault, SSB member-Rishona Raub, SSB member

Welcome to our thanksgiving episode! In this episode Ben interviews Howard Payne University president, Dr. Hines, and then plays a thanksgiving would-you-rather game with him..Stay tuned to our Instagram for updates! @hputhesting.We'd love to get your emails: hputhesting@gmail.com .Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion-Brayden Thompson for great ideas in brainstorming.A big thank you to Dr. Hines for joining us today!.Lastly, thanks to the students who submitted words for Word Sneak on this episode:-Isabel Clavenger-Nicole De La Houssaye-Hannah Jordan, @hannah.j.17-Adrielle Sloan, @adriellesloan-Rachel Baergen, @rachel_baergen-Rishona Raub, @rishonaraub (we didn’t receive the word until after recording 😢, but it was a good one)-Jordan Sager (his words were unfortunately missed when compiling the list, but thanks for sending them!)

In this episode we’ll start with an interview of Corey Langford, the HPU Esports coordinator, and then we’ll do a videogame MadLib with Corey. Next we’ll go into Jason’s interview about HPU Intramurals with Zac Stirling. Finally, Jason and Ben will wrap up the episode with Campus Buzz!.If you’re interested in getting more information about HPU Esports, you can do so by emailing esports@hputx.edu, stopping by the lounge in Winebrenner and joining the Discord, or you can call 325-649-8071. Also, be sure to follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and watch their Twitch streams!.Stay up to date with HPU Intramurals by following their Instagram!.We’re taking a break from our usual Campus Buzz, and we’re trying Word Sneak! Send us crazy words and we’ll try to incorporate them into the flow of conversation throughout the next episode!.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion-Brayden Thompson for great ideas in brainstorming.A big thank you to all of our guests!.Guests:-Corey Langford, Esports Coordinator-Zac Stirling, Intramurals Director

In this episode we’ll start with an interview of two students, Michael Dye and Daniel Archer. They were a part of starting a Bible Study after encounter week in the Fall semester of 2021. The group, called the Daniel Fan Club, is still meeting now, one year later. After the interview, we’ll play a game of This or That with Michael and Daniel. Then we’ll do an interview with our assistant producer, Jason Turner. Finally, we’ll wrap up with Campus Buzz!.You can contact Michael Dye for more information about The Daniel Fan Club by call or text at ‪(210) 388-3794‬..Also, be sure to follow Daniel Archer’s content! Here’s a link to his YouTube Channel..Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.comInstagram: @hputhesting.Be sure to respond to our Campus Buzz prompt for the week on Instagram or by emailing us!.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion.A big thank you to all of our guests!.Guests:-Michael Dye, founding member and leader for The Daniel Fan Club-Daniel Archer, founding member and namesake for The Daniel Fan Club.Lastly, here’s the students who submitted for Campus Buzz on this episode:-Daniel Archer-Austin Griffin-Hannah Jordan, @hannah.j.17-Nicole de la Houssaye, @merp._.welp-Michael Dye-Samuel Brown

Follow this link for info on all things Stinger Spectacular..In this episode we’ll highlight several things about the 2022 Stinger Spectacular on Oct. 14 & 15. However, if you’re getting to this episode after those dates, there’s still some great discussion of interest, and some fun to listen in on 😃. First we’ll start by interviewing the Vice President of Alumni Relations, Dr. Kalie Lowrie, about Stinger Spectacular. Next we’ll be joined by two cast members in The Sound of Music who will talk to us about this weekend’s production. We’ll go from that to our sports segment with Jason where he’ll discuss this Saturday’s Football game. And, lastly, we’ll wrap the episode up with Campus Buzz. Be sure to stick around for the end, because we have an important announcement about a new way students can contribute to The Sting going forward..*Note: Ben misspoke when he said he’d been “sneaking around hearing The Sound of Music rehearsals,” he meant he’d heard some cast members practicing their music, and this was like a “sneak peek” - he hasn’t been breaking into closed rehearsals 😂..Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.comInstagram: @hputhesting.Be sure to respond to our Campus Buzz prompt for the week on Instagram or by emailing us!.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion.A big thank you to all of our guests!.Guests (in order of appearance):-Dr. Kalie Lowry, Vice President of Alumni Relations-Aleah Curtis, playing the part of Maria Ryner in The Sound of Music-Cadence Hindman, playing the part of Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music

In this episode we’ll be interviewing Julie McDermed, owner of Over The Rainbow Ice Cream, which just opened in downtown Brownwood. Then, we’ll go into our sports segment with Jason Turner. After that, in celebration of hispanic heritage month, we’ve got an interview with 2020 HPU Graduate Gabi Diaz De Leon, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Finally, we’ll conclude with campus buzz, where Jason and I will share some Dad Jokes that were sent in, and we’ll be giving a new prompt for our next episode..*Note on sports segment: We recorded this episode prior to the volleyball game vs. TLU on Tuesday 10/4. The final score in this game was unfortunately a 0 - 3 loss for HPU..Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.comInstagram: @hputhestingBe sure to respond to our Campus Buzz prompt post for the week on Instagram or by emailing us!.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker.Special thanks to:-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion.A big thank you to all of our guests!Guests (in order of appearance):-Julie McDermed, owner of Over the Rainbow Ice Cream-Gabi Diaz De Leon, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.Follow Over The Rainbow here:Facebook - Over The Rainbow Ice CreamInstagram - @overtherainbowicecream.You can read more about the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce here..Lastly, here’s everyone who submitted for Campus Buzz on this episode:-Sam Prichard-Daniel Archer-Dr. Gary Gramling

In this episode we’ll be interviewing Mia Romero, editor for the Yellow Jacket, then we’ll go into our sports segment with Jason Turner where he’ll overview some of the highlights from this last week, and give a heads up on upcoming games to watch for.Finally we’ll conclude with campus buzz, where we’ll read off submissions from the prompt we gave on our first episode. We got some hilarious submissions, and we’re looking forward to what we get in the coming week..Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.comInstagram: @hputhesting.Be sure to look for and respond to our Campus Buzz prompt post for the week on Instagram!.Credits:-Executive Producer | Ben Sartain-Assistant Producer | Jason Turner-Lead Host | Ben Sartain-Oversight and support provided by Dr. Julie Welker-Special thanks to:-Wes Caroll from HPU University Services for support-Brayden Sheppard for studio assistance during recording-Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion.A big thank you to Editor and Chief of the Yellow Jacket, Mia Romero, for being on as a guest!.Check out the Yellow Jacket here:Twitter - @HPUTXYJNewsInstagram - @hputxyjnewsYou can contact Dr. Welker at jwelker@hputx.edu.Lastly, here’s the students who submitted for Campus Buzz on this episode:-Hazel Stoner, @bellezzaeintelligenza-Jordan Sager-Daniel Archer-Devin Schurman, @devinator534-Brooke Robbins-Michael Felts, @alkafelts

In this episode we’ll be discussing the goals of this podcast and what listeners can expect with Dr. Julie Welker, we’ll have a sports segment featuring an interview with HPU football players Jimmy Jakubowski and Billy Reagins, we’ll interview Kailee Knudson Director of Student Leadership & Engagement, then we’ll go into a game segment with Dr. Welker and Kailee, and, finally, we’ll wrap things up with the introduction of our listener response segment “Campus Buzz.” . We did have some technical difficulties during recording and had to put a lot of work into cleaning up audio that got distorted. Expect even better quality in our future episodes! . Email: HPUTheSting@gmail.com Instagram: @hputhesting . Be sure to look for and respond to our Campus Buzz prompt post for the week on Instagram! . Credits: -Executive Producer | Ben Sartain -Assistant Producer | Jason Turner -Lead Host | Ben Sartain -Oversight and university support provided by Dr. Julie Welker -Special thanks to: -Wes Caroll from HPU University Services for support -Brayden Sheppard for studio assistance during recording -Rishona Raub for social media work and podcast promotion A big thank you to all of our guests! Guests (listed in order of appearance): -Dr. Julie Welker, Chair for the Department of Communication at HPU -Billy Reagins, running back for the HPU football team -Jimmy Jakubowski, defensive lineman for the HPU football team -Kailee Knudson, Director of Student Leadership & Engagement at HPU . (00:00) Intro & Interview with Dr. Welker (05:20) Sports (12:30) Interview with Kailee Knudson (17:45) Real or Fake Game (23:25) Campus Buzz

Hear about Dr. Nathan Lane's move from Florida to Texas, Howard Payne football, and coach Reed Collins transition from being a student to a coach!

This year on the sting we have a whole new crew! This episode you get to know who we are and learn a little bit about our background!

Be sure to tune into this episode so find out who our very special guest is and here what they will be doing with there soon retirement And don't forget to stay to listen to our sports section hosted by Rylee McAlexander!

This episode we interviewed and got to know Dr. Vera while he also explained how many opputunitev our HPU students have and what exciting events are coming! But, be sure to keep listening after to hear the golf guys and their interview!

Be sure to tune in and listen to Mrs.Cummings talk about how students, staff and faculty can keep their minds healthy while going through hard seasons of their life!But, don't pause after that, wait for our sports segment and listen to how Armonie Ramey is feeling after reaching a 1,000 career point goal!