In this 8th episode features a recent Piedmont Alumni Julia Gib. Gib was a member of the women's soccer team here at Piedmont winning two conference championships. Julia harped a lot about family being a huge part of a team in this episode. 

On the eleventh episode of this 12-week podcast journey, host Chris Donsereaux sat down with Abbey Grace-Venham, a dominant Piedmont University women’s tennis player and upcoming grad. Grace-Venham has cemented her legacy as one of the best athletes in Piedmont history. During this episode, Grace-Venham and Donsereaux discussed her time at Piedmont University and her thoughts about not attending her dream school. 

A weekly podcast series discussing mental health with college athletes who share their thoughts on the world and themselves. In this week's episode Rylie Erickson joins me as we give our thoughts on mental health with college athletes. We will also look at how social media and Covid has affected mental health nowadays. 

In the very last episode of Breaking Barriers, I was joined by Hailey Johnson. Johnson is from Arizona but currently resides in Newnan, Georgia. She has been part of Piedmont's women's soccer team for three years. In this episode, Johnson talks about the mental battle she went through moving from Arizona to Georgia at the end of her first year of high school. We also talked about which she preferred, a male or female coach, and why. 

In this episode, senior men's lacrosse FOGO (face off get off) Noah Glenzenski, teaches me about lacrosse, expresses his hatred for turf burn, shares a story nothing short of interesting, and reflects on his experiences with artificial turf and natural grass. His position was a fun one to dive into and understand better, and part of facing off is getting your face six inches from the ground. Take a closer look at the turf war with Noah and I, and of course, enjoy! 

Women's lacrosse midfielder at Piedmont University, Lindley Ward, joined the debate in this episode with some strong feelings and great insight. If you're like me and don't know a ton about lacrosse and how a field impacts the game, let's learn together! Lindley is a good friend and tons of fun to chat with, so enjoy this conversation and stay  on the hook to find out... is the grass greener? 

My older brother, Zach Kimmel, is a football fanatic. He went from pee wee all the way to Division I, until a horrific knee injury drastically changed his route. Having played the sport for most of his life, and being one of the biggest Green Bay Packers fans I've ever seen, he had lots to say about the turf war. He is eight years older and wiser than I am, so his insight shows how much he a) loves the sport of football and b) watches it. Hear his stories to learn a thing or two and get to the root of this debate!

In the eleventh episode of Breaking Barriers, I was joined by Silas Sandles. Sandles is a native of Waxahachie, Texas, and a member of Piedmont's men's tennis team. He began playing tennis at a very young age after realizing he did not want to play basketball anymore. In this episode, we talk about what it was like playing tennis as a black student-athlete. 

On the tenth episode of this 12-week podcast journey, host Chris Donsereaux was joined by Devin Dean, a Senior psychology major at Piedmont University. Like Spradlin (see episode five), Dean transferred into Piedmont, but Dean came from a division three school, unlike Spradlin, who transferred in from a division two university. During the episode, Donsereaux and Dean embarked on some complications that Dean faced in his college decisions and ultimately came to the conclusion that Piedmont was just the place meant for Dean to attend.

In this 12th and final episode of Fandomonium, Matt sits down with his Italian friend Massimo Bellw to discuss Bellew's experience promoting mixed martial artists in Italy trying to fight (literally) for a UFC contract. How is social media used to promote sports? How do social media managers create interactive content for their audience? Why should sports teams have a social media presence? You'll find out in this grand finale of Fandomonium, the podcast that puts sports fans in the spotlight!