Episode 10

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30th Sep 2020

Karen Swanger (Breast Cancer Awareness, Being There, Choosing Attitude)

Karen Swanger

Oregon State University Professor in College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

Director of OSU’s KidSpirit - Youth Empowerment Organization.

Karen Goes by Big Mama K.

A Mentor in my life

Fast Fire: 

  • Texting or talking?
  • Favorite day of the week?
  • Favorite city in U.S. besides the one you live in?
  • Nickname your parents used to call you?
  • Favorite holiday?
  • Scale of 1-10, how good of a driver are you?
  • Fill in the blank: Taylor Swift is _________.
  • What SuperPower Would you choose? 
  1. Tell the listeners a little bit about you, who are you, and how did you get here?
  2. October being Breast Cancer awareness month, would you share with us a little bit about your battle, recovery, and the continued effort to live as a breast cancer survivor.
  3. Let’s talk about Kid Spirit at Oregon State University: 
  4. Founder of the program, how did that come about? 
  5. Mission and Focus.
  6. Training college students to work with youth and be professionals (what do college kids need to work on the most right now?)
  7. Fish Philosophy: Be There, Make Their Day, Choose Your Attitude, & Play.
  8. Any other key philosophy additions?
  9. Dress-up days: Last day of the summer camp is always super hero day, why? 
  10. What has been your greatest takeaway from the work you have done at Oregon State University?
  11. Do you have any ambitions to grow into something else, take a different direction? What might that be? Not many people get to live out/create/build their dream job, like you have, is there another dream?
  12. Explain the iconic Big Mama K tutu’s
  13. Moment of recognition: Who or what in your life is worthy of some recognition, lets take a moment to give it to them. 
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About the Podcast

capture it
with joe traeger
A podcast that discusses the ideal characteristics that we all are inspired by and respect. There are people all around us that live life in a way that shows us they have truly captured something special in their character. How did they capture it? We will investigate how we all can capture valuable fundamentals of life by using the umbrellas of c.a.p.t.u.r.e-it to have these conversations under. The umbrellas of c.a.p.t.u.r.e-it represent courage, attitude, perspective, truth, uniqueness, recognition, and empathy. The "it" of c.a.p.t.u.r.e-it is a reminder that we should always be working "in-time" to continuously grow, build, and reinforce the traits we want for ourselves while developing into the person we are proud to be.

About your host

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Joseph Traeger

Joe Traeger is a licensed teacher and school administrator, he has taught for over 10 years and coached for over 13. He holds a BS in Human Health & Sciences, a BS in Education, and a Masters in Education Curriculum & Instruction. More importantly, Joe believes that his life is not about himself, but about the positive impact he can have on others. He is currently the Activities Director and Leadership program head at Southridge High School in the Beaverton School District. He lives in Beaverton, Oregon with his better half, Emily Traeger. They have been Married for 2 years and are expecting a baby boy come July, 2020.

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