What do you get when you mix a lot of unexpected free time with a passion project? For senior Kayley Underwood, the answer is some good conversations \u2014 particularly, \u201cChristlike Conversation,\u201d a podcast she officially launched March 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwood said the inspiration for the interview-style podcast came from various conversations she\u2019s had with friends over the years. She said she first had the idea during the fall semester of 2019, and her father was able to help her finalize and set up the technical side of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe set that up, and I wrote down kind of the whole theme in February,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cThen it just kind of became a matter of who I wanted to interview at that point, so I was just brainstorming what are the kinds of conversations we wanted to have and what exactly that looks like.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwood said a key point of having interviews in her podcast was to make sure it took the spotlight off her. She said she believes the content should focus on the conversations and the interviewee rather than herself and her own opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want my podcast to just be me talking all the time; I knew that I struggled enough with pride as it is,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cI knew that if I was interviewing other people, that puts me in a more humble position, and other people have a lot that I can learn from.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwood interviewed Harding alumna Erin Hasler for the episode titled \u201cBe Still and Know.\u201d Hasler said she has known Underwood for many years, and she has seen how Underwood has grown. Hasler said that together the two have had many in-depth spiritual conversations just like the episode she is featured on, so she was excited to be a part of the podcast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKayley is a very genuine person, and she\u2019s very interested in what people think and what their views are,\u201d Hasler said. \u201cSo I think it\u2019s very cool that she\u2019s doing this podcast, because it\u2019s very true to who she is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Jamey Fischer, another good friend of Underwood, said Underwood would always want to have deep conversations with people to learn more about them and their points of view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s always looking for a good conversation about God,\u201d Fischer said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fischer said these conversations open doors and allow for both personal and spiritual growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe mentioned to me that she feels like Christlike conversations is something that is very important in growing our relationships with God through each other,\u201d Fischer said. \u201cSo I feel like based on her own personal need, where she felt the need to grow some more, she made this podcast to help other people do that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underwood explained the inspiration behind the podcast\u2019s title, and why it was important to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, when I was thinking about titles, I was hesitant to put Christ in the title,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cBut that is what I ultimately want to be known for, is how I portray him and how he lives through me, so I felt like that was very important to include in the title, because if Christ is my identity, he needs to be forefront in all things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChristlike Conversations\u201d can be found on most podcast sites including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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