We have something a little bit different for you to head into the weekend with.

As you probably know, Eric Pankowski of the Hoosier Hysterics podcast is a candidate for IU trusted. Voting begins on June 1st and goes through June 30th.

In this episode, Eric discusses the genesis of his candidacy, what his most important issues are, why building up athletics has a cascading impact on the rest of the university, and how he addresses concerns about how the persona he's developed as "a hysteric" will reflect on the trustee position and fit in the trustee boardroom.

And then, of course, there's a little hoops talk at the end.

Here is information on how to vote in the upcoming election: https://alumni.iu.edu/events/trustee-election/index.html