Sarah Caldwell

by | Apr 2, 2023 |

*Trigger Warning*- In this episode we discuss the topic of sex trafficking and child sexual abuse Sarah Caldwell reached out to me saying she felt called to tell her story in a more public way and she thought my platform would be a safe space to do so. Sarah has been...

Thoreau College Podcast

by | Mar 31, 2023 |

Episode #31: Zak Stein - Education In a Time Between Worlds Zak Stein studied philosophy and religion at Hampshire College, and then educational neuroscience, human development, and the philosophy of education at Harvard University. While a student at Harvard, he...

Thoreau College Podcast

by | Mar 31, 2023 |

Episode 30 - Miles Iton - Lo-Fi Language Learning Microcollege Miles Iton tells the story of the founding of the Lo-Fi Language Learning microcollege and the influences that shaped him and the program's pedagogy. The mission of the Lo-Fi Language Learning microcollege...

Thoreau College Podcast

by | Mar 31, 2023 |

Episode #29: Rick Thomas - Sterling College, Wendell Berry Farming Program Rickey Glen Thomas "RT" preaches the gospel of draft animal power and agrarian education, describing a pedagogy borne from the musings of Wendell Berry. Rick Thomas is a horseman, farmer,...

Thoreau College Podcast

by | Mar 31, 2023 |

Episode #28: Kotaro Aoki - Expanded Liberal Arts At Kotowari School, Aizu, Japan Kotaro Aoki describes his journey to merge the western liberal arts tradition with eastern contemplative and philosophical practices at his school Kotowari in Aizu Prefecture, Japan....