Episode 8 - “Austin Smith - Leaving Stanford, Coming Home” The poet Austin Robert Smith joins Microcollege for an examination of the current state of higher education and the role of poetry in a liberal arts education.  Austin Smith is a poet and formerly a Jones...

Episode 7 - “Julie Tomaro, Nicholas WazeeGale - Folk Schools, Skills, and Knowledge” Julie Tomaro and Nicholas WazeeGale are both instructors at the Driftless Folk School in rural southwestern Wisconsin. Their dialogue this week revolves around the Folk School...

Episode 6 - “Ciarán Willis - Rethinking Remote Learning at A Place Beyond” Ciarán Willis speaks about his experiences leading up to the foundation of A Place Beyond, a unique approach to the remote learning boom prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ciarán is currently...

Episode 5 - “Sue Darlington – Deep Springs College and The Edge of Academia”  On this episode of Microcollege, guest Sue Darlington and Jacob discuss the story of Deep Springs College and its subtle but resounding societal impact during its 105-year existence....

Episode 4 - “Lucien Dante Lazar – Art and Anthroposophy as a Pedagogy for Self-Development” Lucien joins Microcollege for a conversation about the intersections between art, spirituality, and education, as well as his artistic process and the divine wisdom with which...