Microcollege Podcast

A podcast about humanly-scaled, place-based higher education for the whole person. Produced by Thoreau College, a microcollege in rural southwestern Wisconsin.

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There are a couple of places left in the Thoreau College Spring Semester Program, rooted in rural southwestern Wisconsin. Ideas. Labor. Community. Art. Nature. Higher Education for the Whole Human Being https://t.co/vzqKQLT3WD

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E19 Episode #19: Dave Puig, Justys Grenier - Outward Bound and Expeditionary Learning https://t.co/MC9U6JzNAx #expeditions #outwardbound #adventureeducation

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E18 Episode #18: Eric Anglada, Brenna Cussen Anglada - The Catholic Worker Movement, Nuns and Nones https://t.co/45Eveg8Ff5 Stewards of St Isidore Catholic Worker Farm #catholicworker #nunsandnones #wildchurch #agronomicuniversity #petermaurin #dorothyday

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#Denmark #Norway #Sweden #Finland

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E17 Episode #17: Lene Rachel Andersen - The Nordic Secret and Global Bildung https://t.co/TI8J6TSe0T #bildung #folkhighschool #danelse #grundtvig

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Thank you @andersenske for your time and thoughts!

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E16 Episode #16: Frank Eccher, Emily Drukman - Outer Coast College https://t.co/31uWs9i0OG via @rss Learn about one of the up-and-coming new microcolleges, located in magical Sitka, AK and inspired by Alaskan native culture and Deep Springs College.

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This was one of my favourite podcast interviews. @vervaeke_john capacity for synthesis and analysis is mind-blowing. It is utterly crucial to remind ourselves that the order we impose on the external world reflects our inner conditions; meaning and understanding enable progress.

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John is so passionate about his work, and about finding ways to help us all to “fall in love with Being.”

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E15 Episode #15: John Vervaeke on the Meaning Crisis and Cultivating an Ecology of Practices https://t.co/8AbeD0MvUy

Thanks to @vervaeke_john for coming on to the podcast to talk about the #meaningcrisis and some strategies for tackling it!

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E07 Episode #7: Julie Tomaro, Nicholas WazeeGale - Folk Schools, Skills, and Knowledge https://t.co/W8aomS8B5Q #folkschool #folkarts #craft #resilience #community

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E06 Episode #6: Ciarán Willis - Rethinking Remote Learning at A Place Beyond https://t.co/yTHwVvcqlx

During the pandemic, A Place Beyond turned a summer camp into a remote learning hub for university students from around the country.
#expeditioneducation #nols #deepsprings

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Deep Springs is the original microcollege - founded in 1917. It enrolls 25 students on a cattle ranch in the high desert on the California-Nevada border.

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Episode #5: Sue Darlington - Deep Springs College and The Edge of Academia https://t.co/DPFTzYHM87 #deepspringscollege #microcollege #alternativehighered #servantleadership

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Episode #4: Lucien Dante Lazar - Art and Anthroposophy as a Pedagogy for Self-Development https://t.co/LEH0JCvkSj

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Episode #3: Dr. Julie Shackelford and the International People’s College. https://t.co/KxGt9lz1TB via @rss

We talk about the Danish folk high schools, where Julie has taught for nearly a decade. #folkhighschool #folkschool #Bildung #Denmark #microcollege #grundtvig

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Episode #2: Jacob Rowland, Liam McGilligan - Thoreau College Alumni Reflections https://t.co/w4jBdCaFtw via @rss What are students seeking when they apply to a microcollege? Reflections on theater, books, small@town life, and more.

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Episode #1: Jacob Hundt — An Introduction to Microcolleges and Thoreau College https://t.co/6OFYlwEhtn via @rss #college #gapyear #waldorf #deepsprings #folkhighschool #microcollege