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Inside Investigator[Ep46] A Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended MiddleburyA Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended MiddleburyIn the 2023 rush to pass a new state budget, a “rat” was inserted into the budget implementer, one of those political favors that occupy a few lines of a bill nearly 1,000 pages long, often inserted without public notice or hearing in the last minute behind-the-scenes horse trading that eventually produces the budget. This particular budget rat, however, has a long tale: it concerned a proposed distribution center in the small, wealthy town of Middlebury. Read the full investigation: bit.ly/42UYoyrConnect...2025-05-1728 min
Third Bludger InterferenceS4E2 - Middlebury Quadball: Back on TopBrandon sits down to discuss Middlebury’s D2 championship run with Middlebury Quadball captains Kate Petty and Hayden Laster, along with star player Jason Wu!2025-05-151h 20
jawbreaker.ioSaving Time: The Fight to Preserve Timex's Architectural Wonder in MiddleburyWelcome to today's episode, where we highlight the potential demolition of Timex's unique headquarters in Middlebury, Connecticut. Opened in 2001, this architectural gem features all-glass walls and an arched roof, embodying openness and collaboration, with a meridian line that marks time through sunlight streaming in.
But now, a proposed distribution center threatens this iconic building, leading community member Nicholas Stuller to take action. After discovering the building's significance during a chance visit, Stuller founded Save Historic Middlebury, aiming to preserve this one-of-a-kind structure, as he reflects, "It's so unusual... something's got to get done."
Despite facing...2025-04-2401 min
CACLAXDave Campbell - Head Men's Lacrosse Coach of Middlebury CollegeToday on the podcast, we're joined by Coach Dave Campbell - a Middlebury alum, and now the head coach of the Panthers. He discusses the upcoming lacrosse season, focusing on team dynamics, recruitment strategies, and the competitive landscape of the NESCAC. He reflects on the strengths of his returning players, the challenges of recruiting in a highly competitive environment, and the importance of building a strong team culture. The conversation also touches on the admissions process at Middlebury and the evolution of recruiting in lacrosse, highlighting the unique advantages of different NESCAC schools. Coach Campbell shares his personal journey...2025-02-261h 01
Midd MomentThe Exit Interview with Middlebury President Laurie PattonLaurie L. Patton has served as Middlebury’s president since 2015 and is the first woman to lead the institution. Under her leadership, Middlebury has distinguished itself as a forward-thinking, community-driven institution through programs like the Energy2028 sustainability plan and the Conflict Transformation initiative. And since 2019, Laurie has hosted the MiddMoment podcast. But Laurie’s tenure is coming to a close. Beginning in January 2025, Laurie will take over as president at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Before she goes though, she sits down with Matt Jennings, editor of Middlebury Magazine and the executive direc...2024-12-1851 min
Midd MomentThe Monterey Trialogue: A Distinct Take on Superpower Diplomacy feat. Anna Vassilieva and Peter SlezkineThe Monterey Trialogue from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey brings together leading experts from the United States, China, and Russia for in-depth discussions of their countries' interests and concerns in the vital regions of the world. The Trialogue is a novel format, yet an indispensable one. At a time when intra-governmental cooperation and communication among the three global powers is fraught, this initiative prioritizes and solicits the perspectives of in-country experts from the three regions, analyzes geopolitical challenges through the prism of history and culture, and emphasizes the importance of the t...2024-07-0956 min
Champs App PodcastEpisode 93: Bill Mandigo – Head Coach with the Middlebury College Women’s Hockey TeamOn this episode we talk with Bill Mandigo, he longtime
head coach of the Middlebury Panthers women’s hockey team. We discuss him being both a multi-sport athlete and coach, the benefits of a liberal arts education at Middlebury, how the program continues to be a powerhouse in DIII hockey and of course the recruiting process.
You can connect with Bill Mandigo either on the Middlebury women’s hockey website: https://athletics.middlebury.edu/sports/whockey/roster/coaches/bill-mandigo/930 or via Bill Mandigo’s Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/bill-mandigo
You can learn mo...2024-06-1152 min
Midd MomentEducation as The Great Equalizer feat. Annie Weinberg ’10Middlebury has a long standing relationship with Alexander Twilight. Twilight graduated from our institution in 1823. He has been noted as the first person of color to graduate from an American college, and later became the first American of African descent to serve in a state legislature in the United States, when he was elected to the Vermont General Assembly in 1836.And today, we’re talking with Annie Weinberg, a 2010 graduate of Middlebury who has gone on to honor the legacy and spirit of Twilight, through founding the Alexander Twilight Academy Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Twi...2024-03-1440 min
Sound of GoshenEP87: Sounds of Success with Jason Wogoman of Middlebury ElectricVince sits down with owner Jason Wogoman of Middlebury Electric, 2023 Small Business of the Year for the Goshen Chamber. Jason shares his journey and the journey of Middlebury Electric.2024-02-2919 min
Midd MomentNo Time to Waste feat. Nick Whitman ’97Food waste is a major issue not only in the United States, but around the world. Whether it's the mass waste that gets dumped by restaurants and grocery stores or the bag of lettuce that was never opened, rotting away in the back of your refrigerator, it touches each of us daily. Nick Whitman is the co-founder and COO of Divert, an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food. Fueled by the vision of a waste-free future, Nick co-founded Divert in 2007 to prevent wasted food through the creation of a...2024-01-1043 min
Higher Ed Storytelling University#41 - Mastodon and Decentralized Social Networking Models for Higher Ed Marketers w/ Andrew Cassel of Middlebury CollegeMy guest for this episode is Andrew Cassel, Senior Social Strategist at Middlebury College. In this episode we dive into emerging social platforms like Mastodon, BeReal, and the future of social networking in a Web 3 environment.Key Takeaways:Understanding the decentralized, ad-free experience of Mastodon instances and the FediverseGrowing authentic community engagement through hashtag use on MastodonThe dopamine rush of gaining followers on platforms without vanity metricsMonetization challenges and community support funding models behind platforms like MastodonBalancing creativity and storytelling with metrics expectations in higher ed marketing rolesWhy BeReal feels inauthentic for brand accounts but...2023-10-181h 07
Midd MomentOld Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 2) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhDCarolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author, cultural geographer, and a self-described accidental environmentalist whose work explores the intersection of identity, privilege, and our natural surroundings.She's the author of Black Faces White Spaces: Re-Imagining the Relationship of African-Americans to the Great Outdoors. And lately she's been workshopping a performance piece titled The N Word Nature Revisited in which she interrogates our collective relationship with the land, an interrogation that includes a spirited conversation with the ghost of John Muir.Carolyn teaches undergraduates at Middlebury as an artist in...2023-09-2236 min
Midd MomentOld Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 1) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhDCarolyn Finney, PhD, is a storyteller, author, cultural geographer, and self-described “accidental environmentalist” whose work explores the intersection of identity, privilege, and our natural surroundings.She's the author of Black Faces White Spaces: Re-Imagining the Relationship of African-Americans to the Great Outdoors. And lately she's been workshopping a performance piece titled The N Word: Nature Revisited in which she interrogates our collective relationship with the land, an interrogation that includes a spirited conversation with the ghost of John Muir.Carolyn teaches undergraduates at Middlebury as an artist in residence in e...2023-09-1529 min
Sell My House Fast /w Priority Home Buyers!We Buy Houses Middlebury ConnecticutSell My House Fast Middlebury CT! If you’re looking to sell your home in Middlebury Connecticut (Median Home Value of $479,305), you should know that 2023 local market data indicated an average 106 days to sale, with 31.30% of homes in selling under list price. So how do I go about selling my home fast (and getting the most cash)?
At Priority Home Buyers, we get asked to "buy my house" daily. So if you've been thinking “I need to sell my house for cash" lately, we're here to help. We offer cash for houses and would be glad to help...2023-09-1101 min
The Breakout SessionsTBOS Episode 88 - Middlebury Panthers legendary coach - Bill BeaneyMiddlebury Panthers legendary head hockey coach - Bill Beaney. Beaney talks about his hockey journey from Lake Placid, New York to Middlebury, Vermont and his 8 National Championships along the way!Ryan Flaig - State FarmServing Eau Claire, Altoona, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Augusta, Osseo, Eleva, Strum, MondoviQuin FlaigServing customers in Duluth, Proctor, Hermantown, Cloquet, and Two HarborsRolf FlaigServing Duluth, MN and the surrounding areaJeff FlaigServing Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Elk Mound, Cadott, Holcombe, Stanley, and the Chippewa ValleyHertel Law2023-06-291h 05
The Storm Skiing Journal and PodcastPodcast #130: Middlebury College Snowbowl GM Mike HusseyThis podcast hit paid subscribers’ inboxes on June 7. It dropped for free subscribers on June 10. To receive future pods as soon as they’re live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe for free below:WhoMike Hussey, General Manager of Middlebury College Snowbowl, VermontRecorded onMay 15, 2023About Middlebury SnowbowlClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Middlebury CollegeLocated in: Hancock, VermontYear founded: 19362023-06-101h 02
People and Places along the Heritage TrailEpisode 80: Fun, FREE, family-friendly activities with the Elkhart Parks Department, ArtWalk and Middlebury Summer FestivalElkhart County is a place where quality craftsmanship, innovation and collaboration result in a well crafted life. With an appreciation for all things handmade and homegrown, we leave our mark on everything we hold. Elkhart County is Well Crafted.
We kick off this episode hearing from Jamison, superintendent of the City of Elkhart Parks & Recreation Department. He shares all the fun things happening this summer in the parks plus a little bit on what's happening with Ideal Beach and how it's the perfect way to spend a summer day.
Then we chat with Tanner from...2023-06-0842 min
Midd MomentEvery Book You Write Is a Mystery feat. Rebecca Makkai, MA English ’04For some, finding your career, life, and purpose can be a lifelong task. But Rebecca Makkai knew she wanted to be a writer since she was 7 years old. But it wasn't until graduate school that her journey took her to Middlebury.Rebecca Makkai is the Chicago-based author of the novels I Have Some Questions for You, The Great Believers, The Hundred-Year House, and The Borrower, as well as the short story collection Music for Wartime. The Great Believers was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and received the ALA...2023-05-2535 min
Higher Ed Storytelling University#21 - Pioneering New Pathways in Higher Ed Social Media Marketing With Andrew Cassel of Middlebury CollegeMy guest today is Andrew Cassel. Andrew is the Senior Social Strategist at Middlebury College in the beautiful state of Vermont. He’s heads up all of Middlebury’s social media strategy and execution and he’s here to tell us what’s working for Middlebury, what hasn’t worked so well. Now if the idea of using Tumblr and Pinterest is your college marketing strategy sounds odd, you’ll want to keep listening. Andrew employs some non-mainstream platforms into Middlebury’s strategy and has interesting reasons for doing so. LINKS: Connect with Andrew: Linkedin Middlebury College Mentioned...2023-05-091h 02
Midd MomentThe Virus Hunter feat. Anne Rimoin ’92A fearless virus hunter. That’s how many describe today’s guest, who has been on the front lines researching emerging infectious disease for nearly three decades. Anne Rimoin is an epidemiologist who is an internationally recognized expert on global health, disease, surveillance, and immunization.Anne is a 1992 graduate of Middlebury College and earned a Master's in Public Health from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. Currently, she holds the Gordon Levin and Dow Chair in infectious diseases and public health at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Healt...2023-04-1740 min
Midd MomentSeason 3 TrailerHi, this is Laurie Patton, President of Middlebury, Professor of Religion, and host of this podcast, MiddMoment. Though there is still about a foot of snow on the ground here in Vermont, my thoughts are on spring and the return of this podcast, my conversations with Middlebury folks that tackle ideas of the day. I'm so excited for this season, season 3.Among our guests will be an epidemiologist, colloquially known as a virus hunter, a critically acclaimed novelist, a filmmaker, a cultural geographer, and much more. I hope you'll join me for the upcoming...2023-03-3100 min
PALCUS Podcast ChannelTudo Portugues - Middlebury Language AcademyLuis Gonçalves is the Director of the Portuguese School, of the Middlebury Language Schools, which features a seven-week summer immersion program, offering beginner through advanced-level Portuguese languages courses.
Established in 2003, the Portuguese School is one of 13 Middlebury Language Schools network, located on the campus of Bennington College in Vermont.
Learn more about the school at https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/portuguese
Contact Luis at Lgoncalves@middlebury.edu2023-02-2432 min
The Vermont Conversation with David GoodmanMiddlebury President Laurie Patton on divestment, diversity and resisting censorshipWhen Laurie Patton became president of Middlebury College in 2015, it marked the beginning of a quiet transformation at one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges. Patton is the first woman to lead Middlebury in its 223-year history.Patton is changing the face of Middlebury. In more than a decade, Middlebury has roughly doubled the number of domestic BIPOC — Black, Indigenous and people of color — students, who comprise almost 40% of the class of 2026. The number of first generation college students at Middlebury has also nearly doubled, and now represent about 1 in 5 students admitted to the school.P...2023-02-1555 min
Driveline R&D PodcastAlex Harter | How Middlebury Broke all the DIII Baseball Records | Driveline R&D Podcast Ep 85Episode 85 of the Driveline R&D Podcast with Anthony Brady, Alex Caravan, and Kyle Lindley!
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Today Middlebury pitching coach Alex Harter joined us as a guest as well as Max Engelbrekt as a fill-in co-host for the pod! Anthony and Alex had some travel conflicts that we couldn't end up working around, but we are back with a banger. Alex talks about how he got into Driveline, some things he learned throughout h...2022-06-1352 min
True Crime New EnglandEpisode 44: The East Middlebury DoesTake a trip to East Middlebury, Vermont, where Katie and Liz discuss the mysterious discovery of three skeletons along an abandoned logging road in the year of 1935. Found by accident, investigators were horrified to learn that all three skeletons had clearly been murdered execution style- as there was a single bullet wound in each of their temples. Further analysis of the remains revealed that they belonged to an adult woman and two young children. Local residents and police looked everywhere for the identities of this likely family, but every lead ended with a dead end. In an attempt to find...2022-05-1246 min
Siefer's Scoop PodcastAndrew Plumley '11: Middlebury football and basketball, Senior Director of Equity and Culture at American Alliance of MuseumsThis week, Andrew Plumley ’11 appears on Siefer’s Scoop. A native of Burlington, Vt., Plumley was a two-sport varsity athlete while at Middlebury, playing football and basketball. As a student, Plumley studied Philosophy and helped create the famous MIDD KID song and music video. Since graduating, Plumley has worked in the diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion field. He’s currently the Senior Director of Equity and Culture at the American Alliance of Museums and also works with the NESCAC and MiddCORE. On this episode, Plumley discusses the biggest takeaways from his four years at Middlebury, what he enjoys about his cu...2022-03-0635 minSiefer's Scoop PodcastSteve Hauschka ’07: Middlebury football kicker, 2014 Super Bowl championOn the first Siefer’s Scoop episode of the spring semester, Steve Hauschka ’07 appears on the podcast. Originally a JV soccer player at Middlebury, Hauschka joined the football team his sophomore year and immediately became a sensation. After graduating, Hauschka played his graduate season at North Carolina State before embarking on a 13-year NFL career. On this episode, Hauschka discusses his four years at Middlebury, his path to the NFL, and what it was like to play in––and win––a Super Bowl in 2014. He also offers his pick for Super Bowl LVI between the Bengals and Rams.2022-02-1329 minSiefer's Scoop PodcastKent Hughes ’92: Middlebury hockey record holder, current NHL agentOn the final episode of the fall semester, Kent Hughes ’92 joins the Siefer’s Scoop podcast. A 2020 Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame selection, Hughes played four years of hockey at the college, setting modern-day program records for assists (140) and points (194) in a career. After playing a year of professional hockey in Sweden, Hughes studied law and soon became a National Hockey League (NHL) agent; today, he has over 25 years of experience representing professional athletes. On this episode of Siefer’s Scoop, Hughes discusses his time as a student-athlete at Middlebury, his time playing professional hockey, and why he cherishes his career...2021-12-0634 minSiefer's Scoop PodcastRoy Heffernan ’78: Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, current Owner-Partner at Life is GoodThis week, Roy Heffernan ’78 joins the Siefer’s Scoop podcast. A stellar athlete on both the football and men’s lacrosse teams at Middlebury, Heffernan was inducted into the Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. After graduating from Middlebury, Heffernan joined the Life is Good company, where he operated as the Chief Operating Optimist and helped guide the company to incredible success. Currently, Heffernan is an Owner-Partner at Life is Good and makes trips up to Middlebury when he finds the time. On this episode, Heffernan discusses his accomplishments as a student-athlete at Middlebury, his time with Life is Good...2021-11-3031 min