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Journal of Henry David Thoreau42 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2630 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau41 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2625 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau40 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2626 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau39 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2622 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau38 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2624 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau37 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2628 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau36 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2618 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau35 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2628 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau34 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2632 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau33 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2634 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau32 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2631 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau31 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2636 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau30 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2627 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau29 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2632 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau28 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2621 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau27 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2622 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau26 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2626 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau25 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2632 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau24 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2628 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau23 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2630 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau22 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2633 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau21 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2628 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau20 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2624 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau19 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2631 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau18 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2634 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau17 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2627 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau16 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2623 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau15 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2624 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau14 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2633 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau13 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2629 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau12 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2626 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau11 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2627 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau10 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2625 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau09 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2623 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau08 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2628 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau07 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2621 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau06 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2627 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau05 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2625 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau04 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2623 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau03 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2630 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau02 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2624 minJournal of Henry David Thoreau01 - Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David ThoreauDelve into the intriguing world of Henry David Thoreau, an eminent American essayist, poet, and philosopher, celebrated for his contributions to the transcendentalist movement. Noted for his masterpieces - Walden and Civil Disobedience - Thoreaus profound reflections on simple living amidst nature and his advocacy for resistance against unfair governance continue to resonate. This podcast explores Thoreaus detailed journals, written from the age of 20 until his last days. Unearth his keen observations of nature, insights from his daily walks, and his strongly held viewpoints. This first volume spans a decade, beginning when Thoreau was just twenty.2025-07-2627 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #64: Craig Holdredge, Ryan Shea - Goethean Science, Nature Institute, Ghent, NYFor this episode of the podcast I spoke with Craig Holdrege and Ryan Shea of the Nature Institute in Ghent, New York about the theory and practice of a very different way of doing science, informed and inspired by the work of the great German poet, scientist, and statesman, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In contrast to the reductionist paradigm of science as it is often practiced elsewhere today, the Goethean approach seeks a perspective on nature characterized by wholeness and interconnection through a sensitive and self-aware methodology in which the relationships between the phenomena and the observer are not...2024-11-061h 07
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #63: Grace Greenwald - Pedagogies to Address the Meaning CrisisOn this episode of the podcast we talk with Grace Greenwald, Research Director at the Springboard Foundation for Whole Person Learning about the white paper she recently researched and wrote entitled "Distinctive Pedagogies that Address the "Meaning Crisis' in Higher Education:" Case Studies from Microcolleges and Living-Learning Institutes." This study is a marvelous new resource for the growing Microcollege Movement, featuring case studies of 4 exemplars of this new field: Thoreau College, Outer Coast, the Tidelines Institute, and the Seguinland Institute. Applying concepts from the work of cognitive scientist John Vervaeke on the "meaning crisis," Grace explores ways in which...2024-11-0157 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #61: Felipe Medina, Jakob Seidler - Suna Barichara, ColombiaIn this episode of Microcollege, we speak with Felipe Medina and Jakob Seidler, two of the co-founders of Suna Barichara, an aspiring microcollege and educational center located in a remarkable rural community and dry tropical forest biome in the mountains of Colombia. According to their website, Suna Barichara is "a living education platform created to support people become the authors of their lives and weave futures of connection and reciprocal flourishing of life. This is what we mean by growing whole... Suna offers an open registry and series of learning routes, that grant locals and visitors the...2024-10-0854 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #59: Patrick Doyle - Wendell Berry, Metamorphosis, TheaterPatrick Doyle is a theater-maker, director, writer, poet, and dancer, who has spent a life time turning old buildings into theaters. Patrick is also a certified Waldorf teacher and thrilled to be bringing a new rendition of this production of GIVEN to Viroqua with the Thoreau College students.RSVP on Facebook for the event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/EvgL6sWBFZV3arrg/Reserve tickets here: https://thoreaucollege.ludus.com/index.php2024-09-1154 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #58: Megan Durney, Kim Vaughan - Threefold Community Farm, Chestnut Ridge, NYThis week on the podcast I speak with Kim Vaughan and Megan Durney of the Threefold Community Farm in Chestnut Ridge, NY, just outside of New York City. Threefold Community Farm is one of the key centers for the practice of biodynamic agriculture, as well as the training of biodynamic farmers through the Pfeiffer Center. Biodynamic agriculture is a spiritually-informed model of farming flowing from the work of Rudolf Steiner and it has had a big impact as one of the original forms of organic agriculture. Join us to learn more about the rich cultural community in which the...2024-08-061h 01
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #57: Dr. Dan McKanan: Camphills, Intentional Communities, and the Spiritual Roots of Radical ChangeThis week's guest on the Microcollege podcast is Dr. Dan McKanan, a professor at the Harvard Divinity School who is one of the foremost American scholars of biodynamic agriculture and the Camphill communities, two influential movements applying the ideas of Rudolf Steiner in practical fields. In our conversation, we learn about Dan's own formative experiences in intentional communities with spiritual roots and a focus on radical social transformation, as well as the ways in which elite universities like Harvard sometimes fail to live up to their calling to help young people find their way to lives of service.2024-07-171h 06
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #56: Dr. Richard Kyte - Finding Your Third PlaceOn today's episode we discuss the concept of "third places" with Dr. Richard Kyte, author of the forthcoming book Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way). What is a "third place"? According to Dr. Kyte: "Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize. As more of our lives are spent online and in digital spaces, these often overlooked "Third Places" play a crucial role in keeping our communities vibrant."Join me for a fascinating conversation with a longtime...2024-06-191h 06
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #55: Eric Schwarz - College for Social Innovation, Boston, MAIn this episode of the Microcollege podcast, join me for a fascinating conversation with Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder and CEO of the College for Social Innovation (CFSI), which offers semester-long immersive service learning internships in partnership with community organizations in the Boston area, as well as on college campuses throughout the northeast and midwestern United States. CFSI participants are primarily current college students who receive a semester of college credit from one of several partner universities, while living with other CFSI students and participating in supportive workshops and courses. This year, CFSI is also launching a version of their programming...2024-06-101h 02
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #54: Andrea de la Cruz, Nathaniel Williams - The Goetheanum, Dornach, SwitzerlandToday's guests are Andrea de la Cruz and Nathaniel Williams, leaders in the area of educational courses and the youth movement at the Goetheanum, located in Dornach, Switzerland. The Goetheanum is a remarkable building, a masterpiece of modern architecture nestled in the green foothills near Basel. It is also an organization that lies at the heart of anthroposophy, the spiritual and cultural movement flowing from the life and work of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools. As such, the Goetheanum is home to a variety of artistic, scholarly, and social activities, as well as educational programs for youth...2024-05-271h 02
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #53: Blake Boles - Unschool AdventuresBlake Boles is one of the leading voices in the world of unschooling and a passionate advocate for alternative approaches to education of all kinds. He is the founder and director of Unschool Adventures, a travel program for self-directed learners, and is the author of Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?, The Art of Self-Directed Learning, Better Than College, and College Without High School. Blake and his work have appeared on The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, BBC Travel, Psychology Today, Fox Business, TEDx, The Huffington Post, USA Today, NPR, and the blogs of...2024-04-1657 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #52: Christine Deck - Deck Family Farm, Willamette Valley, OregonThis week on the Microcollege podcast we explore the deeply important and little discussed question of who the farmers of the future will be and how they will be educated. Our guest is Christine Deck, co-owner of the Deck Family Farm in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Together with her husband John and their 5 kids, Christine runs a diversified organic farm that is also a remarkable residential hands-on school for aspiring young farmers, which gives students a chance to try out entrepreneurial ideas and even pays them a meaningful stipend while they do it.Christine Deck's journey as a...2024-04-0945 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #51: Philip Francis - Seguinland Institute, The Good Life Gap Year, MainePhilip Francis is the Director and Co-Founder of the Seguinland Institute, an innovative gap year program provider located in beautiful Georgetown, Maine. Philip is a native son of the region, where his parents settled to become homesteaders under the influence of Scott and Helen Nearing, authors of the early 20th century back-to-the-land classic Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World. Today, Philip and his wife, co-founder Marsha Dunn, share this powerful legacy at the Seguinland Institute with gap year students through the "Good Life Gap Semester" and other programs hosted on their...2024-04-021h 10
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #50: Lene Rachel Andersen - The Nordic Secret for Cultivating Beauty, Freedom, Democracy, and ProsperityFor the 50th Episode of the Microcollege Podcast, we checked back in with one of our favorite guests from the first few months of the show. Lene Rachel Andersen is one of the stimulating and ambitious thinkers we have met during this remarkable journey. A native of Denmark, Lene is an economist, futurist, Bildung activist, and author of many books in Danish and English. The occasion for this conversation is the upcoming release of a significantly revised new edition of Lene's landmark book The Nordic Secret: A European Story of Beauty and Freedom. Originally published in 2017 with the collaboration...2024-01-041h 12
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #49: Jill Nephew - Inquiry, Education, Artificial Vs. Natural IntelligenceJill Nephew, technologist and founder of Inqwire, joins the podcast for a thorough discussion on different forms of intelligence, questions of meta-crisis in the modern world, and solutions.Inqwire: https://www.inqwire.io/Some books mentioned in this episode:The Art of Memory by Frances YatesThe Book of Why by Judea PearlWestern Estoericism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Wouter J. HanegraafWhat is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by Adam BeckerSomnium by Johannes Kepler...2023-11-141h 12
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #48: Liz Rog, Amy Arnold - Community SingingLiz Rog believes in singing together as an ancient technology for belonging, a simple and powerful tool for restoring our connection in community. She sings with all ages, teaching simple songs that can be woven into the seasons of the year and the changes and challenges of our lives in play, at bedsides, at rallies and in rituals. Liz delights in helping folks rediscover their ancestral birthright of group singing to nurture collective joy, courage and healing and supports songleading leadership practices to nurture our collective unfolding. In 2021, with friends and family Liz helped to create the Center for...2023-11-0756 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #47: Philippe Mesly, Julia Henderson - Great Lakes Institute, CanadaPhilippe Mesly is a writer and translator whose work examines intersections of political economy, religion, and environmental issues. He is also a trained horticulturalist and craftsperson.Julia Henderson is a writer whose work examines the intersections of religion and philosophy, with particular emphasis on Christian mysticism. She currently lives in Toronto with her cat, Duck.Explore the Organic Metaphor in Politics course here: https://thoreaucollege.org/winter-program/Learn more about the Great Lakes Institute here:https://www.greatlakesinstitute.netLearn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement here...2023-10-241h 05
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #46: Chris Barlow - High Mountain Institute, Leadville, ColoradoChris Barlow joins the podcast to talk about the High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Colorado and wax poetic on the importance of gap year experiences and alternative educational opportunities for young people in our time.Chris hails from Tennessee and has held myriad roles at HMI dating back to 2005 when he worked as a Spanish apprentice and English teacher. After a number of years working in traditional classrooms and a range of outdoor programs, Chris returned to co-found the HMI Gap in 2014 with his partner Becca. In addition to his work overseeing Gap, Summer Term, and other...2023-10-1754 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #45: Keri McWilliams - Gap Year AssociationKeri McWilliams joins the podcast for Gap Year Exploration Month, October 2023, to talk about the breadth and variety of Gap Year experiences a young person can find!Keri McWilliams joined the Gap Year Association as the organization’s Executive Director in January 2022. Born and raised in Montana, Keri currently resides in Missoula, MT where she also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Montana. Keri has been introducing University of Montana students to the importance, role and purpose of the nonprofit sector since 2014.With nearly 20 years of experience in fundraising, grant writing, program ma...2023-10-1059 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #44: Dev Carey - High Desert Center, Paonia, ColoradoThe High Desert Center runs gap year programs for adventurous spirits from their home base in Paonia, Colorado, and extending out into Mexico, India, and other environs around the world.High Desert students learn to grow and prepare their own food, explore mindfulness practices practical folk arts, crafts and skills, all while living communally and engaging with rural and traditional lifeways and communities from Colorado to India.Dev Carey is a lover of adventure and the kind of learning that changes who we are and how we see the world. Dev earned a Ph.D...2023-10-031h 02
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #43: Ben Samuels, Max Feigelson - Deep Springs College Student Reflections, League of Nunnian SchoolsBen Samuels & Max Feigelson are current Deep Springs College students who have joined the podcast this week to discuss their experiences at the infamous Deep Springs College cattle ranch campus for cowboy philosophers and future world leaders.Both Ben & Sam attended Bard High School in New York City. In the podcast, they remark on the drastic differences between Deep Springs and most other institutions of higher education, including the academic rigor, diversity of perspectives, and the way in general that colleges market and promote themselves -- namely, the promotion of luxury experiences at many state schools.2023-09-2655 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #42: Jennifer Jensen, Gordon Jones - Mt. Liberty College, Murray, Utah, Liberty Through VirtueGordon S. Jones, NAS, Provost, Trustee, and Professor. M.Phil, Political Science, George Washington University; MA, Education, Stanford University; BA, U.S. History, Columbia University; adjunct faculty at Utah Valley University and Salt Lake Community College; co-founder of United Families of America (now United Families International). Served as staff to members and committees of the U.S. House and Senate, and as director of congressional relations for a variety of federal departments and for several outside policy and political organizations and think tanks.Jennifer Jensen, Ph.D., NAS, President, Trustee, and Professor, Ph.D. Constitutional Studies, George Wythe University; MA...2023-09-1958 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #41: Dawn Breeze - PlaceCorps and the Kingston Fellowship, Kingston, NYDawn Breeze is a creativity advocate, change agent, and internationally awarded artist, living and working in Germantown, NY. She consults on creativity and leadership with global organizations and progressive institutions, as well as with individual entrepreneurs and leaders. Breeze is committed to building community through creativity.Her social projects include: Place Corps, a progressive education institute founded in 2019 and offering a variety of residencies, fellowships, and community learning opportunities to know, love, and serve our places, Instar Lodge, the non-for-profit arts project space she founded and directed, Wayfinding: Imaging History with (Our)story, a mapping odyssey at Olana State...2023-09-1248 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #40: Dr. Jenny Finn - Sourced Design at Springhouse Community School, Floyd, VirginiaJenny Finn has designed structures that foster vitality in people, communities, and organizations for nearly 30 years. She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainability Education and is a co-founder of Springhouse Community School in Pilot, Virginia. Jenny's research, mentoring, and teaching invites people to strengthen the relationship they have with themselves in order to serve the world with greater clarity, courage, compassion, and creativity. Her work has taken many forms including non-profit leadership, trauma and hospice care, chaplaincy, clinical private practice, community-building through the expressive arts, and education. Jenny lives on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her...2023-09-0653 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #39: Dr. Evan Edwards - Food, Philosophy, and MythEvan Edwards pioneered the Thoreau College Residency from August-December 2020, when he served as the “Captain of Nourishment” – drawing on deep experience as a professional chef to plan, cook, and serve meals for Thoreau College Semester Program students and staff, while also processing produce from Thoreau College gardens and helping students plan meals for their residential houses. In addition, he taught cooking and kitchen skills workshops and led a series of academic sessions on the key figures of phenomenology, including Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. At the same time, Evan used his Residency to work on his PhD dissertation in Philosophy from D...2023-08-291h 09
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #38: Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh - Theater Arts & Wisdom CultivationEthan Kobayashi-Hsieh is a practice researcher, theatre practitioner and transformational facilitator working in the intersection between actor training and 4E cognitive science. He is the co-founder of The Integrative Approach and Methodology of Active Transformation (TIAMAT), as well as the Artistic Director of 5tomidnight, an arts organization stretching across Taiwan, Indonesia and Japan, where he leads a team that creates platforms and opportunities that foster intercultural exchange and increases the cultural mobility of artists across a wide range of disciplines and experiences.5tomidnight: https://www.5tomidnight.org/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege...2023-08-221h 14
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #37: Ahmed Yehia, Muhammad Bassyouny - Bedouin Immersion at Nour Holistic Education, St. Catherine, EgyptMuhammad Bassyouny and Ahmed Yehia are two of the founders (along with Alaa Ahmed) of Nour Holistic Education, which immerses students in the tradition, nature, and the ancient lifeways and wisdom of the Bedouin people living in the sacred region around St Catherine's monastery, on the slopes of Mt Sinai in Egypt. Drawing upon influences as diverse as Deep Springs College, the Danish folk high schools, and the African Leadership Academy in South Africa, Nour offers holistic summer and winter programs for teenagers and adults combining readings and movement practices drawn from qi gong and martial arts with profound...2023-08-081h 12
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #36: Ana Keilson, Justin Reynolds - Gull Island Institute, Buzzards Bay, MassachusettsAna and Justin from Gull Island Institute talk the importance of place-making in the landscape of higher education, including at their new initiative Gull Island Institute located in the Vineyard Sound, off the coast of Massachusetts.Raised in Maine, Ana Isabel Keilson has taught previously at the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies at Harvard University, as well as Deep Springs College, Columbia University, Barnard College, and SciencesPo (Paris). She received her PhD in History from Columbia University and her BA Phi Beta Kappa in Literature from Barnard College. Prior to her academic career, she danced professionally.2023-08-011h 04
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #35: Brandon Ipiña, Maurielle McGarvey - Thoreau College Alumni ReflectionsBrandon and Maurielle reflect on their experiences at Thoreau College versus other more traditional institutions of higher education. Brandon also compares his experiences at Deep Springs College.Maurielle McGarvey is a theater artist and filmmaker from Houston, Texas. She is passionate about facilitating site specific creative opportunities for local communities. In addition to being a proud Thoreau. College alum, Maurielle is a YoungArts Winner, Eugene O'Neill Young Playwright Fellow, and BFA candidate at the University of Southern Caifornia's Writing for Screen and Television program.Thoreau College: https://www.thoreaucollege.orgDeep Springs College...2023-07-251h 02
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #34: Pavel Cenkl - Dartington Trust and Schumacher College in Devon, UKPavel Cenkl is the Director of Learning and Land, and Head of Schumacher College in Totnes, United Kingdom and previously served as the Dean of Sterling College Vermont. Pavel has worked for more than two decades in higher education in America and has always been drawn to colleges and universities whose curriculum fully integrates learning with practice and thinking with embodiment.Schumacher College: https://campus.dartington.org/schumacher-college/Dartington Trust: https://campus.dartington.org/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at: https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk School: https...2023-05-2250 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #33: Dawn Murphy on Folk Education in North AmericaDawn is a fellow with Fielding Graduate University's Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership and Education and is currently in the final stages of her Ph.D. journey. Dawn's area of focus combines her work as the facilitator of the Folk School Alliance and her study of transformational learning for social justice.The Folk School Alliance began in 2013 and includes over ninety North American Folk Schools. This group began meeting monthly through an online platform in 2018 and continues today engaging in multiple collaborations supporting and promoting folk schooling in North America.Folk Education Association of America: https...2023-05-0257 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #32: Linda Conroy - Education for HerbalistsLinda Conroy is a bioregional herbalist, herbal and traditional food educator and a community organizer. She dedicates her life to connecting with the green world as well as sharing the wisdom of the earth. Her primary mentors are the plants who never cease to instill a sense of awe in her daily life. Linda has a certificate in permaculture design, which she completed through the International Earth Activist Program and has been a student of compassionate nonviolent communication for close to 20 years. She is the creator of the ever popular Wild Eats Community Meals, Moonwise Herbs, LLC and The...2023-04-0459 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #31: Zak Stein - Education In a Time Between WorldsZak 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 co-founded what would become Lectica, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to the research-based, justice-oriented reform of large-scale standardized testing in K-12, higher-education, and business.He is also a writer whose work has appeared in a variety of journals including American Psychologist, New Ideas in Psychology, Mind, Brain, and Education, Integral Review, and the Journal of Philosophy of Education.He has published two books, Social Justice and Educational Measurement a di...2023-03-2857 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #30: Miles Iton - Lo-Fi Language Learning MicrocollegeMiles 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 is "to modernize men's educational experiences and career prospects in the Humanities by designing a liberal arts experience around a pedagogy based on the five pillars of hip-hop; breaking, DJ'ing, emceeing, graffiti art and knowledge"Miles “Irie Givens” Iton is an interdisciplinary educator and multimedia artist from Miami, Florida. After receiving his MA in Creative Industries Design from Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University thanks to the...2023-03-2148 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #29: Rick Thomas - Sterling College, Wendell Berry Farming ProgramRickey 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, author and educator who heads the Sterling College Wendell Berry Farming Program, located in Henry County, Kentucky.Sterling College: https://www.sterlingcollege.edu/Wendell Berry Farming Program: https://www.sterlingcollege.edu/wendellberry/The Berry Center: https://berrycenter.org/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at: https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk School: https://www.driftlessfolkschool...2023-03-1458 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #28: Kotaro Aoki - Expanded Liberal Arts At Kotowari School, Aizu, JapanKotaro 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.般社団法人 'KOTOWARI' "that which remains unchanging underneath the surface of change"Kotaro Aoki is the founder and director of KOTOWARI, an educational organization based in Japan. He has years of experience in designing and managing academic courses and educational programs. He has been inspired by his undergraduate studies of Philosophy at Wesleyan University as well as his 3 years studying yoga and meditation in the Himalayas to bring unique and powerful methods of...2023-03-081h 04
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #27: Mike Haasl - SKIP: Skills to Inherit PropertyMike Haasl of Rhinelander, WI joins Jacob for a discussion on the importance of responsible land stewardship, and the development of skills and capacities that might help a person acquire land without breaking the bank.Mike Haasl is a homesteader, engineer, and author living in northern Wisconsin. He studied and partied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and worked is an engineer for many years before starting a homestead 8 years ago and transition to a role as an educator and teacher of practical skills and permaculture. He is also co-creator of SKIP - which is a framework for...2023-02-2155 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #26: Reinoud Meijer, Noam Hitsch - The International Youth Initiative ProgramReinoud Meijer and Noam Hitsch join us from Sweden to talk about the International Youth Initiative Program, with special attention to the meaning and practice of the word "initiative".Reinoud Meijer (Born 1975 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands) has been involved with youth and education for many years. He organized, facilitated, initiated and founded a number of youth conferences, projects, and initiatives before co-founding the YIP program.He has a passion for human potential and development, for regenerative agriculture, -food culture and -lifestyles, and for the power of imagination put into action.He refers to...2023-02-0855 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #25: Eddy Nix, Rose Bruce on Reading Shakespeare for 148 Hours StraightEddy and Rose riff on the true identity of William Shakespeare.Eddy Nix is a Viroqua resident and proprietor of Driftless Books and Music, possibly Wisconsin's largest used bookstore, located in a 100-year old tobacco warehouse. He is a Shakespeare aficionado who has also worked as a teacher and theater director, and is currently the lead publisher at Ramshackle Press.Rose Bruce is a Viroqua resident who, when she is not involved in Shakespearean endeavors, works in the sectors of forestry and ecology. She has previously served as an instructor and project leader at Thoreau...2023-01-2254 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #24: Chris Knapp - The Maine Local Living SchoolChris Knapp is a father, homesteader, environmental educator and founder of Maine Local Living School. He is passionate about sharing pathways into relationship with the human and more-than-human communities through hand craft, homesteading arts and deep listening. Chris is endlessly fascinated by the exploration of why the world is as it is and the human potential for creativity and positive change. Chris has designed and taught experiential programming for grade-schoolers to graduate students for over twenty years. He holds a M.S. in environmental studies from Antioch University New England, is a Wilderness First Responder and a Registered Maine...2023-01-171h 02
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #23: Laura Marcus - The Glacier Bay Year at Tidelines Institute, Gustavus, AlaskaLaura Marcus weaves together a beautiful web of her educational and professional experiences, from her public school upbringing in Indianapolis, employment at Deep Springs College, to the founding of her own educational initiatives as an adult.Laura is committed to a vision of education that integrates the active life with the life of the mind. As co-executive director of Tidelines Institute and founding director of the Arete Project, she has worked with her students to create experiential and liberal educational programs that prepare students to be thoughtful stewards of the world around them. Prior to founding the...2023-01-101h 01
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #21: Dr. Ilana Redstone - Thinking Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes, The Mill Institute at UATXIlana Redstone outlines her work and approach towards tackling polarization on college campuses and beyond.Ilana Redstone is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Founding Faculty Fellow at UATX, and the Faculty Director of The Mill Center at UATX. She is the co-author of “Unassailable Ideas: How Unwritten Rules and Social Media Shape Discourse in American Higher Education” and the creator of the “Beyond Bigots and Snowflakes'' video series. She is the founder of Diverse Perspectives Consulting and has a joint Ph.D. in demography and sociology from the University of Pen...2022-12-1359 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #20: Marcus Ford - Flagstaff CollegeMarcus Ford breaks down what makes a microcollege different from a small-liberal arts college, and talks about Flagstaff College, a microcollege initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona.Marcus Ford, Ph.D. is the co-founder of Flagstaff College and a retired professor from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is the author of several books, including Beyond the Modern University: Toward a Constructive Post-Modern University and William James: A New Perspective.Flagstaff College: https://www.flagstaffcollege.education/"Why We Need Tiny Colleges" by Marcus Ford: https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2016/08/26/why-we-need-tiny-collegesLearn more...2022-12-0647 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #19: Dave Puig, Justys Grenier - Outward Bound and Expeditionary LearningDave, Justys, and Jacob trade tales of transformational wilderness experiences, and discuss the origins and importance of expeditionary learning as a field.Dave Puig has been a wilderness instructor for fourteen years, leading expeditions in the desert, the Arctic, the wondrous Northwoods, and into the minds of authors, social critics, and high school students. He developed the expedition-based Land Ethics Curriculum at Youth Initiative High School which challenges students to see their own growth in reciprocity with their peers, those they see as different from themselves, and the earth. He also builds houses and lives on his...2022-11-291h 00
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #18: Eric Anglada, Brenna Cussen Anglada - The Catholic Worker Movement, Nuns and NonesEric and Brenna Anglada describe the origins of the Catholic Worker Movement and the more recent organization Nuns and Nones.Brenna Cussen Anglada is a founding member of the St. Isidore CW Farm in southwest Wisconsin, home of the Ho Chunk, Meskwaki, Sauk, and many other nations. She serves as the Religious Communities Liaison for the N&N Land Justice Project, and works with the Catholic Native Boarding School Accountability and Healing Project.Eric Anglada is a college dropout and co-founder of St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm outside of Cuba City, WI. He is the...2022-11-2251 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #16: Frank Eccher, Emily Drukman - Outer Coast College, Sitka, AlaskaJacob is joined by Frank and Emily of Outer Coast College to talk their story in Sitka, microcolleges, place-based education, and more.Frank Eccher is the College Launch Lead at Outer Coast in Sitka, AK, where he is charting a course to accreditation for the launch of Outer Coast College in fall 2024. Originally from a small town in Colorado, he has written on trout conservation and wilderness narratives in the Mountain West, patterns of college attendance in rural America, among other topics. He plans to pursue doctoral study in the history of experimental colleges and the relationship...2022-11-0956 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastAnnouncements!Thoreau College is now accepting applications for our Spring 2023 Semester Program, a full time, in-person program incorporating intellectual work, manual labor, fine arts and folk skills, wilderness expeditions, and community self-governance. This is a perfect program for young adults who are mature, tenacious, curious, collaborative, open, idealistic, and ready to get their hands dirty literally and figuratively. We are seeking up to 6 participants who are excited to embark on this adventure of discovery and creation during this coming spring!Apply now at https://thoreaucollege.org/spring-2023-curriculum/Learn more about Thoreau College and...2022-10-2101 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #14: Jonas Søvik - Bildung and the Danish Folk High School ExperienceJonas Søvik joins the podcast and shares his experience as a student at a Danish folk high school, and the impact he think the folk high school model and the Bildung tradition can have around the world.Jonas Søvik is a 23-year old Danish university student currently studying psychology. Prior to entering university, he spent a year at the Vrå Folk High School in Vrå, Denmark where he experienced bildung firsthand.VRAA Folk High School: https://vraahojskole.com/Folk Education Association of America: https://www.folkschoolalliance.org/Learn more abou...2022-10-181h 00
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #13: Willie E. Jones III on Shakespeare, The Classics, and Theatre EducationWillie Jones joins the podcast for an earnest discussion on the importance of the classics in the theatre, in education, and in the pursuit of truth and knowledge.Willie E. Jones III is an actor, director, producer, and playwright who is the founding Actor/Manager of the Jones Classical Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois. He is the Artistic Director of the Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project, a Co-Founder of the Minnesota Black Theatre Circle, was the Executive Producer of the Blackness Is… Theatre Arts Festival, and also serves on the Board of Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo, Minnesota....2022-10-1156 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #12: Bridget O'Brien, Dr. Charlie Brennan - Permaculture, Praxis, and PlayJacob speaks with Bridget O'Brien and Dr. Charlie Brennan of the Garden Juju Collective, as they take us on a foray into the world and practice of Permaculture: in agriculture, education, and life.Bridget O'Brien is the director of Resilient Spirals LLC and co-founder of the Garden Juju Collective. Bridget’s studies and work focuses on the design of personal well-being, community building, and land use, through cultivating a range of regenerative applied skills in design, facilitation, horticulture, eco-landscaping, food growing, Permaculture, fermentation and yoga.Dr. Charlie Brennan is the co-founder of Garden Juju Collective, wi...2022-09-2759 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #11: David W. Orr - Ecological Literacy in Higher EducationThis week on Microcollege, David Orr pleads the importance of a higher education that keeps the Earth in mind.David W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Emeritus at Oberlin College, and presently Professor of Practice at Arizona State University. Orr is one of the original advocates of microcolleges whose work focuses on ecological literacy, sustainable design, and eco-friendly practices in American higher education.Read Orr's latest essay, “A New Agenda for Higher Ed” on the forum of the Great Transition Initiative: https://www.greattransition.org/gti-forum/pedagogy-transition-orrFi...2022-09-2055 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #10: Steve Lawless on Service Learning and Adventure EducationSteve and Jacob strike a rich vein of conversation in the topic of service learning, from its origins to its applications in the world of higher education today.Steve Lawless has an M.A. in Education, and has taught in many settings including as a traditional writing and literature teacher on Native American reservations, farm schools, alternative middle and high schools and a Waldorf school. From his nearly thirty years of teaching and facilitating adventure and service learning experiences, Steve has an infectious enthusiasm for taking learning outside the classroom. He is currently the proprietor of Sittin...2022-09-1354 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #9: Nathaniel Williams, Stefan Ambrose - The MC Richards Program at Free ColumbiaTune in this week for a discussion between Nathaniel Williams and Stefan Ambrose of the Free Columbia initiative in upstate New York as they describe the origins of the program and its pedagogy.Nathaniel Williams is the co-founder of Free Columbia with Laura Summer. He studied visual art and marionette theater in Basel, Switzerland, graduating with a certificate in visual art from the neueKUNSTschule in 2002. He has a PhD in Political Science from the University at Albany and works as a performer, teacher and artist.Stefan Ambrose is the director of the MC Richards program...2022-09-061h 04
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #8: Austin Smith - Leaving Stanford, Coming HomeThe 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 and otherwise.Austin Smith is a poet and formerly a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University. He grew up on a family dairy farm in northwestern Illinois before receiving a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MA from the University of California-Davis, and an MFA from the University of Virginia. Austin's poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine, Yale Review, Sewanee Review, Ploughshares, New England Review, Poetry East...2022-08-301h 04
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #6: Ciarán Willis - Rethinking Remote Learning at A Place BeyondCiarán 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 the operations director at Deep Springs College. Prior to founding A Place Beyond, he was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and studied English Literature at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He lectured English at the University of Finance and Economics in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and he is a faculty member at NOLS, instructing mountaineering, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, and adaptive leadership throughout th...2022-08-161h 00
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #5: Sue Darlington - Deep Springs College and The Edge of AcademiaOn 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.Sue Darlington is the current president of Deep Springs College, and former professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Hampshire College, where she taught for 30 years. Her research focuses on socially-engaged Buddhism, with particular attention to environmentalism and Buddhism in Thailand.Deep Springs College: https://www.deepsprings.edu/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk...2022-08-0956 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #4: Lucien Dante Lazar - Art and Anthroposophy as a Pedagogy for Self-DevelopmentLucien 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 his work is infused.Lucien Dante Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, essayist, poet, social worker, philosopher, and anthroposophist from Evanston, IL.Find Lucien on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luciendantelazarart/Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk School: https://www.driftlessfolkschool.org/Microcollege Podcast Producer: Liam McGilligan2022-08-021h 04
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #2: Jacob Rowland, Liam McGilligan - Thoreau College Alumni ReflectionsThoreau College alumni Liam McGilligan and Jacob Rowland outline their educational upbringing and reflect on their experiences at Thoreau College versus other more traditional institutions of higher education.Jacob Rowland is an alumnus of Thoreau College who is currently enrolled at Oberlin College, with interests in philosophy and literature.Liam McGilligan is an alumnus of the Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program and Thoreau College, and the producer of this podcast.Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at https://thoreaucollege.org/Driftless Folk School: https://www.driftlessfolkschool.org/2022-07-1958 min
MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College PodcastEpisode #1: Jacob Hundt - An Introduction to Microcolleges and Thoreau CollegePodcast host Jacob Hundt provides an introduction to the concept of “microcolleges” as an alternative to traditional forms of higher education.Jacob Hundt is the Executive Director of Thoreau College in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Growing up on a dairy farm in the Driftless region of southwestern Wisconsin, and as a founding student at the Youth Initiative High School, Jacob gathered inspiration for transformation in higher education through his studies at Deep Springs College, the American University in Bulgaria, and the University of Chicago.Learn more about Thoreau College and the microcollege movement at https://thoreaucollege.org/2022-07-1253 min