Best Middlebury College Podcasts (2024)

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The Monterey Trialogue: A Distinct Take on Superpower Diplomacy feat. Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine 56:45

4d ago56:45

56:45

The 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-gov…

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U.S. Militias: Guarding Tradition or Courting Chaos 28:08

2M ago28:08

28:08

America’s modern militia movement emerged in the 1990s, following armed stand-offs with government authorities at Ruby Ridge, Idaho and Waco, Texas. After rising to 370 groups nationwide by 1996, the number of these militias diminished to 68 by 1999—only to surge again when Barak Obama was elected president in 2008. After Donald Trump lost the 2020…

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India Today: One Question, Three Perspectives 43:14

4M ago43:14

43:14

“What’s the one thing about India, that isn’t getting enough attention?” That’s the question we put to three India experts; and not surprisingly, we got three different responses. In August 2023, India celebrated its first successful moon landing. However, while this achievement made headlines around the world, other developments of equal or greate…

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Education as The Great Equalizer feat. Annie Weinberg ’10 40:11

4M ago40:11

40:11

Middlebury 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 Gen…

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No Time to Waste feat. Nick Whitman ’97 43:27

6M ago43:27

43:27

Food 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 technolog…

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Race, Empire, and Policing in Paris 36:35

6M ago36:35

36:35

In June 2023, French police killed 17-year-old Nahal Merzouk during a traffic stop outside of Paris. The killing led to days of street protests, widespread condemnation of racialized police practices, and over 1,300 arrests. This was particularly significant in a country like France, where discussions about race are often avoided or rejected. To ga…

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Trailer: Introducing Baby Carl's Happy Apocalypse Podcast 1:33

7M ago1:33

1:33

Meet Baby Carl and his friend, Bill! They'll tell you about their road trip to Vermont to interview Bill's friends about their happy apocalypses, and the fun they had along the way. It's 90 seconds. Give it a listen! Visit https://www.newperennials.org/ for more information.By Doyle Dean and Bill Vitek

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After the Insurrection: Assessing American Democracy 36:25

9M ago36:25

36:25

On January 6, 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump—spurred on and energized by the defeated president himself—launched a violent attack on the US capital to stop the peaceful transfer of power to president-elect Joe Biden. What are we to make of the January 6 insurrection? What does it tell us about ourselves as Americans and the state of …

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#5 Education, Rumination, Meditation 42:56

9M ago42:56

42:56

Baby Carl and Bill visit Green Mountain Monastery in Greensboro, VT to speak with Sr. Gail Worcelo. Baby Carl learns the difference between sisters and brothers and Sisters and Brothers, and hears about Sr. Gail's happy revelation that led to her religious vocation. In 1999 she co-founded Green Mountain Monastery with the late Passionist priest and…

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Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 2) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD 36:26

10M ago36:26

36:26

Carolyn 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 w…

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Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 1) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD 29:06

10M ago29:06

29:06

Carolyn 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 …

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INTL' NGOs: What You Need to Know 33:00

10M ago33:00

33:00

International nongovernmental organizations (INGO’s) like Amnesty International, Care, Oxfam, or World Vision operate independently of governments around the world. But what do we really know about these organizations and their operations, behavior, effectiveness or limitations? What might they be doing or be unable to do, in a country like Ukraine…

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#4 Cows, Worm Food, and Our Place in Nature 44:09

11M ago44:09

44:09

Baby Carl and Bill visit Bread and Butter Farm to ask big questions about what it means to live in connection with the planet. Joined by farmer and founder Corie Pierce, the farm team, and children from the village school, this episode is about how to let a cow be a cow, grass be grass, and kids be kids. Corie teaches Baby Carl how to hold the high…

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#3 School Should be Fun! 37:04

11M ago37:04

37:04

"My like hope... It's the best!" Baby Carl chats with Matt Schlein about the outdoor education philosophy of the Walden Project and how some of that learning best happens in the cold, rain, snow, and sunshine. Matt believes that students deserve a variety of ways to engage with the important questions of learning, and he encourages his high school …

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#2 Friends Have Outdoor Adventures in a School that's not a School 38:34

1y ago38:34

38:34

"My like your planet earth family" Bill and Baby Carl visit Meghan Rigali, one of the many passionate instructors of the New Roots Project. Founded by the Willowell Foundation, the New Roots Project runs an outdoor, interdisciplinary, multi-aged school program in Monkton, VT. Meghan shares with Baby Carl the importance of experiential education, he…

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#1 Apocalypse Doesn’t Have to Mean What You Think It Means 15:21

1y ago15:21

15:21

Who is Baby Carl? Well, he's just a little guy. A toddler with a big vocabulary, a hearty appetite for information, and an even bigger love for humanity. His friend Bill is a teacher and philosopher. Bill stops by to visit Baby Carl, and they talk about this scary word “apocalypse,” and discover its original meaning is ‘to disclose’ or ‘reveal’. Bi…

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Israel in Crisis 38:17

1y ago38:17

38:17

For months, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens have taken to the streets to protest government plans to overhaul the judiciary—including plans that would vitiate checks on executive power, allow a simple majority of 61 in the 120-seat Knesset to override almost any ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court, and permit politicians to appoint most of t…

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Every Book You Write Is a Mystery feat. Rebecca Makkai, MA English ’04 35:55

1y ago35:55

35:55

For 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-Ye…

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The Virus Hunter feat. Anne Rimoin ’92 40:54

1+ y ago40:54

40:54

A 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 e…

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Season 3 Trailer 0:50

1+ y ago0:50

0:50

Hi, 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, seas…

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Why We Need Environmental Justice Part 2 of 2 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

Part 2 of 2 What is meant by such terms as environmental injustice or environmental racism? What is the environmental justice movement and how is it manifest—in the United States and beyond? In this episode of New Frontiers, political scientist Kemi Fuentes-George discusses these topics and what achieving environmental justice for marginalized popu…

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Why We Need Environmental Justice Part 1 of 2 28:09

1+ y ago28:09

28:09

Part 1 of 2 What is meant by such terms as environmental injustice or environmental racism? What is the environmental justice movement and how is it manifest—in the United States and beyond? In this episode of New Frontiers, political scientist Kemi Fuentes-George discusses these topics and what achieving environmental justice for marginalized popu…

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Whatever Happened To "Essential" Workers 41:27

1+ y ago41:27

41:27

How did the COVID pandemic affect America’s workers—especially those deemed “essential” who often were poorly paid, nonunionized, lacked meaningful benefits, and were required to continue working while most other workers stayed home? How did these workers respond to the health risks they encountered on the job, and how did their struggle for labor …

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S4 Ep82 Professors' impact on student mental health, Brain drain of Zimbabwean teachers 18:34

1+ y ago18:34

18:34

Topics in this episode: Professors' impact on student mental health Brain drain of Zimbabwean teachers Contributors: Nicole Irigoyen Casey Altamuro If you would like to learn more about international education management at the Middlebury Institute, please visit go.miis.edu/IEM

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S4 Ep81 Caste protections at Ivy League schools, Technical and career education in Singapore 21:35

1+ y ago21:35

21:35

Topics in this episode: Caste protections at Ivy League schools Technical and career education in Singapore Contributors: Jelana Szymanski Soleil Turell If you would like to learn more about international education management at the Middlebury Institute, please visit go.miis.edu/IEMBy Middlebury Institute Marketing & Rectuiting class

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S4 Ep80 College faculty diversity, student feelings about online learning, student protests in China 23:57

1+ y ago23:57

23:57

In this episode: Lack of college faculty diversity How students are feeling about online learning China's response to university student protests of the zero Covid lockdown Contributors are: Brandyn Solano Kristy Kerin Fazila Muradi If you would like to learn more about international education management at the Middlebury Institute, please visit go…

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S4 Ep79 Intra-regional mobility in ed abroad, international students in UK changing to work visas 15:10

1+ y ago15:10

15:10

In this episode: Rise of intra-regional mobility in education abroad. UK students switching from study visas to skilled worker visas. Contributors are: Flora Wang Leilah Mouna If you would like to learn more about international education management at the Middlebury Institute, please visit go.miis.edu/IEM…

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Understanding Slavery in Medieval China 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

35:23

Slavery lasted for centuries in China, and yet its particulars are not well known. In this episode of New Frontiers, historian Don Wyatt takes us back to help us understand how the institution thrived during imperial times and the roles it played in Chinese culture. Despite its long pedigree, Chinese slavery during medieval times has failed to attr…

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S4 Ep78 UK reducing international student numbers, changes in importance of university rankings, mental health support in US universities 22:36

1+ y ago22:36

22:36

Panelists and articles referenced in this episode (in the order they presented): Chise Kerns - Limiting foreign student numbers may bankrupt universities – Government adviser https://apple.news/AV9yI3fIsRCGYTdRtlmlIKA Marissa Ruhno - Is this the Beginning of the End of the US News Ranking Dominance? https://www.chronicle.com/article/is-this-the-beg…

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S4 Ep77 Career services for international students, proactive student guidance and counseling 15:05

1+ y ago15:05

15:05

Panelists and articles referenced in this episode (in the order they were shared): Subira Popenoe - Reimagining career services for international students https://monitor.icef.com/2022/11/reimagining-career-services-for-international-students/ Jacinda Higgins - US Universities must offer guidance 'proactively" https://thepienews.com/news/us-unis-mu…

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S4 Ep76 What international students think of US elections, Asian universities draw more international students 21:32

1+ y ago21:32

21:32

Panelists and articles referenced in this episode (in the order they were shared): Rachel Bornstein - International Students Discuss Their Thoughts on Midterm Elections https://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture-stories/2022/11/02/international-students-midterm-elections/ Brandon Johnson - More international students are choosing Asian universities. …

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S4 Ep75 Legacy admissions under fire, new graduate visa in Hong Kong 16:39

1+ y ago16:39

16:39

Articles referenced in this episode (in the order they were shared): Legacy College Admissions Come Under Fire in New Report - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelltnietzel/2022/10/30/legacy-college-admissions-come-under-fire-in-new-report/?sh=109ac6c75f07 Hong Kong Launches New Graduate Visa - https://thepienews.com/news/hong-kong-visa-scheme/ Pan…

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Why Did Turkish Democracy Collapse 32:51

1+ y ago32:51

32:51

After six decades of multiparty politics, Turkish democracy has collapsed. Yes, the trappings of democracy are still visible. Elections are held, parliament sits in session, the courts rule, and the elected executive leads. Yet, the substance of democracy moves ever further into the past. How did this happen? Why? And what implications does the unr…

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S3 Ep73 Ties between New Zealand and China, COVID funds support first generation students, Germany increases university funding 20:33

1+ y ago20:33

20:33

Contributors and articles in this episode include: Helen Jiang - "NZ-China strengthen VET bilateral ties" in the context of China's 14th Five-Year Plan and the long-term impact of the plan's higher vocational education & transnational higher education priorities Kristen Tuttle - Nevada state lawmakers give millions in COVID-19 relief funding to sup…

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S3 Ep74 Rankings fraud leads to conviction, support campaign for refugees 19:34

1+ y ago19:34

19:34

Contributors and articles in this episode: Annalea Kamplain Ex-Dean at Temple Convicted Quintessence Townsend - US: Presidents’ Alliance announces RESPONSE refugee campaign If you would like to learn more about international education management at the Middlebury Institute, please visit go.miis.edu/IEM…

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What to do about Cosmic Garbage. 44:58

2y ago44:58

44:58

According to the US Space Force, only 2,000 of the 22,000 objects that have been tracked circling the Earth are fully operational, functioning satellites. Put differently, roughly 90 percent of the objects that can be tracked circling the globe is junk—space junk, or cosmic garbage. How did it get there, why does it keep accumulating, and how best …

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What Made Russians Skeptics About Democratic Capitalism? 43:07

2+ y ago43:07

43:07

In this episode, Mark Williams talks with Will Pyle, the Frederick C. Dirks Professor of International Economics at Middlebury College, about recent findings he published in the journal Post-Soviet Affairs. Their discussion explores why Russians of a certain cohort—although liberated from the economic and political constraints of Soviet Communism—a…

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China and the American Right 40:20

2+ y ago40:20

40:20

“Asia First was an insistence that Pacific affairs receive as much, if not more attention than European Atlantic relations in the cold war. Its proponents, its supporters, many of whom were very powerful, conservative voices in the Senate and in Congress felt like U.S. foreign policy after World War II was neglecting mainland Asia and therefore imp…

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Should Corporations Govern Global Food Systems? 36:26

2+ y ago36:26

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In this episode, Molly Anderson, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Food Studies at Middlebury College, joins Mark Williams, director of the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, to discuss her recent article titled “UN Food Systems Summit 2021: Dismantling Democracy and Resetting Corporate Control of Food Systems”. At issue is whether multinational co…

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Dan and Jessica 15:42

4y ago15:42

15:42

24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues series, "Unknown Caller" by Dan O'Brien starring Jessica St. Clair. Life Shrinks by Dan O'Brien Without Evidence by Dan O'Brien Jessica’s latest space comedy, "Space Force," premiered Friday 05/29 on Netflix.By Middlebury College

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Dick Clay, COVID Survivor 17:03

4y ago17:03

17:03

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Waterbourne by Algae Fields via Blue Dot SessionsBy Middlebury College

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Jodie Keith and Jacques Bergevin, Essential Workers 12:26

4y ago12:26

12:26

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions SuzyB via Blue Dot SessionsBy Middlebury College

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Alyssa Limperis ’12 15:17

4y ago15:17

15:17

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Ghost Byzantine by Blue Dot Sessions Mom Stuck Inside by Alyssa Limperis GO Pats!!! by Alyssa LimperisBy Middlebury College

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Emily Barnard ’20 11:04

4y ago11:04

11:04

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Undying by Banana Cream via Blue Dot SessionsBy Middlebury College

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Alex Bishop, Essential Worker 8:55

4y ago8:55

8:55

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Di Breun by Architect via Blue Dot SessionsBy Middlebury College

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Jaewon Oh ’13, MIIS ’20 9:48

4y ago9:48

9:48

Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Oriel by Architect via Blue Dot SessionsBy Middlebury College

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Sabine Poux ’20 15:11

4y ago15:11

15:11

Off-Campus Storytelling Project Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Gambrel by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions Social: Twitter: @sabinepoux, @middcampusBy Middlebury College

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Dr. Mark Peluso 16:50

4y ago16:50

16:50

In this special season of Midd Moment, Laurie Patton checks in with members of the Midd community to talk about how they are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this first episode, Dr. Mark Peluso, Middlebury's director of health services, shares the moment he first heard the word “COVID-19,” and when he realized the College would have to take bi…

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Roy Heffernan ’78 19:24

4+ y ago19:24

19:24

www.Lifeisgood.com Music credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link “Cross Stitch” by Chad Crouch via Sound Picture “Tessalit” by Azalai via Blue Dot Sessions linkBy Middlebury College

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Midd Moments 6:02

4+ y ago6:02

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Special thanks to Juliette Luini for reporting. Music credits: Thannoid by Body Tonic via Blue Dot Sessions (Sessions.blue) Daymaze by Orange Cat via Blue Dot Sessions (Sessions.blue)By Middlebury College

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