Midd Moment
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsA podcast of ideas with Middlebury’s leaders: independent thinkers who create community. Hosted by Laurie Patton, president of Middlebury and professor of religion.
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Education as The Great Equalizer feat. Annie Weinberg ’10
March 14, 2024 15:21 - 40 minutes - 92 MBMiddlebury has a long standing relationship with Alexander Twilight. Twilight graduated from our institution in 1823. He has been noted as the first person of color to graduate from an American college, and later became the first American of African descent to serve in a state legislature in the United States, when he was elected to the Vermont General Assembly in 1836. And today, we’re talking with Annie Weinberg, a 2010 graduate of Middlebury who has gone on to honor the legacy a...
No Time to Waste feat. Nick Whitman ’97
January 10, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 99.5 MBFood waste is a major issue not only in the United States, but around the world. Whether it's the mass waste that gets dumped by restaurants and grocery stores or the bag of lettuce that was never opened, rotting away in the back of your refrigerator, it touches each of us daily. Nick Whitman is the co-founder and COO of Divert, an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food. Fueled by the vision of a waste-free future, Nick co-founded Divert in 2007 to pre...
Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 2) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD
September 22, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes - 66.8 MBCarolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author, cultural geographer, and a self-described accidental environmentalist whose work explores the intersection of identity, privilege, and our natural surroundings. She's the author of Black Faces White Spaces: Re-Imagining the Relationship of African-Americans to the Great Outdoors. And lately she's been workshopping a performance piece titled The N Word Nature Revisited in which she interrogates our collective relationship with the land, ...
Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 1) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD
September 15, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes - 53.3 MBCarolyn Finney, PhD, is a storyteller, author, cultural geographer, and self-described “accidental environmentalist” whose work explores the intersection of identity, privilege, and our natural surroundings. She's the author of Black Faces White Spaces: Re-Imagining the Relationship of African-Americans to the Great Outdoors. And lately she's been workshopping a performance piece titled The N Word: Nature Revisited in which she interrogates our collective relationship with the land...
Every Book You Write Is a Mystery feat. Rebecca Makkai, MA English ’04
May 25, 2023 20:47 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBFor some, finding your career, life, and purpose can be a lifelong task. But Rebecca Makkai knew she wanted to be a writer since she was 7 years old. But it wasn't until graduate school that her journey took her to Middlebury. Rebecca Makkai is the Chicago-based author of the novels I Have Some Questions for You, The Great Believers, The Hundred-Year House, and The Borrower, as well as the short story collection Music for Wartime. The Great Believers was a finalist for the Pulitzer...
The Virus Hunter feat. Anne Rimoin ’92
April 17, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBA fearless virus hunter. That’s how many describe today’s guest, who has been on the front lines researching emerging infectious disease for nearly three decades. Anne Rimoin is an epidemiologist who is an internationally recognized expert on global health, disease, surveillance, and immunization. Anne is a 1992 graduate of Middlebury College and earned a Master's in Public Health from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins. Currently, she holds the Gordon Levin and Dow Chair in inf...
Season 3 Trailer
March 31, 2023 10:00 - 50 seconds - 806 KBHi, this is Laurie Patton, President of Middlebury, Professor of Religion, and host of this podcast, MiddMoment. Though there is still about a foot of snow on the ground here in Vermont, my thoughts are on spring and the return of this podcast, my conversations with Middlebury folks that tackle ideas of the day. I'm so excited for this season, season 3. Among our guests will be an epidemiologist, colloquially known as a virus hunter, a critically acclaimed novelist, a filmmaker, a ...
Dan and Jessica
June 15, 2020 14:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB24 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.
Dick Clay, COVID Survivor
June 08, 2020 14:30 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Waterbourne by Algae Fields via Blue Dot Sessions
Jodie Keith and Jacques Bergevin, Essential Workers
June 01, 2020 14:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions SuzyB via Blue Dot Sessions
Alyssa Limperis ’12
May 25, 2020 14:30 - 15 minutes - 35 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Ghost Byzantine by Blue Dot Sessions Mom Stuck Inside by Alyssa Limperis GO Pats!!! by Alyssa Limperis
Emily Barnard ’20
May 18, 2020 14:30 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Undying by Banana Cream via Blue Dot Sessions
Alex Bishop, Essential Worker
May 11, 2020 14:30 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Di Breun by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions
Jaewon Oh ’13, MIIS ’20
May 04, 2020 14:15 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Oriel by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions
Sabine Poux ’20
April 27, 2020 16:10 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBOff-Campus Storytelling Project Music credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Gambrel by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions Social: Twitter: @sabinepoux, @middcampus
Dr. Mark Peluso
April 20, 2020 14:30 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBIn 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 big steps to help flatten the curve. Music credits: Intro: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Outro: Bridgewalker by Bitters via...
Roy Heffernan ’78
December 16, 2019 12:30 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBwww.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 link
Midd Moments
December 09, 2019 12:30 - 6 minutes - 8.36 MBSpecial 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)
Firas Nasr ’15
December 02, 2019 12:30 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBwww.WERKforPeace.org Werk for Peace viral protest in front of Mike Pence’s home.
Dr. Jill Seaman ’74
November 18, 2019 12:30 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBwww.alaskasudan.org/our-story Music credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link
Koby Altman ’04
November 11, 2019 12:30 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBMusic credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link Eminence Landscapes by Ian Post via link Thrum Room by Dr. Nonono via Mixcloud link Waterbourne by Algae Fields via Blue Dot Sessions link
Adul Samon & Mr. Phunawhit Thepsurin
November 04, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBPresident Patton’s reflections on her time with Adun Samon and Mr. Punnawit for Middlebury Magazine. #thaicaverescue Music credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link
Bianca Giaever ’12.5
October 28, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBBiancaGiaever.com Hell Yes! A profile of Anais Mitchell for Midd Magazine by Bianca Giaever (2019) Two Years with Franz Bianca’s work on Franz Write (2018) The Scared is Scared (2013) Holy Cow, Lisa (2012) Taken from a real conversation with Bianca’s college adviser. Music from The Scared is Scared is by Alpenglow and used with permission. Music credits: Theme song: “The Serene Quartet” by Little Red Church link “Cross Stitch” by Chad Crouch via Sound Picture “Heliotrope”...
Temie Giwa-Tubosun MPA ’10
October 21, 2019 10:30 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBFollow Temie Giwa-Tubosun on twitter @temite Life Bank Nigeria The Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela Music credits: Theme song: “The Serene Quartet” by Little Red Church link “Cases to Rest” by BodyTonic via Blue Dot Sessions link Vela Vela by Flatlands via Blue Dot Sessions link Partly Sage by BodyTonic via Blue Dot Sessions link
Julia Alvarez ’71
October 10, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBwww.juliaalvarez.com How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (1991) In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (1994) Read more about the story of Scheherazade, which inspired Julia’s passion for writing here Visit Middlebury Special Collections Music credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link Waterbourne by Algea Fields via Blue Dot Sessions link Cross Stitch by Chad Crouch via Sound Picture
Bill McKibben
October 02, 2019 14:15 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MB● Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out by Bill McKibben (2020) ● The End of Nature by Bill McKibben (2006) ● https://350.org Music credits (in order of appearance) ● Theme song: “The Serene Quartet” by Little Red Church link ● “Soothe” by Body Tonic via Blue Dot Sessions link ● “Capilla” by Castle Danger via Blue Dot Sessions link ● “Tessalit” by Azalai via Blue Dot Sessions link ● “Cases to Rest” by Body Tonic via Blue D...
Introducing Midd Moment
September 17, 2019 15:15 - 1 minute - 1.44 MBMidd Moment introduces independent thinkers who create community and inspire positive change. Hear their stories, ideas, and Middlebury connections in conversation with President Laurie Patton.