Latest Laurie patton Podcast Episodes
Education as The Great Equalizer feat. Annie Weinberg ’10
Midd Moment - March 14, 2024 15:21 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMiddlebury 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 legislatu...
No Time to Waste feat. Nick Whitman ’97
Midd Moment - January 10, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsFood 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...
Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 2) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD
Midd Moment - September 22, 2023 19:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsCarolyn 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 ...
Old Stories Being Told Differently (Pt. 1) feat. Carolyn Finney, PhD
Midd Moment - September 15, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsCarolyn 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...
Every Book You Write Is a Mystery feat. Rebecca Makkai, MA English ’04
Midd Moment - May 25, 2023 20:47 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsFor 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 ...
The Virus Hunter feat. Anne Rimoin ’92
Midd Moment - April 17, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsA 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 ...
Season 3 Trailer
Midd Moment - March 31, 2023 10:00 - 50 seconds ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsHi, 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 tha...
Dan and Jessica
Midd Moment - June 15, 2020 14:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratings24 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
Midd Moment - June 08, 2020 14:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Waterbourne by Algae Fields via Blue Dot Sessions
Jodie Keith and Jacques Bergevin, Essential Workers
Midd Moment - June 01, 2020 14:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions SuzyB via Blue Dot Sessions
Alyssa Limperis ’12
Midd Moment - May 25, 2020 14:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic 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
Midd Moment - May 18, 2020 14:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Undying by Banana Cream via Blue Dot Sessions
Alex Bishop, Essential Worker
Midd Moment - May 11, 2020 14:30 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Di Breun by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions
Jaewon Oh ’13, MIIS ’20
Midd Moment - May 04, 2020 14:15 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic credits: Slimheart by Bitters via Blue Dot Sessions Oriel by Architect via Blue Dot Sessions
Sabine Poux ’20
Midd Moment - April 27, 2020 16:10 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsOff-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
Midd Moment - April 20, 2020 14:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsIn 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 “CO...
Roy Heffernan ’78
Midd Moment - December 16, 2019 12:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingswww.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
Midd Moment - December 09, 2019 12:30 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsSpecial 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
Midd Moment - December 02, 2019 12:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingswww.WERKforPeace.org Werk for Peace viral protest in front of Mike Pence’s home.
Dr. Jill Seaman ’74
Midd Moment - November 18, 2019 12:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingswww.alaskasudan.org/our-story Music credits: Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link
Koby Altman ’04
Midd Moment - November 11, 2019 12:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMusic 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
Midd Moment - November 04, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsPresident 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
Midd Moment - October 28, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsBiancaGiaever.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...
Temie Giwa-Tubosun MPA ’10
Midd Moment - October 21, 2019 10:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsFollow 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 Fla...
Julia Alvarez ’71
Midd Moment - October 10, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingswww.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...
Bill McKibben
Midd Moment - October 02, 2019 14:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratings● 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...
Introducing Midd Moment
Midd Moment - September 17, 2019 15:15 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsMidd Moment introduces independent thinkers who create community and inspire positive change. Hear their stories, ideas, and Middlebury connections in conversation with President Laurie Patton.
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