| When: | Back to Calendar May 17, 2012 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | |
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| Repeats: | Weekly until May 19, 2013 | |
| Categories: | Public Affairs | |
Hosted by Carl Etnier, along with regular guest Art Chickering, Thursdays 11 am – 12 noon
The Goddard Hour is a weekly program that highlights the fascinating lives and projects of people connected with Goddard College: students, alumni, faculty, staff, guests, artists in residence, and others.
August 16, 2012
The Goddard Hour – August 16, 2012 by WGDR
Martin Kemple, Goddard alumnus and former faculty member, previewed his workshop on How the Local Food Movement is Transforming How We Live and Where We’re Going, to be held Monday, Aug. 20, 10:30 am – noon at Goddard College. (Free and open to the public.)
A 2008 interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh, on the film, The Economics of Happiness. The documentary film on sustainable community development and responses to the impact of globalization will be shown Saturday, Aug. 18, 7-9:00 pm, at the Community Center Media Room, Goddard College, and will be followed by a discussion. (Free and open to the public.)
Chiropractor Lisa Nash discussed her workshop on Embodying the Health Care System We Want to See to be held at Goddard on Thursday, Aug 23, 10:30 am to noon. (Free and open to the public.)
August 9, 2012
Faculty member Francis X. Charet on non-violent political struggle, based on the film How to Start a Revolution: The Work of Gene Sharp.
Student Grace Asagra, a nurse and health coach who, from her base in Princeton, New Jersey, conducts a weekly radio segment on holistic health in her home region of the Philippines.
Another excerpt from the keynote address of Les Leopold, author of The Looting of America, at the March Occupy conference.
August 2, 2012
Anthropologist Hillary Webb talked about her upcoming public lecture at Goddard, “Schrödinger’s Cat Is Dead, Schrödinger’s Cat Is Not Dead: Adventures in Andean Complementary Dualism.”
Nature writer John Mitchell has written a series of books about one square mile in Massachusetts, including an upcoming book simply on his garden. He reported his 25-year quest to learn about the life of the country’s first African-American nature photographer, the subject of his upcoming public lecture at Goddard, “Looking for Mr. Gilbert: The Reimagined Life of an African American.”
Another excerpt from the keynote address of Les Leopold, author of The Looting of America, at the March Occupy conference.
July 26, 2012
The Goddard Hour on WGDR- July 26, 2012 by WGDR
WGDR Director Kris Gruen guest hosted.
Suzanne Vega discussed her music, song writing as activism, and her current concert tour, which includes a performance at Goddard on July 29.
Musician and Goddard alumnus Brian Boyes described how his college education influenced his alternative approach as a high school educator, what his fans should expect from his latest compositions for large ensembles, and his vision for sharing them with Central Vermont via a winter concert at Goddard.
Goddard’s new Advancement Officer, Lauren Moye, explored ideas for partnerships in the arts for Central Vermont and beyond.
July 19, 2012
Archivist Dustin Byerly, in for Goddard College President Barbara Vacarr (who was caught in a travel delay), explained how the Presidential Award for Activism came to be and why Bread & Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann was chosen to receive it this year.
Peter Schumann described his work with Bread and Puppet, how he sees puppetry relating to activism, and responds to Plato’s argument that poets don’t really understand the topics that they portray.
Another excerpt from the keynote address of Les Leopold, author of The Looting of America, at the March Occupy conference.
July 12, 2012
The final excerpt on The Goddard Hour from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
Student Darcy Bedortha organized a day of dialogue on wealth, power, and education at Goddard. She and facilitator Shilpa Jain of Yes! described what they learned.
July 5, 2012
Another excerpt from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
Faculty member Sharon Cronin, artist-in-residence Angel Reyes, and young Bamba performer Ronaldo Cronin discussed how dual language early childhood education strengthens young people’s minds, and how music adds richness to those programs as a universal language. They also performed some Bamba music in the studio.
June 28, 2012
The Goddard Hour on WGDR – June 28, 2012 by WGDR
The Goddard Hour by WGDR
Student Charlotte Hunter talked about Pocketful of Joy, a non-profit she founded which provides healthcare and educational opportunities to children in northern Tanzania. Scheduled to graduate from Goddard in September at age 63, Hunter also explained why she chose to start college at age 59.
Another excerpt from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
June 21, 2012
Goddard student, alumna, and staff member Heather Labor dances in Hannah Dennison‘s production of Dear Pina, a tribute to choreographer Pina Bausch that is premiering June 25-30. Labor and Dennison described Bausch’s significance, the new work, and rehearsals.
Alumnus and former staff member Chris Riddell won a recent Extempo storytelling competition with his story, “Do You Believe?”
Another excerpt from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
June 14, 2012
Another excerpt from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
Elliott Morse described the work at Robinson sawmill, featured in Kris Gruen‘s song Dunroven Farm.
Archivist Dustin Byerly told the story of Goddard College receiving a Centennial Award from the state of Vermont.
June 7, 2012
Another excerpt from a 1973 talk at the Pratt Center by historian Howard Zinn on the Pentagon Papers.
An excerpt from the keynote address of Les Leopold, author of The Looting of America, at the March Occupy conference
An excerpt from Puppet Uprising, a CBC documentary on Bread & Puppet Theater, as part of the lead-up to founder Peter Schumann receiving Goddard’s second annual Presidential Award for Activism on July 22. Bread and Puppet was the Theater in Residence at Goddard College from 1970 to 1974.
May 31, 2012
Another excerpt from a 1973 talk at the Pratt Center by historian Howard Zinn on the Pentagon Papers.
Goddard student Corey White described her work studying the math and physics of performing with whirling objects.
Kris Gruen sang Dunroven Farm.
May 24, 2012
Faculty member Alick Brown‘s feature film debut, Kinyarwanda, won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. He was interviewed at Sundance by Radio Goddard’s executive director Kris Gruen and on CNN.
Maxine Hong Kingston, award-winning author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, and other books, read an essay and a poem describing the same protest at the White House–in very different ways. The reading was in the summer of 2010 to help the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program celebrate five years at the Port Townsend, Washington campus.
Creative writing faculty member Ryan Boudinot gave a TEDx talk (an independently organized TED talk) on Nature, Humanity, and Technology.
Student Matt Paneitz described his work in Guatemala, turning waste into resources.
May 17, 2012
The debut show of The Goddard Hour, featuring:
Francis Moore Lappé, former Goddard trustee and 2012 campus lecturer, on her atest book, EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want.
The work of current Goddard student Heather McFadden, who has assembled voice and sound collages as part of her studies.
Excerpts of a 1973 talk at the Pratt Center by historian Howard Zinn on the Pentagon Papers.
