Path to Follow Podcast

Cesare Ciccanti is the producer of the Path to Follow Podcast and the multimedia support specialist at Gilman School. // 

On Episode #170 (the final episode!) of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Cesare discuss their three years working on the podcast, cross-country podcasting, 'The Millionaire Next Door' by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko (1996), RV trips, and Chris from 'Northern Exposure.' //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. //

Thank you to Cesare Ciccanti for all of his time and energy on the Path to Follow Podcast. //

Margaret Brooks '24 is a senior at Roland Park Country School and will attend the College of Charleston in the fall. //

On Episode #169 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Margaret discuss attending RPCS and Towson HS, the co-ed versus all-girls' model, the College of Charleston, architecture, American studies, and Margaret's book recommendation, 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt (1992). //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Tyler Axilbund '24 is a senior at Gilman School. He will attend Tulane University in the fall. //

On Episode #168 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Tyler talk about Tyler's encounter experience with the Baltimore Police Department, joining the military, ROTC at Tulane University, wrestling and athletics at Gilman, favorite Gilman traditions, New Orleans, 1960s literature, and Tyler's book recommendation: 'Cat's Cradle' by Kurt Vonnegut (1963). //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Gordon Sheckells '25 is a junior at Gilman School. //

On Episode #167, Jake and Gordon discuss junior year, how students bond in class, St. James Academy in Monkton, Maryland, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951), Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (1925), Gordon's experience at Gilman, climbing the Grand Teton, college lacrosse predictions, and Gordon's book recommendation: Fearless by Adam Blehm (2013). //

This episode is dedicated to Benjamin Christopher Brandenburg '25 for his unconquerable spirit, unrelenting positivity, courage, and love for Gilman. //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Melissa Da is a librarian in the Lower School at Gilman School. //

On Episode #166 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Melissa discuss summer reading in the Lower School, picture books, becoming a librarian, growing up in Paris, favorite children's books, and Melissa's book recommendation, and 'How Do You Spell Unfair' by Carole Boston Weatherford (2023). //

All episodes are available on Youtube, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Justin Baker is a singer-songwriter, English teacher, college counselor, and baseball coach at Gilman School. He will become the Chair of the English Department in the fall of 2024. //

On Episode #165 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Justin discuss songwriting, "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, how music connects people, Justin's senior elective on songwriting, 'How to Write One Song' by Jeff Tweedy, 'White Tears' by Hari Kunzru (2017), cultural appropriation, the 1960s, Henry David Thoreau, and moving on from college counseling. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Sloane Wehman '24 is a senior at Bryn Mawr School. She will attend Stanford University in the fall of 2024. //

On Episode #164 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Sloane discuss gym drill at Bryn Mawr School, the rigors of ballet, the meaning of "hubris" in the ancient v. modern worlds, social media negatives, 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau (1854), the Light Phone, fame and celebrity, and Sloane's book recommendations, 'Inferno' by Dante Alighieri (1321), 'The 48 Laws of Power' by Robert Greene (1998), and 'A Clockwork Orange' by  Anthony Burgess (1962). //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

William Jackson is a middle school language arts teacher, football coach, and Cooper Penn Fellow at Gilman School. //

On Episode #163 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Will discuss Will's inquiry project at Penn's Graduate School of Education, critical consciousness in the middle school language arts classroom, 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and Will's book recommendation, 'Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, or How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails' by Yanis Varoufakis (2018). //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Zachary Minkin '24 is the editor-in-chief of the Gilman News, dedicated member of Mock Trial and Model UN, water polo and golf athlete, future University of Virginia Wahoo, and senior leader at Gilman School. // 

On Episode #162 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Zach discuss the afternoon schedule, the Gilman News, leadership at Gilman, "hot takes," phones and technology at Gilman, what Zach will miss most about Gilman, and 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie (1939). //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Patrick Hastings is the Chair of the English Department at Gilman School. //

On Episode #161 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Patrick discuss Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick,' writing poetry and short stories, the Library of Congress, and what both Jake and Patrick will miss about Gilman School. //

All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. //

Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //