Path to Follow Podcast

Arnisha Royston is a poet and the Tickner Writing Fellow at Gilman School in Baltimore, MD. //

On Episode #150 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Arnisha discuss the writing process, "chasing your voice," Yusef Komunyakaa, how to write something good, the relationship between music and poetry, and Arnisha's book recommendations, 'Ordinary Beast' by Nicole Sealey (2017), 'The Tradition' by Jerico Brown (2019), and 'Incarnadine' by Mary Szybist (2013). // 

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

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

Laura Robertson is the Dean of Academics and an American studies teacher at St. Anne's Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was selected as a National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) "Teacher of the Future" in 2014. //

On Episode #149 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Laura discuss Laura's elective "21st century Citizenship," St. Anne's Belfield, teaching American studies, utilizing media in the classroom, ChatGPT and traditional history papers, productive struggle, attending the Francis Parker School, how education has changed, and Laura's book recommendation: 'Seek: How Curiosity' by Scott Shigeoka (2023).

All podcasts are available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

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

Nick Lutzky '24 is a senior at Gilman School. He is headed to Dartmouth College in the fall of 2024. //

On Episode #148 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Nick discuss Dartmouth College, senior year, rock climbing, Frank Sinatra, learning the guitar, 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus (1942), swimming and water polo, and 'Capitalist Realism' by Mark Fisher (2009). //

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

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

David "Brooks" Kitchel '24 is a senior at Gilman School. He is an aspiring lawyer headed to Bowdoin College next year, where he will play lacrosse. //

On Episode #147, Jake and Brooks discuss Bowdoin College, recovering from two ACL injuries, Division I versus Division III lacrosse, the mock trial team at Gilman, what constitutes a "classic" text, 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus (1942), John Grisham and 'A Time to Kill' (1989), reading for pleasure, student choice in curriculum, and the First Amendment, Elon Musk and Twitter (X), and censorship. // 

All Path to Follow Podcasts are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.

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

Abena Opare '24 is a senior at Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland. //

On Episode #146 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Abena discuss creative writing, Abena's background in dance, the Bridges Program at Gilman and Bryn Mawr, and Abena's book recommendation, 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker (1982). //

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

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

Michael Molina is the Director of Community, Inclusion, and Equity at Gilman School. // 

On Special Topics Episode #5, Jake and Michael Molina discuss their experiences attending Harvard University and Yale Law School, affirmative action, merit and diversity, and composing your own story. //

Many thanks to the producer, Cesare Ciccanti. //

John "Jack" Stuzin '20 is a junior student-athlete at Yale University. He is a history major and long-stick midfielder on the Men's Lacrosse Team. //

On Episode #145 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Jack discuss waking up early, Jack's off-season lacrosse schedule, projections for the 2024 NCAA season, being a student-athlete, Yale Lacrosse, transitioning from HS to college athletics, Coach Andy Shay, studying history, the Egyptian pyramids, and 'Make Your Bed' by Admiral William H. McRaven. //

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

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

Jesse Zhong '24 is a senior at Gilman School. //

On Episode #144 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Jesse discuss meteorology and weather, experiences at Yellowstone National Park, senior year and writing college essays, Gilman News, 'Ulysses' and 'Dubliners' by James Joyce, and Jesse's book recommendation, 'Into Thin Air' by Jon Krakauer (1997). //

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

"Do you think this is the most interesting time in American history to be alive, and if not, is there another era you would have liked to live in?" //

Annie Ogden is a history and American studies teacher at Greenwich Country Day School in Greenwich, CT. // 

On Episode #143 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Annie discuss coaching soccer, school policies, college admissions, networking, support systems, teaching American history, "safe spaces," running and mental well-being, movies versus TV series, the role of music in the classroom, and Annie's book recommendations, 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2017) and 'White Oleander' by Janet Fitch (1999). //

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

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

Ben Ledyard '31 is a reader, musician, athlete, woodworker, brother, and fifth grader at Gilman School. //

On Episode #142 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Ben discuss reading habits, Ben's favorite classes and teachers, travel goals, future jobs, woodworking projects, Baltimore restaurants, brotherhood, pet peeves, and Ben's book recommendations: 'The Westing Game' by Ellen Raskin (1978) and 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight (2016). //

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

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