The Flowdown

The Flowdown

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The Flowdown episodes

  • 7: “Throwing More Joes” with Thomas Walsh

    Show notes for this episode:

    U.S. Air Force

    U.S. Army

    ASVAB

    About GI Bill Benefits

    Cryptologic Language Analyst | U.S. Air Force

    Cavalry Scout | U.S. Army

    IED Attack | U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

    Iraq War

    Triune brain

    Esprit de Corps

    Resilience | APA

    Three Rivers Oasis Center

    VITAL Program | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Naval Submarine Base New London, CT

    Ceramic art

    Art therapy

    Mindfulness

    Survivor guilt

    John Roderick

    WhatifAltHist | YouTube

    Useful Charts | YouTube

    The Bible

    1 hr 3 min
  • 6: “Cultivating Care” with Rebecca Kitchell

    Show notes for this episode:

    Academic dress

    Regis College

    Student affairs

    Providence College

    EdD in Higher Education Leadership | Regis College

    Clark University

    Title IX

    CARE Teams | CT State

    Connecticut Department of Children and Families

    Equine-assisted therapy

    High Hopes Therapeutic Riding

    Healing Hearts

    Yoga

    All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

    Ted Lasso

    Schitt’s Creek

    Panic attack

    Anxiety

    Depression

    A Quick Guide to the Different Types of Coffee Roasts | TIME

    Cape Cod

    Beanstock Coffee

    "Coffee Roasting Explained" by James Hoffmann | YouTube

    Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters

    Chemex Coffeemaker

    Shark

    We Can Do Hard Things podcast

    Note: The Flowdown will be on summer break until September 2024. See you in the fall!

    1 hr 4 min
  • 5: “Knowing What You Don’t Want” with Sarah Selke

    Show notes for this episode:

    Austere | Merriam-Webster

    Dracaena trifasciata

    Old North Church, Boston

    Microbiology

    Microorganism

    “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury

    Mycology

    Fungus

    Botany

    Plant pathology

    Stachybotrys chartarum

    Peace Corps

    Tonga

    Mango

    University of Florida

    Native species

    Lawn

    No Mow May

    Monoculture

    Caterpillar

    Charter Oak

    Festuca

    Fanny Hesse

    Sabbatical

    Master Gardener Program | UConn

    CT State Faculty! Apply for Sarah and Andrew's Instructional Skills Workshop happening in June 2024!

    1 hr 7 min
  • 4: “Second Brain” with Hyrum Merkley

    Show notes for this episode:

    Blue Yeti - Premium Multi-Pattern USB Microphone with Blue VO!CE

    Seasonal affective disorder

    The Secret to Enjoying a Long Winter | Kottke.org

    Utah

    Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees | The Verge

    Beowulf

    2002 Winter Olympics

    Balkans

    Big Mac Index

    Dublin

    Mechanical filter (respirator)

    Computer programming

    Java (programming language)

    C++

    Visual Basic (.NET)

    Python (programming language)

    Ruby (programming language)

    Semicolon

    Getting Things Done by David Allen

    Meditation

    Role-playing video game

    Baldur's Gate 3

    Dungeons & Dragons

    Tom Bombadil

    Dungeon Master

    Matthew Mercer

    TierZoo | YouTube

    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Autism spectrum

    Sarcasm

    Masking (personality)

    Student Government | Three Rivers

    Extraversion and introversion

    1 hr 1 min
  • 3: “Rebirthday” with Alycia Ziegler

    Show notes for this episode:

    Student Clubs | Three Rivers

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | CT State

    Three Rivers Full Plate Food Pantry

    OutCT | New London Pride

    Backus Hospital

    Nursing Program | CT State

    James Blunt

    Ed Sheeran

    Tegan and Sara

    Ani DiFranco

    Indigo Girls

    Disturbed

    Tom Morello

    Rage Against the Machine

    Florence and the Machine

    Stevie Nicks

    Fleetwood Mac

    Chaka Kahn

    Jill Scott

    Gin Blossoms

    Toad the Wet Sprocket

    "Hey Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms | YouTube

    Coolio

    Dr. Dre

    Wu Tang Clan

    Eminem

    "Supermarket Flowers" by Ed Sheeran | YouTube

    "Barcelona" by Ed Sheeran | YouTube

    Andrew's First Listens: 2021

    Andrew's First Listens: 2021 playlist | Apple Music

    Andrew's First Listens: 2023 playlist | Apple Music

    Amy Winehouse

    Adele

    "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse | YouTube

    Foo Fighters

    "Wheels" by Foo Fighters | YouTube

    Frank Sinatra

    Phoebe Bridgers

    Taylor Swift

    "Closing Time" by Semisonic | YouTube

    "Curtains" by Ed Sheeran | YouTube

    New York-style pizza | Wikipedia

    La Stella Pizzeria, Norwich, CT

    Jack's Brick Oven Pizza, Norwich, CT

    Note: The Flowdown will be on winter break until February 2024. See you in the Spring semester!

    59 min
  • 2: “Stubborn 18th Centuryism” with Sarabeth Grant

    Show notes for this episode:

    Sarabeth's book: Exemplary England: Historical Inquiry and Literary Recompense in Pope, Gray, and Richardson

    Three Rivers Campus Library Databases

    Instructional Methods | Three Rivers Campus, CT State

    Adjunct professor | Wikipedia

    University of Hartford

    Doctor of Philosophy | Wikipedia

    Sacred Heart University

    Stonehill College

    Brandeis University

    University of Rhode Island

    Peer review | Wikipedia

    Middle English lyric | Wikipedia

    18th century in literature | Wikipedia

    Alexander Pope | Wikipedia

    Age of Enlightenment | Wikipedia

    Novel | Wikipedia

    Paul Fairie: "A Short History of We Are Raising a Generation of Wimps" | Mastodon

    Pastoral | Wikipedia

    Pride and Prejudice | Wikipedia

    Harold Bloom | Wikipedia

    Jane Austen | Wikipedia

    Old English | Wikipedia

    Middle English | Wikipedia

    Early Modern English | Wikipedia

    The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | Wikipedia

    Blood Meridian | Wikipedia

    Moby-Dick | Wikipedia

    Fyodor Dostoevsky | Wikipedia

    “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving

    Dracula Daily by Matt Kirkland

    55 min
  • 1: “I Min-Maxed Myself” with Séamus Welsh

    Show notes for this episode:

    Min-maxing | Giant Bomb

    Mastodon

    The Rule of Thirds

    Shea’s artwork for Digital Photography

    Time-Block Planner

    Mukbang | Wikipedia

    Trifles by Susan Glaspell

    “They Say / I Say” by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

    "The Rise and Fall of Club Penguin" by Izzzyzzz | YouTube

    Trisha Paytas | YouTube

    Goodreads

    The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, read by Andy Serkis | Amazon

    Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 | The New York Times

    The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon | Amazon

    Library Technology Certificate | CT State Community College

    Three Rivers Campus Library

    Groton Public Library

    Lucy Robbins Welles Library

    "When in doubt, go to the library."

    Anxiety | Wikipedia

    Passes to Local Attractions | Otis Library, Norwich

    Museum Passes | Groton Public Library

    The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum

    56 min

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A thrice-semesterly podcast featuring conversations with Three Rivers students, faculty, and staff