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Podcast: MICROCOLLEGE: The Thoreau College Podcast
Episode: Episode #39: Dr. Evan Edwards - Food, Philosophy, and Myth
Description: Evan Edwards pioneered the Thoreau College Residency from August-December 2020, when he served as the “Captain of Nourishment” – drawing on deep experience as a professional chef to plan, cook, and serve meals for Thoreau College Semester Program students and staff, while also processing produce from Thoreau College gardens and helping students plan meals for their residential houses. In addition, he taught cooking and kitchen skills workshops and led a series of academic sessions on the key figures of phenomenology, including Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. At the same time, Evan used his Residency to work on his PhD dissertation in Philosophy from D...