| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
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| The North Spore Story | Eliah Thanhauser ‘09, co-founder and CEO of North Spore, speaks with COA Trustee Tony Mazlish about North Spore, the mushroom cultivation company he and fellow COA alums started in 2014. | Eliah Thanhauser Anne and Tony Mazlish |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Justice | Darren Ranco, anthropologist, professor, and member of the Penobscot Nation, speaks with COA professor Todd Little-Siebold about the emerging work around land justice and Wabanaki communities’ efforts to identify and protect culturally and ecologically significant sites throughout Maine. | Darren Ranco Todd Little-Siebold |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closing the Financial Literacy Gap for Women and People of Color through Podcasting | Morgan Lavoie, co-founder of Money News Network, speaks with COA board chair Beth Gardiner about leveraging the changing media landscape to empower new audiences and level the playing field. | Morgan Lavoie Beth Gardiner |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Solutionary Way | Zoe Weil, president of the Institute for Humane Education, speaks with environmental journalist Andy Revkin about her new book, The Solutionary Way: Transform Your Life, Your Community, and the World for the Better. | Zoe Weil Andrew Revkin |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaccompanied: Stories of Brave Teenagers Seeking Asylum | Tracy White speaks with COA professor Palak Taneja about her new graphic novel, which tells the story of five teens fleeing their home countries and seeking asylum in the United States. | Tracy White Palak Taneja |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From This Old House to COA | Emmy Award-winning host of This Old House, Renovation Nation, and Save Our History, Steve Thomas speaks with COA Provost Ken Hill about their recent COA course, Wood, Stone & Steel, and Steve’s journey from TV sets to the COA campus. | Steve Thomas Ken Hill |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Name | Description | Speakers | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outtakes: Stumbling Around the World for NPR | Longtime NPR producer Peter Breslow joins COA Trustee Ron Beard to discuss his new memoir and reflect on his four-decade career in public radio. | Peter Breslow Ron Beard |   | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
