Category: Interview
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They’re supposed to play all day…
This is the second recording and transcript from a pair of events I hosted with Dr. Peter Gray in June of 2021. The first recording and transcript, as well as some context and commentary, are in this other post. Where the first event focused on content pointing out that forcing kids into coercive schooling institutions…
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What if they play all day?
In June of 2021, I got to host 2 online events with Dr. Peter Gray where he discussed his newest books. Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology focused on play and education. He advocates offering kids a meaningful role in a supportive community, self-determination, access to relevant tools and resources, and abundant time…
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Holding Unfolding – Episode 8 with Zed and David [transcript]
AbbyHi, welcome to episode eight of Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. I’m Abby Oulton. I use she/her pronouns. I’m located on Lenape lands in New York City, and this week I have a conversation with Zed and David O’Connor from the Agile Learning Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And the conversation is a little bit…
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Holding Unfolding, episode 7 with Jean Finlay
AbbyHi, welcome to Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. I’m Abby Oulton. I use she/her pronouns, and am based on unceded occupied Lenape lands, in New York City. I’m thinking about the politics of transcription and audio editing a lot these days, which is fun. And I have an interview for you this week, with…
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Holding Unfolding – episode 5 with Amber Sawyer (transcript)
Hi, welcome to Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. I’m Abby Oulton. I use she/her pronouns and am based in New York City on unceded Lenape lands. And I’m kind of having feelings about this being the fifth episode. Because that isn’t a whole lot in terms of Internet expectations for productivity, but, um, since…
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Holding Unfolding – episode 4 with Julia Cordero (transcript)
Hi, welcome to episode four of Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. Shout out to Sterl a.k.a. DummrollPlease a.k.a. NotDummrollPlease a.k.a. PixellatedSkies for the new music. And always to Pharaoh for our cover art. I’m Abby Oulton. I use she/her pronouns. I’m based in East Harlem, on unceded and occupied Lenape land. And, uh, it’s…
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Holding Unfolding – episode 2, Ryan Shollenberger
[00:00:00.150]Hi, it’s Abby Oulton, welcome to the second episode of Holding Unfolding, a podcast about facilitation. I’m not going to take too much time before we jump into the interview, but there are a couple of notes that I just wanted to give you before we jump in. So, there’s a point in the interview…
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Holding Unfolding podcast – episode 1 with Mel Compo (transcript)
[00:00:01.140] – Abby We’re recording. Amazing. And do you want to start by introducing yourself, your name, where you’re at, your pronouns, anything around you that’s delightful? [00:00:17.140] – Mel Yeah, I would love to start there. So I’m Mel Compo. I use they/them pronouns. I’m currently in Brooklyn, New York, on stolen Lenape lands.…
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