Sloane Wehman '24 is a senior at Bryn Mawr School. She will attend Stanford University in the fall of 2024. // On Episode #164 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Sloane discuss gym drill at Bryn Mawr School, the rigors of ballet, the meaning of "hubris" in the ancient v. modern worlds, social media negatives, 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau (1854), the Light Phone, fame and celebrity, and Sloane's book recommendations, 'Inferno' by Dante Alighieri (1321), 'The 48 Laws of Power' by Robert Greene (1998), and 'A Clockwork Orange' by  Anthony Burgess (1962). // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

William Jackson is a middle school language arts teacher, football coach, and Cooper Penn Fellow at Gilman School. // On Episode #163 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Will discuss Will's inquiry project at Penn's Graduate School of Education, critical consciousness in the middle school language arts classroom, 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and Will's book recommendation, 'Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, or How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails' by Yanis Varoufakis (2018). // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Zachary Minkin '24 is the editor-in-chief of the Gilman News, dedicated member of Mock Trial and Model UN, water polo and golf athlete, future University of Virginia Wahoo, and senior leader at Gilman School. //  On Episode #162 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Zach discuss the afternoon schedule, the Gilman News, leadership at Gilman, "hot takes," phones and technology at Gilman, what Zach will miss most about Gilman, and 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie (1939). // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Patrick Hastings is the Chair of the English Department at Gilman School. // On Episode #161 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Patrick discuss Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick,' writing poetry and short stories, the Library of Congress, and what both Jake and Patrick will miss about Gilman School. // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Adam Schutsky '24 is a drummer, kite flyer, and frisbee player at Gilman School. // On Episode #160 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Adam discuss college plans, playing the drum, jazz band at Gilman, flying kites, throwing the disc, urban planning, and Adam's book recommendation, 'Not in My Neighborhood' by Antero Pietila (2010). // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Steve "Lightning" Krulevitz is the varsity tennis coach at Gilman School. // On Episode #159 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Lightning discuss varsity tennis at Gilman, pickleball, meditation, 'Manhunt 'on AppleTV, and General Ulysses S. Grant.  All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

"I'm fascinated by the concept of belonging and our drive as human beings to belong." // “The past is never dead. It's not even past.” - William Faulkner // Barbara Black is a distinguished professor at Skidmore College and the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters. She earned her AB from Bryn Mawr College and both her MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. During the summers, Barbara brings her expertise to Middlebury's Bread Loaf School of English where she leads students through the complexities of the Victorian era, the nineteenth-century British novel, and the world of ghosts and spirits in a course called “Haunted.” // Barbara is also the author of multiple books, including A Room of His Own (2012), which delves into Victorian Clubland and the role gentlemen's clubs played in nation-building. //  On Episode #158 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Barbara discuss an Irish literature course at Skidmore College, Barbara's research on gentlemen's clubs in Victorian England, A Room of His Own (2012), being a "happy warrior," ghosts and the past, generative A.I., and studying the humanities on college campuses. //  All episodes are available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Scott Van Zile is the head football coach and dean at Gilman School. // On Episode #157 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Scott discuss traveling to Sicily, implementing culture on the Gilman football team, Scott's coaching experiences, the link between discipline and success, and 'Legacy' by James Kerr. // All Path to Follow Podcast episodes are available on Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

James Howard '24 is a senior at Gilman School. He is actively involved in student government, Model UN, Mock Trial, and various extracurriculars on campus. // On Episode #156 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Jamie discuss brothers and birth order, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest (1996), "Good Old Neon," the portrayal of Harry S. Truman in Oppenheimer, extracurricular activities Jamie is involved with at Gilman, the U.S. Senate Youth Program, and The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1992). // All Path to Follow Podcast episodes are available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //

Isaac Mitchell '24 is a senior at Gilman School. He will attend the University of Virginia next year, where he will play squash. // On Episode #155 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Issac discuss playing squash, the recruiting process, traveling to Argentina, the University of Virginia, and Isaac's book recommendation, 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown (2003). // All episodes of the Path to Follow Podcast are available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. // Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //