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Symposia

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Host of the Sister Revolutions limited series!A presentation and archive of the programming of Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia.

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30%

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Selective

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What is Symposia about?

Host of the Sister Revolutions limited series!A presentation and archive of the programming of Brown Residential College at the University of Virginia.

Who hosts Symposia?

Symposia is hosted by Brown College. The show has published 23 episodes to date.

What has Symposia covered recently?

Recent episodes include "S4E5 - Chris Aukstikalnis & Sage Tanguay Signing Off" (23 July 2025, 16 minutes), "S4E4 - Adrienne Ghaly & Cristina Griffin: The Reading Habits of College Students" (19 March 2025, 44 minutes), and "S4E3 - Louie Palu: Q & A" (20 December 2024, 30 minutes).

How often does Symposia publish?

Symposia publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 23 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Symposia?

Booking probability for Symposia is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Symposia requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Symposia's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Symposia?

The strongest fits for Symposia are Universities & Colleges. Symposia has an education audience.

About the host

Brown College hosts Symposia, an education podcast with 23 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #5

    S4E5 - Chris Aukstikalnis & Sage Tanguay Signing Off

    Jul 23, 202516 minS4

    Episode Notes Sage Tanguay's last episode as Producer at Brown College featuring a reflective conversation with Chris Aukstikalnis on her nearly three decades on Monroe Hill. Best wishes for the future! Music in this...

  • Episode #4

    S4E4 - Adrienne Ghaly & Cristina Griffin: The Reading Habits of College Students

    Mar 19, 202544 minS4

    Episode Notes A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Adrienne Ghaly and her fellow UVA English Professor Cristina Griffins, specially introduced by Kalela Williams, the Director of the Virginia Center for the...

  • Episode #3

    S4E3 - Louie Palu: Q & A

    Dec 20, 202430 minS4

    Episode Notes Q & A that followed Photojournalist Louie Palu's presentation to Brown College. We'll also hear from Brown College resident Daniel Hong, who plans on entering the media industry after graduation. Brought...

  • Episode #2

    S4E2 - Louie Palu: The Next Cold War

    Dec 20, 202432 minS4

    Episode Notes Photojournalist Louie Palu's presentation to Brown College about the Distant Early Warning system, war preparations in the Arctic, and how indigenous technologies offer the essential tools for the first...

  • Episode #1

    S4E1 - Alumni Reflections

    Sep 17, 202423 minS4

    Episode Notes A collection of memories, testimonies, and well wishes about Brown Residential College from alumni to current and future residents! If you're an alum and would like to reach out and share your story, email...

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  • Episode #4

    S3E4 - Sister Revolutions: Give Me Liberty

    May 6, 20241h 2mS3

    Episode Notes Give Me Liberty: Charlottesville and the American Revolution from 1776 to 2026 Historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay hand the microphone to their University of Virginia students to interview...

  • Episode #3

    S3E3 - Sister Revolutions: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

    Apr 29, 20241h 3mS3

    Episode Notes Sister Revolutions III: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1776–1848) How did the provincial military town of Besançon experience the French Revolution? University of Virginia historian Benjamin Bernard and...

  • Episode #2

    S3E2 - Sister Revolutions: Enlightenment

    Apr 22, 20241h 2mS3

    Episode Notes Enlightenment: Besançon, 1740–1788 Besançon feels in many ways like an eighteenth-century city. In this second episode of “Sister Revolutions,” historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay explore...

  • Episode #1

    S3E1 - Sister Revolutions: Conquest

    Apr 15, 20241h 1mS3

    Episode Notes Conquest: When Besançon Became French, 1670–1740 Join historian Benjamin Bernard and producer Sage Tanguay as they learn about the French conquest of Besançon in the late seventeenth century through visits...

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    Coming Soon: Sister Revolutions

    Apr 11, 20241 minS3

    About Sister Revolutions is a public history community documentary podcast sponsored by the City of Charlottesville’s Sister Cities Commission (CSCC) and hosted by Brown College's Symposia podcast. Through four episodes...

  • Episode #4

    S2E4 - Southern Poetry Anthology Reading

    Dec 13, 202355 minS2

    Welcome to a poetry reading at the Monroe Hill House! John Casteen, the Director of Studies at Brown College is our host for the presentation by poets featured in the Southern Poetry Anthology IX: Virginia. Robert Wood...

  • Episode #3

    S2E3 - George Butler: Artist Reporter

    Dec 1, 202336 minS2

    On this episode of Symposia, Brown College Principal Jim Coan and producer Sage Tanguay sit down with George Butler - an illustrator in reportage who uses art to document the humanitarian crisis of war and climate...

  • Episode #1

    S2E1 - Gerard Koskovich: Queer Antiquarian Books and Ephemera

    Nov 14, 202337 minS2

    A conversation between Dr. Benjamin Bernard and his long-time friend and fellow book-lover, Gerard Koskovich. Gerard is an antiquarian book dealer who specializes in LGBTQ, gender and sexuality literature. He also is a...

  • Symposia

    Emily Rutherford: Q & A

    Nov 7, 202329 minS2

    The Q & A portion of Emily Rutherford's Lecture More info: https://emilymrutherford.com/

  • Episode #2

    S2E2 - Emily Rutherford - "Historians Will Say They Were Just Good Friends: University Histories, Queer Histories"

    Nov 7, 202345 minS2

    An exploration of what we really mean when we describe people in history as "just being good friends." Where does platonic love end and romantic love begin...does it even matter? And how can we better understand the...

  • Episode #1

    S2E1 - Hauntings: A Brown College Tradition

    Sep 6, 202327 minS2

    Every fall, the residents of Brown College put on a philanthropic haunted house on Monroe Hill. Students do everything from construct the pathway, to creating the costumes, and performing in the house as guides and...

  • Episode #7

    S1E7 - Jazz Across The Atlantic: Damien Groleau and John D'earth

    Jun 3, 202335 minS1

    A conversation with leader of the UVA Jazz Ensemble, John D'earth, and guest musician Damien Groleau - visiting us all the way from one of Charlottesville's Sister Cities: Besançon, France! You can find more information...

  • Episode #6

    S1E6 - Tess Farmer - Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo

    Apr 28, 202333 minS1

    A conversation with Brown College Faculty Fellow Tess Farmer about her new (and first) book "Well Connected: Everyday Water Practices in Cairo". We discuss the importance of an anthropological approach to infrastructure...

  • Episode #5

    S1E5 - Brown Talk : Alexander Templeton - Effective Altruism

    Mar 8, 202347 minS1

    A Brown Talk presented by Brown College resident Alexander Templeton on Effective Altruism at the Monroe Hill House on Friday, February 10th, 2023. This podcast is part of the Community Media Initiative at Brown...

  • Episode #4

    S1E4 - French Cultural Exchange at UVa

    Feb 8, 202352 minS1

    A conversation with French Department Chair Professor Janet Horne and Dr. Vincent Michelot, the French Embassy's Cultural Attaché for Higher Education about their development of the Lyon Study Abroad program at UVa...

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