May you have peace and a podcast

Many thanks to those of you who shared your favorite podcasts—one has hosts whose names may sound familiar.

The Most Unbelievable Life submitted by Paul Fitzgerald (and hosted two of NOVA’s own!)

This Podcast Will Kill You submitted by Julie Combs

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me submitted by Laura Jacyna

Stuff You Should Know and Stuff You Missed in History Class (both from How Stuff Works) and Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History all submitted by Monique Clark

Teaching in Higher Education submitted by Christine Yeannakis

Bad Science Fiction Read Poorly submitted by Richard Demy

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine and Harry Potter and the Sacred Text submitted by Mary Kadlubowski

Office Hours with EAB submitted by Christina Hubbard

As we move into May and finals week, this semester we’ve shared poetry, food, music and now podcasts. Each of these moments is, as Raymond Carver so movingly wrote, “a small, good thing”—a gesture that breaks through distance, difficulty and even tragedy to demonstrate our human connection. I am grateful to all of you for the kindness, patience and compassion you have shown over the past weeks and that you will show in the days ahead. Because of you, NOVA has remained a community—joined by our dedication to our students, our commitment to the ideals and values of our college and our concern and care for each other.

I wish you a few moments of peace as you approach finals week and the end of this challenging semester.