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Degrees of Freedom | Rethinking Higher Ed
Season 28
Episode 6
College is still one of the best ways to advance your dreams for yourself. Follow the roadtrippers as they explore options that disrupt the ideas they had about whether higher ed is worth it. As they meet people who’ve taken unorthodox paths to success, they see how college is still one of the most valuable pit stops you can make on the path to achieving your goals.
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Three computer science students embark on a road trip to meet leaders in their field.
24:42
The journey ends in NYC with designer swissmiss and Helvetica director Gary Hustwit.
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The team meets an exhibition designer in Chicago, an inventor-turned-entrepreneur in NYC.
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Breaking out of comfort zones with glassblowing, palm readings, and impromptu interviews.
24:42
The team explores the Experience Music Project and talks indecision with Michael Franti.
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The road-trippers talk fear, failure, and taking chances at Skywalker Ranch and Pixar.
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To NorCal with Snap Judgment host Glynn Washington and Santa Cruz Guitar’s Richard Hoover.
24:43
The team meets the creator of Frozen’s Elsa and encounters West Coast work lifestyle.
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The new road-trippers kick-start their cross-country journey at LA’s Two Bit Circus.
24:55
The team interviews Growing Power's Will Allen and finishes their journey on the Green RV.
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Writer Beverly Donofrio; spoken word poet Airea Dee Matthews; Professor David Stovall.
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The team interviews Staceyann Chin, a spoken word poet who encourages them to take risks.