Hey Phileas, we need to talk about Minnesota

About this episode

The episode discusses Minnesota and features insights from local residents about outdoor recreation and community advocacy.

Hey Phileas, Patrick, Gunnar and Alec tell us about Minesotta. If you're interested in becoming an AWESOME contributor please fill out this form: ➡️➡️ https://forms.gle/KJdRRqh4ngERAu7G7 ⬅️⬅️ Or just send a letter directly (with a few details about you) to phileas@frenchspin.com -- Patrick I'm on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.com Come chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/ The Phileas Club 203 - Hey Phileas, we need to talk about Minnesota Contributors: Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids. Gunnar Carlson (he/him) is a lifelong resident of Minnesota and loves the outdoors and working on equity and representation in outdoor recreation. Gunnar spends his personal time advocating for all outdoor recreation to be more inclusive and welcoming while also advocating for more opportunities in general. He loves to fish, camp, hike and mountain bike. Gunnar currently works for Riverton Community Housing at the University of MN where he works with seven cooperative boards to help build their capacity to better represent their members to Riverton while also improving their quality of life…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick

Guests: Gunnar Carlson, Alec

Topics covered

• Minnesota
• outdoor recreation
• equity
• community housing
• podcasting

Keywords

• Minnesota
• outdoor recreation
• equity
• community housing
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Riverton Community Housing, University of MN

Places: Minnesota, French/Swiss border, France, Finland, Chicago

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