Free Speech & Thoreau's 'Walking' w/ Mountain Gazette’s Mike Rogge (Blister Book Club)

Jonathan & Mountain Gazette editor, Mike Rogge, offer some thoughts on the current state of free speech, then discuss Thoreau’s great essay, “Walking,” and the new Mountain Gazette anthology, Print Ain’t Dead.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+Our Newsletter w/ Weekly Polls & GiveawaysTOPICS & TIMES: New Blister+ Members (3:08)The Current State of Free Speech (4:46)Print Ain’t Dead (30:30)Thoreau’s “Walking” (37:24)Jonathan’s intro to Thoreau (46:52)Wilderness & The Wild  (59:44)Mike’s Big News! (1:22:26)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jonathan & Mountain Gazette editor, Mike Rogge, offer some thoughts on the current state of free speech, then discuss Thoreau’s great essay, “Walking,” and the new Mountain Gazette anthology, Print Ain’t Dead.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+Our Newsletter w/ Weekly Polls & GiveawaysTOPICS & TIMES: New Blister+ Members (3:08)The Current State of Free Speech (4:46)Print Ain’t Dead (30:30)Thoreau’s “Walking” (37:24)Jonathan’s intro to Thoreau (46:52)Wilderness & The Wild (59:44)Mike’s Big News! (1:22:26)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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