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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 37 MIN

Hey Phileas, we need to talk about Minnesota

from The Phileas Club · host NotPatrick

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 [email protected]'m on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 203 - Hey Phileas, we need to talk about MinnesotaContributors: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 through governance. In this role Gunnar has had the opportunity to represent Riverton to the larger community and focus on the policy side of things.Alec is a middle-class white American dude originally from the suburbs of Chicago. He moved to the French/Swiss border almost exactly 3 years ago to do PhD research at CERN, and now lives with his wife in Clermont-Ferrand on a research contract. He moved knowing no French and expecting to be there for just one year, but for so many reasons he decided to stay there permanently.And finally Bruce Woodward produces the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 [email protected]'m on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/notpatrick.comCome chat on Discord: https://notpatrick.com/discord/The Phileas Club 203 - Hey Phileas, we need to talk about MinnesotaContributors: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 through governance. In this role Gunnar has had the opportunity to represent Riverton to the larger community and focus on the policy side of things.Alec is a middle-class white American dude originally from the suburbs of Chicago. He moved to the French/Swiss border almost exactly 3 years ago to do PhD research at CERN, and now lives with his wife in Clermont-Ferrand on a research contract. He moved knowing no French and expecting to be there for just one year, but for so many reasons he decided to stay there permanently.And finally Bruce Woodward produces the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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