Episodes 34
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (16)
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Join voices of New College of Florida through the years as we share our stories and reflections on the cultural movement that has emerged from the small, quirky, public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida. Dig deeper into the history and meaning of the college that's been pulled into the Culture Wars being fought on U.S. campuses in these polarized times.

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S3E34 📰 Old School Catalyst: Keeping Student Journalism Alive | Palm Court Podcast S3

Nov 25, 2025 51m

The Palm Court Podcast returns for Season 3, diving deep into the history and future of student journalism at New College! Hosts Mike Palmer, Grant Balfour and Megan Cytron welcome the Old School…

PALM COURT POD SEASON 2 WRAPUP with Hosts Megan Cytron, Grant Balfour, and Mike Palmer

Aug 29, 2025 34m

It's a wrap on season two of the Palm Court Pod. Hosts Mike Palmer, Megan Cytron, and Grant Balfour reflect on the past year and discuss what's to come for New College and the podcast itself. We…

S3E32 New College, Political Polarization and the Lorax with Dr. Eric Schickler - Author of Partisan Nation

Jun 26, 2025 52m

This episode of the Palm Court Podcast features an engaging conversation with Dr. Eric Schickler, a New College alum from the class of '87 and the coauthor of Partisan Nation⁠: The Dangerous New…

From Palm Court to It's Christmastown - Jeb Lund's Journey

May 20, 2025 42m

Jeb Lund joins Mike, Megan, and Grant to talk about his work in journalism at places like Rolling Stone, The Nation, and GQ, among others and on It's Christmastown, his popular podcast about Hallmark…

S3E30 An Antarctic Wedding and Alumni Engagement - A Conversation with Monica Lewman Wulf and Stuart Clarry

Apr 17, 2025 1h 7m

Join Mike Palmer, Grant Balfour, and Megan Citron, along with "friend of the show" Joanne Dramko, for a captivating conversation with New College of Florida (NCF) alumni and NCAA Board Members Monica…

S3E29 Emergency Gene Hackman In Memoriam Oscars and True Crime Edition

Mar 01, 2025 34m Bonus

The Palm Court Podcast presents an emergency Oscars 2025 episode devoted to the Gene Hackman situation! With Suzanne Clayton, Palm Court's Oscars predictions oracle, Mike, Megan and Grant…

S3E28 Our 2nd Annual Oscars Extravaganza 2025 with Kim McShane and Harrison Bender

Feb 28, 2025 1h 3m

Join us for our annual Oscars preview! We're diving deep into the 2025 Academy Award nominations with a panel of film enthusiasts. We're discussing the snubs, the surprises, and the sure-to-be…

S3E27 A Special Time-Travel Interlude: Revisiting New College c. 1968-69

Feb 14, 2025 39m

Step into the world of New College in 1968-69—a time of radical possibility, political upheaval, and unapologetic experimentation. Mike, Grant, and Megan are joined by a group of alumni who lived it…

S3E26 Making Sense of the New College Story with Investigative Journalist Kathryn Joyce

Jan 20, 2025 33m

In this episode of Palm Court Podcast, we talk with journalist Kathryn Joyce about the state of public education in Florida. Joyce, an investigative editor at In These Times and author of two books…

S2E25 From New Jersey Farm to Montessori School to the Supreme Court with Charter Class Member Fay CLayton

Dec 13, 2024 40m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, hosts Mike Palmer, Grant Balfour, and Megan Cytron interview Fay Clayton, a member of New College's charter class of 1964. Clayton shares her experiences as…

S2E24 Onè! Respè! The Fight for Academic Freedom at New College with Dr. Amy Reid

Dec 02, 2024 40m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, hosts Mike Palmer, Megan Cytron, and Grant Balfour are joined by Dr. Amy Reid, a long-standing faculty member of New College, former Board of Trustees…

S2E23 Hip Hop, Entrepreneurship, and the New College Experiment with Miles Iton

Nov 15, 2024 46m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, hosts Mike Palmer, Megan Cytron, and Grant Balfour engage with Miles Iton, a New College graduate with a multidisciplinary background in philosophy,…

S2E22 Reflections & Resilience: A Journey Through New College with Dr. Mike Campbell

Nov 02, 2024 50m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, hosts Mike Palmer, Megan Cytron, and Grant Balfour sit down with Dr. Mike Campbell to explore his deep-rooted connection to New College. Mike, an alumnus…

S2E21 Libby Harrity | Leadership, Resistance, and the Exodus to Hampshire College

Sep 18, 2024 48m

Libby Harrity, former student senate president at New College of Florida, joins Mike, Grant, and Megan to share her first-hand experience of the hostile takeover and the on-the-ground resistance it…

S1E20 Jono Miller | A 54-year Journey with New College, the Place and Its Trees

Jun 14, 2024 48m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, we sit down with Jono Miller, a New College stalwart with a 54-year relationship to the campus. We explore Jono's origin story, from discovering New College…

S2E19 Captain Jonathan White - The Lorax Speaks, A Career in Public Service, and Much More

May 22, 2024 1h 7m

Captain Jonathan White ('87) joins Mike, Grant, and Megan to share his origin story, in which he leaps straight from Lynchburg, Virginia's cradle of the religious right into a volatile time and…

S2E18 Merlin Mann - Part 2: Lando, Olfactory Memories, "Gonna Break All the Windows..."

May 10, 2024 41m

In part two with Merlin Mann, the free-wheeling conversation picks up speed with the appearance of a special guest (code name: Lando, real name: Christian Pérez), discussing the cultural and creative…

S2E17 Merlin Mann - Part 1: The Lorax Rebellion, Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, and the Sociology of Soloflex

May 08, 2024 1h

Merlin Mann (NCF '86) joins Mike, Megan, and Grant for an entertaining spiel on his days at New College in the late 80s, including another facet of the story of the Lorax Rebellion tree-hugging…

S2E16 From Pelicans to Healing - Susan Hirshberg's Unconventional Journey

Apr 12, 2024 49m

This week, Susan Hirshberg joins the Palm Court Podcast to guide listeners through the twists and turns of her fascinating life story, which she sums up in the most quintessential New College way:…

S2E15 Covering the New College Story with Steven Walker

Mar 29, 2024 50m

In this episode of the Palm Court Podcast, we are joined by Steven Walker, Education Reporter at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, who has been on the ground covering the “hostile takeover” of New College…

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