This is Skidmore: Skylar Kergil ’13 and Jonnea Herman ’91

November 2018

Purpose

This is Skidmore

This is Skidmore is the official podcast of Skidmore College, located in Saratoga Springs, New York. Each episode tells the unique stories of students, faculty, and staff at the college and shows what makes Skidmore…Skidmore.

In an effort to better embrace minority communities at Skidmore College, this episode welcomed author and Skidmore College alumnus Skylar Kergil to share his experience of undergoing sex reassignment surgery as a student. The episode also welcomed co-president of Queer Lives In Color Jonnea Herman to discuss the LGBTQ+ community at Skidmore.

Responsibilities

Research and question development
Scheduling interviews
Executing interview, including studio setup and recording
Audio engineering and editing of the episode, including audio clean-up and music
Producing show notes

Product

This is Skidmore: Skylar Kergil ’13 and Jonnea Herman ’18

This episode and all other episodes of This is Skidmore are available on Stitcher or wherever podcasts are played.

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