ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Three high school classmates who graduated Milton Academy in 1986 (plus a fourth if you include Producer Dave) reunite for a podcast that is one part reminiscing, two parts truth-seeking and a splash of serendipity. Join Farah Pandith, Diana Donovan and Meredith Zinner for The Link. As the Class of ‘86 nears middle age, we’ve witnessed a great deal of change in our lives—and experienced hardships and joys. We are old enough to have some perspective and perhaps even some insights. We’re interviewing our classmates—some of the most interesting people we know—to collectively reflect on where we started, how far we’ve come, and where we might be headed. You can email our producer David Yas at david@pod617.com.
Update frequency:
every 10 days
Average audio length:
50 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
25 episodes
since March 29, 2021
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this special edition of The Link, the usual crew—Diana, Farah and Meredith –and producer Dave —recap their in-person high school reunion and realize the podcast’s real impact: classmates felt more connected, heard, and excited to return because of the stories shared on the show. They describe a …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
The hosts welcome classmate Dave Yoshida (formerly Dave Horowitz and Dave Andrews) and his husband Clyde, with a quick ’80s-themed Q&A about music, TV, fashion, and campus hangouts. Dave recounts teaching English in Japan, nonprofit leadership, and becoming a bookkeeper/tax professional who lat…
The gang welcomes guest Kiernan Bell, a former Bermuda senator and vice president of the Senate who later worked as a commercial litigator and now serves on boards. After rapid-fire ’80s favorites, Kiernan describes living on a bay in Bermuda, her path from a disliked English boarding school to boa…
The guest is Mo Minicus (formerly Mo Flaherty), a longtime Darien High School varsity field hockey coach (26 years) and former All-American in field hockey and lacrosse who attended Williams. Mo recalls 1980s fashions, Milton Academy life living with her family in the basement of boys’ dorm Wolcott…
Meredith, Farah, Diana and Dave welcome guest Donald Sage (also Milton Academy class of ’86), who lives with his wife Ellie in Fort Bragg on California’s Mendocino coast. Donald recounts meeting Ellie at a Deadhead concert, describes their quiet life amid redwoods and ocean winds, and shares his ea…
Farah, Meredith, Diana and Dave welcome classmate Dean Garfield, reflecting on high school in the 1980s and reconnecting after decades. They introduce Dean’s public-policy career, including senior roles at Netflix as VP of Public Policy, industry associations, and advisory appointments under Presid…
Meredith, Diana, Farah and Dave catch up with Jen Stromsten (attended Milton for two years, entering as a junior). Jen shares her path from Brown to a UMass Amherst master’s in regional planning, and her current work as Director of Programs at Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), an e…
Diana, Farah, Meredith and Dave crack open the time capsule and pull out classmate Michael Gitlitz—art dealer, museum director, and living proof that those Milton art history classes weren’t just a GPA play.
Michael takes us from dorm-room décor (read: questionable) to a globe-trotting, 25-year ru…
The guest is Nicole Holt, now living on an island near Seattle. The show opens with 1980s rapid-fire memories (Talking Heads and Pink Floyd on a Walkman, shoulder pads, and hanging out in the “butt room”). Nicole shares that she has narcolepsy, describing how it affected her at Milton, the long pat…
Hosts of The Link—Milton Academy Class of 1986—welcome guest Sylvia Slack (formerly Sylvia Castillo) from outside Portland, Oregon, joined by her dog Keto. After an ’80s-themed “Dare to Be True” icebreaker, Sylvia shares what she loved about Milton: the people, being away from home, and feeling acc…
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