St. Paul's Stories

Today’s guest on St. Paul’s Stories is Braxton Mitchell, SP class of 1974. Braxton is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is Vice Chair of Research in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition. 

What was it like to switch from in-person to virtual school during the 2019-20 school year?  Torben H., '26, documents his experience with distance learning in the midst of a global pandemic.

This episode focuses on two SP Middle 6th Grade writers, Harris L. and Max L., and the process they went through to create two examples of exemplary writing.

Today’s guest is John Pforr, St. Paul’s Class of 1956. John began his career selling spices for McCormick & Co. before spending the remainder of his career in the United States Secret Service, where he was assigned to protect presidents and presidential candidates. He also spent six weeks training the bodyguards of the King of Saudi Arabia. John is a loyal Crusader alumnus who has endowed an award given annually to a head J.V. or assistant varsity coach that recognizes their unsung commitments to our student-athletes.

Our guest on this edition of St. Paul’s Stories is Adam Holofcener, St. Paul’s class of 2004. Adam is an attorney and musician in Baltimore. Adam’s musical interests include composing, performing and sound engineering; as a lawyer, he is the Executive Director of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, where he advises artists on the intricacies of copyright law and protection of their intellectual property. Adam teaches a class on copyright and entertainment law at the University of Maryland. He is interviewed by Charley Mitchell, St. Paul’s Director of Alumni Relations.

This episode of St. Paul's Stories is a podcast made by four members of the Class of '24 (Matthew S., Ire O., Tyler M., Carter B.) for their 7th Grade English class and that was entered into the 2019 NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

Our guests for this episode of “St. Paul’s Stories” are Mitch Gordon, St. Paul’s Class of 2016; and Alex Rode, St. Paul’s Class of 2017. They are interviewed by Charley Mitchell, Director of Alumni Relations at St. Paul’s. Mitch and Alex are members of the University of Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Team, which in May won the NCAA Division I national championship by defeating Yale University. Mitch plays attack on the team. Alex was the starting goalkeeper for most of the season and was chosen Most Valuable Player of the championship tournament. In this episode, Charley talks with these two young Crusaders about their transition from high school to college lacrosse, their run to the championship and how they balance academics and athletics. 

Our guest for this episode of “St. Paul’s Stories” is cybersecurity expert Chris Walcutt, St. Paul’s Class of 1994. He is interviewed by Charley Mitchell, Director of Alumni Relations at St. Paul’s.

Our second episode of "St. Paul's Stories" features Mark Walsh ‘72, a graduate of Union College and the Harvard Business School.  Mark is an entrepreneur and investor, and has served on the “We Are St. Paul’s” Campaign Advisory Committee, as well as MC of the last two St. Paul’s Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Mark is interviewed by Director of Alumni Relations Charley Mitchell.

Our first episode of the "St. Paul's Stories" podcast features a show by St. Paul's 7th Graders Michael R., Iain K., and Aiden M. called "New & Improved." It was created for Mr. Goldfarb's 7th Grade English class, and was chosen from almost 6,000 entries to receive an Honorable Mention in National Public Radio's "Student Podcast Challenge."