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Gigi Georges

Apr 26, 2023

Downeast Maine and the Unseen Story of Rural America

A Conversation with Gigi Georges

New Books Network 2021

Gigi Georges has had an extensive career in politics, public service, and academia. She joins Madison's Notes to discuss her new book, Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America. Georges discusses rootedness, the importance of home, life in rural America, the double-edged sword of "Progress," and more.

Madison’s Notes is the podcast of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions

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Annika Nordquist

Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program’s podcast, Madison’s Notes. She graduated from Stanford University in 2021, where she studied Classics and Linguistics. She was also Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Review and a member of the varsity fencing team. Previously, she was a Research Assistant in Education Policy at the American Enterprise Institute.

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