Hey Phileas, what does "integrated" mean?

Hey Phileas, what does "integrated" mean?

Author: NotPatrick September 12, 2025 Duration: 41:44

Hey Phileas, Patrick talks about the fall of the 1,200th French government in 18 months, Baptiste, talks about being integrated in Switzerland and Gunnar talks about nature reserves and school shootings...


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The Phileas Club 194 - Hey Phileas, what does "integrated" mean?


Contributors:


Patrick does podcasts for a living and hails from France (and often Finland) with his wonderful wife and two kids.


Baptiste is 26, he grew up in a small village in eastern France and moved to Switzerland at 18 to pursue his studies. He now works as an engineer in Zürich, where he also enjoys outdoor sports, podcasting, and cooking. Politically, he describes himself as a classical liberal, though he believes most people don't fit neatly into any one category.


Gunnar Carlson (he/him) is a lifelong resident of Minnesota and loves the outdoors and working on equity and representation in outdoor recreation. Gunnar spends his personal time advocating for all outdoor recreation to be more inclusive and welcoming while also advocating for more opportunities in general. He loves to fish, camp, hike and mountain bike. Gunnar currently works for Riverton Community Housing at the University of MN where he works with seven cooperative boards to help build their capacity to better represent their members to Riverton while also improving their quality of life through governance. In this role Gunnar has had the opportunity to represent Riverton to the larger community and focus on the policy side of things.


And the wonderful Bruce Woodward produces the show!


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