Further Still with Jimmy Hatch

Jimmy Hatch
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The Further Still podcast is hosted by former U.S. Navy SEAL Jimmy Hatch. After 26 years in the military and a critical injury in Afghanistan, Jimmy became Yale's oldest freshman at age 52. Now as a Yale graduate, he works to bridge the growing divide between the two worlds that shaped him. Listen for interviews with leaders, thinkers, and academics, and discussions about our flawed institutions, connecting with those who are different from us, and what makes all of us human. Learn more about Jimmy and his work at furtherstill.net. This podcast was previously titled The Ivy League Insurgent.

Episodes

  1. 29 Aug

    War and the Law with Margaret Donovan

    Jimmy and former JAG officer and US Army Captain Margaret Donovan discuss the legal dimensions and consequences of US military operations. In addition to teaching at Yale Law School, Donovan is a practicing attorney representing individuals who have been unlawfully targeted by the government. Previously, Donovan served as Assistant US Attorney in the District of Connecticut. Her commentary has been featured in national media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, ABC News

  2. 19 May

    Courage and Its Shadows Part 2 with Skydiver Jeff Provenzano

    Professional skydiver Jeff Provenzano returns to the podcast to reflect on his visit to Jimmy’s undergraduate seminar, Courage and Its Shadows. Jeff shares his experience being in a Yale classroom for the first time and his impressions of the students he met. Jimmy and Jeff discuss the beauty of skydiving and Jeff shares his advice for college graduates.

  3. 23 Feb

    Courage and Its Shadows Part 1 with Skydiver Jeff Provenzano

    Skydiver, stuntman, and Red Bull athlete Jeff Provenzano joins Jimmy to discuss his upcoming visit to Yale as a guest speaker in Jimmy’s undergraduate seminar, Courage and Its Shadows. Jeff shares his journey as a student and artist on the path to professional skydiving and discusses his expectations for meeting a group of Yale students for the first time. Follow Jeff and watch his signature Miracle Man trick at instagram.com/jeffprovenzano

  4. 20/11/2025

    Generational Insight: Polling and Political Insights from Milan Singh

    Current Yale student Milan Singh joins Jimmy to discuss political attitudes and trends among today's college students and other members of Gen Z. Milan is co-founder and director of the Yale Youth Poll and an opinion editor for the Yale Daily News.

  5. 07/10/2025

    Changing Each Other: Universities, Individuals, and the Public Good

    Jimmy and Yale Professor of Economics and Public Health Zack Cooper discuss how university research shapes public policy, how universities can extend their reach beyond their students, and how an improbable skydiving trip put Jimmy on the path to becoming a Yale student.

  6. 16/09/2025

    Leaning into the Unexpected and the Uncomfortable with Sarah Mahurin

    Jimmy reflects on the value of grappling with uncomfortable ideas and the power of experiencing literature from differing cultures and viewpoints with guest Sarah Mahurin. Dean Mahurin has served as the Dean of Yale's Timothy Dwight College since 2014, where she advises several hundred undergraduate students. She also teaches undergraduate seminars on Black Southern literature and biography.

  7. 19/08/2025

    The Humanities and Democratic Society with David Bromwich

    Jimmy discusses the power of literature in public and private life with Sterling Professor of English David Bromwich. Professor Bromwich has taught at Yale for more than 35 years, leading courses on Shakespeare, Melville, eighteenth-century prose, and English poetry, as well as teaching in the Directed Studies Program. He is the author of 10 books, and his writing has appeared in a wide range of literary journals and popular political blogs. Jimmy and Professor Bromwich discuss how literature can change our understanding of ourselves and our politics; the importance of academic freedom and having uncomfortable conversations; and how to engage with literature outside an academic environment.

  8. 02/07/2025

    Introducing The Ivy League Insurgent with Jimmy Hatch

    After 26 years in the military, former U.S. Navy SEAL Jimmy Hatch became Yale's oldest freshman at age 52. On his new podcast, Jimmy sits down with military veterans, professors, thought leaders, and changemakers to discuss the strengths and flaws of our institutions, connecting with those who are different from us, and the universal threads that make us human.

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The Further Still podcast is hosted by former U.S. Navy SEAL Jimmy Hatch. After 26 years in the military and a critical injury in Afghanistan, Jimmy became Yale's oldest freshman at age 52. Now as a Yale graduate, he works to bridge the growing divide between the two worlds that shaped him. Listen for interviews with leaders, thinkers, and academics, and discussions about our flawed institutions, connecting with those who are different from us, and what makes all of us human. Learn more about Jimmy and his work at furtherstill.net. This podcast was previously titled The Ivy League Insurgent.

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