# Charlotte author helps us find our Walden

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Podcast: [Charlotte Talks With Mike Collins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins-6469304)
Published: 2026-05-11T17:13:50+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-05-10/charlotte-author-helps-us-find-our-walden
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Duration seconds: 3018

## Resource

Henry David Thoreau lived in a time of rapid technological and economic change, political division and a pandemic. He reassessed his priorities and decided to pare down to trade up. Mike Collins discusses that with Jen McGivney, author of "Finding Your Walden."

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