5. "They Were like Mini Versions of Us" | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series

In the final episode, Angie Hubbart and Alexis Wood—both returning K12 educators—reflected more broadly on their two-year experience with UCF VLP. This entailed deeply assessing how the deliverables they developed during the 2023 Institute unfolded throughout the 2023-2024 school year and how that first-year experience shaped their overall approach for year two of UCF VLP. That the signature motif of this year’s podcast series—replaying audio from last year’s conversations—was used more times than in any previous discussion proves indicative of how this episode remains intended to close the series by offering a larger mosaic of the UCF Veterans Legacy Program through the experiences of two successful and seasoned VLP educators. Sebastian concludes the series (01:05:46) by briefly recapping what we learned in the past six weeks about UCF VLP, American history, Veterans’ memorialization, and K12 education (and more).

Alexis Wood was featured in Episode Four, and Angie Hubbart was featured in Episode Eight of The 2023 UCF VLP Institute Podcast Series for those interested.

This episode was directed, produced, written, edited, and hosted by Sebastian Garcia and featured Angie Hubbart and Alexis Wood.

Executive Producers: Sebastian Garcia and Dr. Amelia Lyons.

Music: “Honor and Glory” and “Real Heroes” by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay)

Podcast Cover Artwork: Sebastian Garcia

The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series is brought to you by the UCF History Department and UCF’s Veterans Legacy Program—a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration.