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How to Learn-a-Palooza

Published: July 31, 2008, 4:54 p.m.

This past May in Washington, D.C., people came together in the neighborhoods of Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle to teach each other everything they know.\xa0 Literally.\xa0

Learn-a-Palooza is a one-day event in which temporary classrooms are set up across Washington D.C., and regular people share their knowledge and skills with their neighbors for free.\xa0 This is the second year for the knowledge bonanza, intended to bring communities together, and workshop topics ranged from everything from "Personal Finance for Young People," to "How to Be a Brazen Burlesque Dancer."

For this Idealist Community Podcast, Julia Smith attended Learn-a-Palooza, and brought her voice recorder along with her, interviewing both workshop leaders and participants.\xa0 Julia shares her experiences and insight, and lets us listen in on some of the workshops.\xa0 Join us for an episode of community-building, information-gathering, knowledge-sharing, and a lot of plain old fun!

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