In Episode 1, Nicole meets with Heather (a former peer in her graduate course) and Verena Roberts (her former instructor in a graduate course) to learn how to make a podcast by discussing their introductions to open pedagogy, how the fellowship came about, what the podcast series will examine and questions that consider the influence of open educational practices on students – what are student perceptions and experiences of learning through an open educational practice design? In this episode, Dr. Roberts, Heather, and Nicole take a look at how this podcast came about and tell you a bit about how we ended up connected through open education.