Best Alicia Lawrence Podcasts (2024)

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Parenting Toward Abolition with Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson 1:07:29

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Abolition can perhaps best be understood as a collection of creative and complex acts of world-building—what kind of world would we need to build in order to have no slavery? our forebears asked. And what kind of world could we begin to create today that would render prisons and police and militarism obsolete, predation and exploitation relics of a…

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S3 EP4 Redefining Math Education: Cindy Lawrence’s Vision for a Playful Approach at MoMath 35:42

5d ago35:42

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Cindy Lawrence Executive Director MoMath Quote of the Podcast: A lot things seem impossible…until you do them. Introduction of Guest BIO – Cindy Lawrence is the Executive Director and CEO of the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath). She began her career as a CPA before transitioning to education, where she developed curriculum and taught student…

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Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle with Lawrence Grandpre 55:44

14d ago55:44

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We’re in conversation today with Lawrence Grandpre from the group Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank that advances the public policy interests of Black people in Baltimore through youth leadership development, political advocacy, and autonomous intellectual innovation. Founded by young freedom fighters, you can find them…

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S3 Ep3 Exploring C-SPAN Classroom's Impact and Student Cam Competition with Pam McGorry and Zach Lowe 37:59

20d ago37:59

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PODCAST Season 3 EPISODE 7 Pam McGorry C-SPAN's Education Program Senior Specialist Zach Lowe C-SPAN's Education Resource Specialist Quotes of the Podcast: Pam: “The child's own instincts and powers furnish the material and give the starting point for all education.” John Dewey, philosopher and psychologist Zach: “If you laugh, you think, and you c…

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Citizen Printer with Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. 53:32

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Amos Kennedy, self-described “humble negro printer” and author of Citizen Printer, is a visionary treasure, an imaginative freedom-fighter, and the creator of type-driven messages of justice, freedom, and Black Power. He understands that freedom comes to life in action, and that we are most truly (and paradoxically) free when we name the obstacles …

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S3 EP2 Real-World Learning: Corey Mohn’s Vision for Modern Education 42:32

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PODCAST Season 3 EPISODE 2 Corey Mohn Quote of the Podcast: "Be excellent, not perfect." Introduction of Guest BIO – Corey is the President and Executive Director of CAPS Network, empowering high school students to fast-forward into their future through real-world business projects and the development of professional skills. Prior to CAPS, Corey se…

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“A” is for Abortion with Alicia Hurtado 1:18:26

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At a time when women’s bodily integrity is under sustained assault, and simultaneously huge numbers of women across a wide political spectrum have rallied, mobilized, ands refused to accept a medieval definition of their rights, we sit down with Alicia Hurtado, a Chicago-based grass-roots organizer, activist, and advocate to discuss the state of th…

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S3 EP1 Student Protagonism: Redesigning Classrooms for Future-Ready Learning with Kapono Ciotti 45:20

2M ago45:20

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PODCAST Season 3 EPISODE 1 Dr. Kapono Ciotti Quote of the Podcast – Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. -J. Dewey Introduction of Guest BIO – Kapono Ciotti attributes his educational philosophy to his own schooling experience in a progressive, social-constructivist school during his early years in Honolulu, Hawaii. He t…

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When Freedom is the Question Abolition is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation 1:13:37

2M ago1:13:37

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with Guest Hosts Lisa Lee and Adam Bush interviewing Bill Ayers, and with surprise interventions from Light Ayli, Barbara Ransby, and Tom Morello. What is freedom? What are the "freedom dreams" that encourage us and move us forward? How do we get free? Join our brilliant guest hosts as they chop these questions up in dialogue with Bill Ayers.…

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Clarity for Comprehensive School Transformation with Dr. Lyn Sharratt 39:58

2M ago39:58

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 16 Dr. Lyn Sharratt Quote of the Podcast – Hope is NOT a strategy in Teaching Introduction of Guest BIO – Lyn Sharratt is a highly sought-after expert in the field of education. A distinguished practitioner, researcher, author, and presenter, she has dedicated her career to turning cutting-edge research into practical guida…

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The Whole World is Watching with Medea Benjamin, Code Pink, and Eleanor Stein 1:06:02

3M ago1:06:02

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The activists from the militant peace organization Code Pink—in conjunction with the Dissenters, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine, and a host of others—are calling for mass mobilizations in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, which will be held from August 19-22, 2024. Their goal is to issue a thundering response…

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S2 EP15 School Boards and Education Advocacy: Insights from Tyler Murphy 32:52

3M ago32:52

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 15 Tyler Murphy Chair of the Fayette County Board of Education Quote of the Podcast: "Education is not preparation for life, but life itself." - John Dewey Introduction of Guest BIO – Tyler Murphy serves as Chair of the Fayette County Board of Education. He is a National Board Certified Teacher at Boyle County High School, …

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Project 2025 with Kevin Kumashir 1:15:30

3M ago1:15:30

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Years of coordinated effort by the reactionary Heritage Foundation has culminated in a frighteningly dystopian document describing the future society they hope to build: Project 2025. At 900-plus pages, it’s been described as a blueprint for a second Trump presidential term, but it's so much more than that. It is in fact a sweeping manifesto, and a…

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S2 EP 14 Innovating Education: Kiauna Coleman on Transforming Schools Through Teacher and Student Voices 27:10

3M ago27:10

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 14 Kiauna Browning Coleman Quote of the Podcast: "Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." Maria Montessori Introduction of Guest BIO – Kiauna Browning Coleman is an educator, coach, and innovator who believes in creating spaces that are safe, comfortable, and conducive to learning and growth in all…

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Organizing Your Own: The White Fight for Black Power with Say Burgin 1:02:35

3M ago1:02:35

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The centuries-old struggle for Black Freedom is filled with victories and defeats, tragedy and triumph, forward motion and backlash. Today we sit down with historian and engaged scholar Say Burgin to uncover some of the myths that pass as history, focusing particularly on the historic turn toward Black Power and the resulting strategy of “racially …

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S2 EP 13 Claudett Edie on Empowering Students Through Project-Based Learning 42:03

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 13 Claudett Edie Library Media Specialist, Leestown Middle School Introduction of Guest BIO – Claudett Edie, a former High School English and Science teacher, is not just an educator, but a passionate advocate for Project-Based Learning (PBL). With over a decade of experience in PBL, she brings a wealth of knowledge and ded…

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Ella Baker & The Black Freedom Movement with Barbara Ransby and Asha Ransby-Sporn 1:27:47

4M ago1:27:47

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The dynamic and engaging Socialism 2024 conference will meet in Chicago from August 30 through September 2, shortly after the sure-to-be chaotic Democratic National Convention, bringing together thousands of socialists, activists, abolitionists, and organizers from across the country and around the world to name this political moment, build communi…

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S2 EP12 Revolutionizing Computer Science Education: The Impact of WeLead CS and ILEAD Academy with Alicia Sells 39:53

4M ago39:53

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 12 Alicia Sells CEO, We Lead CS, Inc Quote of the Podcast – "Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I'm possible" - Audrey Hepburn Introduction of Guest BIO – Alicia Sells is the CEO of We Lead CS, Inc. She worked with the Kentucky General Assembly to establish the We Lead CS Virtual Computer Science Career Academy to …

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Road Trip! This is My Life I’m Talking About with Danny Lyon 58:05

4M ago58:05

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Join me for a classic American road trip with the legendary photographer, photo-journalist, writer, and film-maker Danny Lyon. Danny left the University of Chicago in the 1960s and headed South to join the great Civil Rights Movement, where he became the official photographer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. We will visit the Black…

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S2 EP11 From Classroom to Community Impact: Robert Gunn's Journey from Educator to Equity Officer 52:29

5M ago52:29

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 11 Robert Earl Gunn Metro United Way Quotes of the Podcast – 1. Until lions have historians, hunters will never cease to be heroes. 2. I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not. Introduction of Guest BIO – Robert Earl Gunn Jr. was born in South Bend, Indiana and has served the community for the past two d…

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Tea and Reparations with Aaron Hughes and Amber Ginsburg 51:50

5M ago51:50

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Patriotism can never express a common human aspiration nor a universal moral code—if everyone on earth claimed to be a fierce and focused patriot today, 20 % of the world’s people would be Chinese patriots, and only 4.4 % patriotic Americans. Patriotism promises a steady anchor, but it is, in reality, entirely unstable. We note that every human bei…

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The Real Dragon with Stanley Howard 1:03:14

5M ago1:03:14

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This centennial episode of Under the Tree features an enlightening conversation with Stanley Howard, the legendary jailhouse lawyer and founder of the Death Row 10, a group of African American men on Illinois' death row who organized a powerful campaign from their prison cells to save their lives and to spark a new abolitionist movement decades ago…

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S2 EP 10 Educational Justice and Cultural Identity: Luisa Sanchez’s Journey 22:10

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 10 Luisa Sanchez KSVT – Kentucky Student Voice Team Quotes of the Podcast – "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our Nation.” -JFK 1961 Intro…

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Breathe, Now Push with Jennifer Dohrn 58:56

6M ago58:56

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Every aspect of life in our society is lived on the hard-edge of racial hierarchy and class division—and the American way of birth is no exception. Black maternal mortality is 69.9 per 100,000 live births, nearly 3 times the rate of white women—and that’s only part of the story. We’re delighted to be meeting up at Pilsen Community Books with my mag…

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S2 EP9 Transforming Struggling Readers: Insights from Dr. Joe Lockavitch 46:04

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 9 Dr. Joe Lockavitch Founder, President, Author Failure Free Reading Introduction of Guest BIO – With a remarkable background as a former teacher, school psychologist, professor, and special education director, Dr. Joe Lockavitch is a true pioneer in the field of literacy education. He’s not just an educator; he’s the autho…

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American Precariat with Zeke Caligiuri 1:05:03

6M ago1:05:03

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Precarious times, phenomenal times. As protests for peace and freedom explode across the country and around the world, we’re searching for and finding democracy in the streets and in the campus encampments, in prison study groups and collectives of artists and writers. We’re honored tonight to be meeting up at our beloved Pilsen Community Books wit…

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S2 EP 8 Harnessing Teacher Leadership for Deeper Learning with Lauren Hill 23:24

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 8 Lauren Hill ELA Teacher Leestown Middle School CEPS Facilitator Quotes of the Podcast – “All learning is worthwhile” - Anonymous “Do one thing every day that scares you.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Introduction of Guest BIO – Lauren Hill (NBCT): Lauren (she/her) teaches middle school ELA at Leestown Middle School in Lexington, K…

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Again, Winter with Mark Nowak 59:18

7M ago59:18

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You may already know that 15 US governors recently rejected federal funds available for families who qualify for free school lunches that would provide $120 per child per month through the summer. If you forgot, I get it—your cruelty/stupidity quotient may have reached capacity, and your brain simply couldn’t accommodate one more item. We’re joined…

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S2 Episode 7 Empowering Youth Voices: Rachel Belin on a Vision for Equitable Education 37:50

7M ago37:50

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 7 Rachel Belin Managing Partner Kentucky Student Voice Team Quote of the Podcast – “Democracy must be learned by each generation.” This is an adaptation of a John Dewey quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program. Introduction of Guest BIO – Rachel Burg Belin (she/her) is the Managing…

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Rattling the Cages with Eric King and Josh Davidson 54:33

7M ago54:33

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Prison and police abolitionists, rebels and radicals, peace activists and environmental warriors, freedom fighters and dissidents, political prisoners of every type—the voices of dissent and defiance—are gathered together in a dazzling collection from AK Press called Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners. Join us …

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S2 Episode 6 Amanda Burrows on Innovations in Education: A Deeper Learning Perspective 24:10

7M ago24:10

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 6 Amanda Burrows Deeper Learning Director, CKEC Quote of the Podcast – Our job, as teachers, is not to "prepare" kids for something; our job is to help kids learn to prepare themselves for anything. - AJ Juliani Introduction of Guest BIO – Amanda Burrows is the Deeper Learning Director at Central Kentucky Educational Cooper…

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Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy with Nathan Thrall 58:07

7M ago58:07

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As the savagery in Gaza continues unabated, we’re deeply honored to be joined from Jerusalem by the brilliant writer Nathan Thrall for a conversation about his latest book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy. Here in one family facing one heartbreaking moment, we experience Israeli apartheid up-close and personal—its e…

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SPECIAL EDITION: Primary Election Voting with Girl, I Guess & InJustice Watch 36:06

8M ago36:06

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For voters in Chicago it’s been a strenuous non-stop election cycle for the last couple of years. We're all tired and burned out – but as always, we must carry on! So as we head into the last weekend before the election, we offer up this incentive to get those among us motivated and informed about why this election, while not changing the world - d…

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Season 2 Episode 5 The KC7 Effect: Revolutionizing Cyber Education with Greg Schloemer 33:09

8M ago33:09

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 5 Greg Schloemer Threat Intelligence Analyst at Microsoft Vice-President/Co-Founder of KC7 Foundation Quote of the Podcast – "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin Introduction of Guest BIO – Greg is a threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft who focuses on tracking …

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Community as Resistance with Rashid Khalidi 1:06:55

8M ago1:06:55

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Chicagoland area is home to more Palestinians than anywhere else in the U.S., with over 18,000 living in Cook County alone. The Palestinian community has led powerful protests that have led to Chicago becoming the largest city in the country to endorse a ceasefire resolution. It is in the midst of this atmosphere that we gathered for an urgent exch…

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S2 EP4 Nema Brewer - Protecting Educators and Building Community Trust 35:19

8M ago35:19

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 4 Nema Brewer Organizer Accidental Activist Quote of the Podcast – “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”- James Baldwin Introduction of Guest BIO – A working mom and wife, Nema became an accidental activist for public education in 2017 and hasn’t shut up since Interview…

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Guilty of Journalism with Kevin Gosztola 54:35

8M ago54:35

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Julian Assange who founded WikiLeaks in 2006 went on to win multiple awards for his investigative journalism covering, among other stories, political killings in Kenya and social unrest in Tibet. Assange came to wide international attention in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a series of leaks from US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, includi…

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Care with Premilla Nadasen 59:01

9M ago59:01

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The brutality of capitalism is apparent in every direction: war, invasion, and occupation throughout the world; militarized police forces at home; super-exploitation at the point of production; the looming catastrophic climate collapse; the banality of evil in the increasingly pervasive carceral state. Capitalism willfully and skillfully nurtures o…

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S2 EPISODE 3 Barnett Berry - Rethinking Teachers' Roles in a Changing World 36:26

9M ago36:26

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 3 Barnett Berry Senior Advisor, What School Could Be Senior Research Fellow, Learning Policy Institute Quote of the Podcast – “Getting to scale with deeper, student-led learning requires teachers who “increasingly to think of themselves as operating in a web of professional relations that influence their daily decisions, ra…

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Season 2 EP2 Adam Watson - Gamification of Education 43:04

9M ago43:04

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 2 Adam Watson Deeper Learning Design Specialist, OVEC Quote of the Podcast – “Follow your bliss.” -- Joseph Campbell Introduction of Guest BIO – ADAM WATSON (@watsonedtech) is a Kentucky educator with a passion for edtech. Starting as an English teacher in 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year at South Oldham High School i…

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Investigating Apartheid with Omar Shaktir 1:00:44

9M ago1:00:44

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As Israel’s crimes against humanity multiply and mass death and indiscriminate destruction escalates, as the world unites around a near-universal call to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people and militant resistance to US complicity deepens here at home, we are fortunate to be joined by Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human…

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Season 2 Episode 1 Gregg Behr, When You Wonder You're Learning 32:38

10M ago32:38

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PODCAST EPISODE Season 2 Episode 1 Gregg Behr Executive Director, The Grable Foundation Chair, Remake Learning Co-Author, When You Wonder, You're Learning Quote of the Podcast – "Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.” Fred Rogers Introduction of Guest BIO – Greg…

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SPECIAL: All Eyes on Palestine 1:17:22

10M ago1:17:22

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As Israel continues to execute its pre-announced genocide of the Palestinian people, ethnically cleanses Gaza, and attempts to liquidate an enclosure that they themselves created, everyone of goodwill around the world is calling for a ceasefire. As of now 22,000 Palestinians have been murdered, close to 2,000,000 displaced in Gaza, countless hospit…

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Survival and Resistance with Janie Paul 1:12:49

10M ago1:12:49

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In this episode we’ll be heading over to the dazzling Pilsen Community Books, a regular stop on our freedom tour, for a conversation with Janie Paul, Professor Emerita at the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, and curator and co-founder with her late husband, Buzz Alexander, of the Exhibitions of Artists in Michigan Prisons, a …

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EP 24 Dr. Joseph Goins CEO, NS4ed 45:18

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Dr. Joseph Goins CEO, NS4ed Quote of the Podcast – “To find what one is fitted to do and secure the opportunity to do it is the key to happiness”. John Dewey Introduction of Guest BIO – Dr. Joseph L. Goins’s career began as a vocational educator in Tennessee, where he had the opportunity to develop the foundational skills program for learners with …

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Palestine on my Mind 35:31

11M ago35:31

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Images from Gaza crowd into the available space, disrupting sleep, shattering the calm, demanding to be taken into account. Dead children and babies piled upon one another, body parts littering a hell-scape of demolished homes and apartment buildings, collapsed bridges and towers, refugee centers burned to the ground, hospitals in utter ruin. This …

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Ep 23 Amy Breeding McVey, Vice President Improvement Services, Cognia, Inc. 37:12

11M ago37:12

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PODCAST EPISODE 23 Amy Breeding McVey Vice President Improvement Services, Cognia, Inc. Quote of the Podcast – "Learning and growth have no finish line" - John Maxwell Introduction of Guest BIO – Amy McVey currently serves as Vice President of Improvement Services with Cognia, a nonprofit supporting institutions, teachers, leaders, and learners in …

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Coming Together as Things Fall Apart with Astra Taylor 48:57

11M ago48:57

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Charles Dickens would recognize our predicament at once: the winter of despair and the spring of hope; an age of foolishness and an age of wisdom; Darkness in combat with Light. Life is never one thing isolated from every other thing; a lot of things can be—and are—happening at once. Contradiction—the dynamic, noisy, frenetic magnificence of life a…

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EP 22 Justin Reich Associate Professor at MIT Author: Iterate 34:32

11M ago34:32

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PODCAST EPISODE 22 Justin Reich Associate Professor at MIT Author: Iterate Quote of the Podcast – For 20 years, I’ve worked in schools on all kinds of projects: transforming curriculum, integrating technology, re-engaging students, and making school meaningful and relevant to young people and families. Whatever you are working on, every successful …

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Stop the Genocide of the Palestinian People! Stop Cop City! 1:14:19

12M ago1:14:19

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A group of Chicago writers brought together by the worker/owners of Pilsen Community Books gathered to support and raise resources for our comrades in Atlanta fighting to Stop Cop City. But events ran ahead of us, as they often do, and by the time we gathered, the preannounced genocide against the Palestinian people was in full swing. The connectio…

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