Best Great Lakes Equity Center Podcasts (2024)

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Learning to Live Together: Episode Three 33:35

1M ago33:35

33:35

Learning to Living Together is a four-part podcast series about inclusion and school integration in the twenty-first century. Across the four episodes, we delve into the meanings, tensions, and practices of integration and inclusion in today’s context.

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Learning to Live Together: Episode One 23:14

7M ago23:14

23:14

Learning to Living Together is a four-part podcast series about inclusion and school integration in the twenty-first century. Across the four episodes, we delve into the meanings, tensions, and practices of integration and inclusion in today’s context.

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Learning to Live Together: Episode Two 15:15

7M ago15:15

15:15

Learning to Living Together is a four-part podcast series about inclusion and school integration in the twenty-first century. Across the four episodes, we delve into the meanings, tensions, and practices of integration and inclusion in today’s context.

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embRACE: The Intersection of Race and Chemistry 39:47

9M ago39:47

39:47

embRACE is a series of conversations between scholars, teachers, and students that are committed to demystifying and eliminating the fear and hesitancy around discussing race in schools. Our goal is to understand how race serves as an intellectual area of knowledge that can help us deconstruct and develop ideas in hosts of content areas.embRACE wor…

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IV: In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: A Teacher’s Perspective 9:40

1+ y ago9:40

9:40

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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VIII. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Circle of Support 12:16

1+ y ago12:16

12:16

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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VII. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Readjust and Connect 8:25

1+ y ago8:25

8:25

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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VI. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Another Teacher’s Perspective 8:55

1+ y ago8:55

8:55

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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V. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Better Face to Face 8:58

1+ y ago8:58

8:58

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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I. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Persisting Through the Chaos 18:13

1+ y ago18:13

18:13

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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III. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: Barriers 7:31

1+ y ago7:31

7:31

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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II. In the Midst of Chaos: Schooling Experiences During a Pandemic: In the Dark 7:34

1+ y ago7:34

7:34

On March 19th 2020, COVID-19 forced schools to abruptly close and shift to online and hybrid learning, uprooting the lives of caregivers, students, and all school personnel. This podcast series will center the voices of caregivers, students, and school staff members as they discuss their online and hybrid learning experiences during the COVID-19 pa…

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Educational Segregation in Spain, Episode Three: The Causes 34:33

1+ y ago34:33

34:33

In Episode Three of this Equity Spotlight Podcast, Educational Segregation in Spain, we delve deeper into the causes of school segregation in Spain. We examine the causes advanced by the ILP, and we talk to the experts, to researchers, to see how they align or not with research findings. We conclude this episode comparing the causes of school segre…

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Educational Segregation in Spain, Episode One: A Legislative Initiative Begins 33:42

1+ y ago33:42

33:42

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Educational Segregation in Spain, Episode Two: Gathering Signatures and Finding Support 45:08

1+ y ago45:08

45:08

In Episode Two of this Equity Spotlight Podcast, Educational Segregation in Spain, Dr. Federico Waitoller continues the conversation from Episode One: A Legislative Initiative Begins with returning and new scholars and activists. Will the Zubiak Eraikiz, or “building bridges" initiative, be successful in garnering support to bring attention to/reme…

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Educational Segregation in Spain, Episode Four: Series Finale: Solutions and a Final Twist 50:37

1+ y ago50:37

50:37

In this fourth and final episode Educational Segregation in Spain, we delve into the solutions for school segregation proposed by the ILP and compare them to those advanced by research. We also find out if the Basque Parliament took up school segregation as an issue to debate. A final twist leaves the door open for what is to come.…

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That’s All Folx: Finale 8:06

2y ago8:06

8:06

In the finale episode of That’s All Folx Noelle, Katy, and Erin reflect on the process of creating the podcast, and the power of using pop culture TV shows as an entry point towards critical conversations to increase critical self-analysis and reflection.

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Morality, Justice, and Leadership in K-16 Education: The Need for “Telling Better Stories” 38:19

2y ago38:19

38:19

In this Equity Spotlight Podcast, Equity Fellow Dr. David Hernández-Saca and other scholars critically engage in an interdisciplinary and intersectional counter-storytelling about what counts as truth, how we come to truth, and how these processes impact dis/abled, Black, Indigenous, and youth of Color students individually, interpersonally, struct…

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Social Justice Education in the Midst of Pandemics and Crises: Part One 29:08

2y ago29:08

29:08

In this Equity Spotlight Podcast, Equity Fellow Dr. David Hernández-Saca, along with his colleagues, will critically engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue to respond to Critical Race in Education Theorist and Teacher Educator Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings’ challenge to educational stakeholders on how we should respond to the four crises in education…

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Social Justice Education in the Midst of Pandemics and Crises: Part Two 30:10

2y ago30:10

30:10

In the second half of this Equity Spotlight Podcast conversation (please see Part One here), Equity Fellow Dr. David Hernández-Saca, along with his colleagues, continue to critically engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue to respond to Critical Race in Education Theorist and Teacher Educator Dr.

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 1--Introduction to the MAP Center's Anti-Racism Podcast Series 22:28

2+ y ago22:28

22:28

This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. Episode One of The 20-Minute Talk is an introductory discussion of the need for an Anti-Racism Vodcast Series and the MAP Center's anti-racist st…

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 6--Hope, Healing, and Harmony for Antiracism 28:20

2+ y ago28:20

28:20

This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. This episode will focus how one’s positionality may define what is hope, healing, and harmony for antiracism. Also, the tension of unity vs. self…

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 5--Antiracist Imaginary for School Communities 24:28

2+ y ago24:28

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This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. Episode five of the MAP Center’s Antiracist Vodcast Series focuses on discussing and speaking into the vision of anti-racism in our school system…

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 4--Antiracism Conversations at the Intersections 22:32

2+ y ago22:32

22:32

This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. Episode four of the MAP Center’s Antiracist Vodcast Series focuses on Antiracism Conversations at the Intersections. This episode focuses on the …

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 3--A Conversation with Antiracist Leaders 22:00

2+ y ago22:00

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This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. Episode three of the MAP Center’s Antiracist Vodcast Series focuses on A Conversation with Antiracist Leaders. In this episode, we discuss with D…

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The 20-Minute Talk: Episode 2--Antiracism in the Age of COVID-19 20:29

2+ y ago20:29

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This EquiLearn Podcast Series, The 20-Minute Talk, is a podcast repurpose of the Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center (MAP Center)—a project of the Great Lakes Equity Center’s— 2021 Vodcast Series. This episode of our Anti-Racist Vodcast, The 20-Minute Talk, features guest speakers Perry Wilkinson, M.Ed., Education Equity & Systems Data Spec…

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Community Solar Bill Speeds Renewables, Boosts Local Economies 32:26

2+ y ago32:26

32:26

When we think about energy infrastructure, we tend to think in extremes: either gigantic utility scale installations that cover hundreds of acres or micro installations that cover a single garage roof. But there’s another option, an in-between option called community solar. It’s gaining momentum across the nation because in addition to potential to…

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Climate Impacts of Line 5 Oil Pipeline Tunnel 37:06

2+ y ago37:06

37:06

Unflagging persistence and sharp legal insight enabled the attorneys at Environmental Law & Policy Center to convince the Michigan Public Service Commission that climate impacts must be considered in the environmental assessment of the proposed Enbridge Line 5 oil tunnel. The decision was a historic first: No project had ever had to answer to CO2 e…

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Michigan and the Build Back Better Legislation 59:49

2+ y ago59:49

59:49

With votes expected this month on two historically huge spending bills moving through Congress—one focused on broad infrastructure and the other focused on climate action—we ask Bentley Johnson and Sara Chieffo, top government affairs staff with the League of Conservation Voters, to shed light on the bills’ status and what they might mean for Michi…

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Driving a Just Energy Transition in Detroit 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

38:48

Bryan Lewis settled into the executive director position at Detroit’s EcoWorks environmental nonprofit in October 2020, taking the helm of a 40-year-old organization that has fought for environmental equity since day one. With the strength of the organization’s legacy as a base and a fresh generation of organized and inspired BIPOC leaders at the r…

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Warning, hope, action—Insight for the 2021 IPCC report 31:07

2+ y ago31:07

31:07

Code red. It’s nearly unheard of for scientists to use such startling language, but the latest report on global warming by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounded just such a bold alarm. How do each of us process the report's dark warnings, and what do we do now? In this episode of Speaking of Resilience, host Kate Madigan invites Jen…

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Health Impacts of Global Warming 50:58

2+ y ago50:58

50:58

Reducing carbon emissions has been the passionate focus of climate change activists, and understandably so. But as Dr. Elizabeth Del Buono, MD and cofounder of Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action, reminds us in this episode of Speaking of Resilience, a constellation of human health impacts flows from fossil fuel combustion. Those impacts—ranging…

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What Future-Energy Looks Like in the U.P. 49:44

3y ago49:44

49:44

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula offers a fascinating microcosm for assessing the challenges and opportunities of a clean energy transformation. On the one hand, the U.P. seems ripe for rapid transition: Though many of the counties rank among the state’s lowest in individual income, people there pay some of the highest electricity rates in the entire nat…

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The Challenge of Our Lives 15:24

3y ago15:24

15:24

Though just graduating high school this year, Naina Agrawal-Hardin has already become one of Michigan's leading young voices in the push for a just transition to a clean energy future. As part of the Sunrise Movement and U.S. Youth Climate Strike Coalition, she has helped bring Michigan issues to the forefront. Naina has lived in India and the Unit…

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Michigan Legislative Roundtable 1:05:14

3y ago1:05:14

1:05:14

Governor Whitmer has made a bold pledge to bring Michigan’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, but state legislation would add tremendous momentum and authority to help drive that mission forward. So far, though, big climate change legislation has not passed in the Mitten. We invite leading Michigan legislators to discuss where there can be agre…

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Michigan Leading on Climate 56:56

3y ago56:56

56:56

“Laboratories of democracy”—that’s how, back in 1932, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described the states, and that same idea extends to clean energy progress today. With a lack of strong federal leadership, the states have been essential laboratories for policies and action to propel climate action forward. Michigan has joined in with G…

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The Pillars of Biden’s Clean Energy & Jobs Plan, Kelly Speakes-Backman 25:59

3y ago25:59

25:59

Listen in as Kelly Speakes-Backman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy and the most empowered clean energy field general the nation has ever seen, shares thoughts on the strategy for climate progress. Speakes-Backman explains how the Biden administration is pushing to convert the power grid to 100% renewable energy by 2035, creating hundreds of t…

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Building a Movement: Featuring Young Leaders 52:05

3y ago52:05

52:05

In the climate change discussion, one fact is irrefutable: Of all the people on the planet today, our young people will bear the greatest burden of global warming during their lifetimes. Youth live with this fact every day, and it has fueled their passion and pressed them to act—from marching in the streets to walking the halls of state houses and …

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Climate Action: What Can We Expect from Congress? 1:12:42

3y ago1:12:42

1:12:42

In the recent Michigan Climate & Clean Energy Summit, co-hosted by Michigan Climate Action Network and Groundwork, we invited Michigan’s U.S. Senators Peters and Stabenow, and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib to discuss the likelihood and scope of potential congressional action to stop global warming. This episode of our podcast is a recording of …

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2021 Michigan Climate & Clean Energy Summit Promo 11:51

3y ago11:51

11:51

Today we have a special episode to talk about the Michigan Climate & Clean Energy Summit coming up on May 24-27. This year we have decided to combine two successful events - the Michigan Climate Action Summit and Groundwork’s Michigan Clean Energy Conference - into one big digital event. Joining me today to talk about the exciting speakers and sess…

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Nancy Wang-How They Beat Gerrymandering in Michigan 39:23

3y ago39:23

39:23

Our guest today is Nancy Wang, executive director and a founding member of Voters Not Politicians, the organization that led the successful ballot initiative to end gerrymandering and draw fair districts in Michigan. Nancy led the policy committee that wrote the constitutional amendment language with input from the public. Nancy is an attorney, and…

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Esosa Aimufua-Why Global Warming Matters for Line 5 Permitting 26:18

3y ago26:18

26:18

Enbridge is trying to keep climate impacts from being considered as the State reviews their proposed oil tunnel. Esosa is one of the attorneys leading the fight to get the state of Michigan to consider the climate impacts of Enbridge’s massive oil tunnel as part of its review. In this episode we interview Esosa Aimufua, an associate attorney at Env…

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LaUra Schmidt: Turning Climate Grief and Eco-Anxiety Into Meaningful Action 34:16

3y ago34:16

34:16

This episode of Speaking of Resilience features LaUra Schmidt, co-founder of the Good Grief Network, a nonprofit organization that creates community space to process the painful feelings and realities of our time, and to help participants orient their lives toward meaningful action. Many come into these spaces to process climate grief and eco-anxie…

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Jim MacInnes: Michigan's Changing Winters 43:23

3y ago43:23

43:23

We invite Jim MacInnes, CEO of Crystal Mountain Resort, in Benzie County, Michigan, to discuss the impact of warmer winters on the people, culture and business of Michigan—and what we must do now to slow global warming. Jim is among the best people in the nation to explore this topic because prior to running a ski resort he was an electric power en…

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What Racial Opportunity Costs (ROC) Means for Black Lives in Schools 20:25

3y ago20:25

20:25

Expanding on the Racial Opportunity Cost framework, as presented in a previous Equity Spotlight Podcast, Dr. Venzant Chambers invited a panel of professors, parents, and students to discuss their experience with Racial Opportunity Costs, particularly in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Douglas Jester: A Carbon Neutral Michigan—What It Will Really Take 55:16

3y ago55:16

55:16

On September 24, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer took executive action that, among other things, sets a goal for Michigan to be carbon neutral by 2050 and cuts climate emissions 28% by 2025. This bold goal makes Michigan a national leader on climate. A Council on Climate Solutions is now beginning to meet to create and implement a plan for ach…

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Educational Experiences of Students with Multiply-Marginalized Identities: A Qualitative Research Synthesis of Disability Research 30:42

3y ago30:42

30:42

This Equity Spotlight Podcast is based on the authors’ qualitative research paper, in which they synthesized studies from 2006 to 2018 about students' experiences. Specifically, the authors discuss students' experiences, how students made sense of their disability labels within the education system, and how they negotiate—and potentially challenge—…

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Using Positionality to Amplify a Black Mother's Voice [in Special Education] 27:35

3+ y ago27:35

27:35

In this Equity Spotlight Podcast, the authors discuss the experiences that Joyce has had as a Black mother whose son is in Special Education. We highlight the intersectional issues of disability and race when advocating for fair treatment of Black youth in the K-12 public school system. Coming from different positions allows us to confirm that thes…

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Gillian Giem: Rapidly Reducing Buildings' Carbon Footprint 36:27

3+ y ago36:27

36:27

This episode of the Speaking of Resilience Podcast was recorded right before Governor Whitmer announced and signed her climate executive directive, which sets a goal for the State of Michigan to be carbon neutral by 2050, and to cut emissions by 28% within 5 years. These goals are economy-wide, meaning our electricity generation, transportation sec…

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Oil & Water Don't Mix Coalition: Line 5 Oil Pipeline Easement Revoked 56:51

3+ y ago56:51

56:51

On November 13, Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced she was revoking the easement that gives Enbridge permission to operate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, where it crosses the Great Lakes. This is a huge win for the Oil & Water Don't Mix coalition and other organizations in Michigan, and thousands of people who have been working to g…

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