Best Pretend You Read It Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 163: More Good Ideas For Going Back to School 7:48

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Episode 163: More Good Ideas For Going Back to School Wed., August 14, 2024 ---------------------------- Let's reclaim the classrooms and fill them with joyful learning. To understand why the schools are so bad, you have to understand that the professors in charge do not care about intellectual or academic content. Sorry, that's the tough reality. …

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Quakers in the Future 30:00

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In this episode of Quakers Today, we ask, “What does Quakerism have to offer society?” Co-hosts Peterson Toscano (he/him) and Miche McCall (they/them) explore the concept of prefigurative practice within a Quaker classroom and beyond. What happens when students don't just learn about the future but begin to live it? They also feature queer Jewish p…

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Episode 162; Exploring through Typography Wed., Aug., 7, 2024 7:22

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Episode 162; Exploring through Typography Wed., Aug., 7, 2024 BACK TO SCHOOL with better ways to do everything. For example, use graphics and type design to teach reading, aesthetic judgment, marketing, in short, all the things that a savvy adult should know. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to PODC…

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Episode 161: Schools more violent!! Experts pretend to be baffled?? Wed., July 31, 2024 6:58

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Episode 61: Schools more violent!! Experts pretend to be baffled?? Wed., July 31, 2024 If sight-words and constructivism, didn't work 50 years ago, why do you think they'll work today? The schools are full of goofy ideas. Think of them as ticks on a dog, pluck them off and burn them. Episode 161 explains why the Education Establishment is so unhelp…

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Episode 160: How Ideological Hacks Ruin The Schools (Wed., July 24, 2024) 7:29

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Episode 160: How Ideological Hacks Ruin The Schools (Wed., July 24, 2024) Don't let the blizzard of lies confuse you. It's the same pattern over and over. They try to take you off your game. So they can order you around and make you behave the way they want. The answers themselves are just garbage. That's the thing to keep in mind. ----------------…

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Episode 159: What About the Attempted "Assassination" of American Children? ( Wed., July 17, 2024) 5:07

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Episode 159: What About the Attempted Assassination of American Children? Wed., July 17, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Really hyper ingenious conspiracy. Or just weird dumb luck. I'm talking about the Trump assassination. I'm also talking about the weird ways they teach…

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Reckoning with Quaker Racism 30:19

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In this episode of Quakers Today, we ask, “Who is a historical figure you admire but whose words or actions trouble you?” Co-hosts Peterson Toscano (he/him) and Miche McCall (they/them) discuss the complex legacies of two notable Quakers: George Fox and Richard Nixon. George Fox Johanna Jackson and Naveed Moeed are a part of this year's cohort of t…

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Episode 158: Public Schools gone to hell?? Who you gonna call?? 5:55

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Episode 158: Public Schools gone to hell?? Who you gonna call?? Wed., July 10, 2024 Basically all education, in all times and places, can be described as incremental mastery. You learn a little today and then a little more tomorrow and then still a little more the next day. Just as if you want to build a high brick wall, you start with one row of b…

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Episode 157: Why do Public Schools hate Geography?? (Wed., July 3rd, 2024) 8:40

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Episode 157: why do Public Schools hate Geography? (Wed., July 3rd, 2024) There are no good ideas in our public schools, only garbage expressed in protective sauce. Instead of telling you how to reach your destination, the schools will lay out a program of scuba diving, mah Jong, and fashion tips. You won't get to where you wanted to go. After a wh…

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Calcium test score 8:34

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Here I talk about having a calcium test score because you may not need statins. You will be surprised at what this test shows you. Listen to my podcast and share please🙏--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aftermath-of-suicide/support

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Episode 156: The Waste of Systemic Ignorance (Wed., June 26, 2024) 7:54

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Episode 156: The Waste of Systemic Ignorance (Wed., June 26, 2024) The situation is simple. The professional educators, as they deceptively call themselves, don't believe in education. They like ignorance. Learn, baby, learn. That should be the chant and the cheer of all educated people. Good School, Bad School. How to tell the difference-- see sho…

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Episode 155: Sight-Words Are Killing Us. --- Wed., June 19, 2024 7:46

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Reality One, we have to get rid of sight-words, so that literacy will have a chance. Reality Two requires explaining the subject to lots of people. That's done most easily, according to author Linda Goudsmit, with the following one-page method. This explanation requires navigating the chaos of print, like what a child has to deal with. It's better …

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My take on the state of this country 15:37

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In this episode, I’m talking about what I see that is happening in this country right now, my opinion and some words of wisdom. I understand when they say as you age, you have a lot more wisdom well I guess so. I turned 66 in February and it sucks. I have to tell you that number for some reason, hit me😉--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

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Episode 154: "How did our institutes of higher learning turn into Marxist reeducation camps?” (Question on Quora.) 7:34

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Episode 154 - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 "‘How did our institutes of higher learning turn into Marxist reeducation camps?” (Question on Quora.) ----- A pivotal question which every American should try to answer. Here's my short answer: a vast army of saboteurs has been working in the shadows for more than a century. Here is the chronology, starting i…

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Episode 153:: What your students need to know about Socialism. (Wed., June 5, 2024) 6:40

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Episode 153:: What your students need to know about Socialism. (Wed., June 5, 2024) Perfect short summary of Socialism and Communism, 5 minutes, for all classes American schools are full of covert Communists and Socialists. They pretend to explain things in long convoluted ways that don't explain very much. Socialism can be a life-and-death choice.…

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Episode 152: Curriculum Planning, max speed (Wed., May 29, 2024) 7:12

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Episode 152: Curriculum Planning, max speed (Wed., May 29, 2024) Stop teaching nothing all day. Teach all the wonderful things children need to know and want to know. Not to mention, you'll have more fun. Here are about 50 ideas you can use this year. Deliberate Dumbing Down is not an ethical approach. Nor is keeping children in a vacuum so they ne…

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151: How Can We Motivate Underachieving Children Who Don't Want to Learn? (question on Quora; first answered on my Substack) Wed. May 22, 2024 6:55

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Episode 151: How Can We Motivate Underachieving Children Who Don't Want to Learn? (question on Quora; first answered on my Substack) Wed., May 22, 2024 NB: the public schools are probably much worse than you suspect. But people don't want to deal with that information, so the Education Establishment gets away with doing a lousy job. I'm trying to p…

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Episode 150: K-12 -- S.N.A.F.U. (Wed., May 15, 2024) 7:25

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Episode 150: K-12 -- S.N.A.F.U. (Wed., May 15, 2024) --- Welcome to K-12 where education goes to die. Come on, people, get involved. Kids are dumbed down every day. There's no excuse for it. Every sane idea has been sabotaged and sent into exile. Now we see nothing but counterproductive ideas. Naturally, we have epidemics of illiteracy and ignoranc…

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Quakers and Welcome 27:27

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In this episode of Quakers Today, we ask, “What does it mean to be welcomed in a space?” Peterson Toscano (he/him) and Miche McCall (they/them) discuss the concept of feeling welcome. Miche describes their sense of safety under a blanket while podcasting from Logrono, Spain, during their Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. They explore how welcoming spa…

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Episode 149: YOU should be an education reformer. (Wed., May 8, 2024) 7:48

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Episode 149: YOU should be an education reformer. (Wed., May 8, 2024) Join the good guys, against the duplicitous professors of education who have devised so much sneaky nonsense. I've been calling K-12 a crime scene for 20 years. This is a very liberating notion. Education is a bad part of town. Adults will be robbed, children will be stunted. QED…

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Episode 148: Latin Lives On… and On (Wednesday, May 1, 2024) 7:01

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Episode 148: Latin Lives On… and On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 ------------ Latin Lives On: 333 common words letter for letter identical in Latin and English. Each word is a mnemonic device providing extra texture, extra connections. My list illustrates a general principle: there's always a better, quicker, cheaper way to teach a lot. The Education Est…

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Episode 147: The Great Betrayal: Top Experts Make Millions by Promoting Worst Methods 7:37

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Episode 147: The Great Betrayal: Top Experts Make Millions by Promoting Worst Methods (Wed, April 24, 2024) —————————————————————— First published as “42: Who Ruined Reading” on Improve-Education.org. Site is now unavailable due to incompetence of hosting company. I’m working on recovery. Our Education Establishment is also incompetent. We have 50 …

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Episode 146: K-12 Boycott: Are You Ready? (Wed., April 17, 2024) 7:41

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K-12 Boycott: Are You Ready? (Wednesday, April 17, 2024) K-12 is too often a bad marriage. The Education Establishment is the alcoholic husband (photo) who beats his long-suffering wife. All the progressive/socialist/communist schemes are dedicated to the idea of using schools to indoctrinate young minds. Real education is about freeing minds. Take…

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Quakers, Birds, and Justice 21:37

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In this episode of Quakers Today, we ask, What does bird watching have to do with Quakers? You will find a complete transcript of this episode at www.quakerstoday.org Lessons from Birds about Nature, Community, and Racial Justice Birdwatching may seem like a serene, perhaps even solitary activity, but in the latest episode of the Quakers Today Podc…

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Episode 145: Survey Courses? Yes, We Desperately Need Them. (Wed. April 10, 2024) 6:29

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Episode 145: Survey Courses? Yes, We Desperately Need Them. (Wed. April 10, 2024) Our schools have often given up the very idea of teaching lots of stuff, and even if they try, they have no idea how to do it. Train the teachers better and then let them loose. Survey courses can be a great help, but skip the politicking. Left-wing professors think t…

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144: Best Practice: Teach Items In Clusters (Wed., April 3, 2024) 6:42

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Episode 144: Best Practice: Teach Items In Clusters (Wed., April 3, 2024) If we want to save the schools, we have to teach more information, more quickly. We have to find techniques that will make it easy for students to remember stuff. One of the easiest and most essential methods is using clusters, that is several things united by their similarit…

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Episode 143: 70 Years Ago, Schools Were Already Sabotaged (Wed., March 27, 2024) 7:47

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70 Years Ago, Schools Were Already Warped (Wed., March 27, 2024) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan Dunn, a schoolteacher, wrote a book about her experiences in Brooklyn schools circa 1953. It is a time capsule, showing that quite long ago the professors of education had substanti…

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The Best Of (And Unheard Bits) - Part Nine 40:47

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Jamie, Alice and James choose their favourite moments from the 'Porno' archive as well as playing some exclusive never-before-heard bits. This time, the gang look back at some of the "sexiest" moments from the series. Spoiler: It's not sexy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 142 - Can Anyone Read? (Wed., March 20, 2024) 7:11

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Episode 142 Wed., March 20, 2024 Can Anyone Read? I think that too often the answer is: no, not really. What we have now is a great range of readers, with only the best being what we used to call readers... - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - (Short but comp…

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Quakers and Community 21:08

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Season three of the Quakers Today Podcast begins with the introduction of new co-host Miche McCall (they, them). Along with co-host Peterson Toscano, they unpack the profound questions of faith, activism, and the essence of community. Meet Quakers Today podcast’s newest team member, Miche McCall. Miche is a professional Friend who works to inspire …

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K-12: Nothing Taught. Nothing Learned. (Episode 141: Wed., March 13, 2024) 7:21

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K-12: Nothing Taught. Nothing Learned. (Episode 141 Wed., March 13, 2024) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s the premise: K-12 is best understood as a hoax. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------…

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Episode 140: The Legacy of Rita Kramer and the Embarrassment Factor (Wed., March 6, 2024) 7:46

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Episode 140: The Legacy of Rita Kramer and the Embarrassment Factor (Wed., March 6, 2024) Subtitle on book: The Miseducation of America's Teachers Kramer: "Teachers were being taught to teach political propaganda as opposed to academic subjects." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> my Amazon review: >>> my a…

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Episode 139: You can’t handle the Truth about K-12 (Wed., Feb. 28, 2024) 8:12

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Episode 139: You can’t handle the Truth about K-12 (Wed., Feb. 28, 2024) Summary: At every level, in every classroom, the education experts limit knowledge, as if it’s some terrible disease that children should avoid. In a real school, experts do everything possible to encourage children to learn more. Our schools do the opposite, as explained in t…

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Episode 138: Traditional Education is what we need now (Wed., Feb. 21, 2024) 8:09

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Episode 138: Traditional Education is what we need now (Wed., Feb. 21, 2024) Watching progressives wreck education is a kind of sport. Maybe some of you think it's fun. I remind you it's tremendously expensive. And your kids will be almost as dumb five years from now as they are today. Socialists and Communists always want to dumb down the people. …

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The Best Of (And Unheard Bits) - Part Eight 43:51

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Jamie, Alice and James choose their favourite moments from the 'Porno' archive as well as playing some exclusive never-before-heard bits. This time, the gang look back at the funniest stories about the man, the myth, the legend, and the author Mr Rocky Flintstone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Toxicity Of Couples on Valentine's Day Needs to End 15:37

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》》✒️Author WeirdBryceGuy Readings for the series Phantom Bites come from r/nosleep, the late night scary tales of the internet where one can share their most chilling of experiences. Will you believe them or pretend to never have heard of the frights told here? 》》✅ Join the Patreon for 2 Days early access and more! 》》🎶 Music and sound effects: Epid…

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Announcing Season Three of Quakers Today Podcast 12:42

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In this episode of Quakers Today, we ask, How do you process memories, experiences, and feelings? In this special episode of Quakers Today, you will learn about what we have in store for you in Season Three. We also look back to share highlights from Season Two. These include: An episode featuring actress and environmental activist Darryl Hannah as…

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Episode 137: Enjoy Real Education (Wed., February 14, 2024) 7:43

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Episode 137: Enjoy Real Education (Wed., February 14, 2024) Excellent new Google project leads students to arts and culture. The tone is loving and peaceful: behold all the beauty in our world. K-12 schools are typically the opposite of what they should be. The people who control the schools have gone rogue. They want to indoctrinate children, not …

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Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024) 6:28

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Episode 136: The K-12 Gulag (Wed., Feb. 7, 2024) INTRO Our schools are doing a lousy job, but the public is so befuddled, there is hardly a squawk. Every American should ask this question: why are we putting up with second-rate schools while paying top dollar? ARTICLES THAT GO WITH THIS PODCAST: Recent NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progr…

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Episode 135: Educational Wastelands (Wed., Jan. 31, 2024) 7:17

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Episode 135: Educational Wastelands (Wed., Jan. 31, 2024) For more than 100 years, the so-called education wars have always been a deliberate attempt to sabotage K-12 in America. it's much easier to reform our school system if we understand what befell us. Basically, it was a barbarian invasion by people who don't know anything about education but …

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Episode 134: Freedom is the issue. (Wed., January 24, 2024) 8:18

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Episode 134: Freedom is the issue. Why did the bold, new President of Argentina come to the UN to state; “I'm here to tell you that the western world is in danger”? The big issue is freedom. Will we hang onto it? Or kick it to the curb? NOTE: "his manners" in paragraph 2 refers to "Trump's manners." -------------------------------------------------…

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The Best Of (And Unheard Bits) - Part Seven 46:44

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Jamie, Alice and James choose their favourite moments from the 'Porno' archive as well as playing some exclusive never-before-heard bits. This time, the gang reminisce about the astonishing range, breadth and questionable quality of the voices and accents in 'Belinda Blinked'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 133: Don't Be Their Accomplice (Wed., Jan. 17, 2024) 6:37

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Episode 133: Don't Be Their Accomplice (Wed., Jan. 17, 2024) The wrong people are in charge of our schools. You know they are not nice people because they are always trying to dumb down the schools. My main request to everyone: don't help these unscrupulous people. Obstruct them if you can. The best thing is to learn more about the bogus theories a…

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Episode 132: The One Book About Education Everyone Should Read (Wed. Jan. 10, 2024) 7:32

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Episode 132: The One Book About Education Everyone Should Read (Wed., Jan. 10, 2024) A very unexpected and enjoyable book. The lowdown about 20th century education developments written by a smart insider. World War II was not the first time Germany tried to conquer the United States. The first time was circa 1890 when prestigious German universitie…

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Episode 131: Please! Can we stop the dyslexia nonsense? (Wed., Jan. 3, 2024) 8:20

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Please! Can We Stop The Dyslexia Nonsense? Everyone in America should watch this podcast (voice or transcript) You'll know why so many people end up not reading at all or they find that reading is very difficult and unpleasant. Cripple reading and you cripple our entire culture. That's what is happening now. ----------------------------------------…

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Episode 130: Research reveals how K-12 was intentionally sabotaged (Wed., Dec. 27, '23) 6:09

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Research Reveals How K-12 Was Intentionally Sabotaged The podcast Let's Fix Education helps Americans reclaim their public schools. Pick three random numbers from 1 to 130, read those episodes. Then you'll know whether this podcast is helpful for you and/or your friends. For more than 85 years the Education Establishment has relentlessly eliminated…

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Episode 136: Holiday Edition - The One Where Christmas Is More Griswold Than Hallmark 22:41

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Many of us love those cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies, right? There's something about the picture-perfect holiday that just gives us the warm fuzzies. But a lot of us love The Griswold family and their "Not Quite Hallmark Holiday." Why is that? Because for many of us, the holidays depicted in those Hallmark movies are something we aspire to, but t…

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Episode 135: Holiday Edition - The One With The Story Behind The Story Of "Rudolph" 6:09

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You know the story of "Rudolph," right? But do you know the story BEHIND the story of "Rudolph?" Did you know that "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" was written by a guy who worked at Montgomery Ward - yes, that old department store - as a promotion for its customers? If you didn't know that, or even if you did and are curious to learn more, pull up…

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Episode 134: Holiday Edition - The One Where She Gets Deep About "Rudolph" 23:31

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Did you watch that stop-animation movie about "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" as a kid? And if so, have you watched it as an adult? And maybe even as a parent? I grew up watching that show, and it holds a very special place in my heart. But watching it as an adult gave me an entirely different perspective on pretty much every character, and I real…

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A Christmas Horror Story 6:40

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》》✒️Author Gh0ststories Readings for the series Phantom Bites come from r/nosleep, the late night scary tales of the internet where one can share their most chilling of experiences. Will you believe them or pretend to never have heard of the frights told here? 》》✅ Join the Patreon for 2 Days early access and more! 》》🎶 Music and sound effects: Epide…

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