Episode Index

October 2025
- Oct 3, 2025 Two Panelists on Opposite Sides of the Ethnic Studies Debate Want to Continue the Conversation (Ep 48) Oct 3, 2025
- Oct 3, 2025 The Future of California’s High School Ethnic Studies Course (Ep 47) Oct 3, 2025
September 2025
- Sep 4, 2025 Are Your Schools Prepared for ICE Raids? (Ep. 46) Sep 4, 2025
August 2025
- Aug 17, 2025 Crossing Divides: How Schools Can Help Close America's Perception Gaps (Ep. 45) Aug 17, 2025
July 2025
- Jul 25, 2025 When "Good Citizens" Disagree: An Educational Historian Weighs in on the Competing Visions for American Schools (Ep. 44) Jul 25, 2025
- Jul 8, 2025 Bruce Wasser Helped Students Stand Up For Principle. Do We Want More Teachers Like That? (Ep. 43) Jul 8, 2025
April 2025
- Apr 18, 2025 The Shoe Club: Walking Towards Empathy and Connection in a Michigan School (Ep. 42) Apr 18, 2025
- Apr 6, 2025 From Hate to Dialogue: A Conversation with Daryl Davis, “Klan Whisperer” (Ep. 41) Apr 6, 2025
March 2025
- Mar 20, 2025 Democracies Cannot Survive Without Quality Education. A Conversation with Author Brook Manville (Ep. 40) Mar 20, 2025
- Mar 20, 2025 Character Education is Essential (and Unavoidable). How To Do It Well (Ep. 39) Mar 20, 2025
February 2025
- Feb 8, 2025 The Transformative Power of Curiosity - A Conversation with Scott Shigeoka (Ep. 38) Feb 8, 2025
January 2025
- Jan 15, 2025 Why These Students Are Rejecting Contempt and Embracing Dignity (Ep. 37) Jan 15, 2025
- Jan 3, 2025 Getting Students (and Adults) to Respect One Another’s Dignity - A Conversation with Tim Shriver (Ep. 36) Jan 3, 2025
December 2024
- Dec 12, 2024 Schools Are Abandoning DEI. How a Different Approach Can Preserve It (Ep. 35) Dec 12, 2024
October 2024
- Oct 27, 2024 Teachers Are Afraid to Talk About the 2024 Election (Ep. 34) Oct 27, 2024
- Oct 23, 2024 Bold, Effective Leadership in Polarized Times - An Illuminating Conversation with Katy Anthes (Ep. 33) Oct 23, 2024
- Oct 16, 2024 Meet Aaron Stark - Almost a School Shooter (Ep. 32) Oct 16, 2024
September 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Better Mental Health Can Reduce Gun Violence in Schools. Do We Have the Will to Promote It? Part 2 (Ep. 31) Sep 11, 2024
- Sep 11, 2024 Better Mental Health Can Reduce Gun Violence in Schools. Do We Have the Will to Promote It? Part 1 (Ep. 30) Sep 11, 2024
July 2024
- Jul 29, 2024 Rich Harwood Rocks My World! (Ep. 29) Jul 29, 2024
- Jul 19, 2024 Middie Rising - A City Unites and Defuses a School Culture War (Ep. 1 of 3) Jul 19, 2024
- Jul 19, 2024 Middie Rising - A City Unites and Defuses a School Culture War (Ep. 2 of 3) Jul 19, 2024
- Jul 19, 2024 Middie Rising - A City Unites and Defuses a School Culture War (Ep. 3 of 3) Jul 19, 2024
April 2024
- Apr 4, 2024 Bridging Youth Divides Through Morning Classroom Conversations (Ep. 25) Apr 4, 2024
- Apr 3, 2024 Politics in the Classroom in these Divided Times? Now More Than Ever, says Educator Diana Hess (Ep. 24) Apr 3, 2024
March 2024
- Mar 23, 2024 A Conversation with Daniel Buck- Defender of the Education Culture Wars (Ep. 23) Mar 23, 2024
- Mar 6, 2024 Do Discomfort, Anguish, and Divisive Concepts Belong in the Classroom? A Conversation about Free Speech in Public Schools (Ep. 22) Mar 6, 2024
December 2023
- Dec 22, 2023 When Homeschooling Fails Should the Government Step In? (Ep. 21) Dec 22, 2023
November 2023
- Nov 28, 2023 A Courageous Conversation with a Transgender Educator (Ep. 20) Nov 28, 2023
September 2023
- Sep 16, 2023 Breaking Through - A Compton High School Teacher Discovers a Way to Bridge Toxic Divides - Part 2 (Ep. 19) Sep 16, 2023
- Sep 16, 2023 Breaking Through - A Compton High School Teacher Discovers a Way to Bridge Toxic Divides - Part 1 (Ep. 18) Sep 16, 2023
June 2023
- Jun 14, 2023 Can Educators Prevent Racism in Schools? Diverse Perspectives, Lively Conversation (Ep. 17) Jun 14, 2023
May 2023
- May 31, 2023 The Pushback Against Social Emotional Learning. Where it's Coming from and How it Hurts Children (Ep. 16) May 31, 2023
- May 30, 2023 Thriving in Turbulent Times: Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is Essential (Ep. 15) May 30, 2023
- May 15, 2023 The Latest Culture War Dustup: Balancing Parent Rights with Student Rights (Ep. 14) May 15, 2023
- May 3, 2023 Taking a Stand Against Antisemitism in Schools (Ep. 13) May 3, 2023
April 2023
- Apr 13, 2023 Overcoming Toxic Polarization in our Schools with Peter Coleman (Ep. 12) Apr 13, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 23, 2023 Political Opposites Square Off on Schools, Gender, and Sexuality (Ep. 11) Jan 23, 2023
- Jan 3, 2023 Book Bans Exposed: Who Decides What Students Can Read? (Ep. 10) Jan 3, 2023
October 2022
- Oct 31, 2022 Calming the Culture Wars in our Schools with Journalist Monica Guzman (Ep. 9) Oct 31, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Weston Brown's Story: A Family and School Tragedy (Ep. 8) Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 8, 2022 Forbidden Topics: Are Schools Hiding the Truth from Students? (Ep. 7) Oct 8, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 18, 2022 Taming the Culture Wars with Journalist Amanda Ripley (Ep. 6) Sep 18, 2022
- Sep 17, 2022 Culture Wars Claim an Educational Hero: The Tragic Departure of Teacher of the Year Willie Carver (Ep. 5) Sep 17, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 10, 2022 Gender and Sexual Identity in Schools: A Battle at the Epicenter of the Culture Wars (Ep. 4) Jun 10, 2022
March 2022
- Mar 22, 2022 High School Students Weigh in on Race. Are their Elected Officials Listening? (Ep. 3) Mar 22, 2022
- Mar 21, 2022 How Students Learn about Race and Racism is Dividing Our Country (Ep. 2) Mar 21, 2022
- Mar 20, 2022 Are Teachers Really Indoctrinating Students? (Ep. 1) Mar 20, 2022

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