Podcasts

     As someone who is always on-the-go, I spend a lot of time in the car listening to the radio.  Somewhere around 2006, I started listening obsessively to talk radio (NPR, mostly), and I often craved certain shows that I somehow seemed to always miss.  With the fast-developing technology of podcasts, that was easily solved.  Now, I listen to podcasts constantly: in the car, in the workshop, while grading work...  It's become a family obsession, too; my young children often beg me to put on the latest episode of Radiolab or This American Life.  My daughter went through a phase where she was in love with The Diane Rehm Show.

     I obsess over podcasts because they present me with the opportunity to expand my learning into every second of every day.  I can learn about topics that I would otherwise have no chance to learn about.  Some of my topics of interest are economics, behavioral economics, psychology, neuro-biology, politics, sociology, history, the Supreme Court, law, current events, philosophy, and much more!  I love learning, and this convenient technology allows me to fill my time with learning, even when I'm busy working on other things.  I like to know what's going on in the world, how people function, and I adore a good story.  Having this variety in my download list allows me the freedom to pick the topic or story I'm interested in for the moment and indulge in auditory bliss.  Two of my former students have even started their own podcasts, The Bad Taste Crimecast and The Boujetto Podcast, and so I just had to add those to my list, as well!  Below, I've listed some of my favorite podcasts.

     Finally, in October 2021, I was invited to participate as a monthly Classroom Correspondent on WNIJ's show "Teacher's Lounge," hosted by Peter Medlin.  I also met with and recorded an annual "Hot Topics in Education" show with Peter each January 2020-2023.