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Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”
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- Episode 170: On School Security with Dr. Alex Fingers · 1 h 9 min · Episodul 170As the two venerable hosts return, they do so with the man and the legend - Dr. Alex Fingers. During the course of the podcast, the three gentlemen discuss the nature of security…
- Episode 169: On Creative Tension (and a little about college football helmets) · 53 min · Episodul 169The two estimable hosts, after a detour of a survey that highlighted the best college football helmets, tackle the subject of creative tension. Starting with some of the greatest…
- Episode 168: On Phones · 56 min · Episodul 168Your two favorite but underrated podcasters take a closer look at phones. Consulting the latest data from the Pew Research and other legitimate surveying companies, the two hosts…
- Episode 167: On Sleep · 1 h 4 min · Episodul 167Your two favorite podcasters take a look at a psychological condition that has been studied for well over a century but without a great deal of clear answers - our sleep. The…
- Episode 166: On the Value of Grumpiness · 42 min · Episodul 166The boys are back and today, in a rather muted but still fascinating episode, the gurus discuss the merits of grumpiness. What does it mean to be grumpy? What it is not? How and…
- Episode 165: On Public Discourse · 1 h 4 min · Episodul 165Your two intrepid hosts enter the choppy waters of politics but not directly. Mr. Miller brings up a topic for discussion where he bemoans the inability of people to discuss…
- Episode 164: On American Football · 56 min · Episodul 164Your two hosts tackle the subject of American football. While the podcast has spent considerable - some would say too much - time discussing baseball and soccer, the hosts have…
- Episode 163: On the state of Washington with Stanton Cole · 1 h 9 min · Episodul 163The highly rated "State series" has returned and this time, with Mr. Stanton Cole - history teacher extraordinaire and Washingtonian. The hosts and guest discuss the state of…
- Episode 162: On Concerts · 56 min · Episodul 162Your two musically adroit podcasters tackle the notion of live music in the aftermath of Mr. Miller's experience at a concert. The hosts discuss their first concerts, how they…
- Episode 161: On Books · 51 min · Episodul 161Your two aging podcasters defy their age and speak about all things books - reading them, carting them around and moving them from one residence to another. Evidence to our stage…
- Episode 160: On the World Cup · 52 min · Episodul 160During this episode, your two sports-loving hosts take a look at the cultural and athletic phenomenon that is the FIFA World Cup. The hosts dive into exactly why Dr. Bourgeois is…
- Episode 159: On Ohio (and travel and a bunch of other things) · 56 min · Episodul 159Your two lovable hosts have returned to talk about the state of Ohio and the two hosts' experiences with the state. Additionally, the hosts will get into the success and meaning…
- Episode 158: On Memory · 55 min · Episodul 158Your two wonderful hosts have returned to talk about memory - losing memory as well as preserving it. The hosts start with the worrisome idea of losing memory as two ageing but…
- Episode 157: On Servant Leadership with Dan Albaum · 52 min · Episodul 157Yet another hiatus comes to an end, but this time the Old School re-emerges with the dynamic Dan Albaum. Mr. Albaum speaks on his new book, The Giving Edge: Why Putting Others…
- Episode 156: On New York City · 51 min · Episodul 156Your two intrepid hosts explore Dr. Bourgeois' recent trip to the Big Apple - his very first trip there in his life. The hosts first tackle perceptions and Mr. Miller, of course…
- Episode 155: On the German Mindset (and Americans too?) · 1 h 5 min · Episodul 155Your two loveable hosts draw on a topic that is near and dear to their hearts - the wonderful culture of the Germans. Using an episode of the German language podcast Easy German…
- Episode 154: On Rootedness · 58 min · Episodul 154Your two favorite podcasters tackle the deep and complicated issue of rootedness. The United States has one of the most dynamic social mobility of any other country in the world…
- Episode 153: On Volcanoes and Mount St. Helens · 53 min · Episodul 153Your two masters of the message (whatever message that may be) take a look at volcanoes, with a particular attention to the one whose last eruption will soon be observing its…
- Episode 152: On Plane Travel · 1 h 5 min · Episodul 152Your two jet-setting hosts take a deeper look at plane travel. Dr Bourgeois and Mr. Miller consider the pros and cons of traveling by plane. They recount our favorite and least…
- Episode 151: On Fear · 1 h 15 min · Episodul 151In this episode, your two favorite intrepid podcast hosts tackle the spine-tingling topic of fear. As they attempt to define it, the two learned gentlemen speak first of phobias…
