This week, we discuss a recent Radiolab episode and how important research and exploration are.
Radiolab episode: The Age of Aquaticus (https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-age-of-aquaticus)
Things that bring us joy this week:
50th Anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail)
Four Seasons on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81750702)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
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Episode 242: Potentially Unstable Nuclear Ollie
This week we talk about leadership, transparency, workload, and evaluation.
Things that bring us joy this week:
The Residence (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740614) on Netflix
Moulin Rouge! on Broadway (https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/home/)or on film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
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Episode 241: Blowing Stuff Up
In this episode, we discuss what a practice-based teacher education could look like.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Dirty Chai (https://www.thespruceeats.com/dirty-chai-definition-765697)
Song Exploder (https://songexploder.net/), especially the episodes with MJ Lenderman (https://songexploder.net/mj-lenderman) and Adrianne Lenker (https://songexploder.net/adrianne-lenker)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
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Episode 240: WTF PCK
This week we talk about Pedagogical Content Knowledge, all the related concepts it has spawned, and how those are or are not useful in moving our understanding of teaching forward.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Remarkable (https://remarkable.com/) (a new gadget)
Fixing things (particuarly 3D printing in this case)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
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Episode 239: A Manifesto Party
In this episode, we discuss A Sudent Manifesto for Assessment in the Age of AI (https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Eden-Centre/Assets-EC/Documents/PKU-LSE-Conf-April-2025/LSE-PKU-Student-Manifesto.pdf) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Things that bring us joy this week:
Red Rising saga from Pierce Brown (https://www.piercebrown.com/redrisingsaga)
The Audacy app (https://www.audacy.com/about)
Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)
This is a conversation about how science teaching can move between and connect different worlds - home and school, virtual and face-to-face, science and the classroom.
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