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Love, Collectivism & Rasquachismo
This morning I emailed the 3 other units in my Harlem brownstone to ask how they were doing, how we can support each other, and what they need. I had been thinking of doing something like that, but it was...
That Time We Watched Brazil in Harlem
“You have to watch ‘Brazil’!” is what a friend told Abram. So, for our final episode we gathered a couple of friends and did just that. Brazil is a British movie made in 1985 that has been described as dystopian fantasy...
That Time Abram Asked a Question at Paul’s Event
This podcast was recorded over a year ago as Paul drove a student from his program up to college after the holiday break, and so much has changed since then. I remember hearing about Paul from Alain Berrouet (on the...
That Time Abram Created an MLK Episode
Yesterday, on Martin Luther King Day, I listened to our MLK bonus episode for the first time. I had not listened to it before we put it out in public, and since I didn’t record the episode I had no...
That Time Sam Discovered Love
“When I first declared my desire to work in a loving environment, friends acted as though I had truly lost my mind. To them, love and work did not go together. But I was convinced that I would work better in...
We’re (Almost) Baaack! & Teacher Strike in LA
We hope you had a great holiday, and that rest, renewal, and joy will be yours all year long. Sam and I are almost ready to bring the season in for a landing, starting with the next episode (dropping this...
Real Radicals Ask Questions First
“In almost all major American cities, most Black and Latino students attend public schools where a majority of their classmates qualify as poor or low-income. Such neighborhoods and students are the engines of growth for both charter schools and other...
Why Grad School Reading Assignments are NEVER Radical
The first time I lived through the Harvard “Case Method” classroom experience, I was invigorated. An entire class where I could compete with my classmates to make the most insightful comment and win the attention (and maybe that TA gig next...