Best FreshEd With Will Brehm Podcasts (2025)

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FreshEd #400 - Podcasting With Love (Sadie Ryan) 33:05

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Today marks the 400th episode of FreshEd. That’s almost 10 years of work. It’s been an absolute privilege to make each episode. Sometimes I think I’m the luckiest person in academia because I get to talk about new ideas in education every week. Of course none of this would be possible without you, our listeners. So thanks for tuning in each week.To…

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FreshEd #399 – EdTech Philanthropy in South Africa (Amy Stambach) 28:47

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Thanks for listening to FreshEd. It’s rewarding to produce for the thousands of listeners around the world. But it takes a lot of work to make regular episodes. What sustains our effort are voluntary memberships from paying supporters. If you are enjoying FreshEd and would like to join our membership community, please sign up at www.freshedpodcast.…

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FreshEd #398 – University Futures (Cris Shore) 35:26

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Today we dive into universities and their futures. For many people, universities are in crisis. Public funding has decreased. Mounting pressure to move online and offer complete flexibility to students. Job cuts. And whole courses and programs that are on the chopping block. My guest, Cris Shore, unpacks the state of universities and critically exp…

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FreshEd #397 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 12 (Future Research Directions) 20:11

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FreshEd turns 10 in October! Join the celebration: www.freshedpodcast.com/10years--Today is the last installment for this year in our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today. For today’s episode of t…

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FreshEd #396 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 11 (Online Learning) 19:09

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FreshEd turns 10 in October! Join the celebration: www.freshedpodcast.com/10years--Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today. For the next instalment of the FreshEd Questionnaire …

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FreshEd #395 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 10 (Value of a PhD) 16:56

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Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today. For the next instalment of the FreshEd Questionnaire we focus on the value of enrolling into a PhD program. Is investing years of your l…

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FreshEd #394 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 9 (Artificial Intelligence) 19:48

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Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education in today. For the next few weeks, we’ll mash up the answers to each question and put them into single episodes. For today’s episode we focus on…

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FreshEd #264 – Mobilizing Investment in Education (Borhene Chakroun) 31:02

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FreshEd will return with new episodes next week. Today's episode is a re-run from 2021.--In 2021, UNESCO held a high-level segment of its Global Education Meeting aimed at galvanizing political commitment towards mobilizing additional investment in education. The goal was to encourage countries to develop strong domestic systems to fund education.M…

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FreshEd #195 – Unpacking School Internationalization (Claire Maxwell) 27:14

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FreshEd is away for a few weeks. --Today I speak with Claire Maxwell about school internationalization. Together with Laura Engel and Miri Yemini, Claire has recently co-edited a new book entitled The Machinery of School Internationalisation in Action. Beyond the Established Boundaries.In our conversation, we discuss internationalization in terms o…

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FreshEd #346 – Collaboration (Amy Shuffelton) 25:10

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FreshEd is away for a few weeks. --Today we talk about collaboration, both its good and bad sides. My guest is Amy Shuffelton, a professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.Amy Shuffelton’s new book is Collaboration: Philosophy of Education in Practice, which was published by Bloomsbury in February.freshedpodcast.com/shuffelton/--Get in to…

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FreshEd #325 - Queering Higher Education (Louise Morley & Daniel Leyton) 36:25

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FreshEd is away for the next few weeks. --Today we talk about what it would mean to queer higher education. My guests are Louise Morley and Daniel Leyton. In their new book, they disrupt some of the norms and common ways of thinking in higher education today.Louise Morley is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex and Daniel Leyton is a L…

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FreshEd #393 – Teachers’ Work (Kathryn Anderson-Levitt) 33:02

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If you’d like to join our growing membership community, please visit Freshedpodcast.com/support. Member starts for as little as $10/months.--Today we take a deep dive into the different types of teachers’ work. My guest is Kathryn Anderson-Levitt, an anthropologist of education whose new book chapter reflects on her field work over 50 years across …

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FreshEd #392 – Spaces of Immigration (Catherine Boland Erkkila) 33:28

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I wanted to welcome our newest FreshEd members, Joshua Heyes and Miguel Filipe Silva. Their support means we can continue to make FreshEd for the thousands of listeners around the world. If you’d like to join our growing membership community, please visit Freshedpodcast.com/support. Member starts for as little as $10/months. --Today we look at immi…

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FreshEd #380 - Reimagining education in emergencies (Ritesh Shah & Francine Menashy) 29:55

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FreshEd will return next week with new episodes! --We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we try to reimagine education in emergencies. With me are Ritesh Shah and Francine Menashy. They have recently co-edi…

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FreshEd #152 – Contesting Islamophobia in education and society (Mariam Durrani) 31:36

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FreshEd will be back soon with new episodes.--Today we talk about the history and recent rise of Islamophobia worldwide. My guest is Mariam Durrani, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hamilton College.In our conversation, we discusses both the state policy infrastructure enabling Islamophobia while also the everyday discourses and actions th…

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FreshEd #308 – White Ignorance in Global Education (Francine Menashy and Zeena Zakharia) 29:55

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FreshEd will be back soon with new episodes.--Today we focus on a hugely important issue but one that is generally absent within the organizations and structures that make up the global education architecture. The issue is race. My guests today, Francine Menashy and Zeena Zakharia, have spent years speaking with staff members at various global educ…

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FreshEd #391 – The Care Economy (Tim Jackson) 32:39

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Today we explore the care economy. My guest is Tim Jackson who chronicles in his latest book his own journey of valuing health instead of wealth and care instead of growth. Tim Jackson is an emeritus professor at the University of Surrey and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity. His new book is The Care Economy (Po…

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FreshEd #390 – Constructing Student Mobility (Stephanie K. Kim) 29:29

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Today we look at how universities recruit international students and what that means for the internationalization of higher education. My guest is Stephanie Kim.Stephanie Kim is an Associate Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of Higher Education Administration at Georgetown University. Her new book is Constructing Student Mobility: How …

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FreshEd #389 – Transforming Education Systems (Sara Ruto, Rakesh Rajani, and Brad Olsen) 28:44

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Today we explore the transformation of education systems. How does change happen? Is change always positive? And what do we even mean by an education system?With me are Sara Ruto, Rakesh Rajani, and Brad Olsen. Earlier this year, they were part of a Brookings Roundtable discussion about what it means to integrate scaling impact and systems transfor…

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FreshEd #388 – The State of Publishing in Education Research (Gustavo Fischman) 32:55

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If you want to join our growing community, sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com.--Today we take stock of academic publishing in education research. From the massive growth in article submissions, to the growing profit margins of the major publishers and to the impact Generative AI is having on scholarship – we take a critical look at the state of publishi…

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FreshEd #387 – Transitional Justice in Colombia (Russell, Mantilla-Blanco & Romero) 30:31

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If you want to join our growing community, sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com.--Today we explore transitional justice in Colombia. My guests are Garnett Russell, Paula Mantilla-Blanco, and Daniela Romero. They have recently published a report entitled Transitional Justice and Education in Colombia: Voices of Youth. Garnett Russell is an associate profes…

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FreshEd #289 – The Meddlers (Jamie Martin) 31:53

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Since the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund just ended, I thought it would be good to replay an episode about global economic governance. In my conversation with Jamie Martin, we look at early efforts of international development and technical assistance, revealing how many of the tensions that existed…

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FreshEd #386 – The Essential Howard Gardner on Education (Howard Gardner) 31:18

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If you want to join our growing community, sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com.--Today I’m joined by Howard Gardner, the renowned research professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For over half a century, Howard has impacted how we think about learning, intelligence, creativity, and ethics. He is a major education…

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FreshEd #360 – Education’s Neuro-Affective Turn (Kirsi Yliniva & Audrey Bryan) 33:42

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While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society.--Today we unpack the neuro-affective turn in education. With me are Kirsi Yliniva and Audrey Bryan.Kirsi Yliniva is a PhD researcher and university teacher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu. Audrey Br…

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FreshEd #368 – Data-Driven Universities (Janja Komljenovic) 29:58

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While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society. --Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic.Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her new co-written article with Sam Sellar and Kean Bir…

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FreshEd #217 – Technology, Education, and the Digital Generation (Halla B. Holmarsdottir) 33:19

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While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society. --Children are inundated with technology. Video games, smartphones, and computers are common in the lives of today’s digital generation. With school closures from the covid-19 pandemic, learning from home only added to the screen time …

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FreshEd #336 – Digital Humanitarianism (Fleur Johns) 41:23

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FreshEd is at the CIES Annual Conference. While we are away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about the theme of the conference: "Envisioning Education in a Digital Society." If you are in Chicago, please stop by the FreshEd table in the exhibition hall. And please consider becoming a member of FreshEd: freshedpodcast.com/suppo…

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FreshEd #385 – The Teaching Profession in a Globalizing World (Xavier Dumay, Tore Bernt Sorensen, Lynn Paine) 29:50

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If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider becoming a member. You can sign up at our website, Freshedpodcast.com. Also, if you’re going to be at the comparative and international education society’s annual conference this week, stop by the FreshEd booth. Me and a few other FreshEd team members will be there!--Today we expl…

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FreshEd #384 – Why did mass education rise and spread? (Agustina S. Paglayan) 33:20

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Today we explore the history of modern mass schooling. My guest, Agustina Paglayan, argues in her new book that schooling was originally a strategy for state-building through indoctrination.Agustina Paglayan is a political science and public policy professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a nonresident fellow at the Center for Glob…

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FreshEd #383 – How Schools Make Race (Laura Chávez-Moreno) 27:04

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FreshEd will be holding its Annual General meeting soon. Everyone is welcome to join. You can find registration details on our website. Hope to see you there!--Today we explore how schools make race. My guest is Laura Chávez-Moreno. Laura Chávez-Moreno is an assistant professor in the Departments of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Educatio…

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FreshEd #382 – Redefining Education: Purpose and Possibility (Pasi Sahlberg & Glenn Savage) 33:16

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To kick the year off, I sit down with Professors Pasi Sahlberg and Glenn Savage on the sidelines of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, which was held at the University of Melbourne last week. Our conversation explores some of the big ideas mentioned at the conference. As you’ll hear, much of the conversations chall…

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FreshEd #131 – Global cities, climate change, and academic frontiers (Saskia Sassen) 25:16

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #172 – Fighting Against Propaganda In The Philippines (Maria Ressa) 29:37

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #138 – Education’s Financing Crisis (Keith Lewin) 28:07

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #274 - Transitional Justice and Education in South Africa (Natasha Robinson) 28:05

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #293 – Afghanistan, Saffron, and a Hard Drive (Mir Abdullah Miri) 31:05

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #319 – Systems Thinking in Education and Development (Moira V. Faul & Laura Savage) 36:38

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #260 – Education in Radical Uncertainty (Stephen Carney) 33:06

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #306 – Counterstories of Fundamental Education in Central Mexico (Urrieta & Landeros) 31:13

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FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

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FreshEd #381 – 2024 in Review (Susan Robertson and Mario Novelli) 43:31

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We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to our newest member, Anjuli Crocker. Your contribution will allow us to continue creating FreshEd. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--As we near the end of 2024, it’s time to take stock of the year. Wh…

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FreshEd #380 – Reimagining Education In Emergencies (Ritesh Shah And Francine Menashy) 31:57

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We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to our newest member, Diana Corson. Your contribution will allow us to continue creating FreshEd. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we try to reimagine education in emergencies. With me are Rites…

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FreshEd #379 - Higher Education in Crisis? (Anthony Welch) 25:47

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FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today we explore the trend of capping international student numbers in Australian higher education. My guest is Anthony Welch. Anthony Welch is Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University…

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FreshEd #378 - Globalization and Educational Futures (Fazal Rizvi) 31:52

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FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today Fazal Rizvi joins me to talk about his forthcoming book entitled Globalization and Educational Futures. Fazal revisits the rise of the popular discourses of globalization, examines many its discontents, and suggests …

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FreshEd #377 – Trump 2.0 and Education (Michael W. Apple) 34:27

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FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to some of our newest members including Gretchen Tillitt and Rachael Walshe.https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today we take stock of the 2024 election in the USA and its potential impact on education. What will a second Trump presidency mean for sch…

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FreshEd #220 – Public Education After Trump (Jack Schneider And Jennifer Berkshire) 36:24

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In the aftermath of Trump sweeping to power, I thought it would be valuable to return to an interview I conducted with Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire in the aftermath of the 2020 election. In that conversation, we looked back at education under the first Trump presidency and looked ahead to education during the Biden administration. This wil…

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FreshEd #376 – Behind the Scenes: I am Karen (Suwandee Thatsanaprai) 36:00

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If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today we take a look behind the curtain of the FreshEd Flux episode entitled “I am Karen,” which was created by Suwandee Thatsanaprai, who is known as Beaw. If you haven’t listened…

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FreshEd #375 - I am Karen (Suwandee Thatsanaprai) 32:26

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Today we launch the next and final episode of Flux for Season 3. In this episode, Suwandee Thatsanaprai, known as Beaw, shines a light on the Karen ethnic minority in Thailand. She shows the structural effects of colonization and the affective dimensions of racism. And she ponders the connections between language and identity. Beaw is a Thai-Karen …

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FreshEd #374 – Behind the Scenes: Listening to the Soundosphere (Peter Browning) 34:29

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If you find FresHEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today we look behind the curtain of Peter Browning’s FreshEd Flux episode entitled “Listening to the Soundosphere.” If you haven’t listened to his Flux episode yet, hit stop now an…

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FreshEd #373 - Listening to the Soundosphere: An Academic Manifesto (Peter Browning) 32:59

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Today we air the next episode of Flux, a FreshEd series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative based podcasts. In this episode, Peter Browning explores the power of the Soundosphere. His meta-engagement highlights the importance of sound in creating immersive experiences, the emotional and embodied aspects of ethnograp…

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FreshEd #372 - Behind the Scenes: Hmagical Girl Academy (Chundou Her) 29:39

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If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today Chundou Her joins me to talk about their FreshEd Flux episode entitled "Hmagical Girl Academy: Confronting racism through collective healing." I recommend you listen to their…