Best Pineapple Classrooms Podcasts (2025)

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Julia Silge: Part 2 — Glue work, licensing, and open source in the age of LLMs 28:17

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In part two of our conversation with Julia Silge, we discuss how work actually ships: the boundaries, the glue, and the tools that turn noise into signal. From there, we go macro and wonder what the LLM era means for humanity’s contributions, plus how licensing is evolving to protect sustainability without abandoning openness. Episode notes Both pr…

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Julia Silge: Part 1 — Positron, pineapple pizza, and the art of iteration 38:45

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In part one of our conversation with Julia Silge, astronomer-turned–data-science leader, we explore why data science needs a different kind of IDE. Julia takes us inside Positron, Posit’s next-generation, data-scientist-first environment, and unpacks the day-to-day realities that make data science work unlike software engineering. Along the way, we…

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Michael Chow: From psychology and Python to constrained creativity 1:07:24

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For this episode, we turn the mic around. Wes McKinney takes over the interviewer’s chair to chat with his co-host, Michael Chow. Michael’s a principal software engineer at Posit, but he started out studying how people think — literally, with a PhD in cognitive psychology. Somewhere along the way, he got hooked on data science, helped build adaptiv…

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Roger Peng: Sustaining data science — in classrooms, code, and conversations 45:05

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Michael, Hadley, and Wes welcome Roger Peng, professor of statistics and data science at UT Austin and co-host of Not So Standard Deviations. Together they trace Roger’s journey from early R adopter to pioneering online educator and prolific podcaster. The conversation ranges from the accidental rise of “data science” as a field, to the tension bet…

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel: Teaching in the AI era — and keeping students engaged 54:47

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In this conversation, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, data science educator at Duke University and Posit, joins Michael, Hadley, and Wes to talk about teaching data science in a time when AI can write the code for you. Mine shares her journey from actuarial science to academia, the teaching philosophy behind the “whole game” approach, and her experiments us…

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Wes McKinney: Part 2 — The open source hustle and an insider view of Positron 26:33

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In part two of our conversation with Wes McKinney, we dig into the challenges and realities of sustaining open source development. Wes shares how funding actually works (or doesn’t), why corporate buy-in is essential, and what it’s like building tools across languages, communities, and IDEs. We also talk about the Apache Software Foundation’s role …

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Wes McKinney: Part 1 — Building Pandas, Arrow, and a speedrunning legacy 23:22

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Wes McKinney’s fingerprints are all over the modern data stack — from inventing Pandas to co-creating Arrow. But before all that, Wes was organizing speedrun communities and hacking together better ways to wrangle datasets in finance. In this conversation, he shares his origin story and what makes good tools good. Stay tuned for part 2, coming soon…

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Hadley Wickham: Spreadsheets, bikes, and the accidental empire of R packages 28:28

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Before Hadley Wickham became a pillar of modern data science, he was a spreadsheet-loving teenager making databases for his dad’s job. In this episode, he reflects on the early days of his involvement with R, the birth of tidyverse, and how real-world unpredictability — like a bear in a field — shapes data science. What’s Inside: Hadley’s first bru…

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Top 5 Tech Tools to Try Out in Your Classroom 47:14

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We explore the Top 5 Tech Tools to Try Out in Your Classroom with Amber Youngman, High School English Teacher and School Site Technology Coach. Amber shares her five current favorite tools including: Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/ - student voice in video and audio - listen @4min55sec mark Padlet: https://padlet.com/ online collaborative board - l…

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Creative Communicator 15:00

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Greg Havens, 6th Grade Teacher at an Elementary School, shares how he is using video projects in the classroom to empower his students to develop their skills as creative communicators.

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The Pineapple Chart 17:54

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Find out about this exciting personalized professional development model called the Pineapple Chart. We join School Site Coaches at Modesto High and Downey High School to find out how they are implementing this concept for teachers to learn valuable skills from their fellow colleagues by informally observing them in their classrooms.…

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Student Data Privacy 26:47

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Join us for an in-depth discussion on this important topic of Student Data Privacy with Libbi Garrett who is the Resource Program Specialist at CETPA and the California Student Privacy Alliance (CSPA). We will talk about why this is important, what are the laws, how we as educators can do a better job protecting our students data, and what resource…

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Student Choice Makes A Difference 16:40

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Student Choice empowers students to choose how they show knowledge and what they’ve learned in their own way. It engages students in their own interests, learning preferences, backgrounds, with guided structure and support. We interviewed High School English Teacher about her student choice learning activity that made a difference for her students …

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Beyond the Map 8:04

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Join us as we talk with Social Studies High School Teacher sharing their experience using interactive Google Maps to study Rio's favelas in Brazil and drone video footage to help students better understand Ancient Greece.

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VR Applications in Education 9:04

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We sat down to talk with another High School English Teacher about their experience using VR for the first time in their class and how they aligned this activity with their curriculum standards. Learn about using Nearpod VR, Merge Cubes, and Google Cardboard with learning stations.

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VR in the Classroom 4:01

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We take a moment to visit with High School English Teacher to find out about their first-hand experience using VR in the classroom including best practices. Learn about tips with using student mobile devices and list of favorite VR apps.

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Tickets to Success with Exit Tickets 7:55

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The very first episode of The Ed Tech Coach's Corner! Technology Coach Matthew Ketchum interviews three high school math teachers how they are using exit tickets in their classrooms.

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Episode 7: Where are the Decimals?! 33:54

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In Episode 7 Kathy Wolfe James interviews a 5th grade teacher at Sombra del Monte Elementary School, Kim Dubbs. Kim talks about her passion for teaching math in engaging ways. She loves teaching and credits her colleagues for her continual growth.Music by Jacob DeavenPineappleclassrooms.com

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Episode 6: Different Avenues for Success 28:10

8y ago28:10

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In episode 6, Kathy Wolfe James interview Rachel Daley of Ernie Pyle Middle School. Rachel is passionate about teaching the whole child and providing different avenues for success. PineappleClassrooms.comMusic by Jacob Deaven

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Episode 5: Kids Are Amazing 28:31

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In episode 5 of Pineapple Classrooms Missy Lowther nominates Donna Rappuhn of Horizon Academy West (a charter school in Albuquerque, NM). Kathy Wolfe James talks to Donna about building independence and growth mindset in students of all ages. Students are capable of so much!Pineappleclassrooms.comMusic by Jacob Deaven…

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Episode 4: Treat Yourself 25:23

8y ago25:23

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In episode 4, host Kathy Wolfe James discusses the critical need for teachers to address burnout. Teachers Mike Ramirez from Janet Kahn ES, Elyse Burlingame from Hawthorne ES, and Justin Kesselring from Zuni ES offer advice on how to manage stress in this week's episode.Pineappleclassrooms.comMusic by Jacob Deaven.…

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Episode 3: His Name is Bob 22:37

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In episode 3 of Pineapple Classrooms Kathy Wolfe James interviews Chris Ortiz. Chris teaches science at Ernie Pyle Middle School in Albuquerque, NM. Chris talks about technology, behavior management, and student engagement. Pineappleclassrooms.comMusic by Jacob Deaven.

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Pineapple Classrooms

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The Test Set by Posit

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The Ed Tech Coach's Corner

Matthew Ketchum

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Julia Silge: Part 2 — Glue work, licensing, and open source in the age of LLMs 28:17

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Julia Silge: Part 1 — Positron, pineapple pizza, and the art of iteration 38:45

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Michael Chow: From psychology and Python to constrained creativity 1:07:24

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Roger Peng: Sustaining data science — in classrooms, code, and conversations 45:05

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel: Teaching in the AI era — and keeping students engaged 54:47

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Wes McKinney: Part 2 — The open source hustle and an insider view of Positron 26:33

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Wes McKinney: Part 1 — Building Pandas, Arrow, and a speedrunning legacy 23:22

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Hadley Wickham: Spreadsheets, bikes, and the accidental empire of R packages 28:28

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Top 5 Tech Tools to Try Out in Your Classroom 47:14

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Creative Communicator 15:00

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The Pineapple Chart 17:54

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Student Data Privacy 26:47

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Student Choice Makes A Difference 16:40

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Beyond the Map 8:04

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VR Applications in Education 9:04

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VR in the Classroom 4:01

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Tickets to Success with Exit Tickets 7:55

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Episode 7: Where are the Decimals?! 33:54

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Episode 6: Different Avenues for Success 28:10

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Episode 5: Kids Are Amazing 28:31

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Episode 4: Treat Yourself 25:23

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Episode 3: His Name is Bob 22:37