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“The Citizen Stewart Show” is an independent, pull-no-punches podcast from The Branch about the perils and promise of education and democracy. Hosted by Chris “Citizen” Stewart, CEO of Brightbeam, a nonprofit national network of activists fighting for educational opportunity and justice for every child. And co-hosted by Ravi Gupta, former Obama staffer and former superintendent of a network of charter schools in the South. “The Citizen Stewart Show” shines light on the dark forces keeping ou ...
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Stories Between Us

Dante Stewart and Hemadri Modi

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Stories Matter. Not just any story, but our stories. Stories connect us to ourselves, one another, and to the rest of the world. Stories don’t just connect us, it is these narratives that possess the power to create a more loving and just world. As we tell our stories with candor and courage, imagination, and joy, we create better stories together. And maybe one day, a better story can be told. Hosted by: Dante Stewart & Hemadri Modi Producers: Dante Sewart, Hemadri Modi, Corey Bolton Editor ...
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Ethics and Education

The Center for Ethics & Education

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How should we be thinking about ethical questions in education? Conversations and features with philosophers and education researchers. From classroom dilemmas to policy decisions, K-12 through higher ed. We also make teaching guides to use in sociology, education, and philosophy classes. Available on our website. Produced by the Center for Ethics and Education in WCER at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, thanks to funding from the Spencer Foundation.
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The Everyman Movie Review is a different kind of movie commentary - it's not about the art of movie-making, but rather about the enjoyment and entertainment of the film itself. It's not about me or my opinion, it's about the movie - does it deliver on what it promises? I've been a movie fan my entire life. I'm such a 'fan' - I gave up a lucrative legal career on the east coast and moved to Hollywood to be a part of it. And here I am, living the dream, recording reviews for the internet. But ...
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the controversy surrounding Corey DeAngelis, and how we can move the conversation back to improving our children's’ education. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how scaling public schools can boost student performance in cities with primarily low-income populations Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling Up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains (Progressive Policy Institute, 10/10/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (3…
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It’s an infielder-themed show on EP20, as current Blue Jays utilityman Ernie Clement and former Jays infielder Santiago Espinal sit down to talk about their respective paths to the big leagues. The pride of Rochester, NY, Clement was drafted in the fourth round by the Cleveland Indians back in 2017, but it took the 28-year-old seven years and three…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed unschooling: a belief of self-driven informal learning characterized by a lesson-free and curriculum-free implementation of homeschooling. Unschooling: The Radical Education Trend Raising Eyebrows (The Week, 7/10/24) ‘Unschooling’ is Trending—Teachers Take to TikTok With Perspective (T…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the pros and cons of teachers unions for our children, schools, and education system. Why Teacher Unions Are Good for Teachers—and the Public (American Federation of Teachers (Winter 2006-2007) How Teachers' Unions Let Kids Down (Hoover Institute, 1/30/97) We’d love to hear from you! Lea…
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Since being drafted in 2019 and arriving in the big leagues in 2021, there’s been no shortage of storylines surrounding Alek Manoah — both good and bad. From a dominant debut for the first-round pick to a dream season in 2022 that ended up in Manoah being nominated for the American League Cy Young Award at the age of 24, the Florida righty was ridi…
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This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Tim Walz’s record on education, and what it could mean for a Democratic administration. A Great American Democrat (by Chris Stewart) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the school to work pipeline for students, and how the workforce as a whole might be influenced by AI. The School-to-Work Movement: Four Reports Look Back (Edutopia, 7/1/01) Expanding Opportunity (Bellwether, 03/01/23) From Red States & Blue, Collaborating to Create Pathways to Future for…
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This week on the Citizen Stewart show, Chris and Kate discuss the role of religion in schools - and of course they all talk Biden, Harris, and the wild ride that is 2024. Oklahoma Court Rejects Proposed Religious Public Charter School (WaPo, 6/25/24) Billions In Taxpayer Dollars Now Go To Religious Schools Via Vouchers (WaPo, 6/3/24) Oklahoma Socia…
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*This episode is dedicated to Pat Montgomery and Andrieana Montgomery. Rest in peace.* On episode 18 of The SMS, we're joined by Blue Jays hurler Bowden Francis. The 28-year-old right-hander sits down to talk about everything from his thrifting addiction to how his parents influenced his career in different ways. When we get into baseball talk, the…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the effects of the enormous financial aid given to schools during COVID. Congress Poured Billions Of Dollars Into Schools. Did It Help Students Learn? (NPR, 6/26/24) Pandemic Aid For Schools Is Ending Soon. Many After-School Programs May Go With It (NPR, 6/10/24) We’d love to hear from…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss chronic absenteeism and ponder the question - should we pay kids to go to school? Chronic Absenteeism In The Nation's Schools (Department of Education) Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere (NYT, 3/29/24) Oakland Paid Chronically Absent Students to Come to School. Here’s …
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris is joined by Tim Daly from EdNavigator to answer the question - why did we keep schools closed for so long during COVID? We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.orgOleh The Branch
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The definition of a baseball lifer and a legend in Toronto Blue Jays circles for many reasons, the man on EP17 needs no introduction. John Albert Martinez, better known as Buck, sits down for 45 minutes to go over an entire life that’s revolved around the sport of baseball. From a player to a coach to a broadcaster, Buck talks about everything from…
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Citizen Stewart is out sick this week, so we wanted to recommend another Branch podcast we think you'll enjoy. Each week on NPU Live, four moms discuss the most important news about our children's education and offer practical advice on how you can get involved. Subscribe to NPU Live on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!…
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This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the financial cost of summer for parents, and the educational cost for children as they experience the dreaded 'summer slide’. The Summer-Camp Feeding Frenzy Has Already Begun (Atlantic, 1/26/23) Summer Camp Cost: Breaking Down The Price Of Day, Sleep-Away, And Specialty Camps (Care, 3…
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College students need good mentorship. Here's why those mentors should be university teachers. With Harry Brighouse and Diamond Lannaman. Based on a paper by Harry Brighouse, "The Mentoring Responsibilities of University Teachers" (unpublished), 2023. Produced by Carrie Welsh and Jennifer McCord. Special thanks to Diamond Lannaman.…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the importance of youth extracurriculars, and the extra costs and time constraints for parents. The Fine Art of Under Scheduling (Slate, 5/19/24) Working Parents’ Calendars Are Taken Over by Kid Concerts, 'Moving Up' Ceremonies (Bloomberg, 5/29/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us …
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the legacy of Brown v. Board of education, and the work we still need to do to realize its promise. It’s Been 70 Years Since Brown V. Board Of Education. The US Is Still Trying To Achieve The Promise Of Integration. (CNN, 5/17/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321)…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the costs of educating our nation’s prisoners - and the costs of not educating them. More College Programs Are Slowly Coming Into Prisons (The Virginian-Pilot, 11/23/23) The Federal Government Is Shelling Out $130 Million To Bring Free College To About 30,000 Inmates In Places Like Folso…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how public schools can save themselves from the disrepair and disrepute they find themselves in. Public school enrollment is falling nationwide, and Census Bureau data shows that K -12 enrollment continued its downward trajectory in 2022, and experts say it’s more than just declining b…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the protests on college campuses across the nation. Crackdowns on Protests Are Exposing Higher Ed’s Complicity in Israel’s Genocide (Truthout, 4/27/24) Campus Thuggery Is No Way to Cultivate Citizens (Education Next, 4/23/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 21…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Netflix’s The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping, and America’s ‘Troubled Teen Industry.’ --- And be sure to subscribe to The Branch’s new podcast NPU Live: The National Parent’s Union Podcast! Each week, Keri Rodrigues, Keri Tafshier Cosby, Ariel Taylor Smith, and Bernita Bradley div…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and guest host Kate Malekoff discussed a hot topic: the debate over the value of a 4-year college degree versus career and technical education. Chris’s TikTok on the matter How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation (WSJ, 4/1/24) ‘People Are Starting To Smell A Rat’: Mike Rowe Blasts 4-Year College De…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching (Pew, 4/4/24) It’s Even Bleaker for Teachers Than You Thought (Time, 4/4/24) Teacher Absenteeism Epitomizes Our Failed Pandemic Recovery (The Education Daily, 3/18/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed teachers unions. What Lies Ahead For Teachers Unions’ Common Good Agendas (CRPE, 3/4/24) How Often Do Teacher Strikes Happen? (USA Facts, 4/5/23) Teachers Unions Are Bad for Teachers. Here’s Why (Discourse, 4/12/21) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or …
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Episode 16 of The SMS features an hour with Oakland A's legend Dave Stewart, who walks us through his three World Series wins, a World Series MVP, an earthquake and so much more from his 16-year major-league career. —— The second guest needs no introduction, as former Blue Jays centre fielder Kevin Pillar joins the show as he drives through the Ari…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the proposed TikTok ban: House Tiktok Bill Gives Bytedance 6 Months To Sell. That’s Unlikely. (WaPo, 3/17/24) Lawmakers Are Trying To Ban Tiktok. But The App Is Hardly The Only Offender (CNN, 3/16/24) TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban (NYT, 3/7/24) We’d love t…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what happens when celebrities like Mike Tyson, Andre Agassi, Diddy, Deon Sanders, LeBron James, or Tony Bennett start schools. We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org…
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Fresh off a turkey hunt and a round of golf in retirement, former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak joins the show to reminisce about an 11-year career that featured stops in Texas, Seattle and a memorable five seasons north of the border. Included in his Jays run is a pair of ALCS appearances and a career-best 38-homer campaign in 2017 …
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the possibilities for the future of education through an array of current approaches: Summit Public Schools Avalon Northwest Passages Academy Wildflower Schools Goldwater Institute What Schools Could Be We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an em…
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Baseball season is back and to kick things off we sit down in Dunedin with Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson on the windiest day possible to go over the ins and outs of the 30-year-old high-leverage reliever’s career. From growing up and living in a place made movie famous — Fargo, North Dakota, don’t yah know? — to being traded three times e…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the pros and cons of AI and the role of indoctrination in education. Should We Fear the Woke A.I.? (NYT, 2/24/24) The Deeper Problem With Google’s Racially Diverse Nazis (Atlantic, 2/26/24) Kids Get Schooled on Radical Politics (The Free Press, 2/22/24) The Right Has Been Pushing “Free…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… Race And LGBTQ Issues In K-12 Schools: What Teachers, Teens And The U.S. Public Say About Current Curriculum Debates (Pew Research Center, 2/22/24) We’d love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at (321) 213-9171 Or send us an email at citizenstewartshow@thebranchmedia.org And if yo…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the heated social media hearings in congress, and what it all means for our kids. Accusations, Tears And Rants: 5 Takeaways From Today’s Tech CEO Hearing (CNN, 1/31/24) A Balanced View Of Youth And Social Media (Mom Junction, 11/23/23) Florida Moves To Ban Social Media For Youth Under …
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A chance encounter at the 2023 MLB winter meetings in Nashville led to our first guest’s SMS appearance, as former Oakland A’s utilityman Chad Pinder starts his metamorphosis from baseball player to mental health advocate. At the age of 31, Pinder walked away from the sport in 2023, deciding to call it a career for very personal reasons. A candid P…
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Ep 64 | The Authoritarian Christian Nationalist Plan for 2025 This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed… The Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project Analysis Exposes Trumpian Project 2025 as 'Far-Right Playbook for American Authoritarianism' (Common Dreams, 11/13/23) ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusa…
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We are back for the first episode of 2024 and it’s a prospects-heavy edition. Toronto’s own Tyler Black joins the show fresh off a batting practice session thrown by his broadcaster father, Rod, and ahead of a huge spring training for the Milwaukee Brewers infielder, as heads into camp with a legit chance to crack the opening day roster for the fir…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed what the rise of Moms for Liberty has wrought for our schools. Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Defends De Facto Book Bans With 'Graphic' Example (MSNBC, 1/19/24) Is Moms For Liberty Collapsing In Florida And The Nation? (Tampa Bay Times, 12/7/23) Moms for Liberty Launches First New York Ci…
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This week on the Citizen Stewart show, Chris and Ravi talked about the realities of school closures and the cruelty of denying summer lunches to children in need. Why Some States Are Opting Out of New Summer EBT Program (Chalkbeat, 1/10/24) Minnesota Schools Served 1 Million More Lunches In First Month Of Universal Free Meals (Axios, 1/10/24) Exclu…
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This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed Claudine Gay’s tumultuous exit from Harvard, and its wider implications for higher ed. When Free Speech and Racist Speech Collide (Inside Higher Ed, 6/22/20) As Campuses Reel, A Reminder Of The First Amendment’s Boundaries (FIRE,11/3/23) Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed …
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