Gina and Kevin Introduce the Podcast (and What Led to It)

What is the Learning by Living Podcast? In our premier episode, Gina Riley (Hunter College) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) discuss why they are doing a podcast telling stories of people who learn outside of conventional schools, tell their own stories of coming to self-directed education, and preview the first several episodes. 1:02 - Intro to Learning by Living: “We hardly ever hear about learning that happens outside of school.” 5:29 - Previewing Some Future Episodes: “that interview is obviously going to be one of my favorites.” 8:00 - How Gina Came to Self-Directed Education: “The school bus did not come to our house when Ben was five.” 12:11 - Detour Into Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination Theory: “I was never a person to be motivated by extrinsic things. 15:34 - How Kevin Came to Self-Directed Education: “I start[ed] coming across research that doesn’t make sense with the conventional schooling experience.” 21:29 - Closing Thoughts: “We want this to be the ‘let’s talk to people who learn outside of conventional school’ podcast.”