EPISODE · Jun 25, 2026 · 1H 31M
Guests - Jay Foard, Elijah Norton, Lisa Von Geldern
from Winn Tucson · host Kathleen Winn
Guests - Jay Foard, Elijah Norton, Lisa Von Geldern Jay Foard makes the case that the youth reading crisis is a culture war problem, not just an education one — and pitches his novel Rustling of the Sycamore as a deliberate antidote built around faith, family, and critical thinking. Elijah Norton fires back at attack ads from his treasurer primary opponent by leaning entirely on his own financial track record, including a $68 million accounting discrepancy he wants to dig into if elected. And Lisa Von Geldern connects a Brazilian homeschooling family's legal troubles to a much older fight over parental rights, closing the show with the genuinely moving story of Robert Taylor, a paralyzed rugby player turned motivational speaker whose mantra — "compared to what?" — gives the whole episode its emotional landing.
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Guests - Jay Foard, Elijah Norton, Lisa Von Geldern Jay Foard makes the case that the youth reading crisis is a culture war problem, not just an education one — and pitches his novel Rustling of the Sycamore as a deliberate antidote built around faith, family, and critical thinking. Elijah Norton fires back at attack ads from his treasurer primary opponent by leaning entirely on his own financial track record, including a $68 million accounting discrepancy he wants to dig into if elected. And Lisa Von Geldern connects a Brazilian homeschooling family's legal troubles to a much older fight over parental rights, closing the show with the genuinely moving story of Robert Taylor, a paralyzed rugby player turned motivational speaker whose mantra — "compared to what?" — gives the whole episode its emotional landing.
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Guests - Jay Foard, Elijah Norton, Lisa Von Geldern
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