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Public Good
by Public Good
On each episode, we host academics, educators, and advocates interested in advancing public education a public good. Click here for a full catalog for Season One of the podcast.
Episodes
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3.1 The Weaponization of Neutrality
Episode Abstract: This episode considers the weaponization of neutrality in education. Neutrality has the air of common sense, gaining power through repetition, yet it does not withstand deeper questioning: What does it mean to be neutral? Can you describe a neutral classroom? Is the provincial...
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TRAILER Introducing Public Good On The Prairies
In this trailer, we introduce a new "franchise" of the Public Good podcast, Public Good on the Prairies. In this trailer, Stephen Hurley passes his co-host chair to Justin Fraser. Stephen explains what he has been up to since recording the last season of Public Good, Justin introduces himself…
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2.4 "Parental Rights" Special Series: Parental Rights As A Smokescreen for Privatization with Heather Ganshorn
Episode Description In the fourth and final episode of a four part mini series about "parental rights", Stephen and Shannon speak with Heather Ganshorn from SOS Alberta. Heather Ganshorn is the Research Director for Support Our Students Alberta, a volunteer organization that advocates for an...
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2.3 "Parental Rights" Special Series: Public Values in Public Schools with Dr. Wayne Journell
Episode Description In the third episode of a four part mini series about "parental rights", Stephen and Shannon speak to Dr. Wayne Journell. Dr. Journell is Professor of Social Studies Education and Associate Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education at the University of...
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2.1 "Parental Rights" Special Series: "The status of the parent is almost like a moral alibi" with Dr. Jen Gilbert
Episode Description In this first episode in a four part mini series about "parental rights", Stephen and Shannon speak to Dr. Jen Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert is Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning (CTL). Dr. Gilbert’s scholarship and teaching explores the...
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2.2 "Parental Rights" Special Series: "Rights language is inherently divisive." with Dr. Lauren Bialystok
Episode Description In this second episode in a four part mini series about "parental rights", Stephen and Shannon speak to Dr. Lauren Bialystok. Professor Lauren Bialystok is an Associate Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the Department of Social Justice Education.…
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Special Series E4- Public Conversations About Privatization-Resistance
Through this four episode special series of Public Good, Stephen and Shannon speak to presenters from a SSHRC funded symposium, Public Conversations About Privatization: Rejecting the Marketization of Public School Systems in Canada. The symposium, held on May 26 & 27th, 2023, at the Ontario...
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Special Series E2: Public Conversations About Privatization-Provincial Privatization
Through this four episode special series of Public Good, Stephen and Shannon speak to presenters from a SSHRC funded symposium, Public Conversations About Privatization: Rejecting the Marketization of Public School Systems in Canada. The symposium, held on May 26 & 27th, 2023, at the Ontario...
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Special Series E1: Public Conversations About Privatization-Ideological Motivations
Through this four episode special series of Public Good, Stephen and Shannon speak to presenters from a SSHRC funded symposium, Public Conversations About Privatization: Rejecting the Marketization of Public School Systems in Canada. The symposium, held on May 26 & 27th, 2023, at the Ontario...
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Special Series E3: Public Conversations About Privatization-Resistance
Through this four episode special series of Public Good, Stephen and Shannon speak to presenters from a SSHRC funded symposium, Public Conversations About Privatization: Rejecting the Marketization of Public School Systems in Canada. The symposium, held on May 26 & 27th, 2023, at the Ontario...
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1.18 "You only critique what you love" with Dr. Gillian Parekh
In our eighteenth episode, Stephen and Shannon are joined by Dr. Gillian Parekh. Dr. Parekh is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Disability Studies in Education (Tier 2) within the Faculty of Education at York. Gillian is cross-appointed with York's graduate program in Critical...
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1.17 "They get tired of trying to exist in a place that really wasn’t created for them to thrive" with Dr. Tiffany Prete
In our seventeenth episode, Stephen and Shannon are joined by Dr. Tiffany Prete. Dr. Apooyak’ii, Tiffany Prete (nee Hind Bull) is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), located in the Treaty 7 area. She is an assistant professor in the Department of...
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1.16 "Schooling as a white good" with Dr. Benjamin Justice
In the sixteenth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Benjamin Justice. Benjamin Justice is Professor in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education. He is also an associate member of the History Department…
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1.15 "Public schools have always been part of the settler colonial project" with Dr. Sean Carleton
In our fifteenth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Sean Carleton Dr. Sean Carleton is a settler scholar and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 territory and the...
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1.14 “Our children are experiencing racial harm in the education system” with Charline Grant
In our fourteenth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Charline Grant from Parents of Black Children. Charline Grant led the fight to take on the York Region District School Board to defend and advocate for her children and others against systematic racism. Her efforts led…
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1.13 "Let's go to school together" with Stephane Vigneault
In our thirteenth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Stéphane Vigneault of L’école Ensemble After studying political science (University of Ottawa, IEP Strasbourg, Stockholms Universitet), Stéphane Vigneault worked at home and abroad in the field of public policy and...
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1.12 "It has everything to do with everybody" with Dr. Annie Kidder
In our twelfth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Annie Kidder from People for Education Annie Kidder is the Executive Director and a founder of People for Education. Formerly a theatre director, Kidder became involved in public education in Ontario in the late 1990’s…
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1.11 "God love your cotton socks: Public education in Newfoundland & Labrador" with Dr. Joelle Rodway
In our eleventh episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Joelle Rodway Dr. Joelle Rodway is an assistant professor in Educational Leadership at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her primary research interests focus on the role of social capital in educational change in...
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1.10 "In a prairie province, education is going downhill" with STF President Samantha Becotte
In our tenth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Samantha Becotte. Samantha Becotte is the president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation. She has bachelor’s degrees in education and science and a Master of Mathematics for Teachers. Prior to taking on the role of…
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1.9 "Accessibility is a far greater parameter than choice in the quest for freedom" with Bárbara Silva
In our ninth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Bárbara Silva. Bárbara Silva is a public education advocate, organizer and activist, with degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Education. She is most passionate about building support for an equitable and accessible public...
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1.8 "If we let these charter schools continue to expand, it's going to be the loss of what public education really means" with Dr. Wing Li
In our eighth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Wing Li. Dr. Wing Li (pronouns she/her) is the Communications Director at Support Our Students, or SOS Alberta. SOS Alberta is a non-partisan public education advocacy group fighting for the rights of all children to an...
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1.7 “Fraying at the Edges” with Dr. Jon Young
In our seventh episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Jon Young. Dr. Jon Young is currently the Acting Department Head of the Department of Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology in the Faculty of Education, at the University of Manitoba. His research…
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1.6 "Policy is not neutral" with Dr. Sue Winton
In our sixth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Sue Winton. Dr. Sue Winton (@Swintoncpa) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University. Dr. Winton’s critical policy research examines how education policies and policy processes support and/or...
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1.5 “Without hope, there is no political agency” with Dr. Henry Giroux
In our fifth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Henry Giroux. Dr. Henry A. Giroux (@HenryGiroux) currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies Department and is the Paulo Freire Distinguished...
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1.4 "Is it just that our 'commons' keeps getting smaller?" with Dr. Joel Westheimer
In our fourth episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Joel Westheimer. Dr. Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa. He publishes widely in newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals, and is the co-author of the...
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1.3 "Public schools create intercultural citizens" with Dr. Wendy Hughes
In our third episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by Dr. Wendy Hughes. Dr. Wendy Hughes recently completed her EdD at OISE, U of T. Prior to this, Wendy was a school principal. In November, Hughes published an article in Conversation Canada, 'Why attending publicly funded…
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1.2 "Making a success of oneself has little value in an existential crisis" with Drs. Wendy Poole and Gerald Fallon
In our second episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by two guests, Dr. Gerald Fallon and Dr. Wendy Poole. Gerald and Wendy are co-authors of many articles about the impacts of neoliberalism on K-12 education, specifically as it relates to education funding in BC. In 2021 they...
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1.1 "If we lose it, it's not coming back" with guest Dr. Jack Schneider
In our very first episode of Public Good, Shannon and Stephen are joined by education historian, Dr. Jack Schneider. Jack is co-author of Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School. He and his co-author, Jennifer Berkshire, are the creators and…
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