All episodes
Surviving Mars: What Astronaut Resilience Teaches Us About Human Limits (with Dr. Mark Shelhamer)
Sharon Cameron: The Hidden Musical Rhythm of Storytelling
Defending Creativity in Schools with Author A.S. King
Notice more with Christy Mandin
What Makes a Monster? Ending Witchlings with Claribel A. Ortega
Who Helps Us Become Creative? Friendship, YA, and Jasmine Guillory
Student voice, and meeting the moment
When Someone Else's Curiosity Becomes Yours | Brian Boone
Be Bold, Be Humble: Rethinking Assessment with AI
What Young People Notice: Tiffany D. Jackson on Grief, Ghosts, and Trust
Our Voices Are Our Power | Dr. Camille Busette
Competence, Compassion, and Supporting Families in Crisis
What Suspense Novels Teach Us About Empathy, Curiosity, and Creativity with Lisa Gardner
From Catching Passes to Turning Pages with Malcolm Mitchell
The First Story We Tell a Child: You Belong | SANDRA MAGSAMEN
Can Horror Teach Emotional Literacy? with Ryan La Sala
Years of Rejection to 39 Books: Jerry Spinelli's Long Game
Alex Campbell on the Students Behind Murder 101
What Happens When Kids Stop Inheriting Adult Assumptions?
Be Curious, Not Judgmental: Cristo Fernández on Joy, Teamwork, and Trying Again
A better understanding of who we are with Katie Kennedy
Beyond Polarization: Helping Students Make Sense of America with Colin Woodard
Why Trivia Isn't Trivial: Brian Boone on Curiosity, Connection, and a Great Father's Day Gift
Aida Salazar on Stream, Story as Technology, and the Self Beyond the Feed
Meredith Walker on Identity, Friendship, Comedy, and Becoming Yourself
Keala Kendall on Horror, Hawaiian History, and Teaching Students to Question "Paradise"
What Mothers Teach Us: Dr. Brittney Cooper on Mama Says I'm Fine
We will always need stories with Patricia Cornwell
What the fun?
What an Applied Linguist Sees in the Age of AI
Get A People's Climate into first place!
Sara Amini on Identity, Friendship, and the Power of Graphic Novels
Meet 'Jack and Me'
Why "What Do You Want to Be?" May Be the Wrong Question | Peter H. Reynolds
People, Passion, Professional Development: with Justin Hardman and Carlos Galvez
Jasmine Warga on Children's Literature, Emotional Growth, and Unlikely Friendship
What Rowing Teaches Leaders: with Dana Specker Watts, Ph.D.
Family of Spies and the Work of Confronting the Truth
Table for One? The Ethics of AI Companionship
Love is a Verb with Sandra Magsamen
Rethinking Love, Leadership, and Loneliness with Julie Menanno
Rise, Girl, Rise, with Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee
Can we encourage a puzzler's mindset?
Carrying a Timeless Story Forward: Charlotte Jones Voiklis on Legacy and Adaptation
Will we focus on the most human of our problems?
What Evidence-Based Health Actually Means with Dr. Michael Greger
How to Talk to Young People About Substance Use (What Actually Helps)
Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Peter Agre
Co-Creating Wonder: The Making of Interactive Stories with Sandra Magsamen
Using Trivia to Inspire Writers: Lessons from Brian "Uncle John" Boone
Redefining Family with Scott & Mark Hoying: Creativity, Parenthood, and Representation
Tami Charles on Picture Books, Fear in Creativity, and Teaching Unity Through Stories
Teaching Creativity: Alan Gratz on Storytelling, Curiosity, and Collaboration
Narrative Justice: The Future of Climate Justice with Shilpi Chhotray
Can we befriend the dark?
The Creative Process of Ryan La Sala: Writing Fear, Joy, and Queer Resilience
Claribel A. Ortega on Why Monsters Matter: Writing Hope and Friendship in Dark Times
On the future of Higher Education
Raghad's Second Chance Story
Karam's Second Chance Story
242: Abraham's Second Chance Story
Step up for Second Chance this September
240: Planning from hope with Ruchira Gupta
239: The future and the present world of interspecies communication
238: Vibe Coding for Community
Why we need to talk Companion AI in schools
Inventing the World: with Dylan Thuras & Jennifer Swanson
The Vision Behind Brownkind With Drs. Desai
Creativity can be taught with Tiffany D. Jackson
Screens, Spies & Student Privacy: Gordon Korman's Snoop for Digital Literacy
232: Boba, Books & Belonging with Joanna Ho
231: Cultivating Awe with Homa Tavangar
230: Erin Entrada Kelly on Reclaiming Hidden Histories for Young Readers
229: Coaching the Person, Not the Problem with Reem Labib Tyson
228: Bellen Woodard brings the perspective we need
227: How Schools Make Race with Dr. Chávez-Moreno
226: Kickstart Pride with Kyle Casey Chu (Panda Dulce)
225: Cultivating Inner Excellence with Jim Murphy
224: Pop Culture's possibilities for Gender Studies
223: Of My Own Making with Daria Burke
222: The Transformative Power of Comics with Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud
221: The attention we give each other
220: How are boys doing? with Sharon G. Flake
219: Rethinking masculinity one story at a time with Francesca Cavallo
218: plant trees and plant questions
217: Wash Day Love with Tanisia Moore
216: Nature as a Source for Creativity with Rosanne Parry
215: Exploring dyscalculia in middle grade fiction with Hope Larson
214: Building Bridges with Marla Hunter
213: Masculinity can look like that
212: The Power of Fantasy in Addressing Bigotry with TJ Klune
Special bonus song episode: the forty
211: Fight Club, But Make It AI: Rehearsing Conflict With a Bot Buddy
210: The always critical role of creativity in progress
209: The ABC'S Of Women's History with Rio Cortez
The future of work is neuroinclusive with Max Simpson
207: Finding your balance with Companion AI with Professor Neil McArthur
206: The significance of supporting Queer-owned businesses
205: How can you chase change in 2025?
204: What will you cook up in 2025? with April Remfrey