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#1583: Another Look At Hyper Education | The Best Of Our Knowledge
There is a small but growing world of high-achievement education giving rise to after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk about the trend towards hyper-education. We speak with Dr. Pawan Dhingra...
#1644: Women & The Arts | 51%
On this week’s 51%, a musician talks about what she calls her new feminine EP. Teenage girls of color in ballet say this form of dance caters to white women. A mother speaks out about her missing son in the Army while another woman offers support for families of...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 167
This week brought a new president and a new budget proposal from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Actually, two proposals. We speak with Bob Schneider, executive director of the New York State School Boards Association.
#2104: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
FDR: First Inaugural Address | Power Of Words
This week, we present an encore Power of Words with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Dr. David Woolner, Former Associate Professor of History at Marist College. The pair discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural address. In addition, listeners will hear the speech as it...
#1696: Jill McCorkle “Hieroglyphics” | The Book Show
This week, Jill McCorkle discusses her latest novel; Hieroglyphics, which reveals the difficulty of ever really knowing the intentions, dreams, and secrets of the people who raised you. In her deeply layered novel, McCorkle deconstructs and reconstructs what it means...