In this episode, Antioch’s Chancellor, William Groves, discusses the vital role he believes higher education plays in building and maintaining democracy through educating voters and taking thoughtful stands on social injustices.
S1E7: To Challenge Dominant Narratives, Activist Memory Workers Reclaim History
Kirsten Grimstad discusses the importance of holding ourselves and our countries accountable for past harm – and of promoting reparations and healing in the present.
S1E6: How We Can Support Children Through Hard Times By Being Better Listeners
In this episode, Dr. Gina Pasquale shares insights into what this year has been like for children all over the country, and provides some invaluable strategies for supporting not only children but all of the people we care about, as we face the next big transition – and the rest of our lives.
S1E5: A Problem as Big as Climate Change Calls for Diverse Ways of Knowing
“We need to expand our understanding of the word environment,” says Dr. Jean Kayira, a scholar of sustainability and Indigenous Knowledge. “In my view, environment is really about interconnectedness and the interdependence of everything.” Jean directs Antioch’s PhD in Environmental Studies, and she is a leader in this interdisciplinary field that tries to deepen our understanding of the world – and to keep the world from changing it so much that it’s no longer hospitable. In this episode, Jean shares with us why multiple knowledge systems are better than just one, how dancing on mountaintops can be part of rigorous scholarly inquiry, her passion for the Malawian concept of umunthu, and the importance of planting seeds (sometimes literally) in your own community.
S1E4: Why Environmental Justice Requires Education and a Focus on Equity
In this episode, Institute for Humane Education founder Zoe Weil talks with our co-hosts to dive into the history of humane education, how to move from being a problem solver to being a “solutionary,” and the impact she believes humane education could have on our country and world – especially as we emerge from a global pandemic.
S1E3: To Create a World Where All Can Thrive, Education Must Change
In this episode, Institute for Humane Education founder Zoe Weil talks with our co-hosts to dive into the history of humane education, how to move from being a problem solver to being a “solutionary,” and the impact she believes humane education could have on our country and world – especially as we emerge from a global pandemic.
S1E2: How Therapy is Evolving to Support Mental Health in Unprecedented Times
In this episode, recorded almost exactly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced lockdowns across the U.S., we have a deep conversation with two Antiochians working on the front lines…
S1E1: What Adult Education Can Show Us About Educating for Anti-Racism
In its premiere episode, we enter into a thought-provoking discussion with Stephen Brookfield about his long career in adult education and how he uses it to frame antiracism as an educational endeavor we must all undertake, both individually and collectively.