The Integrated Schools Podcast

A kids, family, parenting, education, society, and culture podcast by Integrated Schools.

About The Integrated Schools Podcast

Hosts, Andrew, a White dad from Denver, and, Val, a Black mom from North Carolina, dig into topics about race, parenting, and school segregation. With a variety of guests ranging from parents to experts, these conversation strive to live in the nuance of a complicated topic.

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Andrew Garfield’s Grief

Andrew Garfield's mother Lynne died from pancreatic cancer in 2019. In this deeply moving and emotional episode Andrew talks with Anderson about how grief is now the only way for him to feel close to his mom again. “The wound is the only route to the gift,” Andrew says. “The grief and the loss are the only route to the vitality of being alive.” Visit the All There Is online grief community at cnn.com/allthereisonline and watch the video version on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 1: Once a Thief...

Nadia Carcosa, a reformed thief, returns to her criminal roots after a wedding proposal goes sideways and her partner Elio, a revered mage in the Tevinter Imperium, gets dragged into a conspiracy with world-shattering consequences. Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance is based on Bioware’s hit RPG video game franchise, Dragon Age. This is episode 1 of 8 in an immersive fantasy series and stars Mae Whitman as Nadia, Armen Taylor as Elio, Jessica Clark as Neve Gallus, and Gareth David-Lloyd as Solas. The next upcoming Dragon Age game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches October 31st 2024 on Xbox, Playstation, Steam, and Epic. For more information and transcripts visit dragonage.com. Rated M for mature. ©2024 Electronic Arts Inc. Dragon Age, and BioWare trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.

How 3D Printing is Used in Medicine

How does it feel for a patient to see her tumor in 3D form, or for another to hold his heart in his hands? Find out how 3D printing is used to provide a new and innovative perspective on medicine. Featured experts are Dr. Jonathan Morris in Diagnostic Radiology from Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Beth Ripley from Veterans Health Administrations Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/pursuing-possible/3d-printing

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Need to Recognize Coexisting Truths

At age 4, following the fall of Saigon, in 1975, Viet Thanh Nguyen and his family fled Vietnam and came to the U.S. as refugees. Throughout the turmoil and its aftermath, neither he nor his family could have imagined that he would go on to not only become an internationally renowned novelist—winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for his debut novel, The Sympathizer (2015)—but also to serve as an executive producer of an HBO miniseries adaptation of the book, and become a widely respected voice on matters including anti-Asian hate, refugees and immigrants, war and genocide, and memory and memorials. In addition to The Sympathizer, Nguyen has written, among other books, the new memoir A Man of Two Faces (2023); The Sympathizer’s sequel, The Committed (2021); and the nonfiction title Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016).

On the episode, Nguyen talks about turning The Sympathizer into an HBO miniseries, the polarities between what he calls “narrative plenitude” and “narrative scarcity,” and jokes as a form of truth-telling.

Special thanks to our Season 9 presenting sponsor, L’École, School of Jewelry Arts.

Show notes:

Viet Thanh Nguyen

[3:43] “An Open Letter on the Situation in Palestine”

[3:43] Min Jin Lee

[5:48] F. Scott Fitzgerald

[7:11] The Sympathizer

[7:11] The Sympathizer HBO series

[7:11] Robert Downey Jr.

[7:11] Sandra Oh

[8:41] A Man of Two Faces

[8:41] Casualties of War

[8:41] Apocalypse Now

[8:41] Platoon

[8:41] The Deer Hunter

[11:48] Arundhati Roy

[14:18] 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

[21:33] Fall of Saigon

[33:34] The Great Gatsby

[37:26] Portnoy’s Complaint

[40:28] Great America amusement park

[47:24] Maxine Hong Kingston

[51:06] Chicken of the Sea

[51:06] Simone

[56:19] Operation Petticoat

[56:19] I Was a Male War Bride

[56:19] Catch 22

[56:19] Richard Pryor

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. What’s left to be said about Johnson that hasn’t already? He became a formidable name in the WWE throughout the late ’90s and early 2000s before transitioning into the world of film. Since then, he’s seen intense success that’s led to a slew of memorable movies (The Other Guys, Moana). Most recently, he starred as the titular character in Black Adam — a passion project that “disrupts the superhero genre” — as well as Red Notice and Jumanji: The Next Level. He also recently launched a new skincare line called Papatui. Listen to their conversation on Artist Friendly wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the episode over at Veeps. -------

Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building compassionate tech, and advocating for diverse voices with Bec Nguyen

For many of my guests, the careers and fields that we're in now didn't exist or were just newly conceived when we were at university. So those indirect paths I often speak about were just a matter of course for us. Bec Nguyen is the director of Upbeat Digital and a specialist in UX in digital health. Join us as we speak about her winding path to User Experience Design and design thinking as it grew as a space, building compassionate tech, and advocating for diverse voices no matter what industry you're in. About Bec Nguyen Bec Nguyen is the Founder and Director of Upbeat Digital, a Perth, Western Australian-based consultancy business specialising in digital project and product management; UX/UX design and community engagement in social impact issues using an innovative, human-centred approach. As an advocate for women of colour, Bec leads an inclusive work approach to ensure community members who are under-represented, including disadvantaged and ethnic minorities, have a voice in the process. Upbeat Digital has collaborated with state and national organisations within Australia to support the translation of evidence-based resources to the wider community through digital solutions, such The Wilderness Society, Nature Play WA, CSIRO and Telethon Kids Institute. In recent years, Bec has been a recipient of a number awards, recognising and acknowledging her contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of the community, and impact in the technology and innovation for which she is honoured and continues to strive at an exceptional level to work and volunteer her time to give back to the community and help improve the health and well-being of the community. Show Notes (link) [00:00:59] The path from commerce and information systems and falling out, then in, of like with tech. [00:04:03] Entering the health space and building apps with Telethon Kids Institute. [00:05:47] Being introduced to UX design thinking and building Image Up. [00:11:09] Formalising that experience-based learning. [00:11:48] Discovering that there really is a place in tech for everyone. [00:12:30] Taking the your user research to prototype. [00:13:42] Striking out on her own and expanding into the social impact space. [00:14:13] The evolution of systems analysis and requirements gathering as a human-centred process. [00:15:39] The evolving landscape of our roles and responsibilities. [00:18:29] Integrating UX and healthcare. [00:19:11] Working with kids with cystic fibrosis. [00:27:27] Being able to demonstrate the scientific method behind your work. [00:29:37] Putting more focus on social impact with Upbeat Digital. [00:30:31] Representation in tech and supporting less heard voices. [00:34:12] Encouraging diversity in your organisations. [00:38:20] What advice would you give someone who'd like to do what you do, and what advice should they ignore? Connect with STEAM Powered Website | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Hosted and produced by a href="https://micheleong.com/"...

Growth and sustainability with Dr Sandy Chong

Sustainability is more than just the environment. If you look at the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it's also about accessibility, equity, and inclusion in multiple areas of society, and covers things like the economy, infrastructure, community, and yes, climate and the environment. But they're the kinds of goals that bring everybody up so that no one is left behind. Join us in our conversation with Dr Sandy Chong, founding member of the Sustainable Development Goals Forum in WA, former president of the United Nations Association of WA, and member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network. We speak about the impact of digital inclusion and how the UN Sustainable Development Goals benefit us all, and are for now, not later. About Dr Sandy Chong A Harvard Alumna and Principal of Verity Consulting, Dr Sandy Chong is an award-winning Executive of the Year, Asia's Top Sustainability Women of the Year, and Singapore Management Consultant of the Year. The former President of the United Nations Association and the Founding Chair of the UN SDGs Business Forums in Western Australia, Sandy has chaired international forums that promote digital and energy transition. These include the inaugural Web3 for Sustainability Conference, the Intercity Hydrogen delegation between Singapore and Australia, and the upcoming AI & Data Science of Business Conference in Singapore. She was recently invited to speak on Digital Inclusion and the Impact of AI in International Trade convened by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva. With over 20 years’ experience leading multidisciplinary projects, advising trade agencies and industry councils, Sandy currently serves on public-listed board and is the Chair of the ASEAN Business Alliance. Earning a Ph.D. in Digital Commerce in 2003 and appointed Adjunct Professor of Curtin University, Sandy has published peer-reviewed journals on international business, innovation adoption and sustainability since 2005. Show Notes (link) [00:01:09] Sandy's journey from marketing and management information systems. [00:02:50] The cycles of growth in technology. [00:04:06] The anthropological view of technology in society. [00:05:58] Technological transformation and change management. [00:08:19] Starting clients on the path to digital adoption. [00:13:34] Bringing about cultural change within an organisation. [00:15:35] Play to the strengths of your people, and help them thrive. [00:18:30] The risks behind digital adoption accelerating past digital literacy. [00:20:38] Closing the gap on digital literacy of new technologies. [00:24:48] The ethics of technology and how we use it. [00:26:42] Building (and keeping) trust. [00:28:53] Transparency and authenticity in your leadership. [00:32:37] Sandy's work with the UN Association of Australia and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [00:34:22] Change can only be made when ideas leave the activism space. [00:38:46] Australia's ranking for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. [00:41:01] The pragmatic reasons for taking action. [00:43:08] How private enterprise and communities measure their performance with the SDGs. [00:47:13] What advice would you give someone who'd like to do what you do and what advice should they ignore? Connect with STEAM Powered Website | YouTube | Facebook | a...

The Demands and Promises of Integration with John Blake

The son of a Black father and a White mother, John Blake grew up in a deeply segregated, Black neighborhood in Baltimore with a great mystery - who was his mom? Until he was 17, all he knew about her was that she was White, her name was Shirley, and her family hated Black people. Meeting her, at age 17, began a journey of racial understanding and changed his life. Mr. Blake has been writing about race and religion as a reporter for over 25 years, and over those years he has come to discover that facts don't change people, relationships do. His relationship with his mother and her sister, his father's relationships on the decks of a Merchant Marine ship, the multi-racial community he formed through church - these relationships across difference are what led to changes in racial attitudes for his relatives and for himself. Creating these relationships was demanding. Finding understanding with his White family who harbored ill will towards Black people was demanding. Yet the promise of these relationships to change hearts and move people towards understanding made it worth the effort. This is the power of real integration. This is the power of community, It's demanding, but the promise is great, and, as Mr. Blake argues, the only way we can move towards becoming a true multiracial democracy. Mr. Blake's story taps into all of our themes for this season. His is an incredible story teller, and his stories have the power to shift hearts. The relationships he builds through being in proximity and community with people who are different are the seeds that bloom into greater racial understanding. He calls on us to work to create spaces where Gordon Allport's Contact Theory can exist, and, we would argue, the best place for that to happen is in our public schools. And, finally, he shows us the power of hope to sustain us through hard times, with the knowledge that progress is being made, even if we don't always see it. He chronicles it all in his memoir, More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew, and he joins us to talk about it. LINKS:

More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew - John Blake

50 Years Ago, a White Woman Touching a Black Man on TV Caused a National Commotion - Vanity Fair

Simply Psychology on Contact Theory

Gordon Allport

Choosing Our Name - Integrated Schools founder, Courtney Mykytyn

Michelle Adams on Radical Integration

S5E16 – Revisiting Not In My Suburbs - Michelle Adams on our show

S6E4 – In Full View of Race: Elise Boddie on Integration

IntegrateNYC's 5Rs of Real Integration

S6E1-Third Wave School Desegregation: A Call for Real Integration

A More Perfect Reunion: Race, Integration, and the Future of America - Calvin Baker

Ta'Nehisi Coats on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - 5:10 is the discussion about hope

White Supremacy with a Tan - John Blake

Rebecca Solnit

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know - Adam Grant

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Endless Hertz

In our third annual Mystery Sound Game Show, the crew from Endless Thread compete to guess the most sounds from this year’s batch. Get ready to listen along and test your knowledge of classic sci-fi movies, strange animal calls, video game themes, UI sounds, and more. One thing is certain: It’s gonna get toasty. Watch our new video shorts on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok! Vote for Twenty Thousand Hertz in the Listener’s Choice Signal Awards! Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit. Sign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to support the show & get our entire catalog ad-free. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Use promo code 20k to get $20 off your next purchase over $100 at American Musical Supply. Find the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k. Visit shopify.com/20k to get a free 14-day trial with Shopify’s entire suite of features. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/endlesshertz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 31 Adventures in raising the profile of women in science with Michele Ong

Michele Ong, is the host of Steam Powered and she joins Pilar all the way from Australia. She started podcasting because she wanted to get a better idea of what women were doing in the STEAM fields. She knew many women doing incredible things in their work and their lives, and wanted to share their stories with others. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics/ medicine, but Michele talks about STEAM, as it includes “art”, which is key when interacting with technology and engineering. Michele asks people to guest on her show after reading their research or coming across the work. Sometimes the women don’t accept, but this doesn’t surprise her. What did surprise her were those people who replied saying they didn’t think they would make good guests because their work was boring. This kind of mindset was a surprise to Michele - and to Pilar as she heard Michele's story. With this example we can see the importance of podcasting in giving attention and reassurance to people who think their work is not interesting to anyone. Some people simply don’t want the attention and just want to get on with their work, but others underplay their contribution to the field. Sometimes we need someone else’s perspective to understand the impact and scale of our work. Apart from getting their ideas out there, there is a benefit to guests by simply creating the space for them to reflect on their work for about an hour, to talk without an agenda, with no KPIs in mind: they’re simply talking about what they love doing. 19.00 mins Michele has a release form for her guests making the copyright clear, after hearing from other podcasters that they’d had problems with some guests. As Michele wants to be able at some point to repurpose her content, she thinks it’s better to be prepared. You can find the Guest Intake Form, with the Release copy at the end here. Michele is in charge of the whole production process from beginning to end, and it’s pretty much self-taught. She’s summarised everything she’s learned and shared it with the world in The Rail Yard section of her website. She has documented everything she’s learned along the way and shared her resources. Do check it out, as well as a space full of resources that might be useful, it’s a great example of how to showcase your podcast. www.micheleong.com/rail-yard/ Michele looks for ways to cover the costs of the show by setting up affiliate links, for example, she’s also set up Patreon and Ko-fi, although she hasn’t been active about promoting these links. It’s a fine balance to try to figure out how to support the project without feeling like you’re constantly asking for money for it. (Pilar also forgets, so don’t forget that you can support this show if you sign up to Buzzsprout through this link.) Michele uses the Davinci Resolve to edit video, and she tried to fix the audio there too, but eventually she purchased Isotope RX. (Pilar uses Audacity and Auphonic.) In the end, you need to understand the environment you’re working in and find something that works for you. It’s an iterative process. Michele has some advice for new podcasters: just do it. Three of her favourite podcasts: You Ha If you're thinking of starting your own podcasting adventure, I recommend Buzzsprout as host - click here for my affiliate link, which also gets you a little discount, and Riverside FM for recording, which you can access through this other affiliate link.

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