Episodes

  • Afterword

    Afterword
    Jun 20 2023
    If you like what you hear, check out: https://www.spreaker.com/show/left-on-red
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    36 mins
  • Ep 47: Teach Like A _______ pt. 3, Diamond [Teaser]

    Ep 47: Teach Like A _______ pt. 3, Diamond [Teaser]
    Jun 22 2022
    This week's Patreon-exclusive episode is the third and final installment of the Teach Like a ________ reading series. We explore Diamond Emerald's "Teach Like a Diamond." To hear the rest of the episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment
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    3 mins
  • Ep 46: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 2, feat. Christina Gavin

    Ep 46: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 2, feat. Christina Gavin
    Jun 17 2022
    In today's episode I'm joined once again by Christina Gavin, a librarian, unionist, and self-proclaimed smart-aleck. This is part two of a two-part episode exploring the UF Twilight Zone, a land governed by a single caucus in which the line between fact and fiction is blurry at best. If you haven't heard part 1, which is episode 45 of the show, be sure to go have a listen so we're all on the same page.

    >>Christina's conversation with Bill Woodruff: bit.ly/inappropriatebillwoodruffreadalong
    >>Play "spot the contradictions" in this false complaint: bit.ly/inappropriatebillwoodruffcomplaint
    >>Read and sign an open letter to UFT leadership on Christina's behalf: bit.ly/openuft

    >>If you're enjoying what you're hearing, and want to hear more, check out patreon.com/professionaldevelopment
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    55 mins
  • Ep 45: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 1, feat. Christina Gavin

    Ep 45: The UFTwilight Zone pt. 1, feat. Christina Gavin
    Jun 8 2022
    This week, Christina Gavin (school librarian, MORE UFT caucus member, and UFC candidate) makes an appearance on the show to tell us her story from the UFTwilight Zone, where the bureaucracy of a union meant to support educator-members sometimes turns on these very educators if they dare to identify the majority caucus's breeches of UFT election policy and national labor law. This is part 1, which sets the stage for the story and establishes how Christina first became known to Unity's higher-ups. Be sure to tune in next week for some pretty serious evidence of Unity deceit and the thrilling conclusion of the story.
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    44 mins
  • Ep 44: Teach Like A _______ pt. 2, Pirate [Teaser]

    Ep 44: Teach Like A _______ pt. 2, Pirate [Teaser]
    Jun 3 2022
    This week's Patreon-exclusive episode is the second part of the Teach Like a ________ reading series. We explore Dave Burgess Consulting's "Teach Like a Pirate." To hear the rest of the episode, join us at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment
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    4 mins
  • BONUS Ep: Stand and De'Podcast

    BONUS Ep: Stand and De'Podcast
    May 29 2022
    My dear friend Oscar joins to review Stand and Deliver (1988), a classic of the films-about-education genre. Oscar Mancinas is a writer, scholar, and educator from Mesa, Arizona. His debut collection of short fiction, To Live and Die in El Valle (2020) was awarded a Southwest Book Prize. He's also the author of the poetry chapbooks Jaula and Roto: A Mex-Tape. He is a doctoral candidate at Arizona State University, and his debut full-length collection of poetry will be published later this year via Tolsun Books.

    Here are links to Oscar's work:
    >>https://artepublicopress.com/product/to-live-and-die-in-el-valle/
    >>https://www.gasherjournal.com/product-page/jaula
    >>https://rinkydinkpress.square.site/product/series-seven/14?cs=true&cst=custom
    >>https://tolsunbooks.com/authors

    And here's a link to an article we reference in the episode:
    >>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-13-mn-53264-story.html

    If you're enjoying the show and want to hear more, check out patreon.com/professionaldevelopment for the full back-catalogue of Patreon-exclusive episodes, all of which can be yours for a mere $3
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • Ep 43: On Hopelessness

    Ep 43: On Hopelessness
    May 28 2022
    https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101161673/how-to-help-uvalde-school-shooting
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    34 mins
  • Ep 42, pt. 1: Making Sense of the Election, feat. Norm Scott

    Ep 42, pt. 1: Making Sense of the Election, feat. Norm Scott
    May 22 2022
    Norm Scott is back for his third appearance on the show and to discuss the results of the UFT election. We get into the numbers and what they mean in terms of the organizing efforts of both Unity and UFC. If you are enjoying what you're hearing, check out the second part, in which we look more towards future elections and other considerations related to organizing around public education. Part 2 can be found at patreon.com/professionaldevelopment
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    31 mins