A conversation with Taqueena Quintana about how much school counselors do to support students and schools—and how short staffing and mission creep impact their ability to do this key job.
S6E6: Can We Bring Resilience, Innovation, and Joy to the Climate Crisis?
A conversation with Abigail Abrash Walton about new strategies that can lead us toward a just and effective response to the climate crisis.
Big Idea: Decolonizing Mental Health Education
Insights drawn from interviews with seven Antioch faculty members who have firsthand experience decolonizing counseling, psychology, and therapy.
S6 E5: Can Mindfulness Help Teachers Be Less Reactive, More Compassionate?
A conversation with Susan Dreyer Leon about mindfulness and how this practice can be a valuable approach for teachers to bring compassion and nonreactiveness into their classrooms.
Big Idea: How Creative Writers Work
Three writers reflect on how they approach the writing process—and whether creative writing can change the world for the better.
Best Of: Heather Cheney on Literacy and Justice
A conversation with Heather Hebard about the social justice implications behind how literacy is defined and taught.
S6 E4: We All Aspire to Be Life-Long Learners—How Can Universities Support Us?
A conversation with Terry Ratcliff about the power and place of continuing education for universities and life-long learners.
S6 E3: Panel Discussion: Careers at the Intersection of Education and Justice
Three Antiochian educators discuss their work making education more just—and more effective.
S6 E2: School Librarians Are Essential, So Why Are These Jobs Disappearing?
There’s a quiet epidemic wiping out school librarian positions across the U.S. Between 2015 and 2019, the number of librarians declined by 20%, and one in five school librarian positions was eliminated entirely.
S6 E1: Supporting Non-Traditional Learners Starts With Respecting Their Knowledge
For those of us who have been shut out of higher education in the past, the path back to being a successful student is full of obstacles. The right support can make this a little easier, though. In this episode, we explore this question with Russell Thornhill and Kathryn Pope, the Co-Directors of the BRIDGE program on Antioch’s Los Angeles campus—a financially free program that has helped over 700 students gain experience and credit studying at the college level. We try to answer how best to support each other as we advance in knowledge and power.
Six of Our Favorite Episodes on Education for World Teacher Day
World Teachers’ Day, observed annually on October 5th, is a global event that honors the invaluable contributions of educators and teachers to society. This occasion, established by UNESCO in 1994, underscores the crucial role teachers play in shaping the future through the dissemination of knowledge and the nurturing of personal and intellectual growth in students.
S5 E10: The Students Healing Educational Trauma by Studying Literature, History, Art, and Philosophy
Higher education is not just about getting a job—and the Clemente program suggests that study of the humanities can be life-changing and empowering.