Latest Episodes

Critical Race Theory, Racialization, and Schools (w/ Ben Blaisdell and Kevin Currie-Knight)
In this episode, Ben Blaisdell (East Carolina University, Kevin's department-mate) talks about critical race theory (CRT) and its applicability to k-12 education. Ben's research...

Ungrading in Schools (w/ Susan Blum and Kevin Currie-Knight)
In this conversation, I talk with higher education anthropologist Susan Blum (Notre Dame) about her work on how students experience higher education. We also...

Critical Race Theory and Antiracism Trainings in K12 Education (w/ Samantha Hedges)
Kevin talks with Samantha Hedges (Heterodox Academy, Substack) about recent articles she has written criticizing critical-race-influenced approaches to diversity and equity training in schools....

Academic Freedom in a Social Media Age (w/ David Labaree)
Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) and David Labaree (Professor Emeritus, Stanford University) talk about the history and meaning of academic freedom. They talk about...

What is the Grade Economy and What's Wrong With It (w/ Robert Gressis)
Robert Gressis (California State Northridge) and Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) hae a wide-ranging conversation about the (fraught?) relationship between schooling, learning, and A-F...

What's Wrong with Normal? (w/ Jonathan Mooney)
This episode's guest is not normal... and that is a GREAT thing. Jonathan Mooney is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and activist within the disability...