Is Artificial Intelligence Destroying Education?

As the use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become common in schools, teachers are grappling with a steep rise in student cheating and declining engagement. This week – we discuss AI’s real-world impact on learning, from eroded writing and reading comprehension skills to broader ethical and societal concerns. Guest Information: Brian Green, Director of Technology Ethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University Michael Long, High School English Teacher, Chicago. Links for more info: Markkula Center for […]

June 15, 2025

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Culture Crash: Death Rides Again In “Final Destination: Bloodlines”

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… The Final Destination franchise is a horror franchise that never really gets very scary. Instead of using tension and terror, Final Destination almost gleefully depicts death and its design ruthlessly terrorizing groups of overzealous teens who have somehow escaped death once before. And the franchise’s trademark is that these teens are then killed, typically by long, convoluted, Rube Goldberg machine-like chain reactions that lead […]

June 11, 2025 1

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Viewpoints Explained: The Quiet Shift Happening Before Weddings This Summer

This is Viewpoints Explained… Peak summer wedding season is here. Before walking down the aisle, more couples today are adding an extra item to their to-do list— premarital counseling. A survey conducted earlier this year by The Knot found that out of seventeen thousand engaged or just-married couples, about a third went to couples therapy. For gen Z’ers, this number is higher at nearly 40 percent. Once seen as a last-ditch effort to save a failing marriage, couples therapy is […]

June 11, 2025 2

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The Surprising Science Of What We Regret Most

Ever wish that you could turn back time and choose differently? Everyone’s been there at one point or another. Regret is an all-too-common feeling that’s part of life, but it’s what we learn from our mistakes that matters. Writer Daniel Pink joins us this week to break down the intricacies of this emotion and what so many people get wrong about regret. Guest Information: Daniel Pink, writer, author, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. Links for more info: Amazon: […]

June 8, 2025 1

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Erased: The Untold Story Of Native Children In U.S. Boarding Schools

For several decades, Native families passed down quiet, painful stories about children taken, languages lost and lives upended. Journalist and citizen of the Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribe Mary Annette Pember heard them too, but it wasn’t until she went digging through church archives that these and countless other stories were brought to the surface. This week, we trace the dark hidden history of Native American boarding schools in a post-Civil War America. Guest Information: Mary Annette Pember, citizen, Red Cliff […]

June 8, 2025

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Culture Crash: Bon Iver Breaks The Pattern In His Newest Album

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Bon Iver singer-songwriter Justin Vernon has always been known for his forlorn music. His first album, For Emma Forever Ago, was famously the product of Vernon shuttering himself up in a Wisconsin cabin to explore his heartache and feelings of dissatisfaction. Since the album’s release in 2007, songs like “Skinny Love” and “Re:Stacks” have soundtracked many depressive episodes and cry sessions around the world. […]

June 4, 2025 1

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Viewpoints Explained: The Secret Timing Of Cicadas

This is Viewpoints Explained… Last spring, billions of cicadas broke out of the ground across the U.S. it was one of the largest – and loudest – cicada takeovers in recent memory. this mass emergence was caused by two different variations of cicadas coming up at once: one on a thirteen year cycle, the other appearing every seventeen years. But their timing wasn’t a coincidence. It was the result of one of nature’s most mysterious internal clocks. these insects spend […]

June 4, 2025 1

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When Therapy Isn’t Enough: How Life Coaches Help You Rewrite The Playbook

Burnout, anxiety, and identity crises—sometimes therapy alone isn’t enough. This episode explores the transformative role of life coaching through the lens of Mason Farmani, a high-powered executive who realized success wasn’t the same as fulfillment. We break down makes life coaching different, what to look for in a credible coach, and why self-awareness—not job titles—is the real foundation of a meaningful life. Guest Information: Mason Farmani, certified life coach, former executive. Links for more info: Instagram: @farmanicoaching Farmani Coaching NPR: […]

June 1, 2025 1

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When The Sentence Ends, The Struggle Begins

For tens of millions of former prisoners, freedom comes with a steep price — social stigma, debt, and systemic barriers to employment. We dive into the challenges this population faces when reentering society, and how a new wave of “second chance” hiring is creating meaningful change in the workforce. Guest Information: Beth Schwartzapfel, staff writer, The Marshall Project Jeffrey Korzenik, economic researcher, author, Untapped Talent: How Second-Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community. Links for more info: Barnes […]

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