Education Episodes

“We were not really talking about sort of that messy middle, perhaps the much less exciting, much less headline grabbing set of stories about what ordinary people are doing here and now to use these tools to solve problems in their communities.” – Dr. Beth Simone Noveck

“It's always important to speak up for yourself and to define for yourself what you will and will not tolerate.” – Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

“There's so many different parts that go into making a product great. It's not just having it on store shelves. You need so much more to help advance it and help people to know what it is.” – Jodi Bondi Norgaard

“We have to be really thoughtful about how we approach people. We don't know their story. We don't know what they're coming in with or what they need to gain. But what we do know is that people learn from people when we make them feel safe, when we have logic behind what we're doing, when we make it fun, and when we're memorable with what we're trying to say.” – Dr. Christie McMullen

“If you're not thinking about the fifth quarter when your child is at the collegiate level, you're thinking about the wrong thing…You should be thinking about life after sports. How is this decision for us to go to this particular school going to affect my son or daughter once the ball stops bouncing or the whistle stops blowing.” – Marty McNair

“The doctors said my son might never walk or talk, but today he made two baskets at his basketball game. He’s the passion behind what I do every day.” – Jeaneen Tang

“We are nature. We're not separate from it. We have a role in nature, and all of our actions affect what happens in nature.” – Patricia Newman

“Slow down and appreciate every single moment and every interaction you have.” – Dr. Michelle Maidenberg

“When you really understand how to program your mind, the amount of being able to just enjoy life is incredible.” – Brandy Gillmore

"We have an untapped whole portion of our mind that we haven't used yet, and intuition is the key to unlocking that and expanding our consciousness." – Kim Chestney

“Mini Meg was all about making books out of construction paper. I chose this path, and it's led me to a lot of really cool places and to meeting really amazing people.” – Meg Jerit

"Be in the driver's seat when it comes to molding your career." – Venchele Saint Dic

"When you know who you are, it doesn't matter what anyone else says." – Richard Kweku EzeAgu Akinyemi

"Introvert is not a get out of jail free card to avoid hearing your voice, nor is it just a more academic-sounding vocabulary word as a synonym for shy." - Dr. Laura Sicola

"We are sending an image of ourselves through our words." - Erin Lebacqz

Always beware when you hear mayhem and catastrophe being blamed on wind and water because human beings are almost always hiding behind those words.

"I knew that if in that darkest moment, if I was going to be kept alive, there was a reason for it, and I knew life wasn't going to be what it had always been, it wasn't going to be this painful thing.” – Amanda Blackwood

"Your podcast is a recipe, it's not a statue. You can change it later." – Dave Jackson

"If the public doesn't understand what we're doing, then that's our fault." – Leah Elson

“Kids rise or fall based on your expectation." - Dr. Danny Brassell

“Listen and be open to what’s around you because there is always a reason.” - Lynn McLaughlin

“Everything is solvable.” – Kohila Sivas

“Smiling is free and contagious.” – Cindi Cohn

“Every little bit of improvement will make a difference.” - Emily Gold Mears