Almost Always Never Podcast

By Aleshia Heckel

What's Almost Always Never Podcast about?

Almost Always Never is a podcast exploring the intersection of curiosity, creativity and craftsmanship. It promotes STEAM concepts and resources for the STEAM learning community.

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Almost Always Never Podcast episodes:

12.18.2019
December 2018 Picture Book Selections
This episode covers the picture books chosen for the December 2018 newsletter. It covers 3 current Christmas titles, plus one title each for Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Diwali. I also talk about some Christmas book traditions from my own childhood.
10.30.2019
Research Spotlight: Scully Effect
In today's episode I discuss recent research into the "Scully Effect" (by Fox/Geena Davis Inst./J Walter Thompson Intelligence). The Scully Effect refers to the fictional character Dr. Dana Scully's influence on women entering STEM fields.
06.05.2019
Episode 6: What is STEAM?
A brief introduction to the STEAM acronym: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. I go into a few examples, such as the modern theater, the Elsinore project from Golden Glitch Studios, and the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
05.18.2019
Episode 5: November 2018 Picture Book Selections
Reviews of the following picture book selections for November 2018: Hidden Figures; Vincent Comes Home; Mustafa; Sometimes You Fly; Seb and the Sun; A House that Once Was; Orani
01.21.2019
Episode 4: October 2018 Picture Book Selections
Reviews of the following picture book selections for October 2018: Doll-e 1.0; Geraldine; The Littlest Viking; Hello Lighthouse; Otis and Will Discover the Deep; Cece Loves Science; Mommy's Khimar; Crow Call
01.21.2019
Episode 3: October 2018 Monthly Favorites
Favorites for October 2018: Jen Wilkin and The Village Church's 2-semester series on 1 Samuel The Simply Luxurious Kitchen vodcast Rick Bragg's memoir "The Best Cook in the World" Garden and Gun's Whole Hog podcast Southern Cast Iron Cookbook
01.21.2019
Episode 2: September 2018 Picture Book Selections
This is IT If a Horse Had Words Just Like Brothers Mae Among the Stars The Magician's Hat The Turtle Ship Alma y Como Obtuve Su Nombre Take Your Time
01.17.2019
Episode 1: Introduction
Welcome to the Almost Always Never Podcast! Episode 1 is an introduction to the show, lays out the goals of this podcast, and briefly discusses STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math...and how your podcast host is an expert...

What's Almost Always Never Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Almost Always Never Podcast episodes:

December 2018 Picture Book Selections

Research Spotlight: Scully Effect

Episode 6: What is STEAM?

Episode 5: November 2018 Picture Book Selections

Episode 4: October 2018 Picture Book Selections

Episode 3: October 2018 Monthly Favorites

Episode 2: September 2018 Picture Book Selections

Episode 1: Introduction