Getting Hammered®

Karen Vaites, a curriculum expert and open-schools advocate from Covid days highlights the bright spots in the NAEP national report card in literacy in perhaps surprising places— Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. We talk how they did it, with LA and MS going from absolute bottom of the pack to 1 and 2 in results for underprivileged kids. It’s inspiring! Why isn’t it being covered more by national media? Listen and pass it on!

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School Yourself on Substack

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For this Easter episode, we’re doing the journalism few dare attempt: taste-testing every bizarre Peeps flavor we could find. From classic yellow to Dr. Pepper (why?), we rank them all so you don’t ruin your holiday. Tune in!

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Today, we’re covering the latest on tariffs, El Salvador’s President visits the White House, the arson attack targeting Pennsylvania’s governor, and Taylor Lorenz. All this and more!

Time stamps:

11:53 - Tariffs

17:28 - Immigration

37:18 - Arson Attack on Governor Shapiro

40:55 - Taylor Lorenz

46:03 - Bill Maher Goes to The White House

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Today, the U.S. House passes a Trump-backed budget bill, Trump pauses (most of) the tariffs and signs an executive order on water pressure. All this and more!

Time stamps:

13:10 - Budget bill

21:40 - Tariffs

38:26 - Executive order

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On this episode, we cover the latest on tariffs, the Supreme Court's decision on deportations, and a new breed of dire wolf. Also, does anyone remember Signalgate? Tune in!

Time stamps:

10:01 - Tariffs and trade

32:12 - SCOTUS

44:01 - Signalgate

47:46 - Dire wolves

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On this episode, we pay tribute to Val Kilmer, brace for tariffs, review the special elections, and discuss the latest Biden books. All this and more!

Time stamps:

12:29 - Liberation Day

35:39 - National Institutes of Health

44:45 - Special Elections

52:25 - Cory Booker

56:01 - Biden Book Drama

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On this episode, Trump teases a third term, JD Vance shows up in Greenland, the latest on tariffs, and Trump is set to meet Bill Maher. All this and more!

Time stamps:

13:38 - A third Trump term

17:32 - More on tariffs

24:24 - Trump to meet with Bill Maher

28:55 - JD Vance visits Greenland

36:08 - Columbia University

40:32 - Anything else?

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On this episode, the Signal chat leak saga continues to unfold, the ongoing reckoning from the left on COVID, NPR hearings, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court election which we should all be watching. Tune in!

Time stamps:

10:30 - Signal chat leak cont'd

29:21 - Covid reckoning

41:34 - NPR =earings

51:07 - Wisconsin Supreme Court election

53:04 - SNAP benefits ban

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On this episode: the Signal chat leak, Bernie and AOC’s oligarchy-fighting tour, Trump’s uncanny portrait, and everything that's wrong with Snow White. All that and more!

Time stamps:

9:57 - Signal chat leaks

31:48 - Bernie & AOC on tour

50:32 - Trump portrait

55:48 - Snow White

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In this episode: NASA astronauts return home, Chuck Schumer stirs things up on *The View*, and and update on JFK. Plus, a look at Harry Sisson’s downfall—and a word of advice for the ladies before they hit send on that Snap.

Time stamps:

7:57 - Astronauts

35:43 - Chuck Schumer on 'The View'

52:28 - JFK Update

58:39 - Harry Sisson

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