Grading the World

Grading the World

By Joe Capraro and Matt BakerNewsEducationNews Commentary
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Grading the World episodes

  • 21 • The Dodleston Messages Part two
    we finsh up our fascinating story from episode 19 about the messages received by a high school teacher living in a rural English village in the mid-80s that come from a man lliving on the land in the 16th century and also from a formless collective entity from the year 2109 that is conducting an experiment using theoretical quantum particles. yes you read that right.
    57 min
  • 20 • Stormy fun times
    • Donald Trump's arrest
    • the NCAA WBB tournament and karma
    • the Bud Light rainbow packaging "controversy"
    • Kansas genital checks for sports physicals
    • arming Tennessee teachers
    1 hr 6 min
  • 19 • The Dodleston Messages Part one
    A high school teacher in the mid-1980s starts receiving messages on his computer from someone claiming to be living in the 16th Century, and another entitiy from the year 2109. Timse slip, hoax, quantum entanglement, or sleeptyping?
    59 min
  • 18• Lumpy Eggs
    two big NFL court cases, Chad Johnson's unique living arrangements, an excellent New Yorker piece on Kyrie Irving, and out of touch media blowhards (not us).
    58 min
  • 17 • Failure week
    The University of Alabama's shortsightedness MArjorie Taylor Greene's "national divorce," Tony Dungy and Tiger Woods' regressive ignorance, and NBA All- Star weekend
    59 min
  • 16• road to nowhere
    Super Bowl reactions including the NFL's continued exploitation of Pat Tillman, Rhianna's spectacular halftime performance, and the atrocious ending to a good game. plus; intergalactic warfare and hazing in sports
    59 min
  • 14 • Stranger danger
    fatal flaws in the US law enforcement system and how to fix them, Florida doing things wrong (again),Damar Hamlin's proof of life, and Joe's least favorite athlete's third retirement.
    59 min
  • 13 • Do better, America
    Ed Reed Instagrams his way out of a job, updates from Abby Zwerner's shooting and the mess that is the Newpor News school district, the Damar Hamlin, moon landing, and 9/11 conspiracies, and the Mike McCarthy camera shove.
    58 min

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