homeroom

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Andrea Love, an immunologist, microbiologist, and science communicator, about her early interests in science and scientific literacy. We talk about how she became interested in science, what her parents and teachers did to encourage her to continue pursuing her curiosities, and why she is passionate about encouraging children toward a career in STEM. We also discuss her various efforts to combat scientific misinformation in the media, including the weekly newsletters she writes and distributes through her Substack publication, Immunologic. I ask her about how we can raise a generation of critical thinkers who can separate fact from fiction, and what society can do to help that mission.

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You can also find a computer-generated transcript of our episode at https://www.homeroomed.com

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Dr. Andrea Love is a seasoned immunologist and microbiologist with expertise in infectious diseases, cancer, and autoimmunity. She is passionate about science communication, and is actively involved in educating the public and healthcare providers. Through Immunologic, her science and health education organization and newsletter, Dr. Love addresses misinformation and misconceptions about scientific topics that are relevant to the general public. https://www.instagram.com/dr.andrealove/

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Marie, a homeschooling mom of two, about her earliest memories of attending schools in Canada, including at a French private school for kindergarten, and an alternative one for her final year of high school. We also discuss her journey of making the decision to homeschool her children, to ultimately moving to Europe so that one of her sons could pursue soccer, professionally. I ask for her advice on what we can all learn from her experience of collaborating with her sons on their education, and she does not disappoint. Without giving too much away, one key insight is to trust our children.

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Marie has been a full-time, self-employed online marketer for over 20 years, working alongside her husband to build a life of flexibility, freedom and creativity. A passionate traveler, foodie, mom of two, and dedicated homeschooler, she embraces her INFP personality by pursuing a deeply authentic and intentional life. Marie often takes the road less traveled, crafting a lifestyle that reflects her values and passions. Currently, she and her family are enjoying the slow-paced beauty of life in Portugal, savoring the sunshine and indulging in incredible Portuguese food*.*

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Phyllis, a personal branding strategist, writer, and coach about her young adulthood, first marriage, as well as her parenting journey of raising and homeschooling a teenage daughter. She shares about some of the challenging experiences she lived through as a young woman struggling with her worth, as well as what she had to learn in order to learn that she was enough. We also discuss her thoughts and hopes about the future of how we educate our young people. I’d like to warn and mention that this conversation contains potentially triggering content, including mentions of abuse and sexual assault, and also curse words.

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Phyllis is a seasoned personal branding strategist, coach, and consultant. With a lived experience of education, expertise, and experience, she nurtures Brandbabies™️ to build younique and genuine personal brands. Her mean mom approach and dedication to independence and individuality have earned her a reputation as a forward thinker in the industry. https://www.instagram.com/gcbrandmother

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Fran, a writer, unschooler, and consent-based education advocate about her education journey, which began in Italy. We talk about how her early interests in humanities and dream of becoming a writer led to her pursuing a career in journalism before she became a mother who decided to give unschooling a try. Fran shares the authors who informed her early thoughts on children’s liberation, and about Carol Black’s vision of turning schools into a meeting space that is powered by the expertise of members in the local community.

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Fran is a writer, unschooler and child advocate. She writes about living in partnership with young people, mothering, child liberation and life without school at alifeunschooled.substack.com. She has a background in Montessori education and is working towards a Masters in Early Childhood Education. Francesca lives with her two unschooled children, husband and dog on an island in Maine. https://www.instagram.com/radical.mothering

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this season 2 finale, two of my good friends (who I co-host another podcast with, called Your Asian Besties) interview me about my education journey. Maryn and I attended elementary school together, and Lia was Maryn’s college roommate. They ask me about my earliest memories of being a student, how I navigated between my Korean and American identities, and the worldview my mother helped me form as a creative person. We also discuss the key moments in my education journey that helped me reinvent myself, and what kind of future I hope for my daughter.

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You can also find a computer-generated transcript of our episode at https://www.homeroomed.com

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

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Lia is a designer, writer, artist, and creator of Swishie®. As the Director of Product Design and Research at Pathstream, she designs experiences to help employees grow in their careers. With Swishie®, she applies her design philosophy to create inspirational content for women of color, drawing on her own lessons of how she came to design a life she loves. https://www.instagram.com/swishieofficial

Maryn is an Artist and Owner of Kawaii Craft Shop where she makes cute keepsakes from polymer clay. She loves to celebrate her Asian identity and honor her Mom’s joyful and creative spirit in her work. https://www.instagram.com/kawaiicraftlady/

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Gastronomee—a twenty something storyteller and content creator—about her experience dropping out of Harvard, twice, and her early memories of growing up in an Asian immigrant family. We talk about the different perspectives of education and opportunities for women she received from her community in Canada and in Asia, and how that fueled both her intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in education and career. We also discuss the nonlinear path she took to navigating her career, as well as the time and reflection she allowed herself to preserve her mental health and optimize for joy and social connection.

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gastronomee is a 20-something-year-old fusing food and storytelling as a content creator on social media. After dropping out of Harvard twice, working over 10 jobs in 5 industries, and struggling to find intentionality and purpose, gastronomee started her platform for dreamers and adventurers, a space where diverse opinions are respected, phenomenal conversations unfold, and amazing individuals converge.

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@gastronomee_

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gastronomee_/

x/twitter: https://twitter.com/gastronomee_

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Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Rosie—a trauma recovery coach, HR leader, and professional accountant—about her early memories of growing up in an immigrant family, and the Asian values that were instilled in her. We talk about how her education systems encouraged her development of skills and abilities that could lead to job and financial security, and less on developing her voice and creativity. We also discuss the path that Rosie took towards unlearning limiting expectations, as well as decolonizing some of the harmful perspectives and messaging from society on people of color.

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Rosie Yeung is an award-winning Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, Certified HR Leader, and Chartered Professional Accountant, with over 20 years of leadership experience. She coaches at the intersection of social justice, mental health, and career growth, a unique methodology she calls Un-Executive Coaching™.

Rosie supports equity and inclusion by providing culturally relevant, trauma-informed coaching based on neuroscience, HR and psychology. She accepts clients from all backgrounds and identities, and specializes in helping Asian and racialized women to Elevate their Leadership, Liberate their Life, and Amplify their Impact.

As an Asian-Canadian, immigrant, cis-het woman living with mental illness and recovering from cPTSD, Rosie wears intersecting lenses of trauma care, decolonization, anti-racism, and anti-oppression. She leverages ALL her skills and lived experiences to help you Change Your Lens, See Your Worth, and Be Your Self!

You’re welcome to contact her on LinkedIn or her website: www.changinglenses.ca.

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Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Jon—a pastor and podcaster—about growing up in a family of farm workers, and being raised by a mom who wanted a different life for her child. We talk about his earliest memories of his education journey being wired for social connection. We discuss his non-linear career path, and what conditions and circumstances led to him becoming a pastor, after moving to Texas. We also chat about his thoughts on parenting, what the challenges of the digital era brings to raising children, and what he wished he had received more of in school.

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Jon believes that every person is a masterpiece and encourages everyone to achieve their potential and live their purpose. He currently serves as the Community Care Pastor at City Church San Antonio where he helps everyone feel welcome at church, regardless of their spiritual journey. Jon also creates a plethora of digital content, works with the San Antonio Food Bank leading the annual Feed SA initiative, serves as a board member for two nonprofit organizations and once made the mistake of trying to coach both of his kids’ teams at the same time! His mission is to care for souls in the digital age, anchored by a stubborn conviction that nobody created by God is expendable.

https://www.instagram.com/jonpyle

Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

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homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Ann—a Paralympian, a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, and now a farmer—about her earliest memories of being formally and “informally” educated. We talk about how the education system does and does not prepare students for the real world, and what kind of mind shifts we need to make about the future roles of teachers and students going forward. We also discuss fear, and Ann’s understanding of it that has completely revolutionized the way I think about fear.

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Celebrated as the first Native Hawaiian Paralympian, Ann Yoshida is a world champion surfer and paracanoe paddler who comes from a strong line of waterwomen. She credits her grandmother for her lifelong love of the water. Her father, a fisherman, her mother an avid surfer, Yoshida lived life in and around the ocean off Oahu, fishing, snorkeling, and swimming at her family’s beach house on Kawela Bay and later in her teenage years discovering the thrill of surfing. She grew up participating in many competitive sports as a gymnast, color guard, and swimmer, but it wasn’t until a car accident in 2000 left her paralyzed from the chest down that Yoshida’s path to Paralympian and world champion athlete was paved. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Yoshida was the first person to represent the United States in paracanoe at a Paralympic Games. There she competed in the Paracanoe KL-1 200m (kayak). Prior to the games, she earned medals at the 2012 IVF Va’a World Sprint in Canada and the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Germany. She holds the title of 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Champion, VL-1 200m (International Canoe Federation). That same year, Yoshida surfed as a member of Team Hawaii at the 2016 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship and was crowned the 2017 Stance ISA World Adaptive Surfing Champion, Adaptive Surfing AS-4 (International Surfing Association), the following year. Yoshida is a dedicated athlete with AccesSurf, a nonprofit that follows the spirit of Duke Kahanamoku and empowers people with disabilities through accessible water programs, ocean recreation, and therapeutic instruction. She has inspired many throughout the world with her athleticism, perseverance, and Aloha spirit. https://www.instagram.com/annyoguava

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Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.

In this episode, I speak with Rohit—a finance executive and podcaster based in India—about how his family’s definition of success emphasized the importance of influencing the culture and environment in the home. We talk about his journey of becoming a finance executive, and starting a couple of podcasts, one in Hindi, and one in English. We also discuss the importance of starting projects that bring you joy, and how optimizing for enjoyment will bring you more success than aiming for perfection ever will.

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You can also find a computer-generated transcript of our episode at https://www.homeroomed.com

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Rohit Kokane is an award-winning podcast host, known for his shows 'Motivation Spark' with 250,000+ downloads and 'Glitters of Life Podcast'. Over the past 3 years, he has hosted over 100 episodes, focusing on promoting authenticity and personal growth.

He has been honored with the 'Hubhopper Podcast Award 2023' in the Self-Love & Motivation Category for Motivation Spark podcast show. He has also won 'The Battle of Voices 2023' Podcast Award for my show Motivation Spark. He was also a top finalist at the Hubhopper Podcast Awards 2022 in the Self Love & Motivation category.

As Podcast Launch Strategist, he specializes in crafting strategies and concepts that make podcast production a breeze for coaches, consultants, and experts. His role ensures you can focus on what you do best, while he handles the rest. He has collaborated with renowned organizations like Hubhopper, GrowthSchool, iDigiPreneur, & MarkitUp offering webinars or workshops on podcasting. Apart from this, he holds a significant role as a Finance Executive at Laxmi Steel, where he brings a wealth of experience in accountancy and personal finance.

Services he offers: personalized podcast coaching and mentoring, voice-over projects, podcast sponsorships & advertisement, keynote speaking engagements, influencer marketing and sponsorship opportunities. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, traveling, and immersing himself in music. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat!

Website: www.rohitkokane.com

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Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian