From beekeeping to forensic science, Juan Campos' amazing journey into teaching and the development of his podcast, Seal it With A Smile. Responding to fear with the power of relationship!

Marit Stiles is a Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament representing the Toronto riding of Davenport. She also serves as the NDP's education critic. Stephen Hurley had the opportunity to catch up with MPP Stiles from her office at Queen's Park. They talked about the role of critic, the shifting conversations in Ontario education and the bigger questions about public education that need to be tackled as we move forward.

MPP Stiles is on Twitter: @maritstiles
Stephen Hurley is on Twitter: @stephen_hurley

Brent Jensen is an author, professional speaker, music critic, and host of the No Sleep 'til Sudbury Podcast Series. I was thrilled to be able to talk to Brent about the opportunity for connectivity that music provides, some thoughts on our own musical journey and how we might be able to reframe music education to support the appreciation that young people have for the music of their lives.

Find out more about Brent, his work and his podcast at nosleeptilsudbury.org/

We're pleased to welcome Cheyenne Dale and Zachary Tustin to our voicEd Radio team. Both Cheyenne and Zach are Education Students at Lakehead University and have signed on to voicEd Radio for an internship experience. Stephen Hurley catches up with them, just as they have returned home from a busy week of classes.

Lisa Kohn was born to hippie parents and raised in New York City's East Village in the 1970s. At age 10, Lisa's mother had her pledging their lives to the Unification Church (the "Moonies") and self-appointed Messiah, Reverend Sun Myung Moon.

Lisa's newly released memoir tells a powerful story of how, over time, she has come to terms with a life defined by insecurity and absurdity and has learned to live a life of joyful presence.

Amy Tepperman is the founder and creative catalyst behind Moving EDGEucation, an organization that is looking to nurture teachers who want to move education in the direction of creating wellness-focused learning environments.

Find out more about Amy and the work of the organization at www.movingedgeucation.com/about

Rachel Collishaw is the current president of the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers Association. She and Stephen talk a little bit of politics, geek out about primary documents and speak about the upcoming annual conference taking place in Toronto in November.

Krista Wiley and Barbara Silva are in two different parts of the country, yet find a great deal in common with the way their respective governments support much needed infrastructure support in their publicly-funded school systems. Barbara Silva is Communications Director for Support Our Students Alberta, while Krista is the founder of Fix Our Schools in Ontario.