Dom Giordano, WPHT host and former teacher, has dedicated much of his daily show toward parents who are taking it into their own hands to push back against school boards that have a negative impact on their children. This has culminated in a weekly podcast on education, Readin', Writin', and Reason, which has allowed wonderful relationships to develop between Giordano, educators, and parents throughout the country who are speaking out against overbearing school boards.

First, Dom welcomes back friend of the show Ron Tomalis, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, to discuss the dire situation in Philadelphia public schools. Giordano and Tomalis discuss how the city could find itself in such a funding struggle, allowing children to fail at an incredible rate. Tomalis reveals what is being done elsewhere to address budgetary concerns, offers what he believes to be the issue within the school system, and tells of the implications on taxes within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

Then, Asra Nomani, Vice President of Strategy and Investigations for Parents Defending Education, rejoins the podcast to discuss a bombshell report by her organization that alleges that Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona solicited a very controversial letter from the National School Boards Association that compared protesting parents to domestic terrorists. In an October 5th email exchange, NSBA Secretary Treasurer Kristi Swett wrote that NSBA leader Chip Slaven “told officers he was writing a letter to provide information to the White House, from a request by Secretary Cardona.” Nomani tells how the organization uncovered the emails, and Giordano lays forth what this means in the grand scope of the school board narrative.

Finally, Angie Schmitt, author of Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America, joins the podcast to discuss a piece she penned for the Atlantic, telling why Coronavirus policies have caused her to sour on Democrats. First, Schmitt takes Giordano through her past year, raising and schooling two children while being the primary source of income. Schmitt tells that during her 6 months off from work, her entire family got Coronavirus, and she recognized that there may be ulterior motives at play here. In addition, Schmitt tells that she feels both parties, Democrat and Republican, have spent too much time fighting one another rather than finding a solution out of the pandemic.