staycurious.org Presents

In this curious conversation, we cover how the economic collapse of 2009 blended the need for sustainability and a passion for a green thumb, the vast amount of free resources out there for horticulture, and how we (like roses) will regrow and prosper again.

Special Guest: Doug Wickert

Doug is a long-time friend with a dialectic mind that has been both inspirational and supportive of staycurious.org.

Above all, it was a pleasure to have him as guest and learn about his curiosities, his passions, and to hear him laugh.

Visit his Facebook page Wickert Garderns for more information on anything roses.

Listening time: 46 minutes

In this curious conversation, we get a glimpse of how compulsory school (K – 12) has been impacted by COVID-19, how both students and teachers always have a lot to learn, and how being able to ask for help is a sign of courage, all told through the eyes of a sixth grader. Special Guest: Lily Kalin Lily is a 12 year old, sassy, sixth grader who is brilliant, a voracious reader, and is making the best of these trying times during the pandemic. She is a class act, has an unbridled curiosity, and above all, is my adorable niece.

In this curious conversation, we cover how the economic collapse of 2009 blended the need for sustainability and a passion for a green thumb, the vast amount of free resources out there for horticulture, and how we (like roses) will regrow and prosper again. Special Guest: Doug Wickert Doug is a long-time friend with a dialectic mind that has been both inspirational and supportive of staycurious.org. Above all, it was a pleasure to have him as guest and learn about his curiosities, his passions, and to hear him laugh. Visit his Facebook page Wickert Garderns for more information on anything

In this podcast, we dive into how quirky ice cream founders, Ben and Jerry, have been the poster case to create a new kind of company that is friendlier to social enterprise: the Benefit Corporation. Today’s guest is a long time friend and inspiration for staycurious.org: Doug Wickert. Listening time: 30 minutes Read more about Ben & Jerry’s B Corp journey. Curious about Benefit Corporations & Certified B Corps?

This podcast was such a special experience and one I will forever remember. The first ever guest has been a huge influence in my life and one of the most loving souls one will ever meet. All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to Momma-T. She is a beautiful woman, loving mother, great friend, instinctive philosopher, and one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. We talk education, growing up in 60’s, raising children and grandchildren and a few other fun topics. The episode is rough around the edges, has a few errors, and we recorded

In this podcast, we table the big P’s of 2020: prevalent protests, politics and pandemics. #alliteration

First, we dive into creative destruction. What exactly is it?

Secondly, we see how creative destruction has and will impact life as we know it, specifically the education industry.

Finally, we touch base on what this means for parents, students and everyone else impacted by the pandemic moving forward.

The episode is raw, has a few errors, and was recorded in one take.

Read more about creative destruction here.

Listening time: 25 minutes

PODCAST EPISODE 002 NOW AVAILABLE!! In this podcast, we table the big P’s of 2020: prevalent protests, politics and pandemics. First, we dive into creative destruction. What exactly is it? Secondly, we see how creative destruction has and will impact life as we know it, specifically the education industry. Finally, we touch base on what this means for parents, students and everyone else impacted by the pandemic moving forward. The episode is raw, has a few errors, and was recorded in one take. Listening time: 25 minutes

PODCAST EPISODE 001 NOW AVAILABLE!! Did you know Leonardo was an illegitimate child born during what scholars have called a ‘Golden Age’ for Bastards? How did he fuel his curiosity? This was a man who believed ‘learning never exhausts the mind.’ That is to say he was always learning. His early years were spent living on his father’s family estate in Vinci. During this period of his life, he was also influenced by his uncle, who had a love of nature and had a hand in rearing him during his formative years. He had a very short formal schooling, he