Dr. Carroll hits on Father's Day, the 25th Anniversary of the BET Awards, Beyonce in London, the magical day that is June 15th for Student Athletes, and then multihyphenate dynamo Nefetari Spencer joins the show to talk about her development as writer and actor.

In this episode Dr. Carroll reflects on graduation day at Harvard-Westlake and the joy of closing this chapter celebrating with The Dimpled One. We also get into the continued attacks on universities and specifically the announcement that in the eyes of the Office of Civil Rights at the Dept of Ed, Columbia University does not meet accreditation standards. Dr Tyrone Howard joins us to talk about the life of an academic at a time like this and how universities might move forward in this tumultuous time.

In this episode Dr. Carroll notes the emotions that come with the end of the school year and the closing of a chapter at Harvard-Westlake. He talks about the need for families to start planning now if next year will be an outplacement on whether for Kindergarten, Middle School or College. Dr. Amy Anderson of ReSchool joins us to talk about the exciting growth of her program.

In this special crossover episode with the 4050 Social Club podcast, Dr. Carroll talks all things Robert Griffin III vs Ryan Clark and their public spat that arose from analysis of the Indiana Fever/Chicago Sky game that took place on May 17th. We also discuss ways to address public disputes and what can be learned from them.

In this episode we talk about the ways education is being weaponized to undermine institutions like Florida A&M University (FAMU) with the appointment of an underqualified president and Chicago Public Schools as the Black Male Success Program comes under fire. Craig Randall of Trust Based Observations joins us to talk about building trust between teachers and administrators.

In this episode Dr. Carroll talks about the excellence on display at the Jack & Jill yacht fundraiser, the incompetence on display at a Portland Catholic school that expelled a student based on parents looking to hold the school accountable, and finally Dr. Rodney Glasgow returns to talk about picking up the pieces after the NAIS decides to cancel the People of Color Conference and the Student Diversity Leadership Conference for 2025.

In this episode Dr. Carroll talks about what student recruitment will look like for students moving forward in the age of the transfer portal and Name-Image-Likeness with Robert Icart, director of BTI Basketball club.

Dr. Carroll talks about the impact of visiting the Museum of Tolerance and the dangerous effects of erasure of Black history and stories, the defunding of the National Parks Service, and attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion with anti-Blackness at its core. Dr. Rema Vassar joins us to talk about the ways that Black communities can resist the current wave of attacks on schools

Dr. Carroll talks about hiring a teacher at Jabali Academy and the end of a storied HS basketball season for the The Dimpled One. He addresses the National Assoc of Independent Schools recent decision not to have the People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in 2025 as well as the closing of regional Head Start centers and what that means for education in this country. Raamla Mohamed, showrunner of "Reasonable Doubt" (Hulu) and recent Essence Women in Hollywood awardee also joins the show.

Dr. Carroll nerds out as he talks about how the time we are living through makes him think about racial identity models he studied in college and how that informs how we should be moving today and in the future. Omar Dorsey (The Bookie, Queen Sugar) joins us to talk about being the recipient of a Lexus Uptown Honors award.