The Citizen Stewart Show

The Citizen Stewart Show

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  • Ep 83 | The Cost of Summer

    This week on the Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed the financial cost of summer for parents, and the educational cost for children as they experience the dreaded 'summer slide’.

    • The Summer-Camp Feeding Frenzy Has Already Begun (Atlantic, 1/26/23)
    • Summer Camp Cost: Breaking Down The Price Of Day, Sleep-Away, And Specialty Camps (Care, 3/6/24)
    • 11 Summer Childcare Options For Any Schedule And Every Budget (Care, 4/4/24)

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      • 47 min
      • Ep 82 | The Extra Benefits and Costs of Extracurriculars

        This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the importance of youth extracurriculars, and the extra costs and time constraints for parents.

        • The Fine Art of Under Scheduling (Slate, 5/19/24)
        • Working Parents’ Calendars Are Taken Over by Kid Concerts, 'Moving Up' Ceremonies (Bloomberg, 5/29/24)

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          • 1 hr
          • Ep 81 | Chris v. Brown v. Board of Education

            This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the legacy of Brown v. Board of education, and the work we still need to do to realize its promise.

            • It’s Been 70 Years Since Brown V. Board Of Education. The US Is Still Trying To Achieve The Promise Of Integration. (CNN, 5/17/24)


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            • 1 hr
            • Ep 80 | Should We Educate Prisoners? (Spoiler Alert: Yes)

              This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discuss the costs of educating our nation’s prisoners - and the costs of not educating them.


              • More College Programs Are Slowly Coming Into Prisons (The Virginian-Pilot, 11/23/23)


              • The Federal Government Is Shelling Out $130 Million To Bring Free College To About 30,000 Inmates In Places Like Folsom Prison (Fortune, 6/28/23)


              • The Societal Benefits Of Postsecondary Prison Education (Brookings, 8/20/21)


              • Serving Time or Wasting Time? (Rand, 2013)


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              • 57 min
              • Ep 78 | How Public Schools Can Save Themselves

                This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed how public schools can save themselves from the disrepair and disrepute they find themselves in. 

                • Public school enrollment is falling nationwide, and Census Bureau data shows that K -12 enrollment continued its downward trajectory in 2022, and experts say it’s more than just declining birth rates. (NBC)
                • Chronic absenteeism can be solved (EdWeek)
                • Students losing ground in history and civics (MSN)
                • Charter school enrollment is growing (NAPCS)
                • A Case Study: Inside a rural Iowa school district’s fight to save public education (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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                  • 58 min
                  • Ep 77 | College Protests

                    This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed the protests on college campuses across the nation. 

                    • Crackdowns on Protests Are Exposing Higher Ed’s Complicity in Israel’s Genocide (Truthout, 4/27/24)
                    • Campus Thuggery Is No Way to Cultivate Citizens (Education Next, 4/23/24)

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                      • 55 min
                      • Ep 76 | The Troubled Teen Industry

                        This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Kate discussed Netflix’s The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping, and America’s ‘Troubled Teen Industry.’

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                        49 min
                      • Ep 75 | College vs. Technical Education

                        This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and guest host Kate Malekoff discussed a hot topic: the debate over the value of a 4-year college degree versus career and technical education.

                        • Chris’s TikTok on the matter


                        • How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation (WSJ, 4/1/24)


                        • ‘People Are Starting To Smell A Rat’: Mike Rowe Blasts 4-Year College Degrees, Calling Your Diploma On The Wall ‘a Receipt’ — Here’s What He Sees As A ‘Clear Path’ To Prosperity (MoneyWise, 4/12/24)


                        • Researchers Submitted 83,000 Fake Job Apps To See If The Biggest U.S. Companies Discriminate. Here’s What They Found (Fast Company, 4/11/24)


                        Be sure to check out Chris’s appearance on Tim Pool’s pod!

                        • My Nemesis Invited Me To Tim Pool's Show (Citizen Stewart, 4/13/24)


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                        • 1 hr
                        • Ep 74 | The Hidden Truth Of Post-Pandemic Teaching

                          This week on The Citizen Stewart Show, Chris and Ravi discussed…

                          • What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching (Pew, 4/4/24)
                          • It’s Even Bleaker for Teachers Than You Thought (Time, 4/4/24)
                          • Teacher Absenteeism Epitomizes Our Failed Pandemic Recovery (The Education Daily, 3/18/24)

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                            • 57 min

                            About The Citizen Stewart Show

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                            “The Citizen Stewart Show” is an independent, pull-no-punches podcast from The Branch about the perils and promise of education and democracy. Hosted by Chris “Citizen” Stewart, CEO of Brightbeam, a…

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