The Liberated Educator

The CPT for this episode brings our favorite Tech Rabbi, Michael Cohen, into the booth to address:

C - Cancel Culture, especially in the EDU Twitter space when trying to balance accountability, denial, and do we Call In or simply Call out.

P - Propogation - the fuel people use to widely spread the hate and the hurt instead of just keep scrolling

T - Tikkun Olam - using this opportunity to heal and repair while working toward liberation.

Special Guest Michael Cohen, The Tech Rabbi, is a designer, educator, and creativity instigator. His mission is to help educators around the world reveal their own creative abilities so they can empower students to solve interesting problems and become positive contributors to our global society. He is the author of the book Educated By Design, which outlines his principles for revealing and nurturing our innate creative courage and capacity. He is a national keynote speaker, advisor, and trainer. When he isn’t traveling the world sharing his message, he serves as the director of innovation for Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys School (YULA) where he manages and teaches at the Schlesinger STEAM and Entrepreneurship Center.

@TheTechRabbi on Twitter and Instagram 

For today's CPT conversation, Dee and Ken open up 2021 with

C: Capitol Hillbillies:  Revisiting the insurrection of January 6 and simply calling it as it is while reflecting on the historical correlations. 

P: Pence - This segment covers others attempting to distance themselves from Trump instead of acknowledging that they have been complicit in all of this. And for our

T: Triggering - The dog whistle statement shared by Trump on Twitter as well as the overall triggering nature of seeing police not being present and taking selfies and being gentle with the worst of offenses against our federal government

Once again, this month, we celebrate the musical accomplishments of the talented artist on Soundstripe, our favorite music licensing site. Use the LiberatedEducator link to get 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription if you like what you hear. 

For this week's CPT conversation, Victoria Thompon (@VictoriaTheTech)  graces the microphone and joins, well goes in deep with Ken and Dee this week as they explore the Exploitation of Empathy (to light a fire to the convo!) and it's on from there. 🔥 💯  

You can find more information about Victoria and connect with her resources at Welcome to VictoriaTheTech including her phenomenal blog and STEM Cooking Resources

Once again, this month, we celebrate the musical accomplishments of the talented artist on Soundstripe, our favorite music licensing site. Use the LiberatedEducator link to get 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription if you like what you hear. 

The CPT conversation in this episode hits on...

Conferences:
Representation and responsiveness was looking sexy for a min, but the regression is already visible. https://twitter.com/cueinc/status/1334270638429622273/photo/1

PBL:
Dee- Problem-based vs Project-based Learning. Problems vs puzzles.

Testing:
Standardized testing is a joke!

Get ready for some 🔥  as Ken and Dee go in a bit on this CPT

Once again, this month, we celebrate the musical accomplishments of the talented artist on Soundstripe, our favorite music licensing site. Use the LiberatedEducator link to get 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription if you like what you hear. 

Well, it's about time the fellas talked about COVID-19 in CPT conversation. In this chat, Dee and Ken explore the impact COVID-19 has had globally and how an ounce of prevention beats... well you know the rest. The conversation also reaches the Trump level and his level of intentionalism with statements made post-election and pre-vaccination. 

This episode also celebrates the musical accomplishments of the talented artist on Soundstripe our favorite music licensing site. Use the LiberatedEducator link to get 10% off a yearly or monthly subscription if you like what you hear. 

The CPT conversation for this episode explores the unpopular Cultural Appropriation season that encapsulates the colonialism in music and the holiday season.

Host Ken Shelton @K_Shelton and Dee Lanier @DeeLanier
Produced by Brian Romero Smith Sr. @BrianRSmithSr.

Theme song by Mervin "Spectac" Jenkins @JenkyJenks

Show References:
Why Is Everyone Always Stealing Black Music
New York Times Magazine, written by Wesley Morris

"What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers (with McDonald singing lead vocals) for their 1978 album Minute by Minute. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979, remaining in that position for one week The song received Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

"What a Fool Believes" was one of the few non-disco No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 during 1979. The song lyrics tell a story of a man who is reunited with an old love interest and attempts to rekindle a romantic relationship with her before discovering that one never really existed.

Michael Jackson claimed to have contributed at least one backing track to the original Doobie Brothers recording but was not credited for having done so

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It's official: Virginia is now the fourth state to ban hair discrimination 
..."the CROWN Act, and if we can't help to get this passed in all 50 states it will help stories like DeAndre Arnold's a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, made headlines after he was told he couldn't walk at graduation unless he cut his dreadlocks to comply with the school's dress code.

 UPS to Allow Natural Black Hairstyles and Facial Hair

The Suppressed Speech

Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving | Teen Vogue

In today's CPT conversation, Ken and Dee dive into a debate about black people's aversion to the great outdoors and swimming and the historical connection to the trauma attached to it. 

The Election had to be talked about. Episode 7 is an example of what happens when Dee and Ken get together to simply chop it up and I just so happen to hit the record button. To provide a CPT context, EP 7 covers where we are in the realms of Count the Vote and the nuances within the process, the Progress that we are to build upon with the response to the results, and truly if Time Will Tell if we learn anything from this.

With each Bonus episode, we feature a BIPOC musical artist throughout the conversation. This time, we highlight 1 new and 1 old in certain parts of the conversation. We didn't want to dilute the conversation by any means.

Music credit:
Yellopain - "My Vote Will Count (feat. Sevyn Streeter)"
Ray Charles - "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" 

Why do some comedians simply make us laugh and how do others make us both laugh and think? Should there be a difference? Why does it matter?

For today's CPT conversation, Ken and Dee look at Comedic Thinking and Laughing in the way culture plays a role in determining who can and can not laugh. Philadelphia tragedy comes up for our P, where the fellas look at how the lack of utilizing all options to de-escalate a situation plays in the continued absurdity of what policing looks like.  And finally, Trauma-Informed Decision Making and how trying to exert our authority only makes matters worse.

References made during today's episode:
David Letterman Interview with Dave Chappelle
Philadelphia Tragedy

Show produced by @BrianRSmitSr
Theme Song penned by Merving "Spectac" Jenkins

We couldn't help it!  Ice Cube's Contract with Black America made us do it!

This week is another break from the normal CPT conversation as Ken and Dee discuss the various nuances embedded in the global response to Ice Cube's 13-point contract. This emotional conversation also reflects what happens when the record button stays on and the fellas just lay it all out.

When we drop bonus episodes, we also like to highlight musical artists from the Soundstripe platform. In the spotlight for this episode is grammy award winner, Sam Barsh.  As a songwriter, producer, and keyboardist whose work has been awarded 3 GRAMMY awards and 11 Gold and Platinum certifications, Sam has written and/or produced over 175 commercially released songs and appeared on over 100 recordings to date, including 3 #1 albums on the Billboard 200. He co-wrote the smash Aloe Blacc song The Man, which sold 4 million singles worldwide and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. His work as a songwriter and keyboardist on Kendrick Lamar’s Platinum-certified album “To Pimp A Butterfly” has won 3 GRAMMY Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. Barsh’s work on Anderson .Paak’s groundbreaking album “Malibu,” BJ the Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” and Ledisi’s “Let Love Rule” has garnered an additional 3 Grammy Nominations. 

So as you enjoy the conversation, appreciate the tone set by the musical talents of Sam Barsh.