In Episode 127, Dan and Michael chat with Dr. John Wills about his new article in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “‘Daniel was racist’: Individualizing racism when teaching about the Civil Rights Movement.”

In Episode 126, Dan and Michael have a wide ranging chat about lessons, metaphors, and planning with Daniel Diaz, Amparo Chavez-Gonzalez, Miguel Covarrubias, and Chris Lewis of the UCLA History-Geography Project.

In Episode 125 Dan and Michael talk with Jada Kohlmeier about her new article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Examining the relationship between teachers’ discussion facilitation and their students’ reasoning.”

In Episode 122 Dan and Michael talk with Drs. Carolyn Weber and Sarah Montgomery about their new article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The emergence of elementary citizenship education: Insights from Iowa’s rural schools, 1910–1935.” It is kind of like that West Wing episode where everyone is talking about that book about what life was like 100 years ago - except set in rural schools in Iowa. (If you would like the full West Wing effect, please listen to this while walking!)

In Episode 123, Dan and Michael talk with Dr. Judy Pace about her new article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Contained risk-taking: Preparing preservice teachers to teach controversial issues in three countries.”

In Episode 122, Dan and Michael offer condolences to the recent victims of mass shootings and talk with Kathleen Knight Abowitz and Dan Mamlok about their new article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “The case of #NeverAgainMSD: When proceduralist civics becomes public work by way of political emotion.”

In Episode 121, Dan and Michael talk with Delandrea Hall about Hamilton: An American Musical and discuss considerations and ways to use aspects of it in the classroom! Collectively, they have seen the show 8 times!

In Episode 120, Dan and Michael talk with Christine Baron and Sherri Sklarwitz about their new publication in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Understanding what teachers gain from professional development at historic sites.”

In Episode 119, Michael and Dan talk with Dr. Kevin Magill about his research on critical teachers, power relations and intellectual solidarity.

In episode 118, Dan talks with planners and presenters at the first annual Elementary Social Studies Education Summit (ESSES)that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina on June 6th and 7th, 2019.