Weekly Boost

This week, we bring you a special episode of the WBP. We rank our Top 5 Moments and Episodes and reflect on the previous year of our show. We thank everyone for their support whether you listened to one episode or 51 or even supported us through our store and partnership with the ACS--thank you.

BACK TO BACK

This week, Michael makes a rare back to back appearance as we take inspo from another platform and draft the 50 states. Perhaps poor planning on our end that this wasn't episode 50, but we divide the states into 9 regions and generate a random draft order for each region. Listen in and see if your state gets picked and vote who won this round!

For the big 5-0 this week we take inspiration from Jomboy Media and put the Weekly Boost's spin on creating the best baseball lineup from our previous Presidents. Michael joins Ben and Austin to give you our rationales and picks including some superlatives. Be sure to vote on the best lineup on our socials!

This week we breakdown MLB at the All Star Break. With the Home Run Derby tonight, we give you our predictions and storylines heading into the competition. We also share our [highly accurate] predictions for the remainder of the season and our playoff fields. Let us know your thoughts on the MLB season and how you think it'll shake out come October!

This week we sit down and talk to Emily Glankler, a high school social studies teacher from Texas. She founded Anti-Social Studies a few years back as a way to fill in those adults who admittedly slept through or don't remember a thing from history class. Today, she has built a following of over 100k on TikTok and a community of teachers, students, and adults that want to learn more about "the most important subject on the planet."

We talk about her path to her brand and legitimizing it in the midst of a profession meant to breed humility. We then move to some of the hot topics in the field today, touching on Confederate statues and monuments as well as the highly politicized new buzzword, critical race theory.

Join us for a phenomenal conversation that talks through some of the obstacles social studies teachers and the American public face today!

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https://antisocialstudies.org/

This week, we get philosophical and talk intuition. Citing both viewpoints, we discuss that gut feeling you get when making decisions. Stay tuned for some fun content coming up!

This week, Austin and Ben discuss some of the research and subject matter Austin has been studying. We talk microbes and their importance in our world. While we may not be able to see them with the naked eye, bacteria make up 15% of the world's biomass, and you have more bacteria cells than your own in your body. Tune in to the back half of this one where we talk about the importance of a community in cultivating future researchers and scholars!

This week, we discuss some of our observations with STEM education and the wonders the world can bring. Tune in as we talk about MARS and other space endeavors and the debate surrounding the immense cost of such trips. Let us know your thoughts--if you'd like to join us for a discussion message us on social media and we'd love to chat.

Michael returns this week for another one of his games. This time, Austin and Ben are faced with choices to Devour, Destroy, or Dabble with. At the end of the episode, you can also expect Michael's take on celebration in MLB. We hope you enjoy!

This week, we bring to light the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. On May 31, 1921 Dick Rowland was accused of assaulting a White woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa. At the height of the lynching era in the United States, the accusation fueled racial tensions already present in a city with a rising affluent Black community centered in the Greenwood district. The race massacre left 10,000 people homeless and killed around 300 people. Black business owners and citizens on "Black Wall Street" lost their wealth and homes in a two day affair that permanently stained American race relations. 

We talk about how this incident in American history gets left out of curricula nationwide and the sometimes difficult job it can be to wrestle with dark times in American history. Especially with HB 1775 passing in Oklahoma earlier this month and the 1776 Commission launched by former President Trump late last year, this issue about how and what should be taught in our schools remains pertinent.

Editor's note: While we talk about the necessity to be critical of our past, it is important to take a moment and express our sincere gratitude to those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation's freedom. This Memorial Day we thank all that have served this nation from its inception to today. Thank you.