27 episodes

Roam Schooled is a show where I conduct in-depth, in-person investigations into topics chosen by a child (one of my 6-year-old twin daughters). We go out in our 1991 Winnebago and talk to people, in person. One question typically leads us to another question and away we go... It's a show about the pleasure of finding things out.
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Roam Schooled Jim Brunberg

    • Society & Culture

Roam Schooled is a show where I conduct in-depth, in-person investigations into topics chosen by a child (one of my 6-year-old twin daughters). We go out in our 1991 Winnebago and talk to people, in person. One question typically leads us to another question and away we go... It's a show about the pleasure of finding things out.
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    Episode 12 Reaired: The Genie is Out of the Bottle

    Episode 12 Reaired: The Genie is Out of the Bottle

    Don't be shocked or surprised, Roam Schoolers.
    The email came in yesterday: "On Friday evening, administrators were informed of threats made against the school on social media by a high school student. Police were immediately notified, and the student was questioned by police. 
    Due to privacy laws and the fact that this is now a police matter, we cannot provide more specifics on this case. We can assure you that this incident is a clear violation of the district’s safety policies and the student will not be on campus pending the outcome of the investigation."
    We respectfully re-offer episode12 from one year ago today. In search of some small steps, some common ground in the insanity.

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    • 52 min
    Episode 25: The Life of a Lie

    Episode 25: The Life of a Lie

    We remember the lies we tell. Sometimes they stick with us for a lifetime. For guest Cheryl Strayed, lies were among the baggage that blocked her happiness until a long backpacking trip afforded her the strength to bring them in to roost somewhere healthy. “Why do we lie” was the initial question. More reasons that you might have thought.  
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    • 35 min
    Episode 24: To Serve Man?

    Episode 24: To Serve Man?

    We asked hundreds of people about how they encounter the animals they may (or may not) eat. So many conversations, all over the map. We chose these two: A farmer and a meat thinker. Meet Kyrie Eppley and Camas Davis. And be prepared for an "outside" discussion on some of the issue, both ancient and future, around one of our main sources of food: our animals.
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    • 36 min
    Episode 23: Home Musonda

    Episode 23: Home Musonda

    In our Roams, we've met some people with widely varying concepts of home. Some, like Musonda, have taken an incredible journey to get there. The twists and turns in his story are, well, amazing.
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    • 28 min
    Episode 22: We Made Santa The Jerk

    Episode 22: We Made Santa The Jerk

    In this episode we unpack some of the parcels Santa might not want us to consider, including a conversation with the creator of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” AND a rapper in Northern Canada who actually got run over by Rudolph. Not your run of the mill holiday special.
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    • 28 min
    Episode 21: The Terrible Gift

    Episode 21: The Terrible Gift

    In this episode we take back “giving” - a term awash with holiday smarm. We dive deep into the nuance and complications of gifts and explore the nature of generosity with some listener stories and a case study: the “altruistic kidney donor”. You’ll never give a gift the same way again.
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    • 59 min

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