#57: Smoking crack - w/Keye Martin

⁠Keye Martin⁠, independent mathematician and ⁠writer⁠ - I stumbled upon his work on LinkedIn, and immediately thought, I need more of him: "I’m writing this for my students, some of which are probably wondering where the fuck I went. On Monday October 2, a little while before my first class, two people came to my office and said that I was being placed on administrative leave due to complaints that my manner of communication was “unprofessional”." What inspired me, is the fact, that someone so fcking intelligent is being called "unprofessional" - because I have been there, I'm the "unprofessional" one, and I really wanted to talk to another "unprofessional" ;)

And this is how it started, just fyi, as Keye mentions this conversation at the end of the podcast:

Alex Ko  12:53 PM

Hey Keye, Alex here regarding the unschooling podcast :)

Keye Martin  12:35 AM

Cool. Questions about your podcast:
1) Is your podcast an absolute free speech zone?
2) Do you stream video or only audio?
3) Do you edit episodes before posting them?
4) Is it possible to describe what "unschooling" is in a few simple sentences?
5) Can you send me a link to an episode of yours that you think is "representative" i.e. it doesn't have to be the "best" or the "worst" but just something that conveys the vibe.

Alex Ko  9:31 AM

1. yes

2. however you like, I'm flexible

3. yes, but only cleaning the audio quality, not editing content

4. yes: Unschooling is an educational philosophy that allows children to direct their own learning through their interests, rather than following a fixed curriculum. It is all about child-led learning, let the kids follow their own interests and passions, and set them completely free. Unschooling relies on the belief that learning occurs naturally through everyday experiences and interactions, and is based on trust in the abilities of your kids to learn what they need to learn, in a very flexible approach with you as their coach aka. parents.

5. my favorite episode, great guest, honest vibe: https://fountain.fm/episode/W4FZJWlZOA8r8KotlQEf