Busted Pencils

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Feb 11

Keeping Promises to Public Education

Friend of the show Heather DuBois Bourenane returns to talk about a number of pressing topics in public education. As we spoke about with Rep. Angelina Cruz, Heather and the Wisconsin Public Education Network are working on keeping promises to fund special education, WPEN is leading the way on their voucher/charter taxpayer transparency project, and bringing folks together for their annual summer summit. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message! Guest: Heather DuBois Bourenane
Feb 6

Groundhog Adjacent. PCS#37

With America coming together to celebrate Groundhog Day this week, the Producer's Choice Show is posing a medley of groundhog adjacent questions. Host Producer Jakob asks his guests Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci about the magic of Groundhog Day, inquires about the validity of superstition, and questions what about 2026 leaves us asking "Am I waking up in 2025 again?" Jakob's brother Lincoln asks about our favorite spring sports on THIS sprung episode of the Producer's Choice Show! The Producer's Choice Show with Producer Jakob is part of BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk which is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message! Guests: Johnny Lupinacci, Tim Slekar
Feb 4

Quality Screentime with Britni Walz

You know her, you love her, it’s Britni Walz! Britni has made her exciting return to the podcast to update the educated educators on recent developments with friends of the show CESA 4 and LIFToFFS. Britni talks about the process of finding constructive, useful ways to integrate technology into schools to ensure we replace quantity screentime with quality screentime. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message! Guest: Britni Walz
Feb 2

Zohran vs Snow Days

As we brace ourselves for frigid temperatures and a cascade of snow blanketing our streets, Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci are thinking about snow days. We love them, don't we folks? But someone who DOESN'T love snow days is New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who has announced that snow days in his city are being replaced by remote learning. How do we feel about this atrocity? You'll have to listen to find out as we discuss Zohran vs snow days! BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message!
Jan 31

Putting Politicians to the Test

Today on BustED Pencils Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci discuss a new bill in Nebraska which would require their state senators to take a civics test. Passing the test would not be mandatory, but the results would be made public. Is this a good idea? Tim and Johnny CLASH over this vital question as Nebraska's putting politicians to the test. Producer Jakob channels George W. Bush during this episode. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message!
Jan 30

Education Trends in January. PCS#36

Welcome to the final Producer’s Choice Show of the month of January. Today your host Producer Jakob is looking back on the first month of this year to see what trends we’ve noticed developing in the world of education. Equipped with a list of 4 education trends to watch out for in 2026 provided by K12 Dive and joined by two education policy wonks, Drs. Johnny Lupinacci and Tim Slekar, we're reviewing January on this FRIGID episode of the Producer's Choice Show! The Producer's Choice Show with Producer Jakob is part of BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk which is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message! Guests: Johnny Lupinacci, Tim Slekar
Jan 28

Gravity, How Does That Work?- Class in Session

Today Dr. Tim Slekar is breaking through the paradigms through which we see the world by highlighting an interesting scientific question; gravity, how does that work? Dr. Johnny Lupinacci does his best to answer Tim's question using facts and logic. Producer Jakob has no idea what's going on. The point? Well, you'll just have to listen to find that one out for yourself. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message!
Jan 26

Yes, DEI Is Back, Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing

Today Dr. Tim Slekar has found an interesting news story about the ongoing battle to roll back the Trump Administration's efforts to implement sweeping right-populist reforms in education. After a long legal battle, the government has given up efforts to appeal a court ruling that limited its ability to use threats to cut federal funding in order to coerce policy changes at schools and universities. BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message!

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9 Ratings

Hometown radio, Refreshed.

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Civic Media
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

500
Rating

Clean
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