In this episode, we talk about the multitude of mental disorders and mental illnesses that are present in all of our favorite cartoons, like Tangled, the Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and more! We especially focus on Winnie the Pooh and how the diverse character lineup reflects society.

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Books Referenced: Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne

This episode tells 3 stories for Black History Month: the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the 1971 Race Riots at Travis AFB, California, and the recently discovered mass graves behind a jail in Mississippi. We go into some similar threads from each of these histories, along with the connections I'm still seeing from all of my students and their stories. These stories and pieces of history are crucial to our understanding of the state of society and we can't let them be forgotten.

In this episode, let's talk about what true allyship looks like, how we can incorporate antiracist actions into our everyday lives, and the dangerous decisions that can result from a lack of diverse perspectives, especially in our healthcare (looking at you, James Marion Sims and RFK Jr).

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In this episode, let's talk about what messages our favorite kids books are actually sending and how you can support your local library! Spoiler: Rainbow Fish is not as awesome as we remember.

Books Referenced:

The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Music Class Today! by David Weinstone

(Please don't shadowban me for this) Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler

I know we're angry and disheartened, but let's do something about it. Keep listening to hear what you can do to make a difference, which big companies are rescinding their DEI policies, and what campaign finance reform is.

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This is Part 3 of our A.I. series, and this time we're diving into the heartbreaking reality of what happens when kids and teens are left unsupervised with A.I. chatbots. Let's talk about Sewell Setzer III's story, Character.AI, and more. I close out the episode with some ideas of what we can do in an A.I. saturated society to help take care of each other.

In this Part 2 AI episode, I dive into a newfound concern with environmental impacts and Artificial Intelligence drinking all of our fresh water. I discuss when ChatGPT-4 is predicted to be using as much water as a certain country and what is being done to avoid that.

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The question we've all been wondering about! No matter where you look, there's A.I. generated content all around us, from school to work to social media. Keep listening to find out how I feel about it!