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Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
1346 Economist Dean Baker + News and Clips

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 51:04


Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare, and European labor markets. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Financial Times (London), and the New York Daily News. Dean received his BA from Swarthmore College and his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan. Dean has written several books, including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2013); The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2011); Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press, 2010), which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press, 2010), about what caused — and how to fix — the 2008–2009 economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network, 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press, 2007), The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research, 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press, 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe, 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes 121, no. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society 2, no. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble?,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review, from 1996 to 2006.   Join us Monday's and Thursday's at 8EST for our Bi-Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing

What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books

My guest on this episode is Joyce Grant. Joyce is an award-winning children's author, a freelance journalist, an editor, and an educator. She is the author of a trio of picture books published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside, and a pair of middle-grade novels published by Lorimer. Joyce's most recent book is Can You Believe It? How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts, published by Kids Can Press in 2022. Can you Believe it? won two Hamilton Literary Awards, in the categories of children's book and non-fiction, as well as a Press Freedom Teaching Award. The book was also nominated for Ontario Library Association's Yellow Cedar Award and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award. Kirkus Reviews called Can You Believe It? “a valuable—and entertaining—guide to an important subject.” Joyce and I talk about her writing process, which she admits is a little more chaotic than she'd like, about why it took her until her sixth book to write about a subject she has been working on and teaching for decades, and about the multiple books she has on the go—including one for which she has a contract from a publisher sitting unsigned in her email inbox, a situation I believe our conversation guilted her into remedying.   Joyce Grant: joycegrantauthor.com Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission. Contact Nathan Whitlock at nathanwhitlock.ca/contact

With & For / Dr. Pam King
Redeeming the Past: Owning Your Story, Cultivating Courage, and Finding Peace with Dr. William Damon

With & For / Dr. Pam King

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 59:10


Help inspire the future of With & For! Click here to take our short survey! Four respondents will get a special box of goodies from the Thrive Center!"The life review is a way of going back in a systematic way into your past and looking for things that you never understood—mysteries. And I had a big mystery in mine, which was: Who is my father?"We hang on to so much from our past. Regret, remorse, guilt, shame, rumination, unforgiveness… How should we think about our past? Can we reframe and redeem it for the present?Developmental Psychologist William Damon has spent his career studying the human lifespan and for almost 30 years at Stanford University's Center on Adolescence. Since the 1970s, he's been conducting research that has shaped our understanding of human growth and thriving.He's the author of numerous research articles and several books, including The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life, having written widely on character virtues, the moral dimensions of work and vocation, and moral formation for children and adolescents, and more.In the last 20 years, William has systematically studied purpose and how to operationalized it for human thriving. He defines purpose as “an enduring life goal that is both meaningful to oneself, but also makes a difference beyond the self.”But more recently, he's building a new area of study around life review. His latest book is A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present. in it, he articulates a process that he's developed for investigating and kind of interrogating your life and your past for clues about your direction and purpose.William shares vulnerably about his own discoveries regarding mystery and his own upbringing that has shed new light on the latest chapter in his life.In this conversation with William Damon, we discuss:Positive youth development and the opportunities of childhood and adolescence.The practice of a life review, and how to look at our past in ways that lead to a healthy and fruitful future.The definition of purpose and how it plays a central role in human thriving.And he explains how charting a path to purpose took a very personal turn for him when he came to learn about the father he never knew, and how that impacted his life and his perspective on thriving at 60 years old.In that context, we discuss the emotional connections between courage and curiosity, particularly when it comes to pursuing self-understanding and exploring our sense of purpose and a life of thriving.Show NotesGet your copy of William Damon's book, A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your PresentRead about Bill Damon's approach to Life Review at the Greater Good Science Center at UC BerkeleyStanford - Center on Adolescence “How does where you've been contribute to where you're going? How does your story shape your sense of purpose?”“I had a big mystery to uncover.”“Regret, remorse, guilt, shame, rumination, unforgiveness. How should we regard our past?”Living life on purposeDefinition of Purpose: “an enduring life goal that is both meaningful to oneself, but also makes a difference beyond the self.”Pam King introduces William Damon and summarizes the episodeStudying purpose through lifespan psychologyYoung people and their potentialWhole person, not just cognitive development.John Gardener: “What we have before us is breathtaking opportunities disguised as problems.”Peter Benson: “Everyone young person has a spark.”Positive youth developmentYouth development: Focusing on strengths and assets rather than character flaws or troubleWilliam Damon on a scientific study of purposeEnduring and long termPersonal and meaningfulTranscendent and beyond the selfAgency and energyPurpose doesn't do it all—it doesn't bring ethics or happiness“Purpose is not a silver bullet.”Purpose is not a replacement for a moral code, or a guarantee of bliss or happiness.”“Telos”—Greek for purpose or goal“Purpose is a lifespan developmental capacity.”“Purpose is never really complete.”Life Review and Robert ButlerWho we've been, who we are, and who we're becoming.Forward-looking doesn't mean you ignore the past.William Faulkner: “The past is not dead. It's not even the past.”William Damon reflects on growing up without a father“A Round of Golf with My Father”What is a life review? A systematic way of looking into your past and history in order to understand who you've been and what that means for your present and future.How to do a life review“Making a case study of yourself”Role of difficult emotions in dealing with your past and finding your purposeFrom blaming to claiming to gaming.Courage and FearHow to develop and cultivate courageAristotle on courageOvercoming challenges and the role of courage in leveraging your purpose to thriveSmall steps make a big difference.Moral exemplars and heroes—faith, courage, and self-regard about managing risks, danger, and threatReligion and faith as an object or source of purpose“Purpose is not an elite endeavor.”“It's not all about you.”Purpose, growth mindset and teaching undergraduates life review and purposeWilliam Damon reflects on “What is thriving?”“Thriving is becoming the person you always dreamed you'd become.”Erikson: “I am what succeeds me.”Pam King's Key TakeawaysAll of us show up in this world with a spark, and it's a gift we give to each other to help fan that spark into flame. So we might ask ourselves, how am I fanning that flame in others today?We don't ever have to stop learning about ourselves. And the procedure of a life review can facilitate this growth. And to learn more about the life review process, head to our website at thethrivecenter.org.It takes courage and curiosity to confront the difficult or traumatic aspects of our past. Cultivating this courage is an essential virtue of a thriving life.And finally, purpose extends beyond our personal motivations and self made goals to include a wide range of psychological, moral, relational, historical, and spiritual factorsAbout William DamonWilliam Damon is the Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, Professor of Education at Stanford University, and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Damon's research explores how people develop purpose and integrity in their work, family, and civic life. Damon's current work focuses on vocational, civic, and entrepreneurial purpose among the young and on purpose in families and schools. He examines how young Americans can be educated to become devoted citizens and successful entrepreneurs. Damon's work has been used in professional training programs in fields such as journalism, law, teaching, and business, and in grades K–12 character education programs. Damon's most recent books are A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present; The Power of Ideals, and Failing Liberty 101. His other books include The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life, Taking Philanthropy Seriously, and Greater Expectations, winner of the Parent's Choice Book Award. Damon was editor in chief of The Handbook of Child Psychology, fifth and sixth editions. He is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Education, and the American Educational Research Association. Damon has received awards and grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Andrew Mellon Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Thrive Foundation for Youth, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Before coming to Stanford in 1997, Damon was University Professor and director of the Center on the Study of Human Development at Brown University. From 1973 to 1989, Damon served in several academic and administrative positions at Clark University. In 1988, he was Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, and in 1994–95 he was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. About the Thrive CenterLearn more at thethrivecenter.org.Follow us on Instagram @thrivecenterFollow us on X @thrivecenterFollow us on LinkedIn @thethrivecenter About Dr. Pam KingDr. Pam King is Executive Director the Thrive Center and is Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science at Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy. Follow her @drpamking. About With & ForHost: Pam KingSenior Director and Producer: Jill WestbrookOperations Manager: Lauren KimSocial Media Graphic Designer: Wren JuergensenConsulting Producer: Evan RosaSpecial thanks to the team at Fuller Studio and the Fuller School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy.

Follow Your Curiosity
The Crossroads of Conflict and Creativity with Alex Poppe

Follow Your Curiosity

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 57:54


Alex Poppe decided when she was in her 20s to leave her corporate job and become an actor, with no acting experience at all. After acting for 12 years, she followed her travel instincts, becoming certified to teach English overseas and moving to multiple countries, including Iraq, to pursue teaching and humanitarian work, and writing. Alex is the author of four works of fiction: Duende, Jinwar and Other Stories, Moxie, and Girl, World. Her writing has won numerous awards, including the International Book Award, Reader's Choice Book Award, and a 35 over 35 Debut Book Award. Alex tells me about her decision to become an actor, how she made the move into teaching abroad—and what she's learned from both experiences—how her time abroad has influenced her writing, and more. Episode breakdown: 05:28 16 years teaching, actor training influences writing. 09:55 Networking in theater leads to humanitarian aid. 15:13 Teaching experiences in Middle East were heartfelt. 17:59 Studied and worked in Erbil and Germany. 21:55 Children witnessing war, finding innocence amid turmoil. 25:40 Homesickness, friendships, and social pressures at boarding school. 32:42 Shocked friend describes disturbing bar experience. 33:30 A shocking experience inspired her book writing. 37:14 Returned to the States, started writing in 2010. 41:49 Lyrical book with dense language. 47:30 Exploring character, tone, and emotion in writing. 51:56 Navigating uncertainty in creative process with flexibility. 55:33 Book inspired by old photo, friendship celebration. Check out the full show notes at fycuriosity.com, and connect with me and fellow creatives on Substack. Please leave a review for this episode and in it, tell us how you deal with feedback. If you enjoyed our conversation, I hope you'll share it with a friend. Want more? Here's a handy playlist with all my previous interviews with guests in writing.

To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers & Educators

My guest today is Dr. H. Richard Milner, author of the recent Reading Research Quarterly article titled “Disrupting Racism and Whiteness in Researching a Science of Reading” and the new book The Race Card. We talk about the importance of drawing from a wide range of types of research in designing our literacy classrooms, the multiple literacies we should be developing in young people, and what effective leadership looks like in this time. ****Read a full transcript of this episode and learn more about the show hereFollow Dr. H. Richard Milner on Twitter @MilnerHRichThe Race Card: Leading the Fight for Truth in America's Schools****More about this episode's guest:H. Richard Milner IV is currently, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair of Education and Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Professor Milner spent five years as Helen Faison Endowed Chair of Urban Education, Professor of Education, and by courtesy Professor of Sociology, Professor of Social Work, and Professor of Africana Studies as well as Director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh.  Professor Milner began his career at Vanderbilt University where, in 2008, he became the first Black person to earn promotion and tenure in the entire College of Education's history. His research, teaching and policy interests concern urban education, teacher education, African American literature, and the social context of education.  In particular, Professor Milner's research examines practices and policies that support teacher effectiveness in urban schools.    Professor Milner's work has appeared in numerous journals, and he has published seven books. His book, published in 2010 by Harvard Education Press, is: Start where you are but don't stay there: Understanding diversity, opportunity gaps, and teaching in today's classrooms, which represents years of research and development effort. The book is widely read in teacher education programs and school districts across the United States of America.  This book has been recognized with two major awards: (1) the 2012 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Outstanding Book Award, and (2) a 2011 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Book Award. He is also author of The Race Card  in 2023 by Corwin Press.. In 2017, Professor Milner became the founding Series Editor of the Harvard Education Press Series on Race and Education.In 2006, Professor Milner received an Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association.  Over the last five years, Professor Milner has appeared on the top 200 Edu-Scholar Public Presence Ranking, published by Education Week.Currently, he is Editor-in-chief of Urban Education and co-editor of the Handbook of Urban Education, published with Routledge Press in 2014. In the fall of 2015, the Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education assigned his book, Rac(e)ing to Class, to all incoming graduate students and invited alumni across the world to read the book. He was then invited to deliver a prestigious Askwith Lecture at Harvard University, where he discussed research and findings from his book.Special thanks to Alex Van Rose for audio editing this episode. Support this showSupport the show

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
SUPD Presents "Can You Talk Real Quick" with Economist Dean Baker

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 26:31


Welcome to my new Series "Can you talk real quick?" This is a short, efficiently produced conversation with someone who knows stuff about things that are happening and who will let me record a quick chat to help us all better understand an issue in the news or our lives as well as connect with each other around something that might be unfolding in real time.  Today I zoomed up with my favorite economist Dean Baker to talk about the Federal reserve announcement that it won't raise interest rates for the first time in over a year and we also discussed his recent piece on the impact AI will have on the future economy. Read his piece about that here  Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the London Financial Times, and the New York Daily News. Dean has written several books including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research 2013), The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2011), Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press 2010) which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press 2010) about what caused — and how to fix — the current economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press 2007); The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes Vol. 121, No. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence,” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” (with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); The Benefits of Full Employment (also with Jared Bernstein), Economic Policy Institute (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996–2006.   Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more

Keen On Democracy
On Children's Superpowers: Jarrett Krosoczka explains how art can enable kids to escape the unfortunate circumstances of their lives

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 27:45


EPISODE 1435: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of SUNSHINE, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, about how banning books in schools is really outlawing empathy and why art can enable kids to escape the unfortunate circumstances of their childhood Jarrett J. Krosoczka is a New York Times bestselling author, a two-time winner of the Children's Choice Book Award for the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year, an Eisner award nominee, and the author and/or illustrator of more than 30 books for young readers. His critically acclaimed graphic novel memoir Hey, Kiddo was a National Book Award Finalist. His work includes several picture books, select volumes of Star Wars: Jedi Academy, the Lunch Lady graphic novels, and the Platypus Police Squad novel series. Jarrett has given three TED Talks, which have been curated to the main page of TED.com and have collectively accrued more than four million views online. He is also the host of The Book Report with JJK on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, a weekly segment celebrating books, authors, and reading. Jarrett lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and children, and their pugs, Ralph and Frank. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
785| Economist Dean Baker and Writer Activist Maura Quint

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 80:57


Today's show recaps the weekend news for 15 minutes then I talk to Dean Baker and at 42 minutes my conversation with Maura begins. Thanks so much for listening. Please give the show 5 stars and a review on Apple and Spotify Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 740 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the London Financial Times, and the New York Daily News. Dean has written several books including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research 2013), The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2011), Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press 2010) which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press 2010) about what caused — and how to fix — the current economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press 2007); The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes Vol. 121, No. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence,” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” (with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); The Benefits of Full Employment (also with Jared Bernstein), Economic Policy Institute (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996–2006.    Maura Quint  is a humor writer and activist whose work has been featured in publications such as McSweeneys and The New Yorker. She was named one of Rolling Stone's top 25 funniest twitter accounts of 2016. When not writing comedy, Maura has worked extensively with non-profits in diverse sectors including political action campaigns, international arts collectives and health and human services organizations. She has never been officially paid to protest but did once find fifteen cents on the ground at an immigrants' rights rally and wanted to make sure that had been disclosed. She was the co founder and executive director of TaxMarch.org  Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Episode 761: Economist Dean Baker & Bill B in DC

Stand Up! with Pete Dominick

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 77:27


Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 740 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. Bill Boyle is a well sourced and connected businessman who lives in Washington DC with his wife and son. Bill is a trusted friend and source for me who I met after he listened and became a regular and highly respected caller of my siriusxm radio show. Bill is a voracious reader and listeners love to hear his take. I think his analysis is as sharp as anyone you will hear on radio or TV and he has well placed friends across the federal government who are always talking to him. As far as I can tell he is not in the CIA. Follow him on twitter and park at his garages.  48 minutes   Dean Baker Senior Economist Expertise: Housing, consumer prices, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare, trade, employment Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” provides commentary on economic reporting. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. His analyses have appeared in many major publications, including the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the London Financial Times, and the New York Daily News. Dean has written several books including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People (with Jared Bernstein, Center for Economic and Policy Research 2013), The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2011), Taking Economics Seriously (MIT Press 2010) which thinks through what we might gain if we took the ideological blinders off of basic economic principles; and False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press 2010) about what caused — and how to fix — the current economic crisis. In 2009, he wrote Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy (PoliPoint Press), which chronicled the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles and explained how policy blunders and greed led to the catastrophic — but completely predictable — market meltdowns. He also wrote a chapter (“From Financial Crisis to Opportunity”) in Thinking Big: Progressive Ideas for a New Era (Progressive Ideas Network 2009). His previous books include The United States Since 1980 (Cambridge University Press 2007); The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer (Center for Economic and Policy Research 2006), and Social Security: The Phony Crisis (with Mark Weisbrot, University of Chicago Press 1999). His book Getting Prices Right: The Debate Over the Consumer Price Index (editor, M.E. Sharpe 1997) was a winner of a Choice Book Award as one of the outstanding academic books of the year. Among his numerous articles are “The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax,” Tax Notes Vol. 121, No. 4 (2008); “Are Protective Labor Market Institutions at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Review of the Evidence,” (with David R. Howell, Andrew Glyn, and John Schmitt), Capitalism and Society Vol. 2, No. 1 (2007); “Asset Returns and Economic Growth,” (with Brad DeLong and Paul Krugman), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2005); “Financing Drug Research: What Are the Issues,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); “Medicare Choice Plus: The Solution to the Long-Term Deficit Problem,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2004); The Benefits of Full Employment (also with Jared Bernstein), Economic Policy Institute (2004); “Professional Protectionists: The Gains From Free Trade in Highly Paid Professional Services,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2003); and “The Run-Up in Home Prices: Is It Real or Is It Another Bubble,” Center for Economic and Policy Research (2002). Dean previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD's Trade Union Advisory Council. He was the author of the weekly online commentary on economic reporting, the Economic Reporting Review (ERR), from 1996–2006. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page  

Addressing the ELEPHANT in the Room®
Is it Really Christian if it's Fiction? With Eva Marie Everson and Taryn Souders

Addressing the ELEPHANT in the Room®

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 33:25


Eva Marie Everson is the CEO ofhttps://www.word-weavers.com/ ( Word Weavers International) & the director ofhttps://word-weavers.com/floridaevents ( Florida Christian Writers Conference). She is a multiple award-winning author and speaker and is the 2022 recipient of the AWSA Lifetime Achievement Award. Eva Marie has served as a mentor for the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild, an adjunct professor at Taylor University, and is widely recognized and respected at writing conferences. A seminary graduate, she enjoys teaching the Word of God and speaking at women's events and retreats. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her husband make their home in Central Florida where they are owned by their cat. To connect with Eva Marie, go to:https://www.evamarieeversonauthor.com/ ( EvaMarieEversonAuthor.com ) Taryn's middle grade novels have been named to multiple state award lists, including Pennsylvania's Young Readers Choice Awards, Alaska's Battle of the Books, Ohio's Buckeye Children and Teen's Book Awards, Wisconsin's Golden Archer Awards, Alabama's Camellia Children's Choice Book Award, Nebraska's Golden Sower Awards, and Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers Awards. Her book, Coop Knows the Scoop, was a 2021 Edgar Award nominee for Best Juvenile mystery novel. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and Word Weavers, International. She is represented by Sally Apokedak of Apokedak Literary Agency. Taryn currently lives in Sorrento, Florida with her husband, David, their three children, and two cats—an overly fuzzy Ragdoll named Mordecai and a polydactyl Hemingway named Sebastian—who like to terrorize flies. While she's somewhat decent at math, she is terrible at science and has an intense dislike of tarantulas. To connect with Taryn, go to: http://www.tarynsouders.com ( www.TarynSouders.com) What you will learn in this episode: Eva Marie and Taryn's background in writing and details about the https://word-weavers.com/floridaevents (Florida Christian Writers Conference) Common presumptions and misconceptions about Christian fiction and their logical inaccuracies How God demonstrates His creativity through His creation, and why Eva and Taryn believe God made us to be creative beings The dynamic of being a Christian author in the general  (non-Christian) market  How weaving Christian principles into your work will help reach people that wouldn't otherwise be reached  The graphic reality of the Bible's historicity and why it's important to acknowledge The value of using storytelling to subtly communicate important truths to a wide audience Resources: To connect with Taryn, go to: http://www.tarynsouders.com ( www.TarynSouders.com) To connect with Eva Marie, go to:https://www.evamarieeversonauthor.com/ ( EvaMarieEversonAuthor.com ) Learn more about https://www.word-weavers.com/ (Word Weavers International)  Learn more about the https://word-weavers.com/floridaevents (Florida Christian Writers Conference) Order Slaying the Onion (2nd edition) now!https://www.kaleidoscopebooks.net/books ( https://www.kaleidoscopebooks.net/books) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

rEvolutionary Woman
Gae Polisner – Young Adult Author (Re-Release)

rEvolutionary Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 34:57


Today, Tes talks with Gae Polisner. Gae is the award-winning author of six novels including the multi-award winning THE MEMORY OF THINGS which is used in schools around the country. A family law attorney and mediator by trade, but a writer by calling, Gae lives on Long Island with her husband, two sons, and a suspiciously-fictional-looking small dog she swore she'd never own. She is an avid swimmer and, when not writing, can be found in the open waters of the Long Island Sound. Her next book is forthcoming from Henry Holt in 2022. You may follow her on twitter and Instagram @gaepol, on facebook at gaepolisnerauthor, and find her books wherever books are sold. SEVEN CLUES TO HOME "... a modern-day Bridge to Terabithia." - Booklist. Junior Library Guild selection, now available from Alfred A Knopf/RHC. JACK KEROUAC IS DEAD TO ME "... consider her to be the best voice in the YA contemporary space." - YA Books Central. Now available Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Press. Also on audiobook! IN SIGHT OF STARS, from Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Press. Booklist, Starred Review. Winner, 2018 AudioFile Earphones Award; 2020 Keystone to Reading nominee; 2019 Wisconsin State "Just One More Page" selection; 2019 Teen Choice Book Award nominee. THE MEMORY OF THINGS, Winner, 2019 Golden Archer Wisconsin's Children's Choice Book Award; 2017 Wisconsin State "Just One More Page" selection; repeat NYLA Three Apples Book Award finalist; Keystone to Reading Book Award finalist; Nerdy Book Club Best, 2016; New York Times, Huffington Post, and New York Daily News, reviews. Now out on audio! Check out all my books here: http://gaepolisner.com/ Follow Gae Polisner: IG: @gaepol Twister: @gaepol Facebook: https://www.gaepolisner.com/

Scholastic Reads
“Be Who You Are” — A Conversation with Alex Gino

Scholastic Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 22:19


In this episode, we're celebrating Pride Month with Alex Gino. Alex is the acclaimed author of several queer and progressive middle grade novels, including Rick, You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!, and the newly-released Alice Austen Lived Here. Alex talks with host Suzanne McCabe about Melissa, which was originally published as George in 2015. The novel introduces young readers to a transgender girl who yearns to play the role of Charlotte in her school play. The book won a Lamda Literary Award and a Children's Choice Book Award, among many other honors. It also was the most-banned book in the United States in 2020. “As a trans person writing about another trans person, when Melissa's story is challenged, someone is saying that my existence is too scary, too deviant, too monstrous, to show to children,” Alex says. “It hurts.” Highlights: “I didn't figure out who I was until I was 19, [when] I found the word genderqueer in a book.” “I have heard so many positive, wonderful stories of people who were able to figure who they were because they saw Melissa.” “The book doesn't make someone trans, but it gives tools for talking about it.” “I love hearing from adults who say, ‘This is the book I wish I had when I was a kid.'” “A character in a book can be real in the sense [that] they have thoughts. They have beliefs. You're inside their mind in a way that you're often not inside the minds of real people. If my book can help someone respect who's in the world, that's invaluable.” “My book would not have been banned 20 years ago because my book wouldn't have existed. Something needs to exist, and something needs to be recognized in order to be challenged.” —Alex Gino, author, Melissa Special Thanks: Producer: Bridget Benjamin Associate producer: Constance Gibbs Sound engineer: Daniel Jordan Music composer: Lucas Elliot Eberl Coming Soon: Summer Reading • Aaron Blabey and The Bad Guys • Because of You, John Lewis

Collective Intellectualities
6 Liz Jackson - Civic and Moral Education Amidst Complexities of Place and Identity

Collective Intellectualities

Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 76:53


Liz Jackson, Professor in the Department of International Education at the Education University of Hong Kong, joins us this episode to discuss working as a philosopher of education during our current moment. Liz has published over 100 works including three recent books, Contesting Education and Identity in Hong Kong (2021), Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions (2020), and Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education (2019) which received the American Educational Studies Association's Critic's Choice Book Award in 2020. Additionally, Liz is the immediate past President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.Links to Liz's work:Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education https://www.routledge.com/Questioning-Allegiance-Resituating-Civic-Education/Jackson/p/book/9781138351110Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotionshttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/beyond-virtue/023FE0DC80C1D2275B20A5907FC99E30Contesting Education and Identity in Hong Konghttps://www.routledge.com/Contesting-Education-and-Identity-in-Hong-Kong/Jackson/p/book/9780367672829

The Legal Edition
Reconstructing the Reconstruction – the Aftermath of Slavery, and the Continuing Fight for Equal Justice

The Legal Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 35:52


Guest: Michael David Cohen, PhDDr. Cohen is a research professor in the Department of Government and a faculty fellow in the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University, in Washington, DC. He is a historian of nineteenth-century America, and currently serves as editor and project director of the Correspondence of the twelfth and thirteenth presidents of the United states, Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. His previous works include: the letters of the eleventh president of the United States, James K. Polk, and the the Papers of Women's Rights Activists & Abolitionists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.He is a graduate of Harvard University and Carleton College; and is the author of Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education and the American Civil War – winner of the Critics' Choice Book Award.Discussion centers on issues around Reconstruction after the Civil War and the comparison to the racial injustices from the 19th century to today.From voter disenfranchisement – poll taxes and literacy tests – to the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts of the 1960's – to the “purpose and meaning” of erecting Confederate statues in the South, and the messages they were meant to send to future generations. A historical account of racial discrimination and family separation policies of a nineteenth century slave-owner president – to family separation policies of today. A survey of the aftermath of Reconstruction and the education system that followed including: the US Supreme Court ruling in “Plessy v. Ferguson” making “Separate but Equal” the law of the land, to “Brown v Board of Education” – striking down ‘Separate but Equal' as Unconstitutional. Explanation of the benefits and challenges posed by the ratification of the 13th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution abolishing slavery, and giving black men the right to vote.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-legal-edition/donations

Full PreFrontal
Ep. 83: William Damon, Ph.D. - Purpose or Perish

Full PreFrontal

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 42:42 Transcription Available


The greatest philosophical writings over the centuries have often examined the idea of the meaning of life. After the World War II, Viktor Frankl's writing often explored the idea of the existential vacuum, which plagued those who entered the concentration camps giving them no reason to fight for life. What we realize now is that a sense of purpose and meaning plays a vital role as it offers protection from life's undeniable hardships and discovering that purpose for oneself can be the meaningful journey in and of itself.On this episode, our guest William Damon, Ph.D., a professor and psychologist at the Stanford School of Education, says that stress isn't the biggest problem growing up today: It's meaninglessness. Tune into Sucheta's interview with Dr. Damon as they discuss how to help children build meaning beyond themselves.About William Damon, Ph.D.William Damon is Professor of Education at Stanford University, Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is one of the world's leading researchers on the development of purpose and author of The Path to Purpose. Damon's other books include The Moral Child; Greater Expectations (winner of the Parent's Choice Book Award); Some Do Care: Lives of Moral Commitment (with Anne Colby); Good Work (with Howard Gardner and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi); and The Power of Ideals: The Real Story of Moral Choice (also with Anne Colby). Damon's present work includes a study that explores the development of purpose in the college years and a study of family purposes across generations. Damon has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Support the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy
Interview with Economist Mark Skousen

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 56:45


Ed and Ron are honored to interview economist Mark Skousen, one of Ron's favorite economics author. He is a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, a columnist to Forbes magazine and past president of the Foundation for Economic Education. His economic bestsellers include “The Structure of Production,” “Economics on Trial,” “Puzzles and Paradoxes on Economics,” “The Making of Modern Economics,” “The Big Three in Economics,” “EconoPower,” and “Economic Logic,” a market-friendly textbook. In 2009, “The Making of Modern Economics” won the Choice Book Award for Outstanding Academic Title. Based on his work “The Structure of Production,” the federal government began publishing a broader, more accurate measure of the economy, Gross Output (GO), every quarter along with GDP. It is the first macro statistic of the economy to be published quarterly since GDP was invented in the 1940s.

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy
Interview with Economist Mark Skousen

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 56:45


Ed and Ron are honored to interview economist Mark Skousen, one of Ron's favorite economics author. He is a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, a columnist to Forbes magazine and past president of the Foundation for Economic Education. His economic bestsellers include “The Structure of Production,” “Economics on Trial,” “Puzzles and Paradoxes on Economics,” “The Making of Modern Economics,” “The Big Three in Economics,” “EconoPower,” and “Economic Logic,” a market-friendly textbook. In 2009, “The Making of Modern Economics” won the Choice Book Award for Outstanding Academic Title. Based on his work “The Structure of Production,” the federal government began publishing a broader, more accurate measure of the economy, Gross Output (GO), every quarter along with GDP. It is the first macro statistic of the economy to be published quarterly since GDP was invented in the 1940s.

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy
Interview with Economist Mark Skousen

The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 56:45


Ed and Ron are honored to interview economist Mark Skousen, one of Ron's favorite economics author. He is a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, a columnist to Forbes magazine and past president of the Foundation for Economic Education. His economic bestsellers include “The Structure of Production,” “Economics on Trial,” “Puzzles and Paradoxes on Economics,” “The Making of Modern Economics,” “The Big Three in Economics,” “EconoPower,” and “Economic Logic,” a market-friendly textbook. In 2009, “The Making of Modern Economics” won the Choice Book Award for Outstanding Academic Title. Based on his work “The Structure of Production,” the federal government began publishing a broader, more accurate measure of the economy, Gross Output (GO), every quarter along with GDP. It is the first macro statistic of the economy to be published quarterly since GDP was invented in the 1940s.

Scholastic Reads
The New Jedi Master Behind Star Wars: Jedi Academy

Scholastic Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 21:40


With Star Wars fever running high, we are talking with Jarrett Krosoczka this week, the author and illustrator of the two latest books in the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series, A New Class and The Force Oversleeps! Jarrett talks about how he got his start in children's publishing and what it's been like to take over the helm at Jedi Academy. He also shares a little bit about his forthcoming graphic novel memoir, Hey, Kiddo, which is due out in Fall 2018. As Yoda would say, "Listen, you must!" Additional Resources: Learn more about the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series Read the announcement for Hey, Kiddo Watch Jarrett's 2012 TED Talk See more of Jarrett's work Guests: Jarrett Krosoczka is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Children's Choice Book Award for the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year, an Eisner award nominee, and is the author and/or illustrator of more than thirty books for young readers. His work includes several picture books, select volumes of Star Wars: Jedi Academy, the Lunch Lady graphic novels, and Platypus Police Squad novel series. Jarrett has given two TED Talks, both of which have been curated to the main page of TED.com and have collectively accrued more than two million views online. He is also the host of The Book Report with JJK on SiriusXM's Kids Place Live, a weekly segment celebrating books, authors, and reading. Jarrett lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and children, and their pugs, Ralph and Fran. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

Scholastic Reads
The New Jedi Master Behind Star Wars: Jedi Academy

Scholastic Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017


With Star Wars fever running high, we are talking with Jarrett Krosoczka this week, the author and illustrator of the two latest books in the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series, A New Class and The Force Oversleeps! Jarrett talks about how he got his start in children's publishing and what it's been like to take over the helm at Jedi Academy. He also shares a little bit about his forthcoming graphic novel memoir, Hey, Kiddo, which is due out in Fall 2018. As Yoda would say, "Listen, you must!" Additional Resources: Learn more about the Star Wars: Jedi Academy series Read the announcement for Hey, Kiddo Watch Jarrett's 2012 TED Talk See more of Jarrett's work Guests: Jarrett Krosoczka is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Children’s Choice Book Award for the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year, an Eisner award nominee, and is the author and/or illustrator of more than thirty books for young readers. His work includes several picture books, select volumes of Star Wars: Jedi Academy, the Lunch Lady graphic novels, and Platypus Police Squad novel series. Jarrett has given two TED Talks, both of which have been curated to the main page of TED.com and have collectively accrued more than two million views online. He is also the host of The Book Report with JJK on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live, a weekly segment celebrating books, authors, and reading. Jarrett lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and children, and their pugs, Ralph and Fran. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

National Book Festival 2015 Videos
Jarrett J. Krosoczka: 2015 National Book Festival

National Book Festival 2015 Videos

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015 27:27


Sep. 5, 2015. Jarrett J. Krosoczka discusses "Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: A two-time winner of the Children’s Choice Book Award, Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid. He began his professional career by illustrating educational readers for a national publisher. Currently, he has written and illustrated more than 25 books ranging from picture books and graphic novels to chapter books. His works include the popular Lunch Lady graphic novel series and Platypus Police Squad novel series, the latest of which is "Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing." Krosoczka has also given two TED Talks, which have collectively received more than a million online views. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7002

Loretta McNary Live
Loretta McNary Live interviews Author & CEO Shelia E. Lipsey

Loretta McNary Live

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2012 31:00


Loretta McNary Live is a premier blog talk radio show created for an empowered, active, and diverse TV, radio, social media and online listening audience. LML uses a progressive live call in format to target an ever expanding market of online listeners wanting an impressive menu of meaningful, insightful, and authentic conversations in choosing their daily media, theatrical, financial, literacy and entertainment indulgences. Our guest today is Shelia E. Lipsey. Lipsey is a nationally acclaimed, award winning author, having garnered the 2012 Disilgold Magazine Editor’s Choice Book Award for four of her ten titles; 2011 Book Clubs Unite Literary Award; 2011 Kindle Awards for Literary Contribution; 2010 Pink Diamond Literary Award; 2009 SORMAG Readers’ Choice Awards for My Son’s Wife, 2009 Black Pearls Magazine Top Book Shelf Award, 2009 Urban Reviews Top Shelf Award and 2008 Author of the Year by Conversations Book Club. Shelia has penned the following novels: Into Each Life, Sinsatiable, Beautiful Ugly (Indie #1 National Bestseller); True Beauty (sequel to Beautiful Ugly); The My Son Series which includes the following titles: My Son’s Wife; My Son’s Ex-Wife-The Aftermath; My Son’s Next Wife and My Sister, My Momma, My Wife. What’s Blood Got To Do With It?; Always, Now and Forever Love Hurts and a nonfiction book entitled A Christian’s Perspective—A Journey Through Grief, which enlightens and encourages grieving hearts. In addition to being an author, speaker, editor and literary expert, she is the founder of Living Your Dreams Now and the Black Writers And Book Clubs Literacy Festival (www.bwabcliteracyfestival.com)  

Meet the Author (Reading Rockets)
Jarrett Krosoczka (The Lunch Lady Series)

Meet the Author (Reading Rockets)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2012 34:19


Children's Choice Book Award winner Jarrett Krosoczka (the Lunch Lady series) talks about his very first book (an original Greek myth in the third grade), the inspiration for his books, and why he writes for kids.To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.