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Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: Thank You To Our 2016 Combined Federal Campaign Donors With Dr. Alvin

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Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: Celebrate Women Leaders With Dr. Alvin

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Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: Exploring Careers in International Relations With Dr. Alvin

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Real Talk With Dr. Valencia Campbell: Thanking Your Campaign Supporters With Dr. Alvin

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On The Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing The Envelope By Richard Whitmire chats with Dr. Alvin

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By |August 6th, 2014|Education|Comments Off on On The Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing The Envelope By Richard Whitmire chats with Dr. Alvin

Building A Better Teacher: How Teaching Works And How To Teach It To Everyone By Elizabeth Green chats with Dr. Alvin

Elizabeth Green Click Here To Listen We’ve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great? Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more? Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art. A former principal studies the country’s star teachers and discovers a set of common techniques that help children pay attention. Two math teachers videotape a year of lessons and develop an approach that has nine-year-olds writing sophisticated [...]

By |August 5th, 2014|Education|Comments Off on Building A Better Teacher: How Teaching Works And How To Teach It To Everyone By Elizabeth Green chats with Dr. Alvin

The Big, Bad Book Of Botany By Michael Largo chats with Dr. Alvin

Michael Largo Botany Click Here To Listen What happens when you give a plant a polygraph test? Can a flower really turn a human into a zombie? What gives the gingko tree its stink? The Big, Bad Book of Botany holds the incredible answers to all of these questions and more. From absinthe to zubrowka (a popular ingredient in Polish vodkas), Michael Largo takes you through the historical and agricultural evolution of hundreds of plant species, revealing astonishing facts along the way. You'll be introduced to magic mushrooms, superfoods, and toxic teas. You'll learn about plants so valuable they have started international wars, so evolved they can trick animals into helping them survive, and so [...]

By |August 5th, 2014|History, Science|Comments Off on The Big, Bad Book Of Botany By Michael Largo chats with Dr. Alvin

Take No Prisoners: The Battle Plan For Defeating The Left By David Horowitz chats with Dr. Alvin

David Horowitz Click Here To Listen Battle-scarred political warrior David Horowitz says it’s time for conservatives to take the gloves off—and take our country back. America is at a crucial turning point in her history, and Republicans have been losing ground to Democrats for too long. In his new book Take No Prisoners, Horowitz sounds a clarion call for conservatives to use liberals’ political playbook against them in the fight for America's future. No longer can the GOP afford to let Democrats brazenly claim the moral high ground while the Democratic agenda bankrupts hardworking Americans. No longer can the Right respond to the Left's emotional attacks with appeals to reason. Year after year, liberals have [...]

By |August 5th, 2014|Politics|Comments Off on Take No Prisoners: The Battle Plan For Defeating The Left By David Horowitz chats with Dr. Alvin