Education Today

Education Today – January 8, 2025

A Brazilian educator talks with us about Paul Freire and his impact on education.  In addition he will talk about  espouses teaching philosophy to children and teens, something which is not done in the U.S..   Education Today is hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein.  It airs weekly with news and views about schooling … Continued


It was the first of its kind program of mass surveillance: the surreal, and initially-secret, deployment of an unmanned plane flying in circles over the city of Baltimore. Sociologist Benjamin Snyder discusses the Baltimore Police Department’s short-lived experiment in spying on the city’s residents. He considers how technologies like the spy plane are both embraced … Continued


Law & Disorder

Antioch Police Department Under New Oversight; Clovis Teacher Threatens to Cut Native Student’s Hair

The US Justice Department has reached an agreement with the Antioch Police Department following a series of  scandals including a racist text messaging circuit amongst officers. In this episode we discuss the Department of Justice’s oversight ruling on the Antioch Police Department with Antioch City Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker. Then, a long-term substitute teacher in Clovis, California, … Continued