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every 9 days
Average audio length:
33 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
81 episodes
since July 31, 2023
episodic

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In this episode Dr. Carroll sounds off on the senseless expulsion and need for homeschooling for Lansing, MI student Sakir Everett. Actor and Artist Terayle Hill (All American) joins the show to talk about navigating the industry as a creative and the particular opportunities that HBCUs offer in t…

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Ep 78: Love & Hate

Dr. Carroll contrasts the feeling of pride and adulation over The Dimpled One announcing his college decision and contrasts that with the death of Demartravion "Trey" Reed and the growing clouds of political violence looming in the country. Collette Bowers Zinn of Private School Axis joins the sho…
In this episode we talk with Lisa Meyers Johnson, Founder and Executive Director of Private School Village. The non-profit is centered in SoCal, but is quickly spreading it's wings and Lisa breaks news here about where the next chapter will be in addition to talking about points of emphasis for th…

Back to School

In this episode, Dr. Carroll catches the family up on what has been happening since our last podcast in June and shares lessons from the basketball recruiting world, tips for working with students at the start of the school year and observations on how political leadership is failing all around us
Dr. Carroll hits on Father's Day, the 25th Anniversary of the BET Awards, Beyonce in London, the magical day that is June 15th for Student Athletes, and then multihyphenate dynamo Nefetari Spencer joins the show to talk about her development as writer and actor.
In this episode Dr. Carroll reflects on graduation day at Harvard-Westlake and the joy of closing this chapter celebrating with The Dimpled One. We also get into the continued attacks on universities and specifically the announcement that in the eyes of the Office of Civil Rights at the Dept of Ed…
In this episode Dr. Carroll notes the emotions that come with the end of the school year and the closing of a chapter at Harvard-Westlake. He talks about the need for families to start planning now if next year will be an outplacement on whether for Kindergarten, Middle School or College. Dr. Amy…
In this special crossover episode with the 4050 Social Club podcast, Dr. Carroll talks all things Robert Griffin III vs Ryan Clark and their public spat that arose from analysis of the Indiana Fever/Chicago Sky game that took place on May 17th. We also discuss ways to address public disputes and…
In this episode we talk about the ways education is being weaponized to undermine institutions like Florida A&M University (FAMU) with the appointment of an underqualified president and Chicago Public Schools as the Black Male Success Program comes under fire. Craig Randall of Trust Based Obse…
In this episode Dr. Carroll talks about the excellence on display at the Jack & Jill yacht fundraiser, the incompetence on display at a Portland Catholic school that expelled a student based on parents looking to hold the school accountable, and finally Dr. Rodney Glasgow returns to talk about …
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