About the Getting Smart Podcast
The Getting Smart Podcast covers trends, innovations and insights in K-12, higher ed, lifelong learning, leadership, investing and more. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Every other Friday we publish an episode called “Catching Up” where Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia try to make sense of what’s going on in education, learning and human flourishing. Check it out.Â
If you’re on Spotify, we have built some great playlists to help you jump into some conversations we’ve been having over the last few years. You can go long on the following topics:Â
- Student Voice
- Pathways to Postsecondary
- Green Skills & Schools
- Microschools
- What’s Next in Learning
- AI in Education
- Next Generation Leadership
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Wangchuk and Tashi Dendup on Bhutan’s National Shift to Place-Based Education
Amara C. Nwuneli on Problems Worth Solving
A conversation with Africa's 2025 Earth Prize winner, Amara Nwuneli, on her green spaces initiative tackling Lagos' climate and urban challenges.
Fernande Raine on The Power of Participation and Our Civic Future
Exploring how civics, humanities, and innovative education can empower students to thrive as active participants in democracy and community.
Elliot Haspel on the Importance of Universal Childcare
Universal childcare is essential for families and society. Elliott Haspel discusses policy shifts, brain science, and why childcare must be a public right.
Foresight Fellows on a Path to Equity and Access
Exploring youth voice and agency in education with UNICEF Foresight Fellows. Discussing futures of learning, student inclusion, and global perspectives.
Catching Up: Early Reading, Cognitive Luxury, and Monarch Butterflies
Explore early reading development, AI in education, cognitive luxury, and monarch butterfly migration in this diverse podcast episode.