World Teacher Podcast
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -The World Teacher Podcast sees education as the key to creating the kind of world we want to live in. Gareth Manning talks with brilliant and beautiful humans to understand the transformative social changes happening all around us, examining innovative and actionable ideas we can use to help humanity flourish. Our ultimate goal is to build a community where humans cultivate awareness, compassion, and love for Mother Gaia and all of her inhabitants.
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Episodes
Developing Entrepreneurial Kids with Rajesh Nair
June 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBGareth chats with Rajesh Nair, who has worked at both the Asia School of Business and MIT and is the founder of EnCube Labs, about his work in developing entrepreneurial mindsets and skills in young people around the world.
Alternative Education and Democratic Schools with Jerry Mintz
June 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBGareth speaks with Jerry Mintz, Founder and Director of the Alternative Education Resource Organization (AREO), who has helped found more than 100 alternative schools in 25 countries.
Humanity Rising with Jim Garrison
April 27, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBGareth speaks with Jim Garrison, Founder, President, and Chief Academic Officer of Ubiquity University. Jim discusses his public diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev, his time at the Esalen Institute, the current state of US-Russia relations in the context of the Ukraine Crisis, racism in the US, spirituality, and his transformative approach to education via Ubiquity University and the global online forum, Humanity Rising.
How Art Education Can Save the World with Terrence Ho
April 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBGareth speaks with Terrence Ho, a high school art teacher and intrepid global adventurer, who uses art education to open minds, develop local communities, and to deepen global sister city relationships. Tensions between art and capitalism, and the pitfalls of elite education are also discussed.
Healing After Bullying with Simone Ellin
April 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBGareth speaks with Simone Ellin, writer and Associate Editor at Jmore, about the impacts bullying has had on her life -- and how reaching out to her bullies years later has helped her and others heal. Gareth also talks about his own bullying and healing journey.
The Lonely Century with Noreena Hertz
March 26, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBGareth talks with Noreena Hertz, economist, activist, UCL professor, and author of The Lonely Century: Coming Together is a World That’s Pulling Us Apart. Topics include the loneliness pandemic, the impacts of loneliness on health, innovation, and democracy, and how to incentivize compassion and kindness.
Self-Determined Learning With Yong Zhao
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBGareth chats with Yong Zhao, author, speaker, thought leader, and professor at two universities (Kansas and Melbourne) about his vision for evolving education through self-determined learning. Gareth also discusses his next steps in life.
Shame Education with A.J. Bond
December 04, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBGareth talks with AJ Bond, creator of the Shame Academy Bootcamp and host of the Discomfortable Podcast, about shame -- how it shapes us, how we can manage it, and why educating about shame can help kids and adults alike live better lives.
Positive Medicine with Jordyn Feingold
November 17, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBGareth speaks with Jordyn Feingold, a medical student at Mount Sinai NYC and co-founder of the Positive Medicine Program, about how to use the REVAMP model to help doctors, students, and other professionals to avoid burnout, build resilience, and thrive.
Unschooling for Self-Directed Learning with Gina Riley
November 04, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBGareth speaks with Gina Riley, an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at CUNY – Hunter College, about self-directed learning, self-determination theory, and the challenges and benefits of unschooling or homeschooling children.
EdTech for Effective Online Learning with Steve Joordens
October 28, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBGareth speaks with Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, and Director of the Advanced Learning Technologies Lab, about the relationship between memory and learning, the challenges and opportunities of learning online, his Coursera course on mental health during COVID, and a cool EdTech tool he co-created to develop critical thinking skills, PeerScholar.
Transformative Learning for Refugee Youth with Amala Education
October 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBGareth is joined by Polly Akhurst and Louie Barnett from Amala Education to discuss the ongoing global refugee crisis, barriers to educational access, and Amala’s transformative learning model and high school diploma program designed to empower refugee youth.
Indigenous Mental Health, Resilience, and Hope with Jeffrey Ansloos
October 14, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBGareth speaks with Jeffrey Ansloos, Canada Research Chair and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Health and Social Policy at the University of Toronto (OISE), about the historical and structural roots of Canada’s indigenous suicide epidemic and how it can be overcome through educational transformation.
How Behavioural Science Supports a UBI with Daniel Nettle
October 06, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBGareth speaks with Daniel Nettle, Professor of Behavioural Science at Newcastle University about neoliberalism, inequality and insecurity, stress and aging, the case for creating a Universal Basic Income (UBI), and the importance of interdisciplinary education and research.
Embodied Learning with Traci L. Scheepstra
September 29, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBGareth talks with Traci L. Scheepstra, a professor, teacher trainer, researcher, and entrepreneur, about the importance of centering the body and cultivating embodied awareness in education.
The Neuroscience of Social and Emotional Learning with Nandini Chatterjee Singh
September 22, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBGareth chats with Nandini Chatterjee Singh, a neuroscientist from the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) about the scientific case for centering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in education and schooling.
How to Build a Political Movement (and Win a Nobel Peace Prize!) with Dave Sweeney
September 15, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBGareth talks with Dave Sweeney, an anti-nuclear campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, who was honored with the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for helping launch the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Topics include the relationship between nuclear energy and anti-Aboriginal environmental racism, how to build an effective activist campaign for social, economic, and environmental justice, and what it feels like to win a Nobel Peace Prize!
“What’s a Pansexual?” Sexuality, Gender, and Trans Rights with Jess Pegram
September 01, 2020 14:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBGareth speaks with Jess Pegram, a 19 yo gender non-conforming, nonbinary-identifying person (and former student of his!), about sexuality, gender, identity, and the ongoing battle for rights and respect faced by transgendered people and the LGBTQ community.
Why Mentoring Matters with Ellen Mahoney
August 26, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBGareth talks with Ellen Mahoney, an expert in building Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs and Founder of Sea Change Mentoring. about the powerful impacts of having (or being) a mentor.
How Do We Educate For Social Justice? with Özlem Sensoy
August 26, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBGareth speaks with Dr. Özlem Sensoy, professor of education at Simon Fraser University, about identity, power, oppression, White Privilege, and how to build a better world through critical social justice education.
Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal Justice in Australia with Scott Darlow
August 18, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBGareth talks with Scott Darlow, a Yorta Yorta descendant and Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter, performer, and social justice activist about racism in Australia, the Black Lives Matter movement, and anti-racist activism and education.
Crisis Averted! How Taiwan Beat COVID-19
August 18, 2020 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBGareth speaks with Dr. Min-Huei Hsu, Dean of Big Data at Taipei Medical University, and Dr. Ryan Engen, a diplomat with the US State Department about how Taiwan leveraged both Big Data and past lessons learned to lead the world in combating COVID-19.
Crisis Averted! How Taiwan Beat COVID-19 with Min-Hui Hsu and Ryan Engen
August 18, 2020 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBGareth speaks with Dr. Min-Huei Hsu, Dean of the Big Data Institute at Taipei Medical University, and Dr. Ryan Engen, a diplomat with the US State Department about how Taiwan leveraged both Big Data and past lessons learned to lead the world in combating COVID-19.
Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal Justice in Australia
August 18, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBGareth talks with Scott Darlow, a Yorta Yorta descendant and Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter, performer, and social justice activist about racism in Australia, the Black Lives Matter movement, and anti-racist activism and education.
Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal Anti-Racism in Australia with Scott Darlow
August 18, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBGareth talks with Scott Darlow, a Yorta Yorta descendant and Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter, performer, and social justice activist about racism in Australia, the Black Lives Matter movement, Aboriginal Justice, and anti-racist activism and education.
The Restorative Justice Revolution with Melody Pannell
August 18, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 93.6 MBGareth talks with Melody Pannell, a peacebuilder and changemaker who has taught at Eastern Mennonite University, and has worked as a social worker, activist, and social innovator, about deep racism in the criminal justice system, possibilities for police reform, and the transformative power of an alternative approach to problems in schools and society, restorative justice.
The Restorative Justice Revolution
August 18, 2020 21:00 - 2 hours - 93.6 MBGareth talks with Melody Pannell, a peacebuilder with experience as a professor, social worker, activist, and social innovator, about deep racism in the criminal justice system, possibilities for police reform, and the transformative power of an alternative approach to problems in schools and society, restorative justice.
Problems and Possibilities in Education Around the World with Rebecca Warren
August 12, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBGareth speaks with Rebecca Warren of the United World Colleges (UWC) Schools International Organization about better educational possibilities and what some amazing educators out there are already doing to humanize schools.
Hyper-schooling and (Declining) Teen Mental Health with Dr. David Gleason
August 12, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBGareth chats with Dr. David Gleason, a developmental and clinical psychologist, author of the book, At What Cost?, and founder of Developmental Empathy, LLC. The conversations focuses on the teen mental health crisis, how schools are compounding it, and what needs to happen to support the holistic needs of all kids.
Creating Pathways to Education in Under-Served Communities with Carolyn Acker
August 12, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBGareth speaks with Carolyn Acker, the Founder of Pathways to Education, an innovative community-based social program that has been proven to help marginalized youth graduate high school. Topics explored include social justice, community development, systems thinking, human-centered design, social entrepreneurship, and a lot more