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Chris Hendrickson and Transportation "Net Zero"

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - February 16, 2021 16:30 - 26 minutes
Chris Hendrickson, NAE member and professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how transportation, still dependent on petroleum, is now the single-largest sector for greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. How do we get to "net zero" transportati...

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Carlos Braceras and Utah’s Vibrant Transportation Culture

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - January 26, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes
Carlos Braceras, Executive Director for the Utah Department of Transportation, discusses how he manages people and places in the eighth-most urbanized U.S. state. He also discusses how research saves DOTs money and how young and new voices present an optimistic transportation future. ...

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Carlos Braceras and Utah’s Vibrant Transportation Culture

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - January 26, 2021 16:30 - 29 minutes
Carlos Braceras, Executive Director for the Utah Department of Transportation, discusses how he manages people and places in the eighth-most urbanized U.S. state. He also discusses how research saves DOTs money and how young and new voices present an optimistic transportation future.

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Susan Shaheen and Planning Future Mobility

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - January 19, 2021 16:30 - 22 minutes
Susan Shaheen, co-director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses her latest study, "Future of Public Transit and Shared Mobility Scenario Planning for COVID 19 Recove...

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Katie Turnbull and Texas

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - January 11, 2021 16:30 - 26 minutes
Katie Turnbull of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute discusses transportation priorities for the state and also for the rest of the United States as we continue recovering from COVID-19.

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Anthony Foxx and Equity

TRB's Transportation Explorers Podcast - January 05, 2021 16:30 - 25 minutes
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx grew up in a Charlotte neighborhood surrounded by freeways that he thought of as "literal walls." In this episode, he explores equity issues in transportation.

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Thanksgiving Special - November 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - December 17, 2020 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode, we hear from many of the amazing students from PCTVS, as they let us know what they are thankful for. We also hear from Mr.Garcia as he responds to some of the questions from students. A much later episode, as logistics of sitting with individuals, is almost impossible at times,...

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October 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - December 01, 2020 23:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
October and November's podcast is extremely late due to the logistics of living in a pandemic, remote learning environment. In October's show, we talk with Bill Vacca about the annual car show, Joaquim Johnson, and what's going on at the STEM Academy, Daniel Ambrose, Maureen Wacha, and myself, A...

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PCTVS September 2020 - Welcome Back!

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - October 05, 2020 19:36 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
Maureen Wacha, Daniel Ambrose, and Andrew Jones Host the PCTVS Podcast. Introducing a few words from our new school principal, Mr. Antion Garcia. Mr. Garcia is welcomed aboard as the brand new principle of PCTI. We talk about his thoughts for the future and a little about how he got to where he...

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PCTI Farewell Special - Class of 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - June 16, 2020 16:50 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
A massive thank you to the following individuals. Including Diana. C. Lobosco, Dr. Michael Parent, Sandy Woods. Thank you to the contributors, Aaliyah Rodriguez, Alima Pudup, Ahmed Ramadan, Amira Eldesouky, Arfa Ahmed, Ashley White, Ayah Ibrahim, Cayla Brodeur, Denise Puello, Eboni Bugg, Fatima ...

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PCTVS - Coping With Change 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - May 28, 2020 15:51 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode, we hear from some of our students on how they are handling life during the pandemic. Thank you to Alexander Ontaneda, Courtney Post, Julia Zukofsky, and Michael Todoroff. We talk with Jennine LaCorte about the virtual wellness day and motivational speaker, Michael Arterberry ab...

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PCTVS - March

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - March 30, 2020 18:25 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
We talk with the cast of the Wizard of Oz, Denise Puello (Dorothy), Justin D'Alesandro (Tinman), Christina Cinque (Scarecrow), and Javier Martinez (Lion), as well as Emily Villar (Stage Manager). We also talk with Tracy Espiritu and Javier Rabelo from the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy. And as al...

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PCTVS - February 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - February 27, 2020 02:21 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
We hear from Sandy Woods, Director of Communications, about CTE month. We also hear from Lynn Quinn, Theater Instructor, about the spectacular play coming  on March 27th and 28th. We also hear from Julissa Rodriguez, Instructional Technology Coach, who shares how she can assist us in becoming mo...

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PCTVS - January 2020

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - January 30, 2020 15:41 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
A short welcome back to PCTVS and a little news about the upcoming big event, in just a few short months from now, The Wizard of Oz! Dan, Sarah, and Andrew greet the new year in a short conversation on new year resolutions. Plus we speak with Lynn Quinn on the preparations for the Wizard of Oz....



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PCTVS - October 2019

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - November 22, 2019 18:07 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
This episode is the beginning of a brand new sound and feel, as we add a little more life into the podcast. We talk with Joaquim Johnson, principal of the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy, and Dr. Parent about the opening week at PCTI. We hear about how this year started and discuss the new theme f...

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PCTVS - September 2019

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - October 19, 2019 15:09 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
PCTI and the Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy are together under the name of Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCTVS) in this new show for September 2019. We are currently releasing podcasts to catch up, so please be aware that our show is for the month ahead, not for the month behind. ...

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Class of 2019 Graduation Special - June 2019

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - September 25, 2019 15:55 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
The backdrop was a beautiful sunny day in Wayne, NJ. June 21st 2019. As the graduating class of 2019 as students made their walk, diploma in-hand, onto the grass for the last time. Many off to college, and many going straight into employment in their chosen fields of technical education. Faces a...

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May 2019 - Art Show - Vocal technique - Jazz Band

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - July 10, 2019 13:33 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
In May's first episode, due to the incredible success of the annual art show, we speak first with Graphic Design and 3D Animation Instructor, Fernando Colon. Advertising Art Instructor, Gino Patti, and Construction Instructor, Bob Vendetti, about the art show from their perspectives. We hear bea...

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PCTI April 2019

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - April 27, 2019 23:27 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
Please see the time markers below, if you would like to skip to any part of the show. In our very first podcast, we speak with Michael Boorman, coach and discipline coordinator. We also speak with Joe Ram and 2 alumni of Passaic County Technical Institute from 2011, to see what they are up to t...

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PCTI Podcast Trailer

Tech Talk with Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools - April 27, 2019 23:25 - 2 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings
This is a brief summary of the PCTI podcast, and what to expect in the coming shows ahead. With host, Andrew Jones, and students from Passaic County Technical Institute, in Wayne, NJ. An award-winning, CTE, vocational high school in Wayne, NJ. Where learning has no limit. This little introductio...

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