The Beard Brothers Dope Show: Recent Episodes
Justin Cohen and Chris Stewart
The Beard Brothers Dope Show is a muscular and witty podcast covering the public education wars. Hosts Justin Cohen and Chris Stewart regale both of their listeners with charm, wit, and the occasional rendition of "Ebony and Ivory."
Marvel's Black Panther dominated culture news. That is until we witnessed another horrific (and preventable) mass shooting at a high school in Florida.
Last week Al Franken reside after multiple women charged him with groping and inappropriate contact; NYC's Mayor De Blasio made good on his plan to dump unwanted teachers into poor schools; and after an AP story released "research" suggesting charter schools are a haven for "segregation," school reformers clapped back.
Have you missed us? Justin and Chris return to the bearded brotherhood to wax on about education, race, and politics now that we've survived a year of Donald J. Trump. At issue: are restorative justice practices making schools more unsafe? What do we do when our own political heroes are sexual harassers (or worse)? How do we have empathy for white people who feel marginalized, while not endorsing their anti-black racism?
We discuss these questions amongst ourselves.
Justin and Chris return with suspicions and fears stoked by Trump's new America. Has the rise of intolerant Trumpians caused white allies to become even more radical in their pursuit of equity, diversity, and justice? How should the social justice wing of education reform address the new political reality?
More important, who is no longer welcome at the cookout?
This week we learned Sean Puffy combs will be opening a charter school in Harlem. The Beard and the Beardless discuss that, and a perfectly terrible article in the New York Times about charter schools.
Of course, we also do our favorite segment: Ask a [black/white] guy.
Justin and Chris marvel at the Twitter dispute between Robert Pondiscio and Ta'Nehisi Coates. Recent violence at Donald Trump rallies also gets the Beard Brother treatment.
Justin and Chris return with another episode of the dope show. What's on the list: Ben Carson, ISIS, dirty water in Flint, and ask a white/black guy.
Justin and Chris careen wildly from subject to subject, but really, it's all about race. Except, in this episode, the team discovers class too.
Justin and Chris talk about the politics involved in the Washington State Supreme Court anti-charter school ruling, and Seattle teachers' strike.
Once again Justin and Chris tackle the toughest question of our time?
Should Diane Ravitch be an advisor to Black Lives Matter? Is Rachel Dolezal a good role model for white allies? Did Julius Rosenwald prove that retail giants have a place in black education?
Justin and Chris go all in on news that Pinellas County, Florida purposefully segregated black students into a handful of schools where they lost ground academically.