Chad Holmes, host of the WXCO morning show and sports broadcaster for that station, joins us to bust some pencils! He brings updates on the winter sports season as we near the playoffs. With many teams battling illness and injury, games are being postponed and rescheduled. However, plan to catch Chad broadcast the Storm game […]

Guest: Chad Holmes

Feb 7, 2025

19:24

Randi Weingarten, President of AFT and a recurring Pencil Buster, joins us for this very special class in session. In the first days of his second term, President Trump’s administration stripped schools of designation as ‘sensitive locations’. That means Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are no longer prohibited from arresting individuals suspected of lacking […]

Guest: Randi Weingarten

Feb 5, 2025

18:47

Class, it’s been a chaotic two weeks since January 20th. That strange confluence of a day commemorated the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the second inauguration of Donald Trump to the presidency. It’s important in these chaotic moments to take some time to check in with each other. Because as […]

Feb 3, 2025

20:44

Class, you know the drill, get out your pencils and let’s start busting! New Pencil Buster, Coach Jeff Matczak of Kaukauna High School’s wrestling program, joins us. His style of coaching works to balance developing each athlete’s physicality AND mentality for success. He focuses on working to train regulatory skills like steady breathing and recognition […]

Guest: Jeff Matczak

Jan 31, 2025

21:58

For some of us, like Dr. Johnny, math comes easy. For many of us, like Dr. Tim, math brings intense anxiety and feelings of “I just can’t!” Well, our newest Pencil Buster Dr. Aditya Nagrath knows a thing or two about mathematics anxiety. Aditya’s business is helping students and teachers navigate through that anxiety into […]

Guest: Dr. Aditya Nagrath

Jan 29, 2025

22:05

Last Monday, the 45th and now 47th President of the United States took the oath of office and began a second term that looks more like a reign than an administration. Since the immediate aftermath of the election in November, we’ve tried to name the moment. In the limbo between election and inauguration, we’ve named […]

Jan 27, 2025

20:10

Class, please welcome our newest Pencil Busters, Myra Roldan and Leah Manoni! These sisters understand the challenge of labeling AI as good or bad, ethical or unethical. They know the enormous potential for AI to revolutionize our workforce and education systems for good. Just as well, they know the equally significant threats AI poses to […]

Guests: Leah Manoni, Myra Roldan

Jan 25, 2025

45:33

Civic Media sports editor, Jimmie Kaska- our very own Coach K- joins us to discuss the upcoming winter sports finale. With regionals just around the bend of the weekend for basketball, hockey, and wrestling, it’s an exciting time for a sports broadcaster! On that note, we take a few minutes to commemorate Bob Uecker, Milwaukee […]

Guest: Jimmie Kaska

Jan 24, 2025

20:21

Class, WE think you’re going to love our newest Pencil Buster! Welcome Heidi Siwak, an education consultant and Teacher Coach with I-Think. Heidi joins our new ranks of Canadian Pencil Busters working to make education more rewarding- check out our talk with Jason Buccheri last Saturday for more! I-Think is an education charity that works […]

Guest: Heidi Siwak

Jan 22, 2025

22:28

Today, January 20th, marks two very different occasions. This day, January 20th, is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day when many people stop their usual work to dedicate themselves to community service and reflect on on all that we as humans share with one another. Today is also the day when Donald Trump […]

Jan 20, 2025

21:49