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Office Hours: The biggest existential threat? by Robert Reich - September 16, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
What Thrive2 Night One Taught Us About Democratic Participation by Thrive: United for Democracy and Global Action - September 16, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
INTREP360 INTELLIGENCE REPORT by Intrep360 with Sweet & Toth - September 16, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
The anti-American Right by Noahpinion - September 16, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
September 15, 2026 by Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Secondhand by Fire Tongue on Common Sense Rebel - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Oil and Food Prices Are About to Explode due to Trump and Netanyahu’s Escalating Iran War by THE LEFT HOOK - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Some Things Speak for Themselves. Like When the President’s Son Lets a Russian Oligarch Pay for His Wedding Party. by Joyce Vance from Civil Discourse - September 15, 2026#Substack...
Podcast | I am become meme. by Decoding Trolls - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Thomas Massie Has a Nasty Surprise for Pete Hegseth by Tim, Sarah and JVL - The Bulwark - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
We Are Causing Jesus To Live In Fear. by Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer from Into The Gray: Substack - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
EXCLUSIVE: The Next Big Dem Proposal: Let Kids Eat Free by Jonathan Cohn - The Bulwark - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
The Good & Bad News in the Latest Political Polls with Mike Madrid by THE LEFT HOOK - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Election Nightmare Scenario by Judge J. Michael Luttig and Katie Couric from Judge J. Michael Luttig - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Even George Conway Wasn’t Ready for Kash Patel’s Senate Hearing by Bulwark Takes - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
Teen Wolf by Jason Herbert from Reckoning with Jason Herbert - September 15, 2026#Substack #OwnYourFeed #FederatedReader
An important part of “Healing Our Culture” is studying chapters of our history which have been hidden or omitted from the formal educational curriculum, especially when...
Whether you're teaching homeschool, tutoring, running community workshops, or piloting a new course, Canvas Lite is for you. We know how much …
There will be no take-home essays in Stuart Chambers’ university courses this fall. Tired of trying to detect AI usage, the University of Ottawa …
“I didn’t know that AI could hallucinate facts,” New Mexico defense lawyer says. The New Mexico Supreme Court held a ChatGPT-using lawyer in direct …
NOTUS is now The Washington Sun New name. Even more independent reporting on politics, policy, local news and sports. You can learn more in our …
Welcome to episode 382 (”Order of the Collective”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 9, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr....
I entered U.S. military service in 1964, right as Vietnam was escalating. Despite the Civil Rights Movement, roughly 31 percent of the hundreds of …
NYU mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster announced three proofs on Tuesday with a preliminary finding on one of the major unsolved problems in theoretical mathematics. The find...
I shared this comment today in a Facebook post by Jennifer Watson (a Charlotte friend and community leader) who is sharing helpful graphics (that I’ll include below) about wh...
US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 (£3,700) payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections – a plan th...
Imagine a school district where the lunchroom cafeterias offer only unhealthy greasy food options for lunch. In reaction to complaints from parents, …
Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks. Microsoft’s patch for September is a doozy, with a …
Level 4 cyber incident shuts down Springfield schools for second day SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Public Schools will remain closed through …
And made me think! The headline came across my feed the way these things do, between a school reminder and someone’s vacation photos. “Gen Z is …
Tournament Day PART 01The Catch “By mail and telephone we get many strange questions about sports and sportsmen. A man called here a few days ago …
I started the “Conspiracies and Culture Wars” media literacy inquiry project back in 2019 with my colleague, Brian Turnbaugh, initially to just try and better understan...
Troll farms now occupy a growing place in online communication and influence strategies. These public or private structures coordinate networks of …
Why is there so much energy behind consigning the future to the perpetual development of technology? Because it seemingly doesn’t require a vision of …
While thorough, large-scale efforts like the 9/11 Commission tried to make sense of that chaotic day, many mysteries remain. Listen Now But connect the …
These are some reflections in response to a friend’s Facebook memories about the 9/11 attacks, and our current political situation.So much I can say about this. I had just st...
As of September 3, the official White House website features a page titled “arcade,” where users can play games like Rio Run, in which the player—a …
Thermo Fisher Scientific has patched a flaw in select Applied Biosystems human identification software that could allow data files to be altered …
Welcome to episode 381 (”Munchkins vs. Meta”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 2, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jaso...
【USB Cable Performance Testing】Test USB cable continuity, functionality (charging, data transfer, high-speed signal), and measure internal resistance …
Today we're releasing Buzz, a free, open source collaboration platform where humans and AI agents work together in a shared workspace. It's available …
Lots of things caught my attention in this NPR article today, including the fact that the Provost was formally at Olin College of Engineering outside Boston, an absolutely amazing ...
Off the Grid, On the Mesh: What I’m Learning About MeshtasticA couple weeks ago, my friend and podcast co-host Jason Neiffer shared Meshtastic as one of his “Geeks of t...
The full title of this post is, “The Slave Bible, Maroon Hermeneutics and Denmark Vesey: Fugitive Faith from 1807 to Mother Emanuel.” To heal our culture, we must st...
To heal our culture, we must study and understand our history. These studies must include the actions of people and events which have not traditionally been part of the “form...
On August 17, 2026, Wes Fryer interviews Tony Siracusa, media director for Indivisible Charlotte, about the July 25, 2026 community vigil in First Ward Park held with the Carolina ...
Welcome to episode 380 (”The Paperclip Maximizer”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 19, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. J...
Week 7 of the 1526 Project turned to Nat Turner, and the tragic event we now call "The Nat Turner Rebellion" in August of 1831 in Southampton County in southeast Virginia.This quot...
Source citation matters because it’s how we “show our thinking.” And we reveal the basis for our assertions. Our evidence. This is foundational for civic dialogue...
Welcome to episode 379 (”Big Tech’s Reckoning”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 12, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr...
AI plagiarism checkers are not reliable or 100 percent accurate. This paragraph in the August 1, 2026, Northeast Times article, “Yale AI-cheating case hinged on a Word file m...
To prepare for our 6th week small group meeting of The 1526 Project, which focuses on “Bois Caïman: Haiti and the Pentecost of Liberation,” I created an audio “de...
To prepare for our 6th week small group meeting of The 1526 Project, which focuses on "Bois Caïman: Haiti and the Pentecost of Liberation," I created an audio "deep dive" over...
Today I shared a lightning talk over Zoom at the Civics of Technology Conference, whose theme this year was “Against Tech Hype.” I opened with the same question the con...
Welcome to episode 378 (”Behold Claude Co-Work”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 5, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jaso...
I shared this as a five star review today on the Apple App Store:“NaturalReader: Text to Speech”I use this app every week to listen to the news. Doesn’t work for ...
The Stono Rebellion, Resistance, and Rejecting Un-Christian Nationalism On August 2, 2026, Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares what he learned preparing for his Project 1526 sma...
On August 2, 2026, Wes Fryer in Charlotte shares what he learned preparing for his Project 1526 small group (resistance500.com), a spiritual formation curriculum by Rev. Ben Boswel...
MAGA’s culture war targeting universities, tenure, science, etc. continues. One of my best professors at the US Air Force Academy in 1991-92 (my senior year) was a civilian. ...
Indivisible Charlotte’s In The Know Live hosts North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, a veteran civil rights litigator seeking re-election in November 2026, to dis...
Yesterday’s post by Meredith Blake for The Contrarian, “The Tate Brothers Are as Vile as Jeffrey Epstein: Can we please stop calling them “influencers” now?...
Some reflections today about how many of the observations and prescriptions offered by Rainn Wilson in his book, “Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution” are in ...
Some reflections today about how many of the observations and prescriptions offered by Rainn Wilson in his book, “Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution” are in li...
A video I recorded by the courthouse this evening in downtown Jackson, Tennessee.Video Summary:On Sunday, July 12, 2026, while traveling through Jackson, Tennessee on the way to Ok...
A video I recorded by the courthouse this evening in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. Video Summary: On Sunday, July 12, 2026, while traveling through Jackson, Tennessee on...
I vividly remember leading professional development for my fellow teachers at Wheelock Elementary School just before Thanksgiving in 1998. We got special permission from Karl Mahan...
I vividly remember leading professional development for my fellow teachers at Wheelock Elementary School just before Thanksgiving in 1998. We got special permission from Karl Mahan...
Welcome to episode 377 (”Fable Is Back”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 1, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer ...
I’m thankful to learn about this important book about the historic struggles and successes of women at the United States Air Force Academy. This journey continues today.https...
Some of the photos from July 4th,2026 in our nation’s capital this past weekend speak 1000 words. This juxtaposition of images 100 years apart from Jamar Tisby are chilling. ...
Yesterday marked the 250th birthday of the United States. Today, our small group gathered over Zoom for the first session of the 1526 Project, also known as Resistance 500: a spiri...
Give a listen to this fantastic [PODCAST] episode for culture healers:“The 7 Pillars Of A Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson”SubscribeI love this quoted idea from the...
Today is July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the United States of America. This year is also the 500th anniversary of “Re...
Today is July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the United States of America. This year is also the 500th anniversary of “Re...
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In this time of national celebration as well as reflection on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence on Saturday, I have read with sa...
What is “the work” of anti-racism? If we open our eyes / have our eyes opened (at least in part) to the systems of racism and white supremacy all around us, what can we...
Tomorrow in our Sunday School class we will continue discussing “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter” by Kelly Brown Douglas.This evening I caught up o...
Yesterday (Thursday, June 18th) was the last day of my first week of my summer STEM camp series, and I wanted to document my student computer setups before I forget the details. I ...
Welcome to episode 376 (”Screen Time Isn’t Binary”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 17, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, ...
Where do you get your news on a daily and weekly basis? The answer to that question really matters.I’ve been working on a project I call “Reclaim the News”, and h...
Welcome to episode 375 (”Good Pedagogy Please”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 10, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason ...
Human rights are universal and important.One human right under attack today is the right to show up with the gender identity you choose.The conservative and weaponized narrative of...
My new summer book read: “How to Fight Fascism: A Handbook for the New American Resistance” by Alexis Walshhttps://www.amazon.ie/How-Fight-Fascism-Handbook-Resistance/d...
Pete Hegseth is a deluded religious extremist who stands in the tradition of The Crusades, The Spanish Inquisition, Settler Colonialism and the genocide of First Nations. “Un...
AI and #MediaLiteracy tip: Use Claude AI (or another LLM) to help explain the background and meaning of a contemporary meme.Please use Internet search and explain to me the backgro...
I’ve been running WordPress websites since 2005, and creating webpages since 1995. Over that time I’ve accumulated a lot of sites including different blogs, professiona...
I’ve been running WordPress websites since 2005, and creating webpages since 1995. Over that time I’ve accumulated a lot of sites including different blogs, professiona...
This news cuts me deeply. Pete Hegseth, a man unfit to serve in uniform much less as the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, continues to purge our military leade...
Tomorrow morning I’ll be leading our ACE Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian through a theologically rich and timely discussion. We’re currently reading and di...
Along with members of our adult ACE Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, I have been reading the remarkable book Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matte...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement and was amended five times to expand its protections. The purpose was to enforce votin...
Just learned about phanpy.social and “Open Vibe” for Mastodon users:https://phanpy.social/“phanpy.social includes a "catch-up" feature that allows [Mastodon] user...
Since I’m known in our family (and in parts of my community) as someone with a few technology and media skills, from time to time I’m asked to help out with slideshows ...
Welcome to episode 374 ("DJ Claude Goes Rogue") of the EdTech Situation Room from May 20, 2026, where technology news met educational analysis. This week, Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfrye...
In my April 26 Media Literacy Roundup, I previewed our then-upcoming Media Education Lab webinar on “Memes, Warfare, and Propaganda” and promised a reflection afterward...
In my April 26 Media Literacy Roundup, I previewed our then-upcoming Media Education Lab webinar on “Memes, Warfare, and Propaganda” and promised a reflection afterward...
In J.K. Rowling’s fifth book in her Hogwarts series, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” Harry is required by Professor Dumbledore to take a series of le...
Indivisible Charlotte was fortunate to conduct an In the Know Live interview on April 30, 2026, with Professor Timothy Snyder, an American historian and the author of many books, i...
Yesterday on Episode 374 of the EdTech Situation Room podcast, I was excited to FINALLY announce the first official release of PodCommons — an open-source community podcast d...
Want to understand why politicians in Tennessee just acted to disenfranchise thousands of our fellow Americans and citizens, many who “happen to be African-American?”Th...
I’ve been watching, reading, and thinking about the fractures in American democracy for several years now — through the lens of a citizen, an educator, a media literacy teacher, an...
Welcome to episode 373 (”Digitizing Local History”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 6, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Wesl...
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) descended on Charlotte in November 2025, they expected an easy target. What they found instead was a city ready to fight back. The fed...
We’re wrapping up our Coding Mars / Minecraft Mars unit in my middle school computer programming class. It’s one of my favorite units. Students have been programming &#...
We’re wrapping up our Coding Mars / Minecraft Mars unit in my middle school computer programming class. It’s one of my favorite units. Students have been programming &#...
Please join me TODAY on Monday, May 4th, 2026 at noon Eastern Time for the free webinar, “Memes, Warfare, and Propaganda” for the Media Education Lab.SubscribeHere is t...
Today is a “teacher work day” at our school, and we’re allowed to work from wherever we want, so I’m working from home.I started my day by watching 2 TEDx t...
Indivisible Charlotte hosts a webinar discussion with historian Timothy Snyder about his book On Freedom, contrasting “negative freedom” (freedom as removing barriers o...
Indivisible Charlotte’s In the Know Live, hosted by Freda Zeh and Wes Fryer, features a recorded panel with community leaders Rachel Salo (Indivisible Charlotte), Hector Vaca...
This evening I was able to watch and listen to the second half of a wonderful panel on “Preaching and Leadership” hosted by Union Presbyterian Seminary. The panel featu...
Have you noticed “media literacy” just gets more important the further we travel together into this “Age of Artificial Intelligence?!” It’s been a min...
Creamy, tangy, and just a little fiery — the hot honey does triple duty with heat, sweetness, and apple cider vinegar tang. The curry adds a warmth that keeps people guessing. ...
Thanks to some help from my AI cooking partner “Claude,” we landed on a recipe that brings together fire-roasted tomato sauce made right in the blender, refried beans l...
I’m writing this from downtown Nashville, where I just wrapped up Day 1 of the Lead4Change Teacher Summit at the beautiful Hotel Noelle and VentureX Co-working space. It̵...
Saturday I had an opportunity to audit an initial class of a course at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, “Religions of the Enslaved” taught by Dr. Alphonso F. Saville, IV. ...
Hi everyone, this is Wes Fryer in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s April 14th, 2026, and I want to talk about a free webinar with Timothy Snyder on April 30th — coming u...
This week I virtually attended an excellent “Lunch & Learn webinar” hosted by the Center for North Carolina Politics and Public Service at Catawba College, titled &...
This week I virtually attended an excellent “Lunch & Learn webinar” hosted by the Center for North Carolina Politics and Public Service at Catawba College, titled &...
In The Know Live with Timothy Snyder is sponsored by Indivisible CLT in partnership with the Indivisible North Carolina statewide chapters. REGISTER FREE on Mobilize!Subscribe nowO...
Welcome to episode 372 (”AI’s Psychological Dangers”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 8, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week...
Today was one of my favorite lessons in my middle school media literacy class: We started our “Froot Loop Conspiracies” unit about the Moon Landing Hoax, Lateral Readin...
Today was one of my favorite lessons in my middle school media literacy class: We started our “Froot Loop Conspiracies” unit about the Moon Landing Hoax, Lateral Readin...
I reject genocide and war crimes, which are the exact actions the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has openly professed he wants to do and will do. This is morally rep...
This was our second year to attend the Saturday evening Easter weekend Catholic Mass at Holy Cross Abbey, which is right on the Shenandoah River outside Round Hill and Purcellville...
Generally, NFL teams don’t fire their head coach in the middle of the Super Bowl. It can be pretty stupid to fire your top military leader in the middle of an active war. Unl...
Reminders from the Artemis mission patch of Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen Thank you, Henry Guimond, Dave Courchene II, and Jeremy Hansen for this poignant reminder about the...
Here are the 3 videos I’m sharing with my middle school students today in class and discussing, in advance of the scheduled NASA launch of the Artemis 2 mission this evening ...
Our president is not mentally well and has not been for a long time.It is simultaneously jarring, sad, tragic, and potentially devastating (both physically and psychologically) for...
Video transcript:Good morning everyone. Today is Monday, March the 30th, 2026. This is Wes Fryer in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is about 7:20 in the morning before school, and I ...
Political analysts have been in overdrive assessing the war, its risks and effects. There are so many disparate issues, collecting them in a high-level review may provide a better ...
Speaking at the No Kings 3 Rally and Protest in Charlotte after traveling from Houston, Ibram X. Kendi describes encountering ICE agents at the airport and reflects on how many Ame...
What a treat to hear Dr. Ibram X. Kendi speak in uptown Charlotte twice today, once at the No Kings 3 rally and protest before the march, and again at the Carolina Theatre for a s...
Welcome to episode 371 (“Router Bans, AI Agents”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 25, 2026, where technology news met educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason...
Observations by Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah, CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday:There is no substitute for exports through the Strait of Hormuz, he said. Measures such a...
There’s a very familiar face in the front row of this photo from today’s Charlotte Observer, taken at the October 18, 2025 No Kings 2 protest:More ‘No Kings’...
Judge Blocks Pentagon Press Policy as Unconstitutional (Verity, 21 Mar 2026)Fact:U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, found that "undisput...
Yesterday I had a wonderful opportunity to visit with one of my favorite high school teachers, Mrs. Bogart — and it was a wonderful visit. She recommended both of the books p...
Today Shelly and I returned to Landsford Canal State Park in South Carolina, which is about an hour drive from where we live in Charlotte, NC. I took a few photos (26) on our hike ...
This school year, I’m unable to use SpinTheWheel.io, a random animal selector I’d been using for one of my favorite middle school creature-design projects. Last spring ...
Welcome to episode 370 (“AI Frontier Geopolitics”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 4, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jas...
Several years ago, when Shelly and I were working and teaching at Casady School in Oklahoma City, Father Tim Sean Youmans shared the television series “The Chosen” with...
by Pat Rosa and Freda Zeh RosenRecently, In the Know Live hosted Joyce Vance, former US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and one of our nation’s most respected v...
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In my 55 years of life on our planet and 32 years as a professional educator and teacher, I’ve shared a lot of stories and more than a few presentations. This evening, I beli...
On Saturday, February 7, 2026, Indivisible Charlotte celebrated our ninth anniversary! This event had to be rescheduled because of North Carolina winter weather, but our celebratio...
One of the most common problems I see in student and creator videos alike is inconsistent audio. You shoot a clip facing the camera, then turn around to capture something else — an...
Welcome to episode 369 (“Dogpile and Dark Arts”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 11, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. J...
Watch and listen to this recording of Indivisible Charlotte's 'In the Know Live' webinar from February 3, 2026 over Zoom, featuring Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney and esteemed l...
Welcome to episode 368 (“The OpenClaw Warning”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 4, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jas...
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Recently, In the Know Live conducted an interview with Bob Phillips and Tyler Daye of Common Cause North Carolina. (Part 1 and Part 2) Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots or...
In this PART 2 episode of Indivisible Charlotte’s ‘In the Know Live’ podcast, members of our Research Team continue the conversation on voter suppression with Bob...
Join Indivisible Charlotte for an in-depth discussion on voter suppression with Bob Phillips and Tyler Daye of Common Cause, North Carolina. Learn about current attacks on voting r...
It’s easy to feel helpless when looking at the the weakening of liberal democracy in our country. But in the latest episode of the Indivisible Charlotte podcast, guest Chris ...
Welcome to episode 367 (“Vibe Coding With Claude”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 21, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. ...
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In The Know: LIVE with Joyce Vance (on IndivisibleCLT.org)Please join us for an inspiring discussion with Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping Dem...
On a cold winter evening, there’s nothing quite like the warm, spiced aroma of baking apples and cinnamon wafting through your home. An apple crisp is just the thing to not o...
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, thousands of Charlotte residents and neighbors gathered in First Ward Park uptown for the “ICE Out for Good” protest rally and march, spons...
Please join us and share this widely.Register via MobilizeWednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnes...
Welcome to episode 366 (“10 Year Anniversary”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 7, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason...
Welcome to episode 365 (“Nano Banana Pro Era”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 29, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jas...
In this episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell speaks with Rev. Dr. Dick Hester, a retired professor and therapist with a rich history of activism and o...
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Welcome to episode 364 (“The Rise of Gemini AI”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 3, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Ja...
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Welcome to episode 363 (“AI Upgrades, Privacy Tradeoffs”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 12, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This we...
In this episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Ben Boswell converses with Gail Perry, a Cleveland, Ohio native and daughter of the first black mayor in Ohio. Gail share...
Reverend Dot Killian shared a sermon today at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, titled “Children of the Resurrection.” She preached on Luke 20:...
In this episode of Confronting Whiteness, Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell interviews Rev. Dr. Mel Williams, a seasoned pastor with over 40 years of service. The conversation explores Williams...
In this episode of Confronting Whiteness, Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell interviews Rev. Dr. Mel Williams, a seasoned pastor with over 40 years of service. The conversation explores Williams...
In the third episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Ben Boswell engages in a compelling conversation with Kim Bohannon, a dedicated educator and community leader. Kim, ...
In the second episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Dr. Ben Boswell engages in a profound conversation with Tracy Onze, who leads the middle school division at Trinity...
I”m almost finished listening to Tim Alberta‘s FANTASTIC book, “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism,” publis...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRS055nLVkEIn the inaugural episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Ben Boswell sits down with Wes Fryer, a media literacy and computer s...
In the inaugural episode of the Confronting Whiteness podcast, Rev. Ben Boswell sits down with Wes Fryer, a media literacy and computer science teacher from Charlotte, North Caroli...
This evening I watched YouTube independent journalist Johnny Harris’ outstanding video, “Why the Mormon Church is So Rich,” and it has prompted me to reflect on a...
Subscribe nowIn a clip that is going viral on TikTok, Confronting Whiteness graduate, Dr. Katherine Godby, speaks truth to power to county commissioners about the violence of vote...
Members of our church in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, Caldwell Presbyterian, have been working for many years to address the affordable housing crisis in a novel and courageou...
This morning for my morning meditation, I watched Rev. Ben Boswell‘s sermon at Collective Liberation Church in Charlotte on August 3, 2025, “The Liberating Reality of a...
For this year’s 4th of July cookout, I wanted to go beyond your average backyard burger. Don’t get me wrong — I love a simple cheeseburger hot off the grill, but for this hol...
For the past 10+ years I’ve met with my “spiritual director,” Curt Gruel, every month to discuss how God is working in my life. Curt became a spiritual director t...
This morning I led our adult ACE Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, as our study of the Book of Acts moved into the 12th Chapter. My lesson plan was to read and d...
This past Sunday, Shelly and I both taught Sunday School lessons at our church in Charlotte, North Carolina: Caldwell Presbyterian Church. I taught the adult lesson for our “...
Frequently in the Gospels of the Bible, we hear Jesus call himself, “The Son of Man.” The December 2018 video from The Bible Project, “Why Jesus Called Himself th...
These are my notes from today’s Sunday School lesson and worship service at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 21, 2024. “Praying The Hours” is...
These are some of my notes and “takeaways” from a sermon shared today on January 7, 2024, by Rev. Dorothy J. Killian at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North...
Through the YouVersion Bible app for iPhone, Shelly (my wife) has discovered the “Eyewitness Bible Series” of videos. This morning, on her recommendation, I watched the...
Our adult Sunday School class (ACE) at Caldwell Presbyterian Church is reading and studying the book, “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness” by Kevin Nye. T...
This should be obvious to all people in all modern cultures, but sadly it is not and some groups are working to “turn back the clock. Women are full human beings and should be a...
This is another ChatGPT 4 “theological and historical coaching” example today, in my continuing quest to better understand the historic roots and contemporary flavors of American C...
Today I facilitated an adult Sunday School class discussion about “Resistance Narratives,” which is the fourth chapter of Susan J. Dunlap’s 2021 book, “Shel...
