Conversation #33: In Solidarity with West Virginia Teachers (March 4, 2018)

This week’s episode is chock-full of goodies. We have a book report from Joshua Potts, age 9. We have a conversation with our friend Julie about classic Doctor Who. And we have two topics to consider. First, we discuss Ivanka Trump’s comments in defense of her father, how they were strategically targeted at Trump’s base, and how they don’t actually demonstrate her incompetence as senior white house adviser, despite how they appear to her political opponents. And second, we discuss the ongoing teacher’s strike in West Virginia: what’s going on, the roots of the problem, and why we hope this strike actually spreads nationwide.

How to Listen

You can find the MP3 file here.

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The Podcast channel on YouTube is here.

More Information

Here’s a link to a page about the book Joshua reviewed, Case File 13: Zombie Kid by J. Scott Savage.

Here’s a link to a page about the book Grace mentioned, The Minimalist Gardener: Low Impact, No Dig Growing by Patrick Whitefield.

Here is a Mother Jones article about Ivanka Trump’s comments.

Here is a Vox article about the strike, although since this is an ongoing event, coverage is likely to be out of date by the time you read it.

The “Whoflix” Doctor Who fan edits site is here

Here is the fan edit of The Enemy of the World. This is the serial that was turned into a James Bond-style film.

Here is the fan edit of The Moonbase, which was done up like an episode of Space: 1999.

This Week’s Music

The music is from a rough draft of a song that Paul started writing for the Song Fu songwriting contest in 2013, and abandoned to work on “Polly Loves the Rain.”