Article Club
By Mark Isero
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Episodes: 142
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Book clubs are stressful. Join Article Club, a community of kind readers. We discuss one great article every month on race, education, or culture.
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#516: What would you do if your kid stopped eating?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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#514: Too Afraid To Eat
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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#512: “We’re moving on from using it as a crutch and more so as a wheelchair.”
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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#510: What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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#507: ”Dreamwork is something that we can do“
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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#506: Transitional Period
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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#505: They Burn Books to Burn Us Too
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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#503: ”This is really too important to be turned into a culture war issue“
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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#501: The End of Children
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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#495: “I admire him. I admire his authenticity.”
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May 22, 2025 |
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#490: “It Is An Opportunity That Comes With Risks”
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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#483: A Regular Guy, Radicalized
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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#482: Dear White Sister
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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#481: Reading As A Scavenger Hunt?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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#480: After All This
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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#468: Let’s discuss “Athens, Revised”
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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#464: The Sextortion of Teenage Boys
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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#460: My Adult Autism Diagnosis
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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#455: Making The Case For Public School
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#453: “I wanted to understand why people were so angry.”
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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#449: “How can I protect you in this moment?”
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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#435: “There’s this splitting of the self.”
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#427: “It’s the inequality of higher education that makes me mad.”
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Reflection and gratitude
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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#420: “You find out about your life in bits and pieces.”
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#415: “How do you take in the harm that you‘ve caused?”
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#411: “The World Belongs to the Young”
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#407: “I Don‘t Find Despair Useful”
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Deeper Reading
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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#398: An interview with Sarah Zhang, author of “How Much Would You Pay to Save Your Cat’s Life?”
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#393: An interview with Emily Bazelon, author of “Why is Affirmative Action in Peril?”
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May 11, 2023 |
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#391: It’s almost May! This month, let’s read and discuss “Why Is Affirmative Action In Peril?”
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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An interview with Article Clubber Melinda on “The Sunset,” this month’s selection
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#389: An interview with Lisa Bubert, author of “The Sunset”
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#381: An interview with Naomi Gordon-Loebl, author of “Saying Goodbye to My Chest”
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#377: An interview with E. Alex Jung, author of “The Spectacular Life of Octavia Butler”
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#369: An interview with Eli Saslow, author of “An American Education”
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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#365: An interview with Mitchell S. Jackson, author of “Looking for Clarence Thomas”
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#361: “How much was magic? How much was plunder?”
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#357: Interview with Josh Dzieza, author of “Revolt of the Delivery Workers”
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Interview: Joshua Prager, author of “The Roe Baby”
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Interview: Kim McLarin, author of ”On White Violence, Black Survival, and Learning to Shoot”
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Interview: Kathryn Schulz, author of “When Things Go Missing”
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Let’s annotate: “When Things Go Missing,” by Kathryn Schulz
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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It’s February! Let’s read and discuss “When Things Go Missing,” by Kathryn Schulz
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Interview: Sierra Crane Murdoch, author of “Good Mother”
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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It’s January! Let’s read and discuss “Good Mother,” by Sierra Crane Murdoch
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Interview: Nicholas Casey, author of “My Father Vanished When I Was 7. The Mystery Made Me Who I Am.”
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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It’s November! Let’s read and discuss “My Father Vanished When I Was 7. The Mystery Made Me Who I Am.” by Nicholas Casey
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Interview: Brian Broome, author of “The Key”
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Let’s reflect: “How to Name Your Black Son in a Racist Country,” by Tyrone Fleurizard
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Interview: Tyrone Fleurizard, author of “How to Name Your Black Son in a Racist Country”
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Interview: Jamie Figueroa, author of “The Stories I Haven’t Been Told”
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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It’s August! Let’s read and discuss “The Stories I Haven’t Been Told,” by Jamie Figueroa
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Listen: “Private Schools Are Indefensible,” by Caitlin Flanagan
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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It’s July! Let’s read and discuss “Private Schools Are Indefensible,” by Caitlin Flanagan
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Interview: Amirah Mercer, author of “A Homecoming”
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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It’s June! Let’s read and discuss “A Homecoming,” by Amirah Mercer
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Interview: Lauren Markham, author of “The Crow Whisperer”
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May 21, 2021 |
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Bonus: Meet Article Clubber Molly!
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May 15, 2021 |
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Listen and annotate: “The Crow Whisperer,” by Lauren Markham
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May 10, 2021 |
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It’s May! Let’s read and discuss “The Crow Whisperer,” by Lauren Markham
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May 02, 2021 |
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Meet Article Clubber Lisa!
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Listen and Annotate: “Baking Bread in Lyon,” by Bill Buford
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Interview: Francesca Mari, author of “A Lonely Occupation”
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Listen: “A Lonely Occupation,” by Francesca Mari
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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A conversation with Theodore R. Johnson, author of “How the Black Vote Became a Monolith”
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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It’s February! Let’s read and discuss “How the Black Vote Became a Monolith,” by Theodore R. Johnson
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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A conversation with Jiayang Fan, author of “Motherland”
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Happy New Year! Let’s discuss “Motherland,” by Jiayang Fan
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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A conversation with Hafizah Geter, author of “Theater of Forgiveness”
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Let’s meet co-facilitator Sarai Bordeaux and share our first impressions of “Theater of Forgiveness”
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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A conversation with Stephanie McCrummen, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of “Miranda’s Rebellion”
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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It’s October! Let’s read and discuss “Miranda’s Rebellion,” by Stephanie McCrummen
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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A conversation with Graeme Wood, author of “I Went to Disney World”
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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It’s time to share our first impressions of “I Went to Disney World,” by Graeme Wood
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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A conversation with Gordy Megroz, author of “Going the Distance”
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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A conversation with Jason Fagone, author of “Jerry and Marge Go Large”
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Share your first impressions of Jason Fagone’s “Jerry and Marge Go Large” and meet Article Clubber Jennifer
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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It’s July! Let’s read and discuss “Jerry and Marge Go Large,” by Jason Fagone
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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A conversation with Andrew Marantz, author of “The Mountain” and Antisocial
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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Share your first impressions of Andrew Marantz’s “The Mountain” and meet Article Clubber Kati
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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It’s June! Let’s read and discuss “The Mountain,” by Andrew Marantz
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Get to know Article Clubber Summer! & her first impressions of “Lost in Summerland”
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May 10, 2020 |
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It’s May! Let’s read and discuss Barrett Swanson’s “Lost in Summerland”
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May 03, 2020 |
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Thank you for discussing Peggy Orenstein’s article + Meet Article Clubber Carina!
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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A Conversation with Peggy Orenstein, author of “The Miseducation of the American Boy”
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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It’s April! Let’s read and discuss Peggy Orenstein’s “The Miseducation of the American Boy”
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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CJ Hauser #3: Ms. Hauser answers our questions about “The Crane Wife”!
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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It’s March! Let’s read and discuss CJ Hauser’s “The Crane Wife”
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Paul Tough #4: Celebrations and reflections. (Discussions were great, thank you!)
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Paul Tough #3: Mr. Tough answers our questions about “Getting an A”!
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Paul Tough, Week 2: Let’s share our first impressions of “Getting an A,” plus our questions and the topics we want to explore
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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It’s February! Let’s read and discuss Paul Tough’s “Getting an A”
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Jia Tolentino #4: We did it! Celebration and Reflection
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Jia Tolentino #3: Jia Speaks! What Do We Think?
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Here we go! Let’s read and discuss Jia Tolentino’s “The Tyranny of the Ideal Woman”
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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What kind of Article Club do we want?
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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What are your ideas for Article Club?
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Introducing Article Club!
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Want to annotate an article together?
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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#41: Author Brian Broome, “79”
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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#40: Education Reporter Emily Hanford, “Hard Words: Why Aren’t Our Kids Being Taught to Read?”
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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#39: 1st Grade Teacher Kristin Smith
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May 14, 2018 |
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#38: Anne and Mark Banter About Reading
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May 07, 2018 |
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#37: English Teacher Joan Cone on Supporting Readers
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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#36: Dr. Josephine Arce
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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#35: John Corcoran: The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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#34: SF Teachers Todd, Nick, and Shannon on Building Readers
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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#33: Reading Is Believing
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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#32: First in Family to College
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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#31: Lezly and Wendy on “Three Miles”
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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#30: Teacher Rosie Leyva on “Who Gets to Graduate?”
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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#29: The New Highlighter Podcast
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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#28: Attorney Christine Rhee
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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#27: Brittany Flynn
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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#26 Alvin Chang, Vox reporter
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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#25: Teacher Anne Nyffeler
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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#24: School Leader Omar Bryan
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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#23: Educator Jamie Marantz
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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#22: Barbara Shreve
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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#21: Teacher Olivia Morales
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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#20 Jonathan Wright & Philippe
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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#19: Sonya Wang
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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#18: Kati Parker
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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#17: Nancy Lai
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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#16: Sejal Patel
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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#15 Math teacher Laura Hawkins
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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14 Data Associate Nicholas Woo
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Oct 09, 2017 |
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#13: Writer Lauren Markham
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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#12: Professor Tony Johnston
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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#11 Clare Green & Eric Foner
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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#10: Niki Magtoto
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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#9 Nation Editor Zoë Carpenter
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Sep 04, 2017 |
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#8: Principal Tim Reidy
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Aug 30, 2017 |
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#7: Librarian Michele Godwin
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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#6: Data Guru Angelina Garcia
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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#5: Teacher Erin Brandvold
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Aug 02, 2017 |
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#4: Teacher Marni Spitz
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Jul 24, 2017 |
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#3: Artist & Art Teacher Heidi
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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#2: Rugged Individualism?
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Jul 13, 2017 |
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#1: Welcome to The Highlighter
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Jul 06, 2017 |