July 15, 2026
Do you want to better understand your team?
Every team has communication habits, but how many of those habits have ever been discussed out loud? In this episode, Tricia introduces The Shared Kitchen, a...
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July 13, 2026
The perfect middle grade book for readers during The World Cup
Award-winning author Christina Diaz Gonzalez joins Tricia to discuss Offside, her new bilingual middle-grade graphic novel about soccer, friendship, ambition, identity, and finding the courage to...
July 7, 2026
AI Literacy Is Problem-Solving Literacy
Tricia Friedman shares a real-life story about a flooded basement, an insurance claim, and what it revealed about AI literacy. After a major storm in Ottawa...
July 6, 2026
Jerry Spinelli: What Young Writers Need to Know About Stories
Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli joins the podcast for a conversation about writing, perseverance, childhood, and the stories that stay with young readers. Known to many...
July 5, 2026
Colin Woodard on Civic Identity, Trust, and the American Story
In this Fourth of July weekend episode, Tricia Friedman speaks with Colin Woodard, director of Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University's Pell Center, about national identity,...
July 5, 2026
Teaching the Declaration Beyond the Fourth of July
In this Fourth of July weekend episode, Tricia Friedman speaks with historian and author Katie Kennedy about her new book, The Declaration Decoded, and the stories...
June 29, 2026
What 600 Letters Can Teach Us About WWII
In this episode, Tricia speaks with Jan Cress Dondi about the years-long research journey behind her USA Today bestselling WWII book. What began with the discovery...
June 22, 2026
AI in Schools Is Changing: What Leaders Need Now
In this episode of Shifting Schools, Jeff and Tricia reflect on the 2025–2026 school year and what they are seeing as schools move into a more...
June 19, 2026
The Father's Day Gift of Curiosity: Brian Boone on Trivia, Memory, and Connection
Looking for something thoughtful, funny, curious, and conversation-starting for Father's Day weekend? This episode may be just the thing. We are welcoming back Brian Boone, a...
June 15, 2026
Will this be the summer of vibe coding?
In this episode of Shifting Schools, Jeff and Tricia talk about vibe coding: the emerging practice of using AI tools to help turn prompts, sketches, hunches, and...
June 8, 2026
Meredith Walker on Why "Be Yourself" Isn't Enough
What do we really mean when we tell young people to "be yourself"? In this episode, Tricia Friedman speaks with Meredith Walker, co-founder of Smart Girls...
June 1, 2026
How to build a story one ingredient at a time with Keala Kendall
Join us as Keala Kendall, author of the compelling gothic novel That Which Feeds Us, takes us through her creative process, the importance of representation in storytelling,...