In this episode, I dig into the public school question. We all know public education in America is chronically underfunded, and that an important way to support that system is to enroll our own kids in it. But: always? without exception? or else we're terrible progressives with no value system?

I deal in facts/data a bit here, but I spend much more time offering a framework for tackling these questions as both a values-driven progressive person and a parent. Let me know what you think about the conclusions I draw.

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In this episode, I introduce the idea of the "tellable" and the "untellable" story. What are they, why do they matter, and how can they help us tell the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a way that is both truthful and useful?

Additional topics that intersect, in strange ways, with this theme:

*tobacco farming
*ginseng and Venus flytrap harvesting
*the stigma surrounding addiction

If you're looking for ways to talk to your KIDS about Dr. King, feel free to skip to the final 4 minutes of this episode. But it will make more sense if you listen all the way through.

At the start of the episode, I mentioned *two* upcoming ways to work with me. Here is the link to our Building Diverse Community workshops at Clapping Hands Farm in Pittsboro, North Carolina. And here you'll find my online Dreamtelling workshop which kicks off in early February!

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In this powerful interview, Lauren Stern tells us how the sudden incarceration of a loved one led her to interrogate her own codependencies, cultivate empathy, build community, and fight for justice for incarcerated people. This conversation is deeply personal and an appeal to humans everywhere to tell our stories, speak our truths, and free ourselves from the burdens of shame and silence.

Content warning: mentions of domestic violence

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Learn more about One Love Prison Meditation, run by Tim Bryant, at this website and on Instagram.

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