Episodes

  • FreshEd #416 – Higher Education in Conflict (Savo Heleta & Mario Novelli)

    FreshEd #416 – Higher Education in Conflict (Savo Heleta & Mario Novelli)
    Mar 8 2026
    Join our 2026 Annual General Meeting on March 11: zoom.us/meeting/register/6aweHqYJRhKE8oSyrAnPLA -- Paid message: Sign up for the University of Zurich International Summer School: freshedpodcast.com/summerschool -- Today we explore higher education in conflict. My guests are Savo Heleta and Mario Novelli. We focus our conversation on the new special issue of the journal Globalization, Societies and Education entitled: Supporting and learning from universities in times of conflict: towards resilience and resistance in higher education, which was co-edited by Helen Murray, Birgul Kutan, Samia Al-Botmeh, Savo Heleta, Sardar Saadi, and Mario Novelli. Savo Heleta is a research associate with the Chair for critical studies in higher education transformation at Nelson Mandela University. Mario Novelli is professor in the political economy of education at the University of Sussex. freshedpodcast.com/heleta-novelli/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    38 mins
  • FreshEd #237 - Education for Peace and Human Rights (Maria Hantzopoulos & Monisha Bajaj)

    FreshEd #237 - Education for Peace and Human Rights (Maria Hantzopoulos & Monisha Bajaj)
    Mar 1 2026
    FreshEd will return with new episodes soon! Join our 2026 Annual General Meeting on March 11: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6aweHqYJRhKE8oSyrAnPLA -- Today we explore the interconnections between the fields of peace education and human rights education. With me are Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj, authors of the new book Education for Peace and Human Rights: An Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2021). Their book launches a new book series by Bloomsbury Academic on Peace and Human Rights Education, which brings together cutting-edge scholarship from scholars and practitioners in the field. It will provide a cross-section of scholarly research as well as conceptual perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of implementing both peace and human rights education in diverse global sites. Maria Hantzopoulos is an Associate Professor of Education at Vassar College and Monisha Bajaj is Professor of International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. freshedpodcast.com/Hantzopoulos-Bajaj -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support
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    34 mins
  • FreshEd #415 – Students in an AI World (Mary Burns)

    FreshEd #415 – Students in an AI World (Mary Burns)
    Feb 22 2026
    Paid message: Sign up for the University of Zurich International Summer School: freshedpodcast.com/summerschool -- Today we conduct a premortem of Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. My guest is Mary Burns. Mary Burns is an internationally recognized expert in teacher professional development, online learning, and educational technology. She is the lead author of the new Brookings Institution’s study entitled “A new direction for students in an AI world: Prosper, prepare, protect.” freshedpodcast.com/burns/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    31 mins
  • FreshEd #414 – Thinking through the Global Education Landscape (Christian Ydesen)

    FreshEd #414 – Thinking through the Global Education Landscape (Christian Ydesen)
    Feb 15 2026
    Today we unpack the past, present and future global education landscape, looking at various international organizations. My guest is Christian Ydesen, Professor in History of Education and Education Policy Analysis at the University of Zurich. He has written extensively on global education governance and will be running an international summer school this July that will unpack the theories, histories, and actors within the global education landscape. You can find more details about the summer school he is organizing at freshedpodcast.com/summerschool. freshedpodcast.com/ydesen/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    28 mins
  • FreshEd #413 – Supporting Teachers in Conflict (David Edwards)

    FreshEd #413 – Supporting Teachers in Conflict (David Edwards)
    Feb 8 2026
    If you find FreshEd a valuable education resource, please consider becoming a member by visiting freshedpodcast.com/support. -- Today we explore some of the big issues teachers are facing around the world, particularly in conflict areas. My guest is David Edwards, the general secretary of Education International, the global federation of teacher unions representing more than 33 million teachers. David is also a board member of FreshEd. https://freshedpodcast.com/edwards-2/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    26 mins
  • FreshEd #412 – Peace Education in divided settings (Kevin Kester)

    FreshEd #412 – Peace Education in divided settings (Kevin Kester)
    Feb 1 2026
    If you find FreshEd a valuable education resource, please consider becoming a member by visiting freshedpodcast.com/support. -- Today we explore peace education as a form of global citizenship education in universities in divided settings. My guest, Kevin Kester, travelled to China/Taiwan, Cyprus, Korea, and Somalia/Somaliland to understand if peace as a form of global citizenship can be taught in universities where legacies of war, division, and colonialism remain deeply rooted. Kevin Kester is an Associate Professor of Comparative International Education and Peace/Development Studies at Seoul National University (서울대학교) and director of the Education, Conflict and Peace Lab. His latest article is entitled “Peace education as a form of global citizenship education in universities in divided settings: challenges and prospects” which was published in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. freshedpodcast.com/kester/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    34 mins
  • FreshEd #411 – UNESCO's Fight for the Right to Education (Stefania Giannini)

    FreshEd #411 – UNESCO's Fight for the Right to Education (Stefania Giannini)
    Jan 25 2026
    If you value what we do, now is the time to join at FreshEdPodcast.com. If you represent an organization interested in partnership, please reach out there as well. We’re always looking for new partners. -- To kick off the year, Stefania Giannini joins me to talk about the past, present and future of international education. We discuss the challenges facing the rule-based international order and what that means for education. We unpack the global teacher shortage and the reality of some countries spending more on debt servicing than on education. Stefania Giannini is the Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO and served as the Italian Minister of Education, Universities and Research between 2014 and 2016. We spoke just before the International Day of Education on January 24 and focused our conversation on UNESCO’s new report “The Right To Education: Past, Present, and Future Directions”. https://freshedpodcast.com/giannini/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com
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    32 mins
  • FreshEd #214 – Less is more (Jason Hickel)

    FreshEd #214 – Less is more (Jason Hickel)
    Jan 18 2026
    FreshEd is on holidays. We'll be back soon with new episodes. -- Today we explore the idea of degrowth. With me is Jason Hickel, an economic anthropologist, author, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics, and Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. He recently published a book entitled Less is More: How Degrowth will Save the World. The book is a must read for anyone who wants to know how we can stop ecological break down and enable human flourishing. freshedpodcast.com/jasonhickel/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/
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    32 mins