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101 | The Student Experience at PAST with Melissa Olvera, Swathi Vudatala, Caleb Buaful, Josiah Nahh
Today, we have a Learning Unboxed takeover. One of our internal colleagues, Javier Cruz, is going to be controlling the host’s mic to...


100. Unboxing 100 Episodes of Learning Unboxed with Annalies Corbin and Rich Rosen
PAST’s podcast passion project, Learning Unboxed, has reached the 100 episode milestone! To commemorate, we thought we’d turn the mic...


99 The Origins of PAST with Dennis Aig, Sheli Smith, and Andy Hall
Today we’re delving into PAST’s origin story with the founders who had the courage and vision to start this foundation with me twenty...


98 | Technology and the Change In Pace of Innovation and the Future of Work with Jasmine de Gaia &#
We’re super excited to have Paige Love and Jasmine de Gaia from JPMorgan Chase & Co. on the show for the second segment of our three-part...


97 | Transitioning From the Typical HighSchool to a STEM-focused School with Riley Andrews
Riley Andrews is currently a high-school student who we’ve had the pleasure of watching flourish academically since transitioning from a...


96 | Veterans and Archaeology: Digging into Our Nation’s History with Jessica Mundt, Kelly Bro
This wonderful trio of educational leaders —Kelly Brown, Shannon Johnson, and Jessica Mundt — is on the ground, literally making history...


95 | Becoming a High Flyer and Letting Your Dreams Soar with Shaesta Waiz
On October 4, 2017, Shaesta Waiz made aviation history when she became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine...


94 | Presidential Libraries, Robots, & STEM: The Surprising Connection & How You Can Use T
We cover quite a bit in this week’s episode Elizabeth Dinschel and Kristine Bullock: the work of Presidential Libraries, their public...


93 | The Power of Data to Transform our Lives with Jasmine de Gaia
Jasmine de Gaia, Executive Director of Transformation at JPMorgan Chase & Co., explains how the advancement of digital innovation in...


092 | The Power of Entrepreneurship in Education with Ruby Xun & Melissa Liang
We’re talking to Ohio State graduates, Ruby Xun and Melissa Liang, who reached the finale of Best of Student Startups (BOSS) last year....


91 | Cultivating a Grass-Roots Approach to Conservation with Curt Collier & Lucy Crespo
Today, Curt Collier and Lucy Crespo talk about how they’re combating environmental and socio-cultural barriers to getting kids outdoors,...


90 | Merging Arts, Science and Math at The Alabama School of Fine Arts with Tim Mitchell
With 85-95% scholarship rates for college — compared to the national average of 15% — it’s clear that their diverse student body is...


89 | Democratizing Philanthropy with Imran Nuri & Shannon McCalmont
His subscription-based program, which costs $1 a week, donated just over $30,000 to 52 different non-profits last year. By breaking down...


88 | Empowering Parents as Co Educators with Sabrina Walters and Lori Trent from Upper Arlington Cit
Learning through seeing, thinking, and wondering is the educational utopia we’re striving to achieve, and thanks to teachers like Sabrina...


87 | Parks as Classrooms: Place-Based Learning & Real-World Connections | with Julianne Geleyns
And today, Julianne Geleynse from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is going to teach us about the Parks as Classrooms program,...


85 | Work, Play, Learn, Grow: The Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) | with Mike Coonan
Mike Coonan with Yellowstone Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) on location in Yellowstone National Park, US. Back in episode 81,...


84 | OnRamp: Helping Students Think About Solving Problems in a New Way | with OSU Students
And today, we’re going to talk to three students who either have participated in or are currently participating in OnRamp: Drew Mayerson,...


83 | What Does a School Board Do & What Does It Mean to be a School Board Member? | with Lori T
Today we’re covering a topic that we’ve never actually talked about on the program before: What do school boards do? Why would someone...


82 | Progressive Learning & Project Zero: Making Learning Visible | with Mara Krechevsky &
Our guests are Mara Krechevsky, a senior researcher from Project Zero, and Dr. Fred Burton, who has spent 44 years as an educator in...


81 | Expedition Yellowstone: Science Education in the People’s Classroom | with Beth Taylor
Our guest is Beth Taylor, the Youth Education Program Manager at Yellowstone National Park. One of the park’s hallmark programs is...
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