The Way Out Is Back Through

Lessons on Place, Context, and School Leadership

Contributors

Host

Michael Parker West

My name is Michael Parker West. I'm an educator, a school leader, and I'm endlessly interested in the history of place and context of our public schools. I also believe that if more of us knew how we got to where we are today (in education and elsewhere) we'd be better positioned to make more informed decisions in our policymaking.

I believe we have a fundamental problem with truth-telling in America.

That's why we say "The Way Out is Back Through"; because I believe that the way forward is first to confront where we've been, and to be honest about it.

Doing that better is the entire premise of this podcast. I'm so grateful that you're on this journey with me.

Guests

Guest

John Biewen

John Biewen is a longtime journalist and producer now based at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, where he produces and hosts the Scene on Radio podcast. Previously, John reported for NPR News, American Public Media, and Minnesota Public Radio. Scene on Radio’s 2017 series exploring the history of white supremacy, Seeing White, and its 2020 series on American democracy, The Land That Never Has Been Yet,were each nominated for a Peabody Award. Biewen is also a two-time winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for outstanding coverage of the disadvantaged. John is co-editor of the book, Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound, published by the University of North Carolina Press.

https://sceneonradio.org/about/