Teacher Tails - Karrer Shorts
Short stories. No annoying ads. No mercenary pitches. Just stories to warm your heart. Vetted published articles/tales/short stories (L.A.Times, Newsweek, Seattle Times, Teacher Magazine, Chicken Soup, Miami Herald, etc.) by Paul H.Karrer about: Kids, Teachers, Parents, Education, Korea, Incarceration, Samoa, Peace Corps, New Zealand, California, Connecticut, Teaching, Dogs, Chess, Multicultural Marriage, Foods-real or imagined and more. Most are light-hearted.
Episodes
192 episodes
Prison stories - How to Smile at level 4 Max Security Prison visit. (Salinas Valley State Prison)
The author describes a very disturbing visit he had at Salinas Valley State Prison. A female guard lied and accused totally, innocent visitors of improper behavior. The inmate visited was only allowed non-contact visits in what's called "in the...
Prison Tales Chptr 3. County Jail and Pocahontas
Tales from the inside of County jail. Norteno - rules and regulations and a scary night-time inmate-entry puts the pod on alert. Unbelievable way contraband is sent from one floor to another. And ...making your bed Norteno style.
Chapter 2 - Day to Day in Prison or Booze, Biscuit & The Aryan Brotherhood
The author reads a first person account of survival in jail. Gang norms and expectations. Punishments and the unbelievable militancy of the Nortenos Gang. And a few words about an Aryan Brother gang member.
How to Go To Jail for 13 years - An Inmate's Story
The author reads the intimate story of how to get 13 years in CA jail. All you have to do is rob the same place three time. It helps if you're a gangster too.
Charlatans, Frauds, and Hucksters in Jolly Ole England
The author tells of famous frauds, charlatans, and murderous huckster incidents from the 1700 and 1800s in Britain. People are conned and have always been. Fake News and conspiracies are as old as fires in caves...
I Love You 5th Grade Shenanigans
A teacher entertains his fifth grade class with some techie magic. Bafflement and befuddlement of a wonderful student with a loud public declaration of love.
A Peace Corps Tale - Chinese Take Out
A Peace Corps volunteer has to deliver a fecal sample to the medical office. However, the volunteer is "robbed."
How Korea Was Bombed in My Mother's Name
The author shares how a simple request for a dog by his daughter leads to the discovery of a disturbing photo from the Korean war. And in the end the daughter gets her dog.
A Lawyer and A Burglar Meet In the Dead of Night
The author repeats an incident shared with him by his very own lawyer. Who we shall call...Hugo to protect any guilty parties.
A Persian Princess Goes to Prison (Evin Political Prison) Iran
The author interviews Guita (An Iranian) about the realities of going to prison in Iran. Giuta's last name is not used for fear of retribution to her or family members currently in Iran.
Trench Warfare and a Noble Peace Prize
The author reads his complaints of yard warfare with burrowing enemies. And...perhaps offers a Noble to the President if he can resolve the conflict.
It's Shiloh - Tales of Heinz Treviranus 15-17. (Teacher Tales)
The narrator reads Heinz's final three stories. They encompass, awe, love, listening, being present, and appreciation.
Teacher Tails. It's Shiloh 12-14 (Tales of Heinz Treviranus)
Three stories of Heinz Treviranus about a fish, a surprising money transfer, and just knowing when your kid is sick. They occur in Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand and Germany. Each story is uplifting and full of wonder.
Teacher Tails - It's Shiloh Chp 9-11
The author reads from Heinz Treviranus' book It's Shiloh. Chapter's 9-11. A story from New Zealand's military. Another about a dying father's request. The final story is about missing a flight but catching it anyway.
It's Shiloh (stories 5-8)
Stories are read from the book - It's Shiloh. A collection of amazing incidents, occurances, and happenings in the life of Heinz Treviranus. Heinz was born in Samoa but also lived in Fiji, Germany and New Zealand. He passed away in November of ...
Shiloh 3 &4
Two strange Tales by Heinz Treviranus of Samoa and Germany are read. One is about a lost family hidden after the Spanish Influenza and an unexpected letter. The other is of the power of love. Both involve Germany, Samoa, and the fickle unexpect...
Tales from Shiloh - Meat Pie
Teacher Tails podcaster reads mysterious and compelling stories from a dear friend's book SHILOH. Two short stories will be read each time. The friend, Heinz Treviranus, passed away recently and this book is his gift to those who will lis...
Raccoons, A border War, Trump, The Noble Peace Prize
The author explains of his on going border war. Mentions Trump. The Noble Peace Prize, Mountain Lion Urine and Raccoons....
The Murder and Torture of 27 year-old Viktoriia Roshchyna by Russia.
27 year-old Viktoriia Roshchyna is a well-known name in Ukraine journalism. She was investigating the Russian Black Sites (Torture and off the map detention centers) in the occupied Ukrainian Oblasts (provinces) She was detained and not heard f...
The Gremlin Wants Greenland
The author discusses why Trump wants Greenland. How he came to be aware of it. How some US billionaires want to develop it. A brief history of the Dorsett and Inuit Natives and the Vikings. Treaties which already exist with Denmark and would su...
Ukraine - The Rest of The Story
Podcast 170 The author reviews some Ukrainian history as well as a long list of Russian aggression in the area. He also refers to a previous Podcast #15 In which he interviewed a former student who volunteered on the Ukrainian/ Poli...
A Day at School 32-34
A child's day at school is revealed through rhyming verse. Hopes, fears, laughs, and tears. What a kiddo sees and hears etc...
A Day at School - kids' poems (p.30-32)
More rhyming verse from A Day at School delve into the fears, tears, jeers, and sometimes leers from the perspective of an elementary school kiddo.
A Day at School p27-30
The author reads 4 poems from a child's day at school. They are short, rhyming verse and usually have a kicker or twist at the end. All are light-hearted. Hopefully they will make you smile or at least recall those years at school.
A Day at School (p.23-26 Rhyming Verse - A Student's trials/tribulations at school)
The author reads rhyming verse of an elementary school child's trials, tribulations, and basic survival at school. There is always a clever or tongue in cheek comment at the end. Pages 23 -26.
