Remaking Tomorrow, the weekly podcast about the future of learning hosted by Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, returns for a 7th season starting today, September 5th. Joining Gregg and Ryan in the hosting seat this season is Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, renowned researcher, author, and “scientific entrepreneur.”
New episodes drop every Thursday. Find the latest episode and a complete archive of the show at remakelearning.org/podcast or subscribe on your favorite podcast app.
Here’s a sample of the guests from Remaking Tomorrow season 7:
The new season kicks off today, September 5th with Ryan and Kathy speaking with Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD. Dr. Golinkoff studies language development, the benefits of play, children’s spatial learning, and the effects of media on children. Her 2016 book Becoming Brilliant reached the New York Times best-seller list and she has developed a family of language screeners for young learners to help identify potential language problems.
On September 12th, Ryan and Kathy will speak with Dr. Michael Rich, recognized globally for his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children’s media specialist. Dr. Rich is the founder and director of the Digital Wellness Lab whose mission is to understand and promote positive and healthy digital media experiences for young people, from birth through young adulthood. As “The Mediatrician”, Dr. Rich recently released The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World, a science-backed approach to give parents the confidence they need to raise a child well (and to raise a well child) in the digital age.
The discussion continues on September 19th when Ryan and Kathy interview Susan Magsamen, the founder and executive director of the International Arts + Mind Lab (IAM Lab), Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics, a pioneering neuroaesthetics initiative from the Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. usan’s work focuses on how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the brain, body and behavior and how this knowledge can be translated to inform health, wellbeing and learning programs in medicine, public health and education.
On September 26th, Gregg sits down for a one-on-one with Jermaine Myrie, the CEO of MENTOR, the leading national organization advancing mentorship for young people across the US. Jermaine is an innovative and mission-driven leader with more than 20 years of leadership experience across the nonprofit, for-profit, and education sectors. Prior to joining MENTOR, Jermaine served as the chief external affairs officer for uAspire, a national nonprofit focused on college access and affordability
On October 3rd, Ryan and Kathy will be joined by Jodi Mindell, PhD, professor of psychology at Saint Joseph’s University. An expert on the science of sleep, Dr. Mindell is the associate director of the Sleep Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is the chair of Pediatric Sleep Council.
On October 17th, Ryan and Kathy will speak to Susan Neuman, Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University where she specializes in childhood education and early literacy development. A member of the Reading Hall of Fame, Susan has written over 100 articles and authored and edited 12 books, including newest, the Handbook of the Science of Early Literacy.
In addition to these guests, this season of Remaking Tomorrow includes 10 additional episodes featuring some of the foremost thinkers, movers, and shakers in the world of learning and creativity–as well as the voices of young people from the Pittsburgh region who will host their very own “Youth Takeover” episodes in December.
