Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCan Talking to Older Adults Make Students Better Citizens?
Season 10 Episode 5
Interacting with people from different generations has been shown to accelerate students’ social skills, improve literacy, and provide valuable lesso…
9 months ago
How to Help Kids Through Friendship Breakups Without Making Things Worse
Do you remember the sting of not being invited to a birthday party or watching your friend sit at a different lunch table? Most adults can recall a f…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
When Teachers Learn All of AAPI History, Students Benefit
There is a common perception that Asian Americans don’t get involved with civic life, but a closer read of AAPI history proves that to be false.
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Are These High School Students Having Better Debates Than Grown-Ups?
When you think of debate, you might picture presidential candidates interrupting each other, pointing fingers, and undermining their opponents. It of…
10 months, 1 week ago
Finding Your Voice Isn't Just For Kids, It's For Teachers Too
Season 10 Episode 1
Teacher Jess Lifshitz noticed that her students were more enthusiastic when they told her about their everyday life than when they wrote stories for …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Mindshift Celebrates Season 10!
Mindshift returns with Season 10.
We’re exploring how to help kids find their voice, balance their identity, and just be kids. Hear practical tips a…
11 months ago
What Our First and Last Words Can Tell Us About Our Humanity
This month MindShift is sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at KQED's Forum. Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are a…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Can Better Conversations Fight Misinformation and Build Media Literacy?
Host Nimah Gobir moderates the MindShift KQED: Can Better Conversations Improve Media Literacy Among Students? panel at the 2025 SXSW EDU conference…
1 year ago
Minnie Phan: A Young Girl and the Power of Art
Vietnamese children’s book illustrator Minnie Phan talks to KQED's Ki Sung about using art to process events and heal wounds in the Vietnamese diaspo…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Handwriting Still Matters in the Age of Screens
KQED's Nimah Gobir talks to educator and language therapist, Dr. Nancy Cushen White about why handwriting is such a powerful tool for literacy learni…
1 year, 2 months ago