Good grief

Good grief

Author Aaron Simmons shares the process of writing a book with his late wife, Polly. It is at once an homage, an artistic work, and an examination of the relationship with grief. Links mentioned in the episode: widow— widower— widowest— a grief mosaic Book Website [http://widowest.com] Goodreads page [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244484917-widow-widower-widowest-a-grief-mosaic] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe [https://tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Making Waves in Education with AI

Links to websites, podcasts, books, and studies mentioned in the podcast: ClassWaves [https://classwaves.ai/] The Signal and the Learning [https://signallearning.substack.com/] Substack from Mandy McLean The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma [https://the-coming-wave.com/] by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741805/co-intelligence-by-ethan-mollick/] by Ethan Mollick The Ezra Klein Show: “We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education” with Rebecca Winthrop [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-have-to-really-rethink-the-purpose-of-education/id1548604447?i=1000708298931] Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/podcasts/hardfork-live-sam-altman.html?] Anyon, J. (1980). Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work. Journal of Education, 162(1), 67-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/002205748016200106 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe [https://tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Identity interplay

Dr. Sarah Huff talks about her experience straddling positions in academia and industry, the opportunity for increased partnerships between the two, and how to think about incentive structures and what they create. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe [https://tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The environment of art

Links mentioned in the podcast:  www.faithwilliamsart.com Instagram @faithwilliamsart   Creature Conserve  [https://creatureconserve.com/faith-williams-dyrsten] Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory [https://www.rmbl.org/]   Edge Gallery [https://www.edgeart.org/]  Cool Boulder, Little Creatures Exhibition [https://www.coolboulder.org/littlecreatures]   Wynne Reynolds [https://www.instagram.com/wynnereynolds/]  Carrie Hastings [https://www.instagram.com/carrie_hastings/]  Paul CaraDonna [https://paulcaradonna.weebly.com/] Link to Download Coloring Page  [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lyQcxS79xlz3f_DEBP1DPS5da7EbHzj4] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe [https://tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Radical welcome in theatre

Links mentioned in the podcast: Silk Moth Stage [https://silkmothstage.com/] Take 5 Framework & Workshops [https://ailihuber.com/take-5/] The Association of Mental Health Coordinators [https://www.associationmhc.com/] Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide by Toby Malone, Aili Huber [https://www.routledge.com/Cutting-Plays-for-Performance-A-Practical-and-Accessible-Guide/Malone-Huber/p/book/9780367748883] On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg [https://www.onrepentance.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe [https://tumbleweedpioneer.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]