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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Subscribe to #nosuchthingpod everywhere you get podcasts shows.acast.com/nosuchthing learn more about orinitiative.org #education #media #pod #civics #youthdevelopment

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We’re leaving young people alone in the hardest conversations of their lives. #nosuchthingpod Dr. Vikki Katz joins me to talk youth, media, and the civic capacity we need to rebuild. #ORInitiative #youthdevelopment #civic #media 🎧 shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Cast a wide net. Try lots of creative things." "Work backwards.." Advice from @spencerstriker.bsky.social in the latest #nosuchthingpod episode. 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts - if you love learning and technology come find us. shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In this yum 🍣 episode of #NoSuchThingPod I interview Ed Media Producer/Creator @spencerstriker.bsky.social about the myths and affordancees of Ai as creative partner in the design of #history #learning shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/... #edtech #ai #documentary

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

30 lines in NYS Senate Committee require schools govern that no "Humanoid Robot" or "Ai Avatar" ever lead a class or perform human work but it doesn't prevent a reboot of "Small Wonder" where Vicki's now the teacher! #aipolicy #education #law legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/20...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Youth sports are one of the most overlooked learning environments we have. I talked with Dr. Megan Buning, researcher, scholar and former Pro Softball athlete about what tech is revealing in the dugout. #ai #tech #youthsports #coaching Listen and subscribe shows.acast.com/nosuchthing.

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Learning in The Digital Age

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Youth Sports as a Learning Lab: AI Tools, Coaching Practice, and Player Growth w/Dr. Megan M Buning on NST Pod #NoSuchThingPod #youthsports #ai #coaching shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

responsible adults. We need to spend more time focused on ensuring that they haveopportunities, role models, connections, and meaning. The fact that theyare turning to parasocial media tofind thisshould worry us, but we don’t fix it by banningthese tools; we fixit by investing in alternate futures."

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"I get that folks are anxious about the role of technology in kids’ lives. But when we focus on banning and blocking kids’ access to tech without checking our own practices, we alienate young people at the precise moment when they need us to be helping them come of age and understand how to be

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you want to go deeper into Mia’s work, her book Pop Culture Literacies is essential reading. www.routledge.com/Pop-Culture-... She’s also writing sharp, funny pieces on her Substack, . Both are worth your time. substack.com/@popstack

https://www.routledge.com/Pop-Culture-Literacies-Teaching-Interpretation-Response-and-Composition-in-a-Digital-World/Hood/p/book/9781032667041 is where you can buy Mia's book!

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Pop culture isn’t noise. It’s one of the first places young people learn to make sense of themselves. I talked with Mia Hood about how those early texts shape identity and resistance. Sharing a short reel here—full episode is up now. #nosuchthingpod Come find the episode shows.acast.com/nosuchthing

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I've been hunting for an educator who can share their practice, pushing past the temptation to let others dictate how AI will play out in schools. #NoSuchThingPod #AI #EdChatK12 #Teens #Innovation My thanks @miketaubman.bsky.social and Uncommong Schools. 🎧 shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I'm grateful for the listen and thank you for the feedback 🙏!

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Only 2% of adult English learners in the U.S. have access to instruction. That’s not a gap — it’s a missing system. New #NoSuchThingPod: “The System We Never Built” w/Dr. Katie Brown Listen + drop a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ if it resonates. shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/... #AdultLearning #WorkforceDevelopment #EdTech

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The System We Never Built | No Such Thing

Dr. Katie Brown on adult literacy, technology, and the future we owe America’s learners

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Given the school's charter, I guess job well done?💁

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Afterschool Alliance @afterschool4all.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The data is in! See what summer program participation, demand, and barriers look like for America’s kids and families. Join us on May 19 at 1 p.m. ET to hear the latest #AA3PM summer findings! afterschoolalliance.org/webinars.cfm...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What a perfect (unintentional) complement to this episode. A post from @gamesforchange.bsky.social's Arana Shapiro. Right on the money - check it out "The problem isn't screens, it's that we've turned learning into a game no one wants to play." www.gamesforchange.org/blog_posts/t...

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The Problem Isn’t Screens. It’s That We’ve Turned Learning Into a Game No One Wants to Play - Games for Change

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

150 episodes #nosuchthingpod. Wild. This one with Tracy Fullerton & Matthew Farber hit me hard — on #videogames as texts, as performance, as misunderstood learning environments. Sub to No Such Thing Pod wherever you get your pods. 🎧https://shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/episodes/the-well-read-player

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I was afraid to read this but couldn't help myself. I wonder this constantly with my own kids: what is the force that could possibly convince them that their own story, told their own way, is more important than anything else? #ai #literacy #higher-ed

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Some of us grew up thinking identity was a %'age. Kids today are showing us it’s a landscape. New #NoSuchThingPod with Sangita Shresthova @sangitas.bsky.social on cross‑cultural parenting, media as connective tissue, + the new shape of belonging. 🎧 tinyurl.com/fk3n7ef Boost if it resonates.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Decoding Language of Grief and Joy in Digital Life, a new #nosuchthingpod episode - come join @dupatton.bsky.social and I for a discussion of social media, AI, and interpretation #research #media #technology #youth Follow ☝️for info on release of his new new book. shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Decoding Language of Grief and Joy in Digital Life | No Such Thing

Dr. Desmond Patton on youth, AI, and the stakes of misinterpretation

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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Students cannot learn when they are afraid for their safety or the safety of their families, friends, and educators. Tell Congress to keep ICE out of schools, churches, and hospitals. 👉 bit.ly/49pXHQU

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Vanessa Chang on #nosuchthingpod How do our tools shape the bodies we bring into learning, work, and evryday life? We tlk about invisible gstures, attntion, and what it means to learn in a wrld full of devices wanting from us. #technology #education #design shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

Cover of the book, The Body Digital by Vanessa Chang depicts a pixelated hand backlit by the sun.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

"If everyone is a power user of software, we’ll have a better world." In this episode of #nosuchthingpod, we talk about democratizing tech, and why algorithmic literacy may be as essential as reading and writing.🎧 Listen: shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/... #Education #Technology #Equity

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If Everyone Is a Power User: Matt Dalio on Democratizing Technology | No Such Thing

How democratizing software skills could redefine power, opportunity, and learning.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

"Pairing computer science with culturally responsive education shows results" great to get details of this study via Ed Finkel in K12 Ed Dive whose bluesky handle i can't find anywhere. #cseducation #k12 #research www.k12dive.com/news/compute...

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Cornell Tech @cornelltech.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

On the “No Such Thing” podcast, Diane Levitt, senior director of K–12 education at Cornell Tech, talks with @malesser.bsky.social about how the campus — in partnership with NYC public schools — is transforming computer science education with an equity-first approach. shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Debugging Efforts in CS Education | No Such Thing

Diane Levitt shares a current take on CS education in NYC and the U.S.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Friends, Vote for an awesome session "A Product Hat to Fit Just Right" designed for Edu orgs making product decisions with @lindseydixon.bsky.social and other NAF colleagues at this year's #SXSWEDU WE NEEED YOUR ❤️in the left corner participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

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PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

“We’re debugging the system—because equity in CS doesn’t come from perfct plans. It comes from trying, failing, and trying again.” On #NoSuchThingPod, Diane Levitt of @cornelltech.bsky.social on debugging the effort to scale #CSEducation🎧 embed.acast.com/5985c925950a...

A photograph of Diane Levitt, Director of CS Education at Cornell Tech in NYC.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

yet another time in my life I shake my fist and hollar "dammmnnn youuu Estonia!!!!"

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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I really like this study of the reasons college students move from one STEM major to another, particularly its focus on both the attractive aspects of the new major AND their disenchantments with their old major. Both parts are important. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/edu0...

Screenshot of title page of an article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology titled "Switching Within STEM: Examining the Motivational Concerns That College Students Report Considering When Changing Career Plans Within STEM Fields"

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

“School is time-based. But learning isn’t.” In The Data Beyond Seat Time, we explore what happens when we stop measuring learning by hours in a chair—and start capturing what really counts. #nosuchthingpod #edreform #assessmentforlearning shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

By a 2–1 vote, the 11th Circuit holds that trans teachers in Florida have NO First Amendment right to use their preferred pronouns at school. I’m starting to wonder if conservative judges are applying the First Amendment fairly to our public school system … media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...

NEWSOM, Circuit Judge:
Katie Wood is a transgender woman who teaches at a public high school in Florida. Two years ago, the state enacted Fla. Stat.
§ 1000.071(3), which, as applied to Wood, prohibits her from using the honorific "Ms." and the gendered pronouns "she," "her," and
"hers" in exchanges with students during class time. Wood sued to enjoin the enforcement of § 1000.071(3) against her. The district court granted Wood a preliminary injunction, finding it substantially likely that the law violates her First Amendment right to free speech.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

grateful for the listen Karen!

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

For decades, we've been told that technology opens doors—but what if, in practice, #access doesn’t mean #equity? What if, as Dr. Roderic N. Crooks argues, “you can't get there from here”? 🤔 Episode 139 #nosuchthingpod @ucirvine.bsky.social @clalliance.bsky.social shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

In this episode of #nosuchthingpod, we're diving deep into the intersection of #education and #ai with two extraordinary guests who bring such unique perspectives to the conversation. 🎙️My thanks, @sylviamartinez.bsky.social and @kenkahn.bsky.social , enjoy the show! shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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The Learner's Apprentice: AI and the Amplification of Human Creativity | No Such Thing

Ken Kahn and Sylvia Martinez join with recommendations for classroom AI exploration

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

City builder game in the styles of Cezanne, Piranesi, the Voynich Manuscript, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rothko, and Seurat (those are in order). Made with Veo 2.

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

My friends at @youngfutures.bsky.social are launching the #CallMeMaybeChallenge to tackle the thorny issue of phones in schools. Want a head start on your proposal? Check out the RFP & their article to learn more! Up to $100K in grants available! Apps open March 19! View RFP

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Marc Lesser @malesser.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

enjoy the latest episode of #nosuchthingpod, "The Platform Urging Adults to Learn Instruments with Trained Musicians" 🎻 I'm talking with Moombix Founder Margret Juliana Sigurdardottir, one of Forbes most exciting European entrepreneurs. #edtech #learning #music shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/...

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The Platform Urging Adults to Learn Instruments with Trained Musicians | No Such Thing

Marc talks with Moombix Founder Margret Juliana

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