https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/point-of-learning--3363454enSociety & CultureCopyright Peter Hornhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5b1fa884befe610a4a61494ee434ef0b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/point-of-learning--3363454Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:22:30 +0000Peter HornPeter Hornfeeds@spreaker.comA show about learning for curious peopletrueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-shakespeare--728173605899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6a490d1a3f491f50eee100ceSat, 04 Jul 2026 14:05:49 +0000Peter HornA special re-release of the 2019 episode “Love’s Labour’s Lit” dedicated to Saul Elkin (1932-2025)5109false1061fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-the-cavalry-with-drew-warshaw--715609795899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:69e8ca80c2072a1899ed09ccWed, 22 Apr 2026 14:22:18 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Drew Warshaw about his campaign for NYS Comptroller, the most powerful office too many of us know nothing about.3314false960fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/house-of-diggs-with-marion-orr--703091135899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:69a0bd3ef53f23264b1814fdThu, 26 Feb 2026 22:09:46 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Marion Orr, the Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy at Brown University, about his book House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.4183false959fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/valentine-from-minneapolis--700644135899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:699140a0cc7e7149abbfdc4eSun, 15 Feb 2026 04:40:05 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with a friend in Minneapolis about living in his beloved city during a period of state-sponsored terror and what can be learned about pulling the U.S. back from the brink.1577false958fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commit-to-connect-the-project-on-civic-dialogue--688424645899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:692f97294c05b347d9cd42a0Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:57:03 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Lara Schwartz, Founding Director of the Project on Civic Dialogue (PCD) in the School of Public Affairs at American University, as well as three PCD facilitators: Grace Manson, Arjun Mishra, and Khushi Ramnani.3586false957fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deep-reading-with-justin-mcdaniel--679590815899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:68dc6d67e4439c78326090c4Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:28:18 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Justin McDaniel about two of the very unusual courses he teaches at Penn.2763false956fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/human-centered-ai-in-schools-with-eric-hudson--670094285899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6877f52b60bf6f3aca2517f8Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:44:08 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Eric Hudson about his work in schools on Human-Centered AI.3620false955fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-100-daze-with-jonathan-rauch--658200145899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6812dc914f90ec2b07ac1829Thu, 01 May 2025 03:23:24 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Jonathan Rauch about two of his books, The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth and Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy.4051false854fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-certainty-trap-with-ilana-redstone--646168315899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:67c11dd763ba2e38a0e6932aFri, 28 Feb 2025 02:53:53 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Ilana Redstone about her book The Certainty Trap: Why We Need to Question Ourselves More—and How We Can Judge Others Less.3381false853fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/freeman-s-challenge-with-robin-bernstein--635311685899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:677408b92c241d7c2c187573Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:21:04 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Robin Bernstein about her new book Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit, an explosive, moving story about the entangled origins of prison for profit and anti-Black racism.4415false851fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caring-for-migrants-with-john-webb--621110895899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:66f4998be7c0f80262b0763bThu, 26 Sep 2024 01:26:03 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with John Webb about his new book Molyvos: A Greek Village's Heroic Response to the Global Refugee Crisis, including resonances with John's own experience caring for Haitian migrants in the 1970s.3533false851fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-they-know-you-care-with-greg-jackson--604904475899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:667396998bef9318d23928a7Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:13:44 +0000Peter HornPeter talks with Greg Jackson of Action J Productions about their new project focusing on how and why to have respectful conversations. (Graphic by Roy Chambers)3301false850fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mostly-major-chords-with-shayfer-james--593025175899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:660e11ddad052f1fb2911244Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:57:47 +0000Peter HornShayfer James discusses his songwriting process. And, you know, lots of other things.4096false749fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unpacking-white-privilege-with-peggy-mcintosh-2019--589667215899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:65ea56a79d1a575ed10b03bcFri, 08 Mar 2024 01:18:49 +0000Peter HornOn 5 March 2024, Peggy McIntosh was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In honor of this momentous occasion, I’m re-sharing our 2019 conversation.3013falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dickens-lessons-and-carols-2001--58065123 A CHRISTMAS CAROL LIVE AT FBC (2017) A GRAYCLIFF CHRISTMAS CAROL (2020) ]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6581c602ca22b260b9aaee95Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:02:38 +0000Peter HornOne hundred and eighty years ago, on 19 December 1843, the first edition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published. To celebrate, I’m releasing a special version of the story. Produced in 2001, this is the shortest edition of the story that... A CHRISTMAS CAROL LIVE AT FBC (2017) A GRAYCLIFF CHRISTMAS CAROL (2020) ]]>3022false747fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/of-surpassing-worth-marcus-foster-1923-1973--579114955899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:656d3d20f3cbc4168f791d6bMon, 04 Dec 2023 22:39:49 +0000Peter HornThe heart of this special episode is the Back-to-School Address to Oakland, CA faculty and staff by Superintendent Dr. Marcus A. Foster, given in the fall of 1973. You will hear a singular voice in U.S. education urging teachers, administrators,...3727false746fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/excellence-under-pressure-with-john-havlik--572815565899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6525646eb919a1321c934e5aWed, 18 Oct 2023 03:14:39 +0000Peter HornCapt. John Havlik knows a thing or two about stress. He retired in 2014 after more than 30 years of distinguished military service, nearly all of them as a Navy SEAL. He graduated from West Virginia University as the first swimmer in school history...2554false745fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-ways-to-engage-students-as-citizens--564303805899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:64d538d0f1dfe112d95cc390Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:56:24 +0000Peter HornMy remarks from the Winter Institute of the New York State Council of School Superintendents in March 2023.871false744fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dancing-badly-with-rinde-eckert--540820965899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:647a74109c2ddd18a1e8350dSat, 03 Jun 2023 00:33:37 +0000Peter HornRinde Eckert is a celebrated writer, composer, librettist, musician, performer and director, but I'm not sure even this list of roles captures his extraordinary versatility. This episode focuses on his recent project of rebuilding his piano...2509false743fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/batter-down-the-walls-with-jonathan-kozol--533987415899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:64265764eb65631554dcc4e3Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:01:21 +0000Peter HornFor nearly 60 years Jonathan Kozol has been one of the most widely read and highly honored education writers in the nation. Ready for a sneak preview of his next book?2427false642fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dad-s-last-sermon-1998--529276215899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:63cf3fe6bdb3c33326e0dc80Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:33:22 +0000Peter HornMy dad’s last—and maybe best—sermon, preached the day he died, 25 years ago this week.1659false641fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-graycliff-christmas-carol-classic-episode--529281505899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:639fc597619e8d441471a422Mon, 19 Dec 2022 02:43:13 +0000Peter HornCreated in 2020 as a benefit for the Graycliff Conservancy, this very condensed performance of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was filmed in various locations on the spectacular Graycliff Estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.2686false630fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-write-the-college-essay--529279185899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:637eb15336ea19641d914592Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:52:29 +0000Peter HornA departure from the usual Point of Learning format, this episode is basically the audio version of one segment from a new video series for high school English teachers that I’m putting together with Greg Jackson. Here’s 22 minutes about how to...1331false640fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ancient-greeks-on-war-with-ellen-mclaughlin--529282375899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:63408e050849f04b9669579fSat, 08 Oct 2022 16:36:40 +0000Peter HornAs a playwright, Ellen McLaughlin has breathed new life into ancient Greek texts. Today we focus on her versions of classic plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, exploring the questions they once raised for ancient audiences, and still...4035false639fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leading-with-mind-and-heart-errick-l-greene-classic-episode--529279675899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6313599ce3bb8d1814021b9dSat, 03 Sep 2022 14:12:03 +0000Peter HornIn this classic episode (recorded 11 August 2020 and released 2 September 2020), I talk with Dr. Errick L. Greene, Superintendent of Jackson [MS] Public Schools about contending with a public health crisis, systemic racism, and effective...4368false628fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/baby-unplugged-with-sophie-brickman--529275105899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:62e42d7f57841c29006d037bFri, 29 Jul 2022 19:59:43 +0000Peter HornSophie Brickman focuses on the intersection of parenting and technology in her book Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age (HarperOne, 2021), which we’ll be discussing on this episode. Brickman is a...3136false638fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/supervision-poetry-and-feminism-with-paula-roy-classic-episode--529271405899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:626d4b45359672240efed658Sat, 30 Apr 2022 15:16:43 +0000Peter HornI believe this conversation with Paula Roy from July 2017 is well worth revisiting in this moment where book-banning seems to be edging out baseball as the national pastime here in the Home of the Free, and too many legislators and governors have...2536false53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twelve-steps-to-religionless-spirituality-with-ward-ewing--529289245899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:6245dec201be9e14a5377d7aThu, 31 Mar 2022 18:28:36 +0000Peter HornThe Very Reverend Ward B. Ewing is former Dean and President of The General Theological Seminary in New York City. Dr. Ewing has met in and with Alcoholics Anonymous groups as a non-alcoholic for more than four decades, also serving as Trustee and...3292false537fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leading-in-sync-with-jill-harrison-berg-classic-episode--529280135899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:621d53b277b6f0190f0cdfafMon, 28 Feb 2022 23:16:39 +0000Peter HornA January 2022 survey conducted with over 3600 teachers who belong to the National Education Association found that 90% believe teacher burnout is a serious issue. Fifty-five percent indicated that they are more likely to leave or retire from...2530false516fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-radio-dammit-with-bill-siemering--529289385899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:61e8aa40a59c8c634435e45eThu, 20 Jan 2022 19:31:46 +0000Peter HornBill Siemering is a radio visionary. Sixty years ago, he was hired to transform WBFO from a student-run college radio club into a professional station. Because of the experiments in radio that he led at WBFO throughout the 1960s, Siemering was...3491false536fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-christmas-carol-2017-classic-episode--529271625899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:61bfdc4f6e66862896595878Mon, 20 Dec 2021 02:02:46 +0000Peter HornOriginally podcast in December 2017 as the holiday special for the first season of Point of Learning, this 75-minute version of the Dickens tale was recorded before a live audience at First Baptist Church in Westfield, NJ.4604false58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-photography-with-john-opera--529307095899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:61a69c89dfd0aa678409d1b0Wed, 01 Dec 2021 01:46:53 +0000Peter HornAssistant professor and head of the photography program at the State University of New York at Buffalo, John Opera has exhibited his critically acclaimed photographs for over two decades in dozens of galleries, from New York to LA, from Mexico City...3725false535fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/report-from-central-asia-with-duane-lacey-and-faryal-haidary--46720482professor who in August 2021 became the unofficial liaison for Afghan
students at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan
amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, and 2) an Afghan grad student who earned
two degrees at AUCA.]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:614a7172a7b89e25f4e6c037Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:44:38 +0000Peter HornPoint of Learning presents a special double episode: 1) a philosophy professor who in August 2021 became the unofficial liaison for Afghan students at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal,...professor who in August 2021 became the unofficial liaison for Afghan
students at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan
amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, and 2) an Afghan grad student who earned
two degrees at AUCA.]]>5110truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/civil-discourse-101-with-peter-horn--44153220First, I answer more questions than I ask. Second, I’m the guest. Third, I
didn’t really make the show—or at least, not the way I usually do! Courtesy
of the Pingry Politics Podcast, this show features me doing a brief
overview of some key points I consider critical to civil discourse
(respectful conversation about topics of shared concern), followed by Q & A
with high school students at the Pingry School in NJ.]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:60614049944fef12c7ee038dThu, 01 Apr 2021 20:16:20 +0000Peter HornThis bonus episode is a departure from my usual format in several ways. First, I answer more questions than I ask. Second, I’m the guest. Third, I didn’t really make the show—or at least, not the way I usually do! Courtesy of the Pingry Politics...First, I answer more questions than I ask. Second, I’m the guest. Third, I
didn’t really make the show—or at least, not the way I usually do! Courtesy
of the Pingry Politics Podcast, this show features me doing a brief
overview of some key points I consider critical to civil discourse
(respectful conversation about topics of shared concern), followed by Q & A
with high school students at the Pingry School in NJ.]]>3605falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crystallizing-coronavirus-with-sarah-bowman--43695039Screening Center at the Hauptman-Woodward Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., Sarah’s lab has been studying
key components that make up the novel coronavirus. At the Crystallization
Center in Buffalo, crucial non-infectious elements of the virus are coaxed
into crystals that can help researchers see the otherwise invisible
structure of the virus. Knowing what these extremely small viral parts look
like helps researchers understand how new or existing existing drugs might
be effective in fighting the virus.]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:603681a4f992362cc9d95cf9Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:42:45 +0000Peter HornDr. Sarah EJ Bowman is Director of the High-Throughput Crystallization Screening Center at the Hauptman-Woodward Institute in Buffalo, New York. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., Sarah’s lab has been studying key components that make up...Screening Center at the Hauptman-Woodward Institute in Buffalo, New York.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., Sarah’s lab has been studying
key components that make up the novel coronavirus. At the Crystallization
Center in Buffalo, crucial non-infectious elements of the virus are coaxed
into crystals that can help researchers see the otherwise invisible
structure of the virus. Knowing what these extremely small viral parts look
like helps researchers understand how new or existing existing drugs might
be effective in fighting the virus.]]>2871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-graycliff-christmas-carol--42602146Lloyd Wright’s magnificent Graycliff Estate (Derby, New York)]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:5fe0fe8d61c6c170712421d8Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:09:13 +0000Peter HornA very special version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, set in Frank Lloyd Wright’s magnificent Graycliff Estate (Derby, New York)Lloyd Wright’s magnificent Graycliff Estate (Derby, New York)]]>2590falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maestro-joann-falletta--41705073some of the greatest conductors of the 20th century—legends like Arturo
Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Leopold Stokowski, and (one of her former teachers
at Juilliard) Leonard Bernstein. In this episode we talk about why everyone
should study music, how to get more women and people of color on the
podium, the advantages of knowing guitar for a conductor, and the BPO's
roots in the New Deal ... not to mention stories about Leonard Bernstein
and Ruth Bader Ginsburg!]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:5f9ae5153db3834f20fceafdThu, 29 Oct 2020 19:27:54 +0000Peter HornJoAnn Falletta is a Grammy Award-winning artist who has been compared to some of the greatest conductors of the 20th century—legends like Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Leopold Stokowski, and (one of her former teachers at Juilliard) Leonard...some of the greatest conductors of the 20th century—legends like Arturo
Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Leopold Stokowski, and (one of her former teachers
at Juilliard) Leonard Bernstein. In this episode we talk about why everyone
should study music, how to get more women and people of color on the
podium, the advantages of knowing guitar for a conductor, and the BPO's
roots in the New Deal ... not to mention stories about Leonard Bernstein
and Ruth Bader Ginsburg!]]>3224falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leading-with-mind-and-heart-errick-l-greene--40667116conversation with him on 11 August 2020 afforded the rich opportunity to
produce three episodes in one: a look at some of the complications of
starting the school year in the time of COVID-19; select reflections on
public leadership in Mississippi at a moment of increasing awareness of
systemic racism in the U.S.; and a masterclass in team leadership.
Beginning his second quarter-century in education, Dr. Greene held
leadership roles in Washington, DC and Tulsa, Oklahoma before becoming JPS
Superintendent in 2018. Check out today’s show for the ways a supportive
community can bring kids along … plus, collaborative approaches to make
any kind of leading better for everyone. As the kids say, it’s everything.]]>5899ee3a1b10e35238fc13d9:591c9c12b3db2be22a00baf4:5f50406981a1f654641e6d38Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:41:20 +0000Peter HornDr. Errick L. Greene is Superintendent of Jackson (MS) Public Schools. My conversation with him on 11 August 2020 afforded the rich opportunity to produce three episodes in one: a look at some of the complications of starting the school year in the...conversation with him on 11 August 2020 afforded the rich opportunity to
produce three episodes in one: a look at some of the complications of
starting the school year in the time of COVID-19; select reflections on
public leadership in Mississippi at a moment of increasing awareness of
systemic racism in the U.S.; and a masterclass in team leadership.
Beginning his second quarter-century in education, Dr. Greene held
leadership roles in Washington, DC and Tulsa, Oklahoma before becoming JPS
Superintendent in 2018. Check out today’s show for the ways a supportive
community can bring kids along … plus, collaborative approaches to make
any kind of leading better for everyone. As the kids say, it’s everything.]]>4300falsefull