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  • Eric Klopfer: Rethinking Education for the Age of AI

    October 13, 2026 · 41 min

    A recent report from MIT proclaimed: “The advent of AI demands a broader, holistic reassessment of the nature, scope, and purpose of higher education today.” Eric Klopfer, who co-chaired the committee that produced the report, joins the…

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    September 29, 2026 · 48 min

    Sherry Turkle discusses her new book “Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines,” exploring how our everyday use of AI chatbots changes how we relate to other people in our lives and how we think about ourselves. This…

  • Natasha Singer: Big Tech Influence in Schools

    September 15, 2026 · 40 min

    Natasha Singer, reporter for the New York Times and author of the new book Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools, joins the Lifelong Kindergarten podcast to discuss the growing influence of big technology companies in…

  • Gwyn and Syl: Creative Learning in the Scratch Community

    June 1, 2026 · 36 min

    At a time when many people are expressing concerns about screen time and social interactions online, the Scratch online community serves as a counter-example, providing opportunities for young people to develop as creative, curious…

  • Randi Weingarten: Educating for Democracy

    May 19, 2026 · 39 min

    Randi Weingarten, author of the book “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” joins the Lifelong Kindergarten podcast to discuss how teachers and schools must help students prepare for active participation in a pluralistic, democratic society…

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  • Lizette Valles: Microschools

    May 5, 2026 · 37 min

    Want to learn more about microschools? These intentionally small schools serve as experimental testbeds for new approaches to education and learning. In this episode, I talk with Lizette Valles, who started a microschool in Los Angeles…

  • Jaleesa Trapp: Leveraging Lived Experience

    April 21, 2026 · 31 min

    Too often, young people from marginalized communities are viewed in terms of their deficiencies instead of their strengths. Jaleesa Trapp discusses how young people can leverage their often-overlooked skills, creativity, and lived…

  • Peter Gray: The Decline of Play and the Rise of Teen Anxiety

    April 7, 2026 · 38 min

    Fueled by the book The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, many people blame mobile phones and social media for the rise in teen anxiety. But Peter Gray, a leading authority on the role of play in children’s lives, has a different…

  • Carmelo Presicce: Learning About Learning & Caring About Caring

    March 24, 2026 · 39 min

    Carmelo Presicce joins Mitch Resnick to discuss the Learning Creative Learning (LCL) online course and community, where people from around the world come together to learn about creative learning as they engage in creative learning…

  • Karen Brennan: Classroom as Design Studio

    March 10, 2026 · 45 min

    What if classrooms were organized more like design studios, providing students with opportunities to create projects based on their interests -- and supporting their development as self-directed learners? Harvard professor Karen Brennan…

  • Eleonora Badilla Saxe: The Challenge of Sustaining Educational Innovation

    February 24, 2026 · 45 min

    In the late 1980’s, the government of Costa Rica initiated a bold program to transform education by introducing computers to schools throughout the country. Eleonora Badilla Saxe, one of the leaders of the initiative, joins Mitchel Resnick…

  • Sal Khan: Will AI revolutionize education?

    February 10, 2026 · 34 min

    Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, joins Mitch Resnick to discuss how new AI technologies will open new possibilities but also pose new challenges for learning and education. What skills and ideas will become more important? And…

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About the show

Join MIT Professor Mitchel Resnick to explore new technologies, activities, and strategies for helping children develop as creative, curious, caring, and collaborative learners. In each episode, Mitch will interview educators and researchers to shine light on ideas and examples for cultivating a more creative, empathetic, and pluralistic society. Mitch is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. Over the past 30 years, his Lifelong Kindergarten research group has developed a stream of innovative educational technologies and initiatives, including Scratch, OctoStudio, and the Computer Clubhouse Network. mitchresnick.substack.com