october 2020, we reported here on this show on something that we first learned about from one of the great historic, gigantic radio stations in the united states, the michigan behemoth, wwj radio in detroit, michigan. wwj has been on the air for more than 100 years. they re just a huge deal in american broadcasting history. they are still on the air today. they are still a big deal today. and just about exactly two years ago, october 2020, we learned about a story that was broken by a reporter at wwj named sandra mcneill. she had gotten a tip from a listener to wwj in detroit. the listener told her that they received a really, really sketchy robocall about the november 2020 presidential election. now, as we all know, basically every robocall is sketchy, right? robocalls by definition are shady and annoying and almost always scammy, right? everybody knows that. but this one that this detroit resident got before the 2020 election. this one was so bad. it not only seemed worse t
education is a necessity to flourish. reading and writing and the ability to do math and understand history and civics, not just important for the individuals but also for the country itself. the pandemic and our response and reaction to it are issues worth analyzing, there were challenges in education long before the covid virus struck. from safety at school to preparing students for work or college to social integration and learning to exist and thrive within the broader community, these are just some of the things we ask our educators and school systems to do. then the external factors there are a shortage of teachers, our schools have become targets for those who seek to prey to the must vulnerable. those who want schools to be more than places to learn, but political battle feels and social laboratories where the differences which exist in other areas of life manifest themselves, education, knowledge, pursuit of learning remain at the core not only of powerful force for
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