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Sowell and the American Education System • Part I
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NEW NEWS THAT'S NEWSWORTHY:
Basic Books (Sowell's publisher) is teaming up with The Genius of Thomas Sowell Podcast to offer listeners a chance to win 4 Sowell books. Enter at SowellBooks.com for a chance to win!
This episode features a January 1993 interview with Thomas Sowell about his book "Inside American Education."
This episode is the first in a 3 part series about this book and about the subject of American education in general.
The original 1993 fifty minute Sowell interview is split up into bite sized clips and Alan interrupts the interview in order to comment on various aspects of what is being discussed and how it relates to the present situation 29 years later.
The original Youtube video can be watched in its entirety:
Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.
Sowell talks about the "old McGuffey Readers" and you can find them on Amazon HERE.
Alan mention's St. John's College in the episode and promises a link to the school HERE.
Alan mentions an article about the issue of selective public schools changing their admission criteria because of racial quotas, you can find that article HERE.
Here are some useful resources to help enjoy the show:
1) TomSowell.com is the show website, chock full of useful information.
2) Thomas Sowell quotes sticky post it notes are still in stock! Each pad has 50 different Sowell quotes to stick around the house as a daily inspiration or as a way to introduce your friends and family to Sowell's ideas. We are offering listeners one pad for free; no catch, no gimmicks. You can find all 50 digital images of the post it notes HERE, feel free to download them and use them however you like. To get your free pad of printed post it notes, just email your mailing address to WolanAlan@gmail.com, and please put the word "Sowell" in the subject line.
3) If you’d like to actively participate in this podcast, make a comment or ask a question, just record your comment or question using the Voice Memos app on your smartphone, then email the recording to me at WolanAlan@gmail.com. On a future episode I’ll play your comment and respond to it.
4) Please rate and comment about the show on your podcast platform; it helps new listeners find the show.
Thanks for listening, and see you for Episode 15!
New: Support us on PATREON at: Patreon.com/SowellGenius LINK
• Find me on X (Twitter) at @alanwolan
• Email me at WolanAlan@gmail.com
• Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/SowellGenius
• Purchase podcast merch at https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeniusSowell
• See all my links at www.alanwolan.com
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Manage episode 321009799 series 2970497
NEW NEWS THAT'S NEWSWORTHY:
Basic Books (Sowell's publisher) is teaming up with The Genius of Thomas Sowell Podcast to offer listeners a chance to win 4 Sowell books. Enter at SowellBooks.com for a chance to win!
This episode features a January 1993 interview with Thomas Sowell about his book "Inside American Education."
This episode is the first in a 3 part series about this book and about the subject of American education in general.
The original 1993 fifty minute Sowell interview is split up into bite sized clips and Alan interrupts the interview in order to comment on various aspects of what is being discussed and how it relates to the present situation 29 years later.
The original Youtube video can be watched in its entirety:
Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.
Sowell talks about the "old McGuffey Readers" and you can find them on Amazon HERE.
Alan mention's St. John's College in the episode and promises a link to the school HERE.
Alan mentions an article about the issue of selective public schools changing their admission criteria because of racial quotas, you can find that article HERE.
Here are some useful resources to help enjoy the show:
1) TomSowell.com is the show website, chock full of useful information.
2) Thomas Sowell quotes sticky post it notes are still in stock! Each pad has 50 different Sowell quotes to stick around the house as a daily inspiration or as a way to introduce your friends and family to Sowell's ideas. We are offering listeners one pad for free; no catch, no gimmicks. You can find all 50 digital images of the post it notes HERE, feel free to download them and use them however you like. To get your free pad of printed post it notes, just email your mailing address to WolanAlan@gmail.com, and please put the word "Sowell" in the subject line.
3) If you’d like to actively participate in this podcast, make a comment or ask a question, just record your comment or question using the Voice Memos app on your smartphone, then email the recording to me at WolanAlan@gmail.com. On a future episode I’ll play your comment and respond to it.
4) Please rate and comment about the show on your podcast platform; it helps new listeners find the show.
Thanks for listening, and see you for Episode 15!
New: Support us on PATREON at: Patreon.com/SowellGenius LINK
• Find me on X (Twitter) at @alanwolan
• Email me at WolanAlan@gmail.com
• Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/SowellGenius
• Purchase podcast merch at https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeniusSowell
• See all my links at www.alanwolan.com
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