BustED Pencils

Today as Dr. Tim Slekar has come down with the sniffles, Dr. Johnny Lupinacci and some producer talk about an interesting article they found online. High school chemistry teacher Marcie Samayoa is having her students put away their laptops and start working with pencil and paper again like it’s the 1400s. Is this a good […]

Guest: Jakob

Wed Aug 27, 2025

30:16

Ryan Walters is the superintendent of public schools in Oklahoma. Ryan is worried that there are too many people from New York and Los Angeles who are itching to move to Oklahoma and start spreading WOKE. In order to combat this, Ryan has mandated that teachers applying for jobs in Oklahoma from New York and […]

Mon Aug 25, 2025

17:00

Today on BustED Pencils Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci welcome journalist Jeffrey Young onto the show! Jeffrey has long covered the intersection between technology and education, but he’s finally taking a great leap forward into the future by starting his own podcast about AI and education. That’s why Tim asked him to be here […]

Guest: Jeffrey Young

Sat Aug 23, 2025

43:00

Producer Jakob has had enough. This week he’s sending Drs. Johnny Lupinacci and Tim Slekar back to school, whether they like it or not. But that’s got his noggin’ joggin’. What’s it like to be a teacher when it’s time to go back to school? Your host Producer Jakob asks Tim and Johnny to share […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Fri Aug 22, 2025

35:00

Dr. Tim Slekar and Producer Jakob are on the bleeding edge of technology; literally for Jakob and metaphorically for Tim. While Jakob’s nose keeps gushing blood throughout the episode, Tim talks about a boring anti-AI professional development session that he recently had to sit through. Is AI all it’s cracked up to be, or is […]

Guest: Jakob

Wed Aug 20, 2025

28:50

Homeroom has been a staple of BustED Pencils for years and years. It’s a name that invokes those precious memories we all hold in our brains of the times that we had homerooms of our own to attend back in our school days. But are all homerooms the same? Do students today still go to […]

Guest: Jakob

Mon Aug 18, 2025

18:17

This week Dr. Johnny Lupinacci interviews his friend Dr. Tim Slekar about Tim’s recent high honor. Tim was called upon to serve the great state of Pennsylvania by participating in a panel on higher education in the beautiful city of Harrisburg. What did Tim talk about? What plans does he have to improve education? Will […]

Sat Aug 16, 2025

43:00

It’s the second ever BustED Pencils Go To Hollywood today as Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci guest on the Producer’s Choice Show to list their top 3 teachers from television. Host Producer Jakob breaks protocol and actually brings a list of his own, adding to the tension and setting the stage for a competition […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Fri Aug 15, 2025

38:30

Tonight on Busted Pencils, we’re talking about what it really takes to rebuild public education for the future—especially in rural America. Our guest, Cory Kulig, is the superintendent of the Eleva-Strum School District in Western Wisconsin and one of the visionary co-founders of LIFToFFS, a groundbreaking initiative that’s uniting educators, communities, and service agencies to […]

Guest: Cory Kulig

Wed Aug 13, 2025

32:19

It’s that time of year once again. The leaves are changing colors, the pumpkins are plopping out of the ground, and Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci are about to head back to school. Post your classroom decorations, prepare your lesson plans, and get ready to see those smiling faces head back on into schools […]

Mon Aug 11, 2025

18:01