BustED Pencils

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

Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci might be doctors, sure, but it turns out that they aren’t experts in everything. In fact, when it comes to science, they’re only tied for the 2nd most knowledgeable people on this show. This week they’re joined by top science expert Ethan Siegel to discuss those burning science-based questions […]

Guest: Ethan Siegel

Sat Aug 9, 2025

43:00

Today on the Producer’s Choice Show host Producer Jakob sits down with two very special guests to talk about those formative experiences as educators that made them the celebrity teachers they are today. Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci will partially listen to questions about their early teaching experiences, both good and bad, and reflect […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Fri Aug 8, 2025

40:00

Today Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci take a look at a inflammatory sounding news headline. Want your student loans forgiven? Just join ICE! That’s just ridiculous, but is it really that simple? Not exactly. Tim and Johnny have a bit more information about this subject and can’t help but find the headline a bit […]

Wed Aug 6, 2025

25:02

It’s a sad day when even Mr. Rogers has fallen victim to cancel culture. Who canceled him? Was it the woke mob? The lefties? Joe Biden? Surely it was Obama, right? No, none of those guys. Mr. Rogers is getting canceled by the most sensitive snowflakes of all; MAGA. Today Dr. Tim Slekar and his […]

Guest: Jakob

Mon Aug 4, 2025

23:40

We all know Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci the educated educators, they’re beloved teachers and frequent panel guests on the Producer’s Choice Show, but fewer knew Tim and Johnny the STUDENTS. Today on The Producer’s Choice Show Producer Jakob is taking his guests back in time to the 1900s to explore their own experiences […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Fri Aug 1, 2025

36:30

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has released a new Dear Colleague letter with some guidelines for bringing artificial intelligence into the world of education. But wait a second… didn’t Linda say she was boarding up that whole Department of Education thing? Are they back? Is this a genuine new direction for AI? Or what? Linda […]

Wed Jul 30, 2025

22:13

Columbia University has agreed to a $200 million settlement with the Trump administration after facing allegations of failing to curtail antisemitism on their campus. This raises an important question; how should college administrators balance protecting students’ rights to speak and be exposed to the widest possible range of ideas without allowing those ideas and expressions […]

Sat Jul 26, 2025

43:00

Do you like showing people how to do things? Are you the helpful sort? Do you get along well with people that are younger than you? Perhaps, then, you would be a good teacher! But where do you start? Today on the Producer’s Choice Show your host Producer Jakob has brought in two experts to […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Fri Jul 25, 2025

33:21