Have you ever wondered how exactly public schools are funded? Where does the money come from, and why? Today on the Producer’s Choice Show your host Producer Jakob has brought in two experts to answer his questions on this important subject. Drs. Johnny Lupinacci and Tim Slekar bring decades of experience as educators to the […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Jul 18, 2025

42:00

Yo Pencil Busters, let’s kick it. While Dr. Tim Slekar is out on assignment studying the teaching practices of the uncontacted tribes of the Amazon (or he just couldn’t make it to the show today), Dr. Johnny Lupinacci and Producer Jakob are running the show. Do you think that teaching is all about rules and […]

Guest: Jakob

Jul 16, 2025

29:23

Dread it, run from it, the school year arrives all the same. Dr. Johnny Lupinacci has already spotted school supplies making their return to stores near him! Is it time to go back to school already??? Not quite, but the clock is ticking! Johnny and Dr. Tim Slekar discuss those latter days of summer when […]

Jul 14, 2025

12:24

Today on BustED Pencils, Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci are joined by a very special guest. Rural Superintendent Mike Beighley of Whitehall School District in western Wisconsin has come to tell us about some exciting changes happening in rural schools. Mike and his organization, Liftoffs Learning, are taking a step back from the business-as-usual […]

Guest: Mike Beighley

Jul 12, 2025

43:00

Last week on the Producer’s Choice Show we had two incredible guests battle to see who could answer the most questions about the 4th of July. Much fun was had. BUT today Producer Jakob is having the tables turned on him as HE is put to the test. Who asks better interview questions? Will it […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Jul 11, 2025

37:00

Today Drs. Timothy Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci discuss a recent article by Tim’s favorite A.I. commentator Ethan Mollick. The article dredges up a recent MIT study which found that writing performance appeared to dip in users of A.I. assistants like Chat GPT. What’s that all about? Do A.I. robot helpers hurt our ability to think […]

Jul 9, 2025

26:56

Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci are joined by Producer Jakob to phone in a quick episode of BustED Pencils as they all recover from a wild 4th of July weekend. Now imagine if you will; a simpler time, a time before the modern world brought us down with fancy things. Those were the days. […]

Jul 7, 2025

12:57

Happy 4th of July weekend, guys and gals! We hope that each and every one of you has had a chance to spend time with family, friends, see some fireworks, or just get a few moments of rest and relaxation. On a downer note, Donald Trump’s fiscally and ethically irresponsible new budget bill has passed […]

Jul 5, 2025

43:00

Today on our 4th of July Spectacular episode of the Producer’s Choice Show we’re honoring America by having guests Drs. Johnny Lupinacci and Tim Slekar battle to the death in the ultimate American trivia contest. After spending weeks plumbing the depths of the Library of Congress, our host, Producer Jakob, has come up with the […]

Guests: Dr. Johnny Lupinacci, Dr. Tim Slekar

Jul 4, 2025

32:40

Wisconsin is well known for leading the world in several important categories; cheese, milk, leather hides, mooing. But what many don’t know is that we also lead the world in using technology to advance the field of milling lumber. Because right here in Antigo, Wisconsin, we’ve unveiled a cutting (ha) edge high tech training sawmill. […]

Jul 2, 2025

26:04