BustED Pencils

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

Today Dr. Tim Slekar has come to the show with an article showing that folks are feeling a bit anxious about AI. Does this mean that A.I. is making us anxious, or are people anxious about societal expectations and biases around A.I.? Dr. Johnny Lupinacci has a deeper concern; does A.I. further erode trust in […]

Wed Jul 23, 2025

28:20

A dastardly cabal of right-wing activists have come up with a new pitch for President Trump to create sweeping changes to higher education. Their goal? Well, their stated aim is to fight the woke mind virus on university campuses. The real plot? Seems to us like they see potential censorship, closemindedness, and politicization and say […]

Mon Jul 21, 2025

14:22

It’s a exciting day on BustED Pencils as friend of the show Teacher Joanna joins us once again! But she’s not just here as Teacher Joanna, no no no. Now she has become Doctor Joanna! *fanfare* But does that mean Doctor Joanna is leaving teaching behind? Not a chance! So stick with us and enjoy […]

Guest: Teacher Joanna

Sat Jul 19, 2025

43:00

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

Fri Jul 18, 2025

42:00