In our first episode of the 2025-2026 school year, we welcome into the studio Dr. Ed Taylor, the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In this can't miss episode, we discuss what higher education is and could be and the ways the K-12 system and higher ed could work together to improve the lives of the students who choose to attend college and university. Dr. Ed Taylor brings a thoughtful, profound, and compelling perspective to the public discussion around the purpose and role higher ed could and should play in American society. As always, Brad Conger was working the sound board for this episode.