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Great Question: A Manufacturing PodcastA New Approach to Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (Talking EHS)Traditional safety metrics often miss the human factors contributing to serious harm, emphasizing the need for human-centric approaches that address stress, fatigue, and psychological risks. In this "In Case You Missed It" podcast, you'll hear why Jonathan English, CEO of Evotix, believes that 2026 is the time for a complete system rebuild to help companies reach meaningful SIF reduction.
2026-02-0310 minGreat Question: A Manufacturing PodcastA New Approach to Reducing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (Talking EHS)Traditional safety metrics often miss the human factors contributing to serious harm, emphasizing the need for human-centric approaches that address stress, fatigue, and psychological risks. In this "In Case You Missed It" podcast, you'll hear why Jonathan English, CEO of Evotix, believes that 2026 is the time for a complete system rebuild to help companies reach meaningful SIF reduction.
2026-02-0310 min
Propenomix with Adam LawrenceUK Housing Deep Dive: The 30-Year Mortgage Trap & Construction CollapseEpisode Description: Are we witnessing the hardening of structural fault lines in the UK housing market? In this episode, we break down the newly released English Housing Survey (EHS 2024-25) and critical November economic indicators. From the "temporal stretching" of mortgages to a construction sector "deep in the red," we reveal why the UK property landscape is becoming a high-risk, high-reward environment for investors—and a financial squeeze for everyone else. In this episode, we cover: The 30-Year Norm: Why 62% of First-Time Buyers are now locking into 30+ year terms just to enter the ma...
2025-12-131h 10
WolfPack Nation: Inside the DenSeason 1, Episode 10 (Mr. Zach Bagley)In our 10th episode this season, Mr. Holt sits down with popular English teacher, Zach Bagley. He has an awesome story about how he ended up at EHS. You will enjoy it!
2025-11-1429 min
Rethinking EHS: Global Goals. Local Delivery.The Rising Demand for EHS Audits in the Asia Pacific RegionIn this episode, we discuss EHS audits in the APAC region, diving into regional comparisons and how the industry has been evolving. We hear from experts David Cham, Country Manager, ESC Singapore, Sandra O’Brien-Kelly, Principal Environmental Scientist and Technical Director of Environmental Auditing and Sustainability, Tonkin + Taylor New Zealand and Tom Tang, Senior Project Manager, Anew Global Consulting in China. The group covers key drivers of change and their advice to multinational companies looking to do their audits more efficiently. ---------Guest Quotes“Build a local compliance team. It's very important to have...
2024-10-2923 min
The Construction Leadership Podcast: Executive Strategies to Build Elite Teams & Consistently Deliver On-Time, Under Budget424 :: TEXO Safety Day Construction Leadership Game Show featuring Gradlin Franks of The Beck Group, Scott Sears of Walker Engineering, and Raul Ruiz of Moss & AssociatesIn episode 424, we hosted a Construction Leadership Game Show live in front of a raucous 250+ attendees at the annual TEXO Safety Day in Fort Worth on August 29th. The participants were three safety leaders: Gradlin Franks, Director of Safety at The Beck Group, Scott Sears, Vice President of Safety and Loss Control at Walker Engineering, and Raul Ruiz, Regional EHS Manager at Moss and Associates. The theme was Olympic-level Leadership and the insights and entertainment lived up to the hype. Listen on any podcast platform and view the highlight reel on YouTube. Thank you to Milwaukee Tools...
2024-10-0832 min
High Frequency FrenchE97- A French Immersion Story: An Everyday Adventures in FranceDownload the transcript hereIn today’s story, I am repeating these words and expressions and associating them with a sound so you can remember them easily: Fermé (fair may): Closed (for signs on shops) Ouvert (oo vehr): Open (for signs on shops)Entrée (awn tray): EntranceSortie (sor tee): ExitPassage piéton (pah sahj pee ay tohn): Pedestrian crossingArrêt (ah reh): Stop (for signs or public transportation)Tout droit (too drwa) : Straight ahead À gauche (ah gosh): To...
2024-04-2312 min
Petey PodcastThe Italian ConnectionSend us a textSofia Fioravanti hails from the quaint, picturesque town of Lake Como, Italy. As a youngster, it was her dream to travel and study abroad in America. At 18 years old, and without knowing one word of English, Sofia boarded a plane and took her first flight ever across the Atlantic to the United States. Her final destination would be Elyria, Ohio, where she would enroll as a senior at Elyria High School through a foreign exchange student program. Sofia said while at EHS this school year, she's had the full "American high school experience." A...
2023-05-151h 21
Tiger Spotlight - A Podcast Highlighting Our Tiger CommunityTiger Spotlight - S1, E6 with Jozie Beedie featuring Mr. Kirk Schlueter, English teacher at EHSTiger Spotlight – S1, E6 with Jozie Beedie – featuring the one-of-a-kind, uber talented English teacher, Mr. Kirk Schlueter. Get to know the infamous EHS alumni who teaches by day, coaches by night, and does all of the extras in between.
2022-12-0821 min
Major InsightFollowing a Passion for Teaching and TravelTeaching is almost a family tradition for Olivia Casey '22. As a Middle Childhood Education major, Olivia is preparing to teach math and social studies and she's part of the Urban Cohort, where she collaborates with high-needs local schools. She is also all about studying abroad, and became passionate about traveling after visiting MUDEC, Miami's campus in Luxembourg. On this episode, she also talks about the life-changing impact of experiencing new cultures, the joys of teaching, and how to overcome homesickness after moving away to college. Featured Majors: Middle Childhood Education, TESOL Endorsement (Teaching English to speakers of other l...
2022-02-1720 min
Ahead of the CurveAOTC EP 33 - How To Build The Best Quality-Driven Admissions DepartmentsNearly 20 million American students were registered in college or university in the fall of 2020. All of them went through some sort of process to get there, meaning that the schools they applied to, guided each one through an admissions procedure.
The admission process is a school’s chance to make a good first impression. After all, students represent revenue. So, the business case for having an efficient admissions department revolves around how students judge their admissions experience.
Admissions departments need to take a page out of the manufacturing playbook where companies strive to make the best products possible by spending a...
2021-08-1326 min
Tide Talk1.13 Cancel Culture Part 2/2: Amplifying VoicesJoin us for part 2 of our conversation with Ms. Bendler, Ms. Nardi, Ms. Devino, Mrs. Simmons, and 11th grader Emma on the topic of "cancel culture" and whether it is bad for America, or just another term for accountability for bad behavior.In this final section, the panel debates the validity of several instances of "canceled" individuals from Alan Dershowitz's book, and gets into some of the controversies involving removal of Confederate statues as well as proposed cancellations of other historical figures such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs...
2021-05-3039 minTide Talk1.12 Cancel Culture - A threat to America? (Part 1/2)Mr. McGowan is joined by Grade 11 student Emma along with teachers Mrs. Simmons, Ms Devino, Ms Nardi, and Ms Bendler to discuss the Alan Dershowitz book "Cancel Culture: The Latest Attack on Free Speech and Due Process."In Part 1 of the conversation, the panel gets into whether they agree with Dershowitz that cancel culture is un-American and must be stopped, and debate whether readers should take into account an author's personal biography when considering their ideas.Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_englishFollow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on Twitter...
2021-05-3041 minTide Talk1.11 Part 2/2 "The Hate U GIve": Indoctrination or a mirror to society?Part 2 of our conversation with Mikayla, Julianna, Geralisha, and Sophia, and their English teacher Ms. Devino, abou the book "The Hate U GIve," a new addition to our sophomore curriculum this year.The major question of this section is, what would the students and teacher say to people who criticized the teaching of this book as being either obscene or anti-police indoctrination? The students reflect on the experience of reading a controversial text rooted in real-life themes. Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_englishFollow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper on...
2021-05-3025 minTide Talk1.10 "The Hate U Give" - Teaching Controversial Books (Part 1/2)Grade 10 teacher Ms. Devino and four of her students (Mikayla, Sophia, Julianna, and Geralisha) join Mr. McGowan to talk about the controversial novel "The Hate U Give" and their experience of being introduced to the text as well as the film in Grade 10 English class.The overarching question: Why is it important to read and discuss issues of police and community relations in America today? How does this literature advance the dialogue around racial issues in our society?Follow the English Department in Instagram: @ehs_englishFollow the Everett High School Crimson Times student newspaper...
2021-05-3026 minTide Talk1.9 - Part 2/2 "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You"TOPICS FOR 1.9Racism in pop culture: racist jokes, blackface.Why representation matters in pop cultureHow people manipulate language to communicate and spread racist ideasPanel: Christian, Laurie, Jeremy; Ms Dunn, Mr Bailey, Mr Spencer, Ms HooksInstagram: @ehs_englishTwitter: @crimson_timeswww.ehscrimsontimes.org
2021-04-3044 minTide Talk1.8 - "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You" - Part 1/2The powerful Jason Reynolds "remix" of the Ibram X. Kendi book "Stamped" is our panel discussion for this episode. Topics:- Emotional reactions to the book- Historical religious and economic justifications for slavery and how that affects us today- Surprising things from the book that we never learned before- How the author treates Jefferson and Lincoln- Racism, intended or unintended, in pop culture todayStudent guests: Christian and Laurie from EHS; Jeremy from KeverianStaff guests: Ms. Dunn, Ms. Hooks, Mr. Bailey from EHS; Mr. Spencer...
2021-04-2243 minTide Talk1.7 - School Reopening and Mental Health (Part 3 of 3)"Find someone who cares about you and latch onto them."In the final part of our School Reopening conversation, Melissa, Nicole, Andrew, Shawn, Christine, and Daniela open up about the importance of taking care of your mental health especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. - The importance of talking to others about your mental health- Why "Just get over it" isn't a good approach to dealing with your problems- Expectations of going back to school and how that may affect student mental health- The unique culture of Everett and...
2021-04-0237 minTide Talk1.6 - School Reopening (Part 2 of 3)PART 2 OF OUR SCHOOL REOPENING CONVERSATION - Make sure you go back and listen to Episode 1.5A for the first part of this conversation.Mr. McGowan welcomes colleagues Mr. Fineran and Mrs. Simmons along with students Christine, Shawn, Andrew, Melissa, Sophia, Nicole, and Daniela to talk about their thoughts about the impending possibility of school reopening.Talking points in this episode:- Concerns about the science of reopening schools. Does it take into account student behavior?- How should the adults who run the school address student misbehavior or refusal to follow COVID guidelines?
2021-03-1236 min
Absolute EHS: COVID-19 Protecting Yourself and Your FamilyBreast Cancer During A Global PandemicJoin Absolute EHS as we learn of Sydelle's battle with breast cancer during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021-03-091h 25Tide Talk1.5 - School Reopening (Part 1 of 3)Mr. McGowan welcomes Christine from the senior class; Shawn, Andrew, and Melissa from the junior class; Sophia from the sophomore class; and Daniela and Nicole from the freshman class, along with Mrs. Simmons and Mr. Fineran, to talk about the upcoming plans for return to in-person instruction in the Everett Public Schools.We discuss memories of March 12, 2020, thoughts about the prospect of returning to school buildings, and why the senior class should probably be the first group to come back to school.This is the first of a three-part series on school reopening featuring this same...
2021-03-0542 min
Safeopedia Podcasts1% Safer through Investing in People and Our Working EnvironmentJoin as we have an in-depth discussion with Kathy A. Seabrook, Dr Theo Compernolle and Dr. Ralf Franke about learning teams, valuing our people, de-digitizing and using "block working" to become more productive, and investing in our organizations to improve workplace safety to become 1% safer each day! We also share more about One Percent Safer, the book AND details on our LIVE & DIRECT Conference coming April 28, 2021. Register here! https://register.safeopedia.com/one-percent-safer-live-and-direct-virtual-conferenceIn Partnership with One Percent Safer.Our GuestsDr. med. Ralf Franke, Head of Environmental Protection, Health Management and Safety, Sie...
2021-02-2753 minTide Talk1.4 Memory, Education, and Family: A discussion of Tara Westover's memoir "Educated"Mr. McGowan welcomes to the panel Breetika, Samaga, and Ana, along with ELA department faculty Ms. Gould, Ms. Judd, and Mr. Wright, to break down the debut memoir from Tara Westover, "Educated." Westover's book, a true story of her upbringing as part of a survivalist party who didn't trust public schools or doctors, resonated with our students and teachers.We talk about how emotion shapes your memory, what parts of Tara's journey we can relate to or cannot relate to, and ask the question to what extent does your family influence who you become in life. Meanwhile, Mr...
2021-02-0244 minTide Talk1.3 Student Journalists and the Everett "Crimson Times"Mr. McGowan talks with EHS Journalism teacher Mr. Wright and Newspaper Club students Kemilly, David, and Emma, about their experiences as student journalists. We talk about how they got into journalism, memorable stories they have covered, why students should take Journalism or join the Newspaper Club, being featured on Channel 5 news, and seeing your name in print. Kemilly shares the story of her interview with Ms. DiNatale, and Emma talks about interviewing superintendent Priya Tahiliani in her first week on the job, merely days before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic causes the closing of school.Follow the...
2021-01-1840 min
ConstructorCastCOVID-19 Is Transforming Construction JobsitesThis episode highlights some of the more unique and innovative aspects of how construction firms have adapted their operations and established new work routines to mitigate against the spread of the virus – so they can continue to work in a SAFE and ESSENTIAL manner. Learn from your peers as you hear Frank Baxter (Skanska USA Building), Mayone Sallows (Butz Family of Companies) and Felipe Serrano (The Beck Group) share how they are making use of technology advancements as well as some rudimentary systems to shift behaviors and change practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guests:
Frank Baxter | EHS Director | Skanska USA Bu...
2020-12-2234 minTide Talk1.2 "Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try"Mr. McGowan welcomes back Shawn, Cynthia, and Kiara, who finish the discussion of Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist" with Ms. Dunn and Mrs. Simmons. The panel discusses their takes on the current state of racial affairs at Everett High School, their own racial awakenings in childhood, their personal action plans for helping to create an antiracist society, and why the Oxford comma can be a barrier to racial understanding.On Instagram:Follow Mr. McGowan/EHS English Department: @ehs_englishMrs. Simmons: @simm_onymsMs. Dunn: @msdunnsreaders
2020-12-0244 minTide Talk1.1 "How to Be an Antiracist" Part 1Mr. McGowan welcomes Kiara, Cynthia, Shawn, and Janelle along with English Department faculty Ms. Dunn, Mr. Fineran, and Mrs. Simmons to discuss "How to Be an Antiracist" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.We get into the difference between being "antiracist" and "not racist," how "microaggressions" are actually forms of abuse, and everyone reflects on their own moments of racism from their past. Follow @ehs_english on InstagramMs. Dunn: @msdunnsreadersMrs. Simmons: @simm_onyms
2020-11-2044 min
The Promise PodcastOn the Frontlines: take a backseat in high school English classroomsHave you heard all of the Promise Podcast Episodes? You might have missed this one, and it's one of my favorites! Come alongside us as we take a back seat in several high school English classrooms to see what makes a truly good English teacher. What do these teachers have that others don't and how can we get it? Mrs. Jennifer Murphy (at the time our English Instructional Facilitator at EHS) later talks to us about what specifically these teachers do to create an atmosphere that really pushes students to be their very best!
This concl...
2020-06-3054 min
The 9th Grade ExperienceSeason 2, Episode 2: Principal Dr. Kate KieresEntering her third year as principal at Emmaus High School, Dr. Kate Kieres brings a unique perspective to leadership and an understanding of what makes a 9th grade student successful. She began her career as a high school English teacher before moving into administration as an Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs at EHS from 2006-2011. She then went to Palisades School District to serve as a Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, and later an Assistant Superintendent before coming back to this district. But not only does Dr. Kieres possess a bounty of educational knowledge through research and administration, s...
2019-08-1433 min
EHS AP Environmental's PodcastsJapan Period 2- Samantha, Natalie, EmmaE: Good afternoon! You are watching News Channel 6! S: Today, we are going to talk to you about Japan’s attempts to bolster their declining and ‘aging’ population! Parts of this policy includes the spreading of contraceptives and the legalization of abortion followed, although abortion, family planning, and related activities were presented by the government as health policies and not as solutions to the population problem. N: This policy was created after WWII and was meant to decrease the Japanese population and growth rate. One part of their policy was to decrease immigration in their country. It has been very succes...
2009-11-3001 min