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Use Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Scythe by Neal ShustermanJack shares his review of Scythe by Neal Shusterman2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly JacksonKlara shares her review of Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsTate shares his review of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: A Separate Peace by John KnowlesAidan shares his review of A Separate Peace by John Knowles2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans WelchMadison shares her review of Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick RiordanJohn shares his review of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael LippincottJuliet shares her review of All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderJack shares his review of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Tell Me Three Things by Julie BuxbaumVivien shares her review of Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Twilight by Stefenie MeyerChildress shares her review of Twilight by Stefanie Meyer2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonFinley shares her review of When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSarah shares her review of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMackenzie shares her review of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: 2 Perspectives on The Hunger GamesMary Allison and Olivia share their perspectives on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins2021-09-2810 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny HanRuby shares her review of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Crazy for the Storm by Norman OllestadNick shares his review of Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Dragon Hoops-a-paloozaSam, Reagan, Wynn, Sawyer, and Lawson each share their perspective on Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang2021-09-2825 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Septimus Heap by Angie SageMillie shares a review of the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage2021-09-2806 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: Better Than the Movies by Lynn PainterLily shares a review of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter2021-09-2804 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: We Are Not Free by Tracy CheeHenry shares a review of We Are Not Free by Tracy Chee2021-09-2805 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDRAGON READS: The Slummer by Geoffrey SimpsonGrayson shares a review of The Slummer by Geoffrey Simpson2021-09-2805 minContent to ClassroomContent to ClassroomTeaching Writing in the Social Studies with Encyclopedia VirginiaThe idea of teaching writing in the social studies classroom can be daunting for even the most experienced educator. SOLs force teachers to push content on students at an unrelenting pace, which means that any kind of skill-based learning must effortlessly weave into an already jam-packed curriculum. But luckily, Encyclopedia Virginia and VCSS are here to help.  In this episode, Sam interviews Patti Miller, Editor of Encyclopedia Virginia, and Contributor, Margaret Edds, about their work as journalists, authors, and historians. Together, they explore methods of writing in the social studies and how to use Encyclopedia Virginia entries as mentor texts f...2021-05-041h 17Use Your WordsUse Your WordsBooks So Good You'll Finish Them "All In One Day"Book reviews from June (The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas), Magovern (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins), Charlotte (Other Words from Home by Jasmine Warga), Sarah Carter (New Kid by Jerry Craft), Libby (Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon), and Umber (Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi).2020-11-0310 minUse Your WordsUse Your Words"Music and War, Longing and Loss"Book Reviews from Norah (Lovely War by Julie Berry), Matthew (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams), Jonah (Lost in the Pacific 1942: Not a Drop to Drink by Tod Olson), Ryan (Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay), Tucker (The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton), and James (And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie)2020-11-0309 minUse Your WordsUse Your Words"My 100% Recommendation for Every Reader"Book Reviews from Foster (Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee), Clara (The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton), Jack (Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serrillier), and Kinsley (Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz)2020-11-0305 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsWelcome to Season 7!A conversation between Sam and Rebekah to take you behind the scenes of the 8th grade book review mini-cast project. 2020-11-0319 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsStories of "Survival, Grit, and Friendship"Featuring reviews of Commander in Cheat by Rick Reilly, The Good Girls by Clara Eliza Bartlett, The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, and Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean2020-11-0308 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsRosalia Katz Kaplan: A Story of Resistance, Capture, and Liberation from the Grip of the HolocaustIn this episode, listen to the story of Holocaust Survivor Rosalia (Rosalina) Katz Kaplan. Rosalia made her way through the Resistance network in Holland to an estimated 20 different safe houses while hiding from the Nazis as a young girl from 1941-1944.  After being captured in 1944, Rosalia survived three concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where she was used for medical experiments. Despite her incredible experiences, Rosalia shared a message of love and tolerance with students around the state of Virginia until she died in 2017. This story is an abridged version her 2006 interview recorded by the Virginia Holocaust Museum. 2020-07-0114 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsClara Daniels: Surviving the Holocaust from Hungary to AuschwitzOur student June describes Holocaust survivor Clara Daniels as a well dressed, soft spoken woman who survived the unspeakable. Clara lived in Hungary during WWII, and was sent to Auschwitz after Hitler's invasion in 1944. In Auschwitz, Clara experienced true horrors, like being forced to watch executions, do hard labor, and suffer starvation. But June tells us that along with luck, Clara’s positive spirit and connection to other women helped her to survive the concentration camp. June was saddened to learn of Clara's death in 2018, and this episode is dedicated to Clara's life and memory.2020-07-0113 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsGeorge Landecker: Can a Man be both German and a Jew?George Landecker is a happy, kind, bald, slow speaking, gentle 84 year old man wearing a white and blue striped shirt. Prior to WW2, George had a pretty good life living with a middle class family in a decent sized home. Despite his father thinking “he was more of a German than a Jew,” this all changed in 1939 at the onset of the war. In this episode, our seventh grade student, Sam, reveals how George’s life was thrown into chaos.2020-07-0111 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsJulianna Toth: Born into WarJulianna Toth, a Holocaust survivor, was born into world war in 1941. Listen to seventh grader Molly retell Julianna and her family's harrowing experiences of living through the Holocaust and Russian occupation of Hungary from the 1930s to 1967.  This epic story spans generations, providing listeners with context of WW2 and Cold War hostility toward the Jewish people and the Jew's power to overcome discrimination.2020-07-0119 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsOtto Schimmel: Life and Death in Auschwitz II-BirkenauOtto Schimmel, from Budapest hungary, survived three Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust, one of which was the infamous Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp. Our seventh grader, Myles, tells us Otto's story by emulating the Otto's stream-of-consciousness interview, making the episode feel personal-- Myle's  own grandfather’s grandmother was killed in the Holocaust. Overall, Myles hopes that by retelling Otto Schimmel's story, he can preserve Otto's story in history, so that others can be inspired by it.2020-07-0109 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsUrsula Murden: Finding Kindness in the EnemyUrsula Murden, a religious Lutheran, was persecuted for being an ethnic Jew during  the Holocaust. Despite her horrific journey, Ursula experienced many acts of kindness from Germans as well. Listen to our student Libby retell Ursula's story. Ultimately, Libby concludes, “we categorize Germany as the villain, but we have to remember not all of Germany is the villain, just the hateful people and Nazis”2020-07-0109 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsSteven Kende: All that We Have Is that Shout into the WindThe best summation of this episode comes from our student, Roman, who tells Steven's story in this episode:  Steven Kende’s life is best described by this quote from Golden Son by Pierce Brown,  “All that we have is that shout into the wind - how we live. How we go. And how we stand before we fall.¨ During the Holocaust all Steven Kende had was that shout into the wind -- how he lived and stood before enormous adversity. Steven Kende survived four concentration camps, lost nine family members and gained only nightmares of the past during...2020-07-0110 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsAgnes Heller: The Ghettoization and Bombing of Hungary during WWIIThis is the story of Agnes Heller, who survived the ghettoization and bombing of her hometown in Hungary from 1944-1945. Let our student Sophi's soft voice carry you through Agnes' experience during WWII. Like all Holocaust survivors, Agnes' story is unique, but carries a similar message to many of our other stories this season. Sophi says she learned the how hope can prevail, even in the toughest of times. And that the power of family is priceless. 2020-07-0111 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsDr. Roger Loria: Saving the Life of One Person Can Save ManyWhen Roger Loria was born in 1940, Belgium was invaded by the Nazi Germans. He was only three weeks old at the time. So, in 1940, his family decided to try and flee from Belgium. Escaping with Roger was his father, Wolf Loria, his mother, Dina Maisel, his Great uncle Hiem, and his great uncle’s children. Roger’s family felt as if they were refugees walking down the streets. There was no food, and travel was very difficult on the road away from the Germans. Sadly the escape attempt was unsuccessful. Roger’s family, along with others escaping Belgium were caught...2020-07-0111 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsPanina Leviatan: Israel, Homeland and Hiding PlaceA patient woman sits in a grey padded chair and waits. Her name is Panina Leviatan. She was a studious girl when she was younger, and was a student when her world was shattered. Panina Leviatan would survive the Holocaust. In this episode, Gretchen recounts Panina's life as a student in Lithuania and her escape of the Jewish genocide in Europe by fleeing to Israel.2020-07-0112 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsAlan Zimm: "Learn from What Happened, but Don’t Hate People"Born in Poland in 1924, Alan Zimm and his brother Sol, were the sole survivors of the Holocaust in their family. Through luck, calculated decisions and shere willpower, Alan made it through ghettos and a concentration work camp to ultimately be rescued by the English in 1945, one month prior to V-E Day. Our seventh grader, Matthew, provides a concise and compelling view of Alan Zimm's experience and determination during the Holocaust. Alan Zimm recently passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. This episode is dedicated to his life and memory.2020-07-0106 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsHalina Zimm: Hiding in Plain SightBefore Halina Zimm was separated from her family in the midst of the Holocaust, her father told her to never ever tell anyone she was Jewish. From that moment on Halina became Wanda Kazusek. Though Halina's new identity helped protect her from being murdered by the Nazis, Halina knew she would never see her family again. During the war, Halina used her fake identity to work as a maid for various German families, including officers in the German military. 2020-07-0111 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsSolomon Zimm: A Prisoner of WarSolomon Zimm, Sol for short, is the brother of Alan Zimm (one of our other featured Holocaust survivors this season). Alan and Sol were the only members of their family to survive the Holocaust, and Sol's story is incredible. Sol was first captured in 1939 as part of the Polish army defending Hitler's invasion, and was put in a POW camp. Afterwards, the Nazis transferred Sol from concentration camp to concentration camp throughout the war, spending most of his time at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau. There, every hair on his body was shaved; he got a number tattooed on his arm...2020-07-0119 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsInga Asher: The Holocaust in ShanghaiIn one of the most unique episodes of this season, our student Eila retells the story of Inga Asher. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1920, Inga and her family experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, first hand. Her father's shop was destroyed, and the Jewish community in Berlin came under direct, violent threat. To save the family, Inga's father bought all of them tickets to a place as far away from Berlin as seemingly possible-- Shanghai, China. Inga and her family made the incredible journey to Shanghai, avoiding the worst of the Holocaust, but soon found...2020-07-0106 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsTed Lehman: A Life InterruptedThe date is September 1st, 1939, and it’s a normal day for 12 year-old Jewish Ted Lehman. He is visiting his grandmother in Zawiercie, Poland when word begins to spread that the Nazis are invading. In that moment and the years after, everything changed for Ted. The life as he knew it stopped and a new, horrible one began. 2020-07-0109 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsEdna B. Ipson: A Mother's Journey from Concentration Camps to LiberationEdna B. Ipson, her children and her husband Israel were some of the only 500 Jews living in Lithuania to survive the Nazi extermination there. Our student Lila takes us through the horrific and unbelievable story of Edna's life, showing us that Edna lived her life for her children before during and after the Holocaust. Through ingenuity, luck, and sheer force of will, Edna and Israel were able to save their family from Hitler's final solution, ultimately allowing her son Jay Ipson to move to Richmond, Virginia and co-found the Virginia Holocaust Museum. 2020-07-0106 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsSamuel Althaus: Where Is God?In this episode, seventh grade student, Liam, recounts the harrowing story of Holocaust survivor, Samuel Althaus. Separated from family, Samuel was relocated countless times and survived both Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau concentration camps. Liam details life in concentration camps, and how prisoners worked together to survive.2020-07-0118 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsWelcome to Season 6!We, Rebekah O'Dell and Samantha Futrell, are just thrilled to welcome you back to Use Your Words for our SIXTH season! We are so excited!  Particularly, we are excited to introduce you to our new Use Your Words host, Reid McBride. In this episode, Reid, Sam and Rebekah take you through this year's seventh grade Holocaust and WW2 podcast project. Students created these podcast episodes in the midst of a global pandemic and quarantine, without ever stepping foot in our physical the classrooms during the course of the project. This created many challenges for everyone involved, but it also l...2020-06-3042 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 9: Fifty Years of Change in Richmond, VirginiaEmerson wants listeners to know more about how Richmond has changed in the past fifty years. In this episode, her family history and what Richmond was like when her mother and grandmother lived inside the city. They compare the differences between that time period and now from two residents' perspectives.2019-10-1713 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 8: River of LifeIn this episode, Preston talks about the Huyard family and how they have made their home in Virginia. Relax and listen to stories of farm life and growing up in an Amish household. It is really cool to hear the stories of these intertwined families and how their stories are brought from their youth into the 21st century.2019-10-1721 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 7: Life in the United StatesIn this podcast Sonnie will be joined by her dad, Josh, and grandpa, Steve, to talk about her family's past life and emotional geography.  She talks about their jobs, hobbies and beliefs.2019-10-1713 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 6: STRICKLER Speaking, A Family HistoryIn this episode, Thomas explores connections between his family- the Strickler's- and himself.2019-10-1717 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 5: Exploring Her Family's PastIn this episode, Molly takes a look at her paternal family: starting from the beginning when they came to America. From marriage scandals to lawsuits, Molly uncovers things she never knew about her family.  With interviews from her father and grandfather, Molly makes great discoveries.2019-10-1710 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 4: Growing Up in a Small TownIn this episode, Will talks to his dad about living in a very small town known as Colonial Beach. He talks about what it was like to live knowing pretty much everybody in the town and what it was like to spend a childhood there. Also, he discusses how living in a small town environment might have affected his lifestyle/ personality today.  He talks about having a German mother and how that affected him as a child and much more details about Germany.2019-10-1710 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 3: The Course to VirginiaIn this episode, Caroline talks to her mom and grandmother about where they have lived.  Caroline's family has connections to previous cities and homes, but they have lived in many different homes they feel as if some homes don't have as strong connections as other homes. Caroline's family has more connections to experiences and memories with each other then they feel with the homes that they have lived in.2019-10-1712 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 2: Small Town NostalgiaIn this episode, Taylor talks to his mom who grew up in McConnelsville Ohio, and how she grew up living in a small town, and a farm. She talks about what it's like to live in a small town with older siblings, as well as how she sees reflexivity in Taylor today. Taylor asks questions about how she came into Richmond as well as how she gets nostalgic when visiting her old city of McConnelsville.2019-10-1710 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS05 Episode 1: Rebranding the Pod and Getting Personal with GeographyIn the FIRST EVER episode of "Use Your Words" Rebekah and Sam discuss their decision to rebrand The Harkness podcast. Additionally, they share detailed information about their students' newest project on emotional geography-- the study of how geographic themes influence a person's behavioral psychology.2019-10-1619 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 7: What Would You Sacrifice?Katie and Abigail connect The Boy in the Striped Pajamas with their study of WWII through the theme of sacrifice.2019-05-2031 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 6: When Faith is Not EnoughIn this thoughtful episode, Katharine and Caroline walk with Ellie Wiesel through his difficult battle with faith during his Holocaust experience. These girls deal with a tough topic with sensitivity and introspection, connecting Wiesel's experience to history and their own relationship with faith.2019-05-2019 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 5: Surviving the HolocaustWills and Ethan look into  what people do to survive and examples of ways certain aspects of survival make us act. Join them as they discuss WWII, Night(The memoir by Elie Wiesel), and personal experiences to bring you a podcast full of learning emotion and discussion.2019-05-2031 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 4: Love is the Enemy of PrejudiceMolly and Shepard discuss how when friends are so close they become like family, prejudice can be overcome. Referencing  the New York Times article "My friend 'Virginia from Virginia"' The movie the Book Thief, events in WW2, the Virginia Holocaust Museum, The Boy in The Striped Pajamas, and Anna Frank, these girls take a touching perspective on how love can triumph hate.2019-05-2022 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 3: Make a ChoiceAs Nathan and Caden connect Night by Ellie Wiesel with their historical analysis of the Holocaust and its impact on the world, they become fascinated by Holocaust victim's choices during their saga in the concentration camps. Helping others- it's a choice. Prayer-- it's a choice. Eating-- it's a choice. Walking-- it's a choice. Surviving-- it's a choice.2019-05-2020 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 2: In a Time of Crisis, Is Ignorance Bliss?Jackson and Ruby discuss how ignorance can play a critical role in your fate. They look back in history, their lives, and fiction to examine how confrontations with reality shape the lives of people throughout the world. Knowledge is power, but sometimes we don't want to acknowledge the truth because it tells us things about ourselves and our world that are difficult to accept.2019-05-2013 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS04 Episode 1: Expert Advice on Teaching the Holocaust in 2019In this episode, Rebekah and I interview the brilliant Holocaust education experts Megan Ferenczy and Matt Simpson! Their work at the Virginia Holocaust Museum as Director of Education and Director of Guest Services affords them equal, yet unique opportunities to educate the public on the Holocaust. They share the strategies for how to create safe spaces for students when discussing difficult topics in class, and provide resources for other educators who want to expand their students' study of the Holocaust beyond Anne Frank and Night.2019-05-2042 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 7: John Lennon, Stalin, and Lin-Manuel Miranda all Walk into an Anarchist Commune...What does it take to create a revolution? This episode explores that question and its answers as we study case studies from America, the Congo, and Russia alongside the music of the Civil Rights movement and the musical sensation, Hamilton. 2019-01-0234 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 06: War Pigs + CIA Covert Ops = LoveIn this episode, Mary-Katherine and Annabelle work to expose the relationship between power vacuums and CIA interference in post-colonial Africa. Black Sabbath and The Police make an appearance.2018-12-1707 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 05: The Rwandan Genocide and Jimi HendrixIn this episode, Ben, Henry, Tyler, and Sam consider the Rwandan Genocide's relationship to European colonialism.2018-12-1710 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 4: Apartheid in South Africa and American FolkIn this episode, several students study Apartheid's lingering effects on South Africa, and make a strong connection between American folk music and black South African's search for equality.2018-12-1718 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 3: The Algerian War for Independence Meets Bloody SundayIn this episode, Kendall, Emily, and Melanie examine the Algerian War for Independence and its connections to decolonization.2018-12-1708 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 2: The Sound of Silence in South AfricaIn this episode, Peyton and Virginia analyze the CIA's involvement in Nelson Mandela's arrest during Apartheid in South Africa alongside Simon and Garfunkle's "The Sound of Silence".2018-12-1708 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS03 Episode 01: Rock and Roll and the CongoIn this episode, Rebekah and I discuss the newest crop of student-generated episodes. This season, we asked our eighth grade World History students to draw thematic connections between the decolonization of Africa to 20th century music. We talk about their struggles and triumphs, and why this is a such an awesome project...for high schoolers.2018-11-3017 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 07: Why Would They Take Science Way?On this special season finale, we feature Sam O'Brien's episode that was selected as a runner-up in the New York Times Student Podcast Contest, placing in the top 15 out of almost 700 submissions!2018-07-1012 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 06: The Syrian Water CrisisIn this episode, Lauren and Emma discuss the difficulties Syrians face when trying to access clean water and what role governments around the world play in their citizens' rights to basic human needs.2018-05-3124 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 05: Power for Puerto RicoIn this episode, Amani, Fran, and Avery analyze how large portions of Puerto Rico remain without power after hurricane Maria, when Puerto Rico has been the territory of the world's foremost superpower for over a hundred years.2018-05-3117 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 04: Gender Based Violence in PakistanIn this episode, Corbin, Claire, Anne-Kinsey, and Camille explore the relationship between education and female empowerment in Pakistan.2018-05-3116 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 03: The Libyan Slave TradeIn this episode, Skyler, Ruby, and Bacheler examine the Libyan slave trade and its symbiotic relationship with globalization.2018-05-3120 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 02: The Making of a TerroristIn this episode, Alan, Sara, Taylor, and Gordon analyze the connections between at-risk youth in Syria and their tendency to join terrorist organizations.2018-05-3127 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS02 Episode 01: Advocacy through PodcastingIn this episode, Rebekah O'Dell and Sam Futrell discuss their latest student podcasting experiment, in which students were asked to raise awareness about current crises in Latin America and the Middle East through podcasting.2018-05-3119 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 04: When Should We Get Involved in Events Around the World?In this episode, Page, Ben, Brooks, and Marlee evaluate America's involvement in World War II and the responsibility that Americans have as global citizens.2018-04-2214 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 07: Concluding Season One of The HarknessOn this episode, podcast hosts Sam Futrell and Rebekah O'Dell share a final take on this season's student episodes, pedagogical takeaways and student comments on the WWII podcast project, shout-outs to awesome student work, and a preview of next season's new podcast experiment.2018-04-2247 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 06: Why Should We Care About Other Events in the World?On this episode, Annabelle, Ava, August and Isabelle discuss the bystander effect and their responsibility to advocate for the safety and security of all people around the world.2018-04-2112 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 05: Does Everything Happen for a Reason?In this episode, Sophia, Kendall, and Anna discuss the role of fate in their own lives and the lives of Jews involved in the Holocaust.2018-04-2118 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 03: Do You Wish You Could Return to Moments from your Past?On this episode, Lucy, Kathryn, and Mary Katherine examine the relationship between fate, regret, and their own privilege in relation to global events.2018-04-2113 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 02: Does Stress Affect How We Make Decisions?On this episode, Sam, Faith, Peyton, and Sam examine how stress affects their everyday lives and connect it with the fateful decisions made by Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel during WWII.2018-04-2123 minUse Your WordsUse Your WordsS01 Episode 01: Introducing The HarknessOn this episode, podcast hosts Rebekah O'Dell and Sam Futrell explain Harkness discussions and how they relate to podcasting, talk about how we got students started with this particular podcasting experiment, and we'll share where we are in our current student-led podcast project.2018-04-1140 min