In Episode 6, April, Stephanie, and Trish focus on issues facing Nebraska schools: a voucher proposal in the legislature, LPS school board races, and a student discipline bill. Our podcast is available on a number of platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, and Stitcher. You can listen to the current episode right now using the […]
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In Episode 5, April sits down with Robin Vodenhal — a woman raising a ruckus over guns in schools in central Nebraska. Our podcast is available on a number of platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, TuneIn, and Stitcher. You can listen to the current episode right now using the embedded player below. You can also […]
The Nebraska legislative session has begun! So we begin Episode 4 with a practical civics lesson. How do you testify on a bill (either in person or in writing)? What’s it like to testify in person? And what happens after that? And there are some big bills coming up this session (ranging from the sublime […]
SR is proud to present Episode 3 of Seeing Red: The Pod. April, Melody, and Stephanie speculate about what’s to come in Nebraska’s 2019 legislative session. They discuss what they’re watching, their hopes, and celebrate the governor’s weakened ability for executive overreach.
SR is proud to present Episode 2 of Seeing Red: The Pod. Melody, April, and Stephanie sit down with 2018 Nebraska Congressional candidate Jessica McClure to talk about what it takes to run for elected office (and why you should seriously think about doing it yourself). They also talk about the demise of the Nebraska […]
President Trump has sent thousands of active-duty military troops to the southern border of the U.S. Last Friday, Governor Pete Ricketts said that Nebraska “stand[s] ready to send additional troops to aid this mission if called upon.” And what is that mission? Well, President Trump has made it very clear. The caravan of mostly […]
Yesterday, we had a lot of people — from all across the state — turning out for “NU Advocacy Day.” Some of them had never been to the State Capitol (or not since their sixth-grade field trip), and the group included students, faculty, and citizens all running around meeting with senators and talking about the […]
The Big Red Scare
As everyone knows by now, Courtney Lawton, a graduate student in the English Department at UNL, was relieved of her teaching duties because she flipped off a student and called her a “Becky” (among other things). Except that that’s actually completely wrong. The official reason Courtney Lawton was relieved of her teaching duties, is that […]