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Podcast Review – Serial: Season One
Serial | Season One: Adnan Syed 12 episodes | 2014 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ New favorite. Listen now! Why Did I Listen to This Podcast? A few months ago, I started listening to Crime Junkie and was hooked. I’ve always been a fan of true crime and was beginning to dabble with my listening selections in the…
EP Review – From the Fires
Following my revelation of changing things up in 2018, I want to provide reviews of what new-to-me music and podcasts I am listening to in 2019. Doing reviews of music and podcasts is new for me, but it showcases my appreciate of pop culture, a growing passion of mine. Thanks for reading!
After hearing about Greta Van Fleet’s three sold out shows in Detroit during the last weekend of 2018, I had to see what this Frankenmuth-based rock band was all about.
I have been listening to From the Fires, this past week. The EP is Greta Van Fleet’s second and has four songs from their first EP, Black Smoke Rising, and four new tracks.
Crime Course Reading List
True crime and crime fiction are two genres that have exploded in popular culture. I am just as guilty as the next person to be fascinated with the psychology of the killers, thanks to Criminal Minds; the plot surrounding a crime, kudos to Dateline with Lester Holt reruns; and the characters involved as depicted in…
Voices of 165 – Student Reflections on the Future of the Super Bowl
Voices of 165 was a collection of insightful first draft student work submitted for publication with each student’s permission. It’s purpose was to amplify the student’s voice at my first teaching job in a small, rural district in mid-Michigan. Enjoy! Small, rural high schools have been noticing a decline in football participation numbers in recent…
Book Review – Columbine
What was Columbine? Why does the media slap the label of “another Columbine” onto each school shooting that occurs? Dave Cullen investigates these very questions and much more in his 2009 book, Columbine.