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Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

Teach the Babies w/ Dr. David J. Johns

De: Dr. David J. Johns & Thomas Cunningham IV
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On Teach the Babies with Dr. David J. Johns, we’re examining the intersection of education, access, race, and how government impacts the teaching of our babies.

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  • Take Up Space, Y'All w/Tess Holliday

    Take Up Space, Y'All w/Tess Holliday
    Mar 17 2026
    When was the last time you gave yourself permission to just exist? Not shrink, not apologize, not mold yourself into what somebody else needs—but to simply take up space?

    Dr. David Johns sits down with trailblazer Tess Holliday—one of the world's most recognized plus-size models, the first of her size to be signed to a major agency, and creator of the viral "Eff Your Beauty Standards" campaign. Today's conversation centers on her latest work: Take Up Space, Y'All: Your Bold and Bright Guide to Self-Love, co-written with Kelly Coon.

    While marketed as a guide for teens navigating social media, body image, and toxic friendships, this book is essential reading for anyone who has ever felt they needed to make themselves smaller. Tess brings her full self—as a mom raising a 20-year-old and a 9-year-old, as someone who grew up in rural Mississippi without the resources she desperately needed, and as a woman who has spent over a decade breaking barriers in the modeling industry. From discussing mutual aid and community care to naming joy as resistance, this conversation reminds us that in a world telling you to shrink, taking up space is the most radical thing you can do.

    SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES:

    Purchase the Book:
    • Take Up Space, Y'All: Your Bold and Bright Guide to Self-Love by Tess Holliday and Kelly Coon
    • Available at independent bookstores nationwide
    • Find your local bookstore: bookshop.org
    Learn More:
    • "Eff Your Beauty Standards" campaign: Search #EffYourBeautyStandards on social media platforms


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    27 m
  • Black Girls Deserve More Than Resilience with Dr. Monique Couvson

    Black Girls Deserve More Than Resilience with Dr. Monique Couvson
    Mar 10 2026
    Dr. David J. Johns sits down with fellow TIME Magazine 2025 "Closer" Dr. Monique Couvson, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color. Dr. Couvson has moved over $26 million to more than 400 organizations by putting young people at the decision-making table. She challenges us to transform schools from places that demand endless resilience into locations for healing, and shares why bringing your whole self to inquiry—whether through research, documentary film, graphic novels, or storytelling—is essential to serving Black girls, Indigenous girls, trans girls of color, and gender-expansive youth.

    Dr. Couvson offers a masterclass in participatory worldview, pulling young people in closer when they're struggling, and investing in our daughters with more than money. From the airport encounter that reminds her why she does this work to two critical assignments for parents and educators, this conversation is a call to action: harm festers in isolation, healing happens in community.

    SHOW NOTES & RESOURCESConnect with Dr. Couvson:
    • Website: drmoniquecouvson.com
    • Grantmakers for Girls of Color: g4gc.org
    • 1Billion4BlackGirls Campaign: 1billion4blackgirls.org
    • Social Media: @drmoniquecouvson (Instagram), @MoniqueCouvson (Twitter)
    Books by Dr. Monique Couvson:
    • Girls, Unlimited: How to Invest in Our Daughters with More Than Money (The New Press, 2025) - NOW AVAILABLE
    • Charisma's Turn: A Graphic Novel (The New Press, 2023) - Named one of ALA's Best Graphic Novels for Teens
    • Cultivating Joyful Learning Spaces for Black Girls: Insights into Interrupting School Pushout (ASCD, 2022)
    • Sing A Rhythm, Dance A Blues: Liberatory Education for Black and Brown Girls (The New Press, 2019)
    • Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (The New Press, 2016)
    • Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century (The New Press, 2014)
    • Too Beautiful for Words (MWM Books, 2012)
    • Poster Child: The Kemba Smith Story with Kemba Smith (IBJ Book Publishing, 2011)
    Films & Media:
    • Documentary: PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools (NAACP Image Award-nominated, streaming on Amazon Prime)
    • Documentary Short: In Conversation: The Power of Imagination (featuring Dr. Nikki Giovanni)
    • TED Talk: "How to Stop the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" (2+ million views, translated into 20 languages) - Watch here
    • Countering PUSHOUT Learning Series for Educators
    Additional Resources Mentioned:
    • National Black Women's Justice Institute: nbwji.org
    • Global Girl Media


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    31 m
  • The Decline of Learning is a National Emergency- w-Dr. Christina Grant

    The Decline of Learning is a National Emergency- w-Dr. Christina Grant
    Mar 3 2026
    Dr. Christina Grant returns to Teach the Babies with an urgent message: the decline of learning in America should be considered a national emergency. From her work leading the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard to serving on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Dr. Grant breaks down what's actually working in education recovery—and what we're missing in the chaos. She challenges us to rethink everything from AI in the classroom to how we assess our children, and reminds us why her first love has always been teaching. This conversation is about being fearless, being smart, and refusing to let our babies be used by the tools instead of trained to build them. If you missed her first visit (June 23, 2024: "Systems Work Exactly As Designed"), catch up—and then listen to this one twice.

    SHOW NOTES & RESOURCESResources Mentioned:
    • Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR): https://cepr.harvard.edu
    • Education Recovery Scorecard: https://educationrecoveryscorecard.org
    • AI.edu: https://ai.edu (Dr. Grant serves on advisory board)
    • Google for Education: https://edu.google.com
    • ASU+GSV Summit: https://asugsvsummit.com (President: Tiffany Taylor)
    Connect with Dr. Grant:
    • LinkedIn: Christina Grant
    • Email: christina_grant@gse.harvard.edu
    Related Episode: Listen to Dr. Grant's first Teach the Babies appearance: "Systems Work Exactly As Designed" (June 23, 2024)

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    31 m
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