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On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are speaking with Cenk Uygur.  Cenk Uygur (“Jenk” “You-Grrr”) is the host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world, serves as CEO of TYT, and also co-founded the Justice Democrats. With a verified global audience of more than 200 million views a month and 10 billion total video views, TYT is considered one of the most watched online news networks in the world. Jenk is not only an expert on all things politics but he has also proven to be a pro and creating and sustaining a massive and loyal following - We’re going to talk with Jenk about some current issues, but were also going to explore who he is, how he got TYT started, and how it shuts it down at the end of the day. 

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking and learning with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet. Camille is a Canadian professional CrossFit Games athlete and 2014 fittest woman in the world.  Camille competed in gymnastics at a high levels for almost 14 years. At age 16, her career as a gymnast was stopped after tearing her hip. Camille was introduced to CrossFit after a man told her she was not in shape at a team party - now she is one of the few fittest women in the world title holders. Camille speaks with us about motivation, relationships, mindset and much much more My favorite quote of the interview - “Talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself” -- wow!! if you like that, you will love this episode. Many, many great nuggets of wisdom (: Enjoy

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning -about social media, social influencers, the extent of the influence they have and fitness and nutrition.  We are joined today with Mariah Morse. Mariah is a 19 year old college student who attends Misericordia University and studies health care management. In her spare time she curates and runs an instagram page with 1000's of followers.  Mariah talks with us about: how she built her following how much of it was by accident her plans for the future Awkward DMs (She tells us stories of the sugar daddies that have propositioned her She tells us a story about the time that a former star from, "the Bachelor" tried to fly her to LA Fitness and nutrition - ladies listen up for her best advice on how to tone abs and build booty Maria also tells us her favorite apps for getting a photo IG ready and gives us 3 secrets from behind the scenes that no social media influencer or IG model would want you to know Please enjoy (:

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning - from American professional CrossFit Games athlete and 2008 CrossFit Games champion Jason Khalipa.  Jason took the skills that earned him the title of fittest man in the world and repurposed them to create a fitness business empire that is quickly growing. Jason recently released a book called  "As Many Reps As Possible" and hosts the AMRAP mentality PODCAST. We talk with Jason about business, life lessons, his daily routine, his diet and the AMRAP mentality that he has turned into his operating system for a life well lived. This was a fun episode to record and there are plenty of worthwhile takeaways - enjoy (:

Aired live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 1/27/19 w/ host Joseph Montgomery. On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show, we are speaking with Annie Thorisdottir, two-time Fittest Woman on Earth and world record holder. Annie tells us about her unusual and inspiring foray into the CrossFit world and how she got to the top. We talk about her home country, Iceland, and overcoming adversity in the form of devastating injuries as well as finding motivation once you’ve accomplished your goals. “Your mind,” she says, “will give up long before your body will.” You can find Annie on her website  (http://www.anniethorisdottir.com/) or on Instagram (@anniethorisdottir)    

Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 12/2/18 w/ host Joseph Montgomery On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are reflecting on who we are, the ways we live our lives and how to be the best versions of ourselves. If you had 5 minutes left to live, what would YOU tell your child? What advice would you impart and what values do you hope will stick? What’s the most important thing anybody has ever told you, something you’ll never forget? While discussing the most important lessons we’ve learned, we talk about family, love and being our ‘authentic selves.   In this heartfelt and personal episode, we are joined by a number of very special guests including our host, Joe’s, father William Montgomery. Also with us are:   Adi Jaffe, Ph.D.- Dr. Jaffe is a research psychologist, addiction specialist, and founder of IGNTD-Igniting Lives Beyond Limits. His TEDx talks on shame and the true struggles of transformation have been viewed over six hundred thousand times. You can reach him on Inst

Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 11/25/18 w/ host Joseph Montgomery On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning- about relationships, specifically when things go wrong. When is it the time to forgive or are there instances when it’s better to cut off potentially toxic people? Blocking has become so easy in this digital age-- with a press of a button a person can be virtually removed from your life. Should we give in to this temptingly simple “fix”? Who are you really hurting when you block someone? In this episode, we talk about whether it’s an act of radical self-care or something that will ultimately do more harm than good.   We are joined by a wide array of guests with unique perspectives, including relationship experts as well as artists whose works focus on interpersonal connection. Guests: Demetra Gregorakis -- Demetra is a Greek American Author and two time Emmy Award Winning Producer. Her first book Love Letters in the Wall: Agapé Edition explo

Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 11/18/18 w/ host Joseph Montgomery On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning - about motivation - all aspects of motivation. Why are we motivated to do the things we do - some good and some bad? Motivation is defined as the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. Today we are exploring the reasons and rationales for our behaviors. When we think about motivation - maybe we only think getting up early and working hard - but motivation is so much more than that - motivation really is everything that drives our behaviors. Motivation is of course relevant to work but its also related to - Relationships - Health / mental health - Spirituality ... And everything else To consider and ultimately know what motivates us can help us discover through reverse engineering what brings meaning into our lives. That is what we will be considering on this episode with: John McGrail, PhD - John is a renowned

Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 11/11/18 w/ host Joseph Montgomery On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking and learning about love and relationships with a superstar panel. Guests: Matthew Kelly - Matthew has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations to become the-best-version-of-themselves. He has been described as ‘a once-in-a-generation voice,’ and has moved and inspired millions of readers and seekers all over the world, 35 million who have purchased his books, and a further 5 million who have attended his LIVE event, on living life with passion and purpose.”   Sabrina Bryan - Sabrina is best known for starring role as one Disney Channel's most beloved characters in The Cheetah Girls and a fan-favorite competitor on ABC's Dancing with The Stars. Tonya Banks - Tonya Renee Banks is a television and film actress best known as one of the members of the Lifetime series, Little Women: LA. Banks, is a California native, and has been in the entertainm

Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 11/4/18 w/ host Joseph Montgomery On this Episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking and learning about "community" with Aaron Wolf and Imam Meraj Allahrakha.  Aaron Wolf - Aaron is a director, actor, writer and co-founder of Howling Wolf Productions. His credits include the award-winning films Guest House, starring Michael Gross and Heather Lind, and The Walk, starring Oscar and Emmy nominee Peter Riegert, as well as Wolf. Wolf has also directed and starred in pilots for Warner Brothers and co-hosted a sports show for Cox TV. Currently, Wolf is in post-production on the thriller Tar, about an ancient creature that lurks beneath the world-famous La Brea Tar Pits. Academy Award® nominees Timothy Bottoms and Graham Greene star, along with Wolf and Max Perlich. Wolf is in pre-production on the comedy LD University and its companion documentary (We Are All) disAbled, drawing from his personal experiences to tackle the urgent topic of learning d

Recorded Live @ 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 10/28/18 On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show, we are talking - and learning - about performance anxiety. What is performance anxiety? The term has several connotations and depending on what may be going on in your life at the moment may mean something different to everyone.. are you thinking sports? Taking that buzzer beater shot. Are you thinking school? Acing that midterm. Are you think sex? Living - up - to your potential. Maybe professionally - a lawyer or professor doing your job in front of a courtroom or classroom? Whatever performance anxiety means to you at this moment, we have a superstar panel of experts with us today to discuss performance anxiety and how to fortify our mental toughness so that our mind is our ally, not our enemy. Don’t let your mind bully your body. "Too much analysis can create paralysis. too much analysis can create paralysis." We are going to discuss this quote and more with: Cali Estes, Ph.D – Celebrity Addi

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning - about sleep. We’re talking about life, liberty and the pursuit of those often elusive ZZZ’s. "Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together." Thomas Dekker - the 16th century English dramatist "The only time I have problems is when I sleep." Tupac Shakur -  GUESTS: Zak Downtown Dr Adam Hauser Adam Mansbach Yogi Cameron Alborzian Susete Pinto Jamiee Arnoff Dr. Carolyn Dean

Recorded live on 610 ESPN Philly: On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning - about the price our students are paying to win at sports. Forget winning, we're talking about the price young men and women are paying even to participate.

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are bringing it back to our roots, "Special Education Law and Advocacy." We will be talking - and learning about your rights when it comes to your child's education. Did you know that you do not have to accept the educational program and placement offered to your child at face value. You have legal rights when it comes to your child’s education. This is especially true if your child receives special education supports and services, or if you THINK your child should be receiving special education supports and services. We have a fantastic and diverse panel with us today to begin our journey into special education law and advocacy. A panel consisting of the former director of school climate and safety from the School District of Philadelphia (Vern Trent), Vern is a familiar voice on the Sunday School Show - Vern has nearly 50 years of experience in the public school system - Regarding Education, there is not much vern hasn’t encountered professio

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are joined by Kyle Spencer. Kyle is an award-winning journalist and producer, and a frequent New York Times contributor whose work focuses on race and class inside the classroom. Her writing has also appeared in New York magazine, Slate, The Daily Beast, POLITICO magazine, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and TheAtlantic.com. In 2015 Kyle co-produced an award-winning documentary about a controversial school re-segregation effort for the PBS series, Frontline. Spencer speaks often on education-related topics and moderates panels and/or debates. Today we chat with Kyle Spender about: Equality in education The pros and cons of bussing low income learners into high income school districts The importance of black male teachers and what we should expect from teachers generally Her insight into the purpose of education Kyle also gives us a behind the scenes look at the educational topics that people are clicking on most at the momen

The EducationLawyers.com - Sunday School Show -- Recorded live at the 107.9 studios in Philadelphia w/ host Joseph Montgomery.  On this episode we are talking - and learning - about the importance of black male educators. Did you know black male teachers account for about 1.9% of all teachers - thats not a lot. Let's say it another way - Less than 2% of the teachers in America are black males.  We discuss: Why are there so few black male teachers What does it Take to obtain and Retain Black Male Teachers Why are Black Male Teachers of particular important in our schools So much more ... We put together a think tank today of some of the nation’s leading voices on the subject Salome Thomas-EL - Principal El lives in Delaware with his wife and two daughters. He has been a teacher and principal in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE since 1987. Salome is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle

“The more you have the more you have to look after." Yogi Cameron is a British-Iranian yoga and Ayurveda therapist and former high fashion model. Cameron was the male mode of the 80s / 90s. You will recognize him as the face of Guess, Levi's and Versace as well as from his starring role in Madonna's "Express Yourself" video. After meeting Nelson Mandela, Yogi Cameron left the fashion business for the Yogic life. The Guru in You, his first book published in America, was released by HarperCollins in January 2011 - his most recent book - The Yogi Code - was published in May 2018.  We speak with Yogi Cameron Alborzian about health, wealth, love and spirituality.  Spirituality and finding our higher purpose Discipline We talk about how to live with less, less worry and less stress We talk about his life as a model and the temptations and indulgences that went along with that life Yogi Cameron gives advice to future models that even us non models can befit from ... and we talk about education and the importance of

Khadija Malik - A Refugee's Story  Murder / Asylum / Discrimination / Acceptance On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we speak with Khadija Malik. Khadija is a junior at the George Washington University studying Human Services and Social Justice. At 20 years old, Khadija is like most college students, however, she also has the unique perspective of a refugee, having to leave her birth country, Pakistan, due to religious persecution - On 28 May 2010, two mosques in Lahore belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community were attacked by the (Punjabi Taliban). Khadija’s father and uncle were in one of those mosques. Her uncle was murdered. Khadija was nearby - hiding -  watching the incident unfold live on the news . After that incident Khadija and her family made their way to America - what was only supposed to be a respite from the conflict in Pakistan became a new life in the USA... But the new life also came with significant struggle. Khadija gives us a crash course on the root of the r

Today on the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking - and learning - about technology in the classroom. We have a brilliant panel with us to take on this topic. A panel approaching classroom tech from different angles and with different goals in mind. Today we are talking - and learning - about technology in the classroom. We have a brilliant panel with us today to take on this topic. A panel approaching classroom tech from different angles and with different goals in mind. A panel that can tell us - or at least those of us that haven't been in modern day 2018 classroom - what the classrooms of the moment look like and what a classroom might look like in 5, 10 and 20 years from now. We are joined by:Paul Greenberg - joins us from From Toronto, Canada. Paul received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1996.  Paul Greenberg has served as Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media for the North Asia region at MTV Networks where he wa

In this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we talk and learn with Kenneth C. Davis.  Kenneth C. Davis is an American historian, best known for his Don't Know Much About... series.  Davis has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, and he has lectured at museums, including the Smithsonian Museum and the American Museum of Natural History. Davis has been a contributor to The New York Times, Newsday and others ..  Davis's second book, Don't Know Much About History, spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold nearly 1.5 million copies.  We speak with Ken about Secret Slave Owners, Other Hidden History, How to Effectively Communicate and Why You Should Go Back to College.  Please do enjoy :)