A colorful conversation with Rebecca Bruff, the award winning author of Trouble the Water, a beautifully written piece of historical fiction about the life of Robert Smalls, a former slave and civil war hero.

A Colorful Conversation with Daniel Roby of Austin Street Center

May 13th, 2021 54m 9s

Our guest on this episode is Daniel Roby, CEO of Austin Street Center, an emergency shelter in Dallas. Have you ever wanted to learn more about how you can help those experiencing homelessness in our community? Then this is the episode for yo

A Colorful Conversation with Chairman Morgan Meyer

Apr 28th, 2021 32m 16s

On today’s episode we are honored to have a very special guest, Chairman Morgan Meyer. He was nice enough to schedule a Zoom meeting with our entire class, and it was great! Chairman Meyer is serving in his 4th term as a state representative

A Colorful Conversation with Mr. Beto O'Rourke

Apr 26th, 2021 24m 48s

We are honored to have Mr. Beto O’Rourke on this episode! Listen in as he shares about everything from where to find the best fried pies in Texas to how he handles life's challenges. He takes the time to authentically connect with my students d

A Colorful Conversation with Eryn Bird

Apr 25th, 2021 38m 44s

This is a sweet episode because my students had the honor of chatting with Ms. Eryn Bird. Eryn is the amazing producer/audio engineer who edits every single episode of Colorful Conversations. She does incredible work, she is always professio

A Colorful Conversation with Sandra Godina and Michael Horne

Apr 7th, 2021 43m 14s

On this episode, Dr. Michael Horne, CEO of the Parkland Foundation and Ms. Sandra Godina, Director of Program and Organizing for Leadership for Educational Equity, discuss their common work for equity in the areas of healthcare and education.

A Colorful Conversation with Daron Babcock and Trog Trogdon of Bonton Farms

Mar 23rd, 2021 55m 11s

We have two very special guests on this episode of Colorful Conversations, Daron Babcock and Matthew “Trog” Trogdon. Daron is the founder and CEO of a very special place called Bonton Farms, and Trog has been his right-hand man from the beginn

A Colorful Conversation with Michelle Kinder

Mar 14th, 2021 1h 1m

I first heard Michelle Kinder speak at the Changing the Odds Conference hosted by Momentous Institiute, the non-profit for which she was the Executive Director at the time. She was so inspiring and engaging , I began to follow everything she

A Colorful Conversation with Aelicia "Chocolate" Watson

Jan 23rd, 2021 32m 30s

On this episode, our guest is Aelicia Watson, better known as Chocolate to her friends. Chocolate is the Founder and Executive Director of Redeemed Women, a non-profit she created in South Dallas with a vision of transforming women to lead ind

A Colorful Conversation with Paige Chenault

Jan 13th, 2021 1h

This week our guest is Paige Chenault, founder of The Birthday Party Project. Her mission is to bring joy to children experiencing homelessness through the magic of birthday parties. Paige reminds us of the importance of slowing down, dreamin

A Colorful Conversation with Jerry Conatser

Dec 15th, 2020 26m 45s

Mr. Jerry Conatser President of Conatser Construction Management group, chairman of t Cook Children’s Child Study Center and former Chairman of Cook Children’s Health Care System is our guest on this episode. As he shares stories about his li

A Colorful Conversation with Cimaje Best

Dec 9th, 2020 25m 13s

This week our guest is Cimaje Best, Program Manager and director of fellowships for the OpEd project. The Op Ed project is an organization working to amplify the voices of the under-represented by empowering them to take thought leadership po

A Colorful Conversation with Jad Abumrad

Nov 30th, 2020 46m 59s

This is such a special episode! My students and I were fortunate enough to have a colorful conversation with Jad Abumrad, creator and host of the incredibly popular WNYC podcast, Radiolab. He graciously shared stories and pro-tips with us and

The Original Common Grounders

Nov 20th, 2020 31m 49s

Mrs. Cousino and some of her former students discuss the origin of The Common Ground Experiment and how each project unfolded. These students share what they've learned through cultivating common ground in the community, and they offer advice

Interview with Author, Rebecca Bruff

Oct 29th, 2020 41m 54s

James, Mills and Preston interview Rebecca Bruff, Author of Trouble the Water and Stars of Wonder. They talk about life and writing and Robert Smalls, whose incredible story Mrs. Bruff told so beautifully in her first piece of historical ficti

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