They Never Taught Me That

07/09/2023

On Sunday Mike and Justin recorded the final episode of TNTMT. It has been so much fun producing these episdoes and we cannot thank you, the listeners, enough for the time you have spent consuming our ideas and engaging with us.

As we move onto the next chapter of our work (no pun intended) we will work to bring Letdown: How Schools Marginalize Our Most Vulnerable Children, to market. We are excited about some possible publishing options. We will definitely stay active on social media and continue to engage people in thinking about the types of topics we covered.

For this final episdoe we discuss the purpose of Letdown and how we hope to help reshape the narrative to focus on children and families whose voices are not being heard. They are in all ways being letdown. We also discuss some solutions and how the free market could and should work when it comes to education.

Thank you!

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/56729897

26/08/2023

Last week Justin and Mike discussed the genesis of Letdown. This week the guys discuss solutions that should be considered to help improve educational outcomes for all students. They even take on some of the criticism that is routinely thrown out against market based solutions.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

16/08/2023

This week we start a new and final series. Over the next few weeks Mike and Justin will be disucssing the roots of what led them down this path; education.

3 years ago Failure: The History and Results of America's School System was published. Now a new book will be introduced. Letdown: How Schools Marginalize Our Most Vulnerable Childern will be released early in 2024.

This series will tell the backstory of why this book is being written and the hopes and aspirations of raising awareness for changing the schools operate.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

11/08/2023

This week Mike and Justin wrap up the WW II series by addressing some of the lesser discussed angles related to the wind down of World War II and the overall attitudes of war.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

04/08/2023

This week Mike and Justin take on one of the most settled events of World War II; Pearl Harbor. The narrative for how it happened and the outcome is nearly set in stone. Many teachers refuse to study the motives and reaction from a historical perspective. What was the relationship like between Japan and the U.S. prior to Pearl Harbor? What led the Japanese leadership to want to engage the United States? We take on this and more!

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

27/07/2023

This weeks episdoe is now LIVE.

In this installation of the World War II series, Mike and Justin discuss the questionable strategy of the bombings on Dresden, Germany toward the end of the war. In addtion, they layout the cause for studying war crimes committed by Allied troops and why they shoudln't be glossed over.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

19/07/2023

Episode 2 of the World War II series is now live.

This week Mike and Justin take on a "super hero" of World War II; Winston Churchill and the Battle of Britain.

Churchill is often lauded as a savior. His persona has grown to levels that are larger than life. However, he was a very complicated man. He was an opportunist, coward, liar and downright morally repugnant. In fact, his actions led almost diliberately to the events in the Battle of Britain.

Tune in to hear a different side of World War II that you've never heard!

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

12/07/2023

This is true... although many people probably accept it as being a part of the movie. That's the thing, we accept something when we hear or see it over and over.

This week start a new series on the show. We address settled historical narratives surrounding World War II and critique them from viewpoints that have been shut out. You will find the things we say in these episodes as hard to believe. That is proof that the narrative control is working.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/56067293

01/07/2023

Episode 5 in our series on Socialism is on Socialiat regomes. We break down the horror of the Great Leap Forward and socialist regimes in Africa, something that is particularly ignored in teachings on Socialism.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

23/06/2023

This weeks show is now LIVE!

Part 4 of our series on Socialism. This week Mike and Justin discuss the fact that despite common belief, there is no room for diversity in the socialist ideology. Socialists love to use marginalized goups to advance their beliefs. However, once that group has served its purpose, the people are discarded in favor of the next cause.

Tune in to hear some modern examples and why the end of socialism results in brutal totalatarianism.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

16/06/2023

Episode 3 in our series on Socialism in now live!

This week Justin discusses why Socialism is and ought to be viewed as a religion. He goes over the framework for how Socialism functions as a religion and breaks down the implications of labeling as such.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

06/06/2023

Episode 2 in the Socialism series is now live. This week Mike and Justin tackle the ways in which cultural Marxism work. The use of double word meanings and adapting to the culture of the day keeps this virus constantly mutating.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

31/05/2023

Tonight we begin our extended series on soicalism.

We start by providing some background on the ideology, some early philosophers and ultimately the evolution into Marxism and his disciples. We analyze how men like Lenin, Stalin and Mao morphed the ideas of Marx and used their position as world leaders to destroy millions of lives.

Feel free to leave any feedback and comments you have. If you have any ideas or suggestions for the series, let us know as well!

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

26/05/2023

Hello Friends! Our last episode in the secession/dissolution series is now live.

In this episode Mike and Justin dismantle the myth that secession cannot happen in the United States. After three weeks of providing successful examples, the guys discuss how it is possible and why it should be sought after here in the U.S.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

18/05/2023

Our next episode in the disolution/secession series is now live!

This week Mike and Justin take a look at the division between Norway and Sweden in what is yet another example of a peaceful split. Few people are ever taught the history of Scandanavian cultures. There are differences and in part, these differences helped lead to the two nations separating.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

13/05/2023

Our next episode in the secession/disolution series is now available. This week we dive into the "Velvet Divorce" of Czechoslovakia.

This is a fantastic example of what peaceful separation can look like. What makes it even more remarkable is the amount of violence that surronded the nation leading up to its break up into two new nations.

Tune in to hear about this and more on how secession can work.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

04/05/2023

New Series Alert

Tonight we start a four week series on secession. We begin with a look at how Central American countries have embraced the idea of secession. We also breakdown the concept and how we must look to move beyond the cartoonish definition that has plauged the concept.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

27/04/2023

We end the series in the War on Terror with analyzing the endgame. Of course there are no clear objectives or goals laid out by our poltiicans. As long as the MIC continues to get pumped full of taxpayer dollars and the McMansions keep getting built, they will get in front of the cameras and say enough to keep people complacent.

What do you think the end of this looks like? Tune in to hear what Mike and Justin had to say.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/53660465

20/04/2023

This weeks episode is now live! We enter episode 3 of our series on the war on terror. The topic title is Domestic Blowback, as Mike and Justin breakdown the failures and flaws of the domestic response to terrorism.

Besides sending troops off to other nations, Congress has also massively expanded the power of government here at home thorugh legislation like the Patriot Act. This has been shown to be harmful and erroded away rights of citizens. The guys also discuss the role of whistleblowers and what the future of authoritarian legislation looks like.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

11/04/2023

Aannd we're back!

After a two week layoff due to vacation and sickness the guys are back with episode 2 in the series on the War on Terror.

After laying out the historical background in week 1, this week the focus turns to understanding two key components to the situaiton; the rise of the military industrial complex and the messiness of geopolitical affairs.

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/53497954

25/03/2023

This week we start a new series on the show. The focus over the next four weeks will be on the War on Terror. It has been over 20 years since the 9/11 attacks and while it still widely talked about, the background is not.

We will take you through the background and subsquent pitfalls that have mired the US into an endless war.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

21/03/2023

The final installment of the Civil War series is now live!

This epsidoe covers Reconstruction. Mike and Justin discuss how corrupt the US government was in dealing with southern states that seceded. They also highlight the unethical and illegal nature of passing the Reconstruciton Amendments.

Tune in to learn more about what they never taught you related to Reconstruction.

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

09/03/2023

What a show! This one is extra spicy.

On the third installment of the Civil War series, Mike and Justin take on the sacred cow; the Emancipation Proclamation. This episode will provide you with a side of the story you will never hear in a US History classroom or read in a textbook.

Tune in to hear about the political theater and what the document really did as we continue to look at very significant items you were never taught about the Civil War!

They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

07/03/2023

Sorry for the delay. Last week's episode is now live.

In part 2 of the Civil War series, Justin and Mike take on just how unpopular the Civil War was, partly due to how bad it was managed and how brutal the North had become. The guys will take you through how northern soliders abused the land and people in the south as they pushed through places like Tennessee, Alabama and Sherman's infamous route through Georgia.

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They Never Taught Me That - High school teachers Mike Margeson and Justin Spears bring you the side of societal topics you didn't get in the classroom.

23/02/2023

This week we start a new series on the podcast. It will contain four episodes on various aspects of the Civil War. We kick off the series with the topic of northern opposition to the war and criticism of President Lincoln.

Tune in to hear about the side they won't teach you in U.S. History!

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52832289

18/02/2023

New Episode is now LIVE!

Have you ever heard the phrase "the real McCoy"? Ever wonder where it came from? Tune in to this weeks epsidoe to find out about an intriguing historical figure who earned this name during the era of prohibition.

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52772619

12/02/2023

New Episode Alert:

This week Mike and Justin discuss a figure who has been swept into the dustbin of history. Someone whom historians have labeled as "the second most important man in the founding of America behind George Washington".

His name is Pelatiah Webster. He was a merchant and wrote many volumes on politcal and economic workings. He even laid out the blueprint to the Constitution years before Madison. Tune in to hear his amazing story!

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52706039

02/02/2023

New episode is up!

This week Mike and Justin discuss the Icelandic Commonwealth during Medieval times. This nation established by Viking immigrants functioned as an almost stateless society for 300 years.

Listen in to hear more about how impactful and successful this system was and why we should aspire to some of its qualties.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52614686

24/01/2023

Tonight we begin a new series on topics that are almost completely ignored in history. We start by looking at a topic that has been romaticized in western history; pirates.

Almost no history textbook gives any creedence to the role pirates have played in history. A few give a nod to acknowleding piracy and mention men like Blackbeard. However, there is a major gap in understanding pirates and the impact they had on society.

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52524256

19/01/2023

The final episode in our series on practical topics is now live!

This week we discuss the question of whether or not college is worth this cost. This is a complex topic and there are no easy answers. We certainly cannot approach it simply based on career earnings potential.

Tune in to hear how Mike and Justin break it down.

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14/01/2023

They Never Taught Me That weekly episode is now up.

This week Mike and Justin discuss Financial Awareness. Schools talk a lot about the need for students to get some form of finanical literacy class. These classes often lack any real practical skills students can take with them into their adult lives.

Listen in as we discuss tactics adn tools you can use to help you live a finanically independent life; free of debt and thrive!

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52441111

06/01/2023

First episode of 2023 is up and ready to go. As we begin the new year most people will take time to reflect on the previous year and consider goals for the new one. How much did you learn about writing goals in school? Surely most people took part in doing it, but did you really learn how to write goals? Did you learn about the process of achieiving your goals or just how to write something down that the teacher wanted?

Tune in to hear some practical tips on goal setting and achievement on this episode of They Never Taught Me That

They Never Taught Me That - They Never Taught Me That is a show by two educators; Justin Spears and Mike Margeson. The show will take on topics that were taught in a one dimensional manner. Follow along as we present views that will leave you saying, "They Never Taught Me That!"

28/12/2022

New episode is loaded for this week. On this show Justin goes solo to disucss questions related to the minimum wage.

Most talking points surrounding minimum wage focus on topics like; living wage, inflation, fairness, etc. However, conversations should be starting with quesitnos about where jobs come fromt, why jobs are created and defining the terms of employment.

Tune in to hear that and more on a new episode of They Never Taught Me That

They Never Taught Me That - They Never Taught Me That is a show by two educators; Justin Spears and Mike Margeson. The show will take on topics that were taught in a one dimensional manner. Follow along as we present views that will leave you saying, "They Never Taught Me That!"

23/12/2022

Good Morning! This weeks episode is now live. The topic this week was the history of Christmas. You probably remember having Christmas parties and maybe even doing some Christmas themed worksheets, but there is so much more to the story of how we celebrate Christmas.

Tune in to hear what you weren't taught about the history of Christmas.

They Never Taught Me That - They Never Taught Me That is a show by two educators; Justin Spears and Mike Margeson. The show will take on topics that were taught in a one dimensional manner. Follow along as we present views that will leave you saying, "They Never Taught Me That!"

14/12/2022

New episode is now live! This week Mike and Justin discuss issues surrounding the loss of masculinity in our culture. You will hear about the problems this has created and what can be done to reclaim masculinity.

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52180988

08/12/2022

No new episode last week... sorry we had some scheduling conflicts. However, we do have new episode this week. We continued in our series on practical tips and suggestions for soon to be or recent graduates.

In this episode we discuss skills and strategy for networking. Teachers and adults love to give this lip service, but very rarely are there tools provided on how to do it successfully.

Tune in this week to hear what we have to provide. As always, please feel free to like, comment and share!

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/52125705

26/11/2022

This week we continue with our series on practical items that will be helpful to recent or soon to be graduates. This episode takes on the task of interviewing. Mike and Justin discuss interviewing do's and dont's a;ogn with some tips and sugguestions to help you with your first attempts at interviewing.

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19/11/2022

This week we begin a series of episodes covering topics that are practical for soon to be or recent graduates. These are topics we heard all the time that students wished were taaught in place of useless stuff.

We begin the series with the topic of homebuying. If you are a recent first time homebuyer there may be some things you wish you would have known going into the process. If you are looking to buy your first home, then this episode will be for you!

Mike is a licensed relator with several years of experience in the housing market. On this episode he will share some insight and help provide you with some tools and things to consider as you enter the housing market.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51950627

08/11/2022

This weeks episode is live! The topic is on voting and the illusion of choice. This was a very interesting episode to record in light of the midterm elections tomorrow. We hope you enjoy :)

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03/11/2022

And we are back! After some technical difficulties, we have a new episode!

This past week many people celebrated Halloween. How much do you know about the history of the spooky season? In this episode Mike and Justin take you through the traditions and customs of the modern holiday of Halloween. We promise, no trick, all treat!

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