Weekly Curiosities

Curiosity #92 - The Reverse Career Fair (and so much more)

🎤 Quotable Quote“You have to earn the right to have those conversations.”— Jason Van Nus 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Jason Van Nus Jason Van Nus calls himself a "gentle disruptor." We think that's about right. As the CEO of the new WIN Regional College and Career Academy, Jason is...

Jul 08, 2026

Curiosity #91 - Futbol Is Life!

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Futbol Is Life!" — Dani Rojas At the time we're writing this, we're in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup. And honestly? It's been fantastic. Today, both the United States and England take the pitch with a chance to advance to the Round of 16. We'll be cheering for bot...

Jul 01, 2026

Curiosity #90 - Faaaaaaaack! Roy was right.

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Don't you dare settle for fine." — Roy Kent We were walking through an airport recently when someone noticed our Lead It Like Lasso patch and asked if it was related to Ted Lasso. Naturally, we said yes. We explained that while Ted may be the title character, the leadership l...

Jun 24, 2026

Curiosity #89 - Stop Asking Kids What They Want to Be

🎤 Quotable Quote“Be open and be positive.”— Dr. Heather Handler 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Dr. Heather Handler Dr. Heather Handler knows what it's like to be handed a challenge with no roadmap. When she was tasked with launching a youth apprenticeship program, there was no playbo...

Jun 17, 2026

Curiosity #88 - What the Villains Teach Us

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Character is revealed by what we admire and what we reject." — Adapted from Warren Buffett This week, the Ted Lasso community lost one of its own. Anthony Head, the actor who brought Rupert Mannion to life, passed away at age 72. He was beloved by fans, castmates, and fellow ...

Jun 10, 2026

Curiosity #87 - Running Toward the Edge

🎤 Quotable quotes: “This feels like a terrible idea." — Nick, approximately three seconds after running off a mountain in Lake Como This week, I found myself standing on the side of a mountain overlooking Lake Como. About to go paragliding. Now, if you know me, you know this should not have h...

Jun 03, 2026

Curiosity #86 -Why Schools Need More Reality and Less Practice

🎤 Quotable Quote“Your identity is not attached to a job. Your identity is who you are and who you want to become.”— Kristy Volesky 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Kristy Volesky Kristy Volesky is not interested in tweaking education around the edges. She wants to rethink the whole thi...

May 27, 2026

Curiosity #85 - Be Curious, Not Cosmicly Judgmental

🎤 Quotable quotes: “I think things come into our lives to help us get from one place to a better one.." — Ted Lasso Lately, the news has felt a little… intergalactic. More conversations about UAPs.More government disclosures.More phrases like “unexplained aerial phenomena” being said with comple...

May 20, 2026

Curiosity #84 - Reading the Instruction Manual

🎤 Quotable quotes: “Boy, I love meeting people’s moms. It’s like reading an instruction manual as to why they’re nuts." — Ted Lasso First off, happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms, stepmoms, grandmas, bonus moms, team moms, dog moms, and anyone else out there reminding grown adults to brin...

May 13, 2026

Curiosity #83 - A Commencement Speech from Ted Lasso

🎤 Quotable quotes: “I hope that either all of us, or none of us, are judged by the actions of our weakest moments… but rather by the strength we show when, and if, we’re ever given a second chance." — Ted Lasso It’s graduation season. Caps in the air.Parents pretending not to cry.Students preten...

May 06, 2026

Curiosity #82 -Human Still Required

🎤 Quotable Quote“Don’t forget to listen.”— Jeff Utecht 🎧 This Week’s Guest: Jeff Utecht Jeff Utecht has been living at the intersection of education, innovation, and digital transformation long before AI showed up and turned everything sideways. He’s an educator, speaker, a...

Apr 29, 2026

Curiosity #81 - Following a Legend

🎤 Quotable quotes: “You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It’s a goldfish." — Ted Lasso This week, big news out of Apple. Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO.John Ternus is stepping in. And just like that, one of the most iconic leadership transitions in modern business is happening again....

Apr 22, 2026

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