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Using the Super Mario Effect to Be a Better Teacher
One of the best teachers I’ve ever had didn’t teach in a school. He was my Scout Leader and he did something absolutely incredible. He provided us with amazing activities that we actually wanted to do and had fun accomplishing. I remember being dumbstruck at the end of one of camping weekends when he provided…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 55
This week should feature Tape 54 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes but for some reason the cassette is missing. I have the case with the tracklisting, but no tape. I have no idea where it could have gone. Oh well, here is Tape 55 featuring music by . . . Ahmad, AZ,…
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Great Big Sea – Road Stories
A Newfoundlander in Canada by Alan Doyle I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up this book by the lead singer of Great Big Sea. I was hoping to get a glimpse into the iconic Canadian band. It would have been nice to see how they grew into the juggernaut that they became.…
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Mastermind – Hit Me With That!
Relive some classic hip-hop radio with this freshly digitized cassette of my collection of the Mastermind Street Jam episodes. Featuring new music (at the time of broadcast) from . . . Beatnuts, Cash Money Click, Casual, Coolio, De La Soul, Erick Sermon, Ghostface, Heltah Skeltah, Large Professor, Mobb Deep, O.C., Royal Flush, Smooth Da Hustla,…
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Free Magazines on Your Phone (from Libby)
I used to love reading magazines. When I was a teenager, The Source Magazine was pretty much required reading. It was a great way to find out about rap music releases and artists. I even used the pictures to wallpaper my basement studio. It was great. Over the years I have enjoyed a number of…
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Tape 52 – Mastermind Street Jam
Here’s tape 52 of my collection of the Mastermind Street Jam. I have been having fun digitizing these tapes. I share a new on every Monday and we’re not even halfway through my collection yet. This one originally aired on Energy 108 back on April 15, 1996 and features music by Bahamadia, Boogiemonsters De La…
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Star Wars: Aftermath
Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig One thing I never understood about the Star Wars universe is how the good guys never seem to win. There was a huge celebration at the end of Return of the Jedi when the evil empire was defeated. The New Republic should have restored peace to the universe after…
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Classic Hip-Hop Radio from 1996 – Mastermind Street Jam
Part 2, the Tuesday night edition of Mastermind Street Jam was originally broadcast on April 9, 1996 on Energy 108 (107.9 fm) in Canada. I cut most of the talking out of this one. But that’s because I liked rocking with these shows like they were mixtapes. I would bump then over and over again…
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Mr. D thinks Teaching is Hard
Teaching: It’s Harder Than It Looks by Gerry Dee Some people know Mr. D from his hit television show of the same name. In it, he plays a teacher who tries his best to do as little work as possible. His ultimate goal is to become a gym teacher and be popular among the students.…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 50 (Apr ’96)
Here’s a classic episode of Mastermind Street Jam that I taped off the radio and have digitized for your enjoyment. This show was how we got exposed to a lot of great hip-hop before the worldwide web. Most of us, didn’t even have the Internet at home when this show was on the air. Thankfully,…