Posts from — June 2006

This week we speak with Greg Mortenson, an American on a mission, fighting terrorism one school at a time.

The former mountaineer heads up the Central Asia Institute, which has built more than 50 secular schools for girls and boys in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mortenson’s passion-some might say obsession-to bring education to the children of these countries started when residents of a small Pakistani village nursed him back to health after a failed attempt to climb K2, perhaps the world’s toughest mountain. Mortenson discusses his efforts, and his book “Three Cups of Tea”. Visit www.ThreeCupsofTea.com

Episode 32 also features the Universe’s favorite segment, “What Does a Genius Eat for Lunch.” and we help Terry cull-down his CD collection.
Tiger Beat teen sensation Luke was cut from this show, and will not return until he obtains his work permit. The audio from Luke’s interview can be found in the Bionic Genius Roundtable AV Closet.

Finally! Pictures of Luke released:

This week we speak with author Paul Malmont. Simon and Schuster thought this might actually help his career.

Episode 0000031 sweet goodness:

Malmont discusses his new book, “Chinatown Death Cloud Peril”. This show also features “Less Llamas and More Luke,” with teen sensation Luke, the Universe’s favorite segment, “What Does a Genius Eat for Lunch,” and yet another agonizing quiz sensation, “Pulp or Punch”.

Visit Paul’s website: www.paulmalmont.com

This week we scat with jazz legend Bob Dorough, who was the composer and the voice of many of the Schoolhouse Rock episodes that tucked you into bed.

In Educatiomul Episode 0000030:

- How to discipline a genius “before there was Time-Out”: an impromptu roundtable discussion

- What does a genius eat for lunch?

- Less Llamas, More Luke: teen sensation/correspondent Luke helps mold the show for the younger set.

- Special Interview: Bob Dorough, genius musician, shares what it was like to record most of the Schoolhouse Rock episodes we know and love. Bob also tells us about playing with jazz greats Miles Davis and Blossom Dearie and more!

- Bionic Genius Rock – our choices of the next great Schoolhouse episodes.