I’m back! In episode #157 of Cylinder Radio, I’m talking to Corey DeAngelis who is an author, researcher and school choice advocate, working with organisations such as American Federation for Children, Educational Freedom Institute, Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. During the episode, we speak about the importance of implementing free school choice movement and the positive effects it can have on student outcomes, teacher satisfaction and overall educational success. We discuss why the public school sector is failing our students today and how it has become the US’ biggest monopoly. W ..read more

In episode #156 of Cylinder Radio, I speak with organisational educator and friend of mine, Tuli Skaist about how we can approach the Isreal-Palestine conflict with more nuance, empathy and understanding.  Tuli shares his personal story and perspective on the conflict, coming from an ultra-orthodox Jewish background and having spent many years of his life growing up and working in Isreal. We talk about the long and confusing history of the land as well as the conflicts and wars that have been fought for the last 100 years until the modern day. Despite the difficulty, we try to map out a w ..read more

In this solo episode of Cylinder Radio, I delve into a topic that I've been thinking about a lot lately: navigating comment sections on social media. I explore the different ways that I choose to actively engage with comments. I address the lack of humility and arrogance that people convey in comments as well as the insults and personal attacks that seem to be the norm for almost any online landscape today. Lastly, I dive into my strategies for dealing with these types of comments on my own content. Let me know your thoughts!!   — CHECK OUT MORE OF MY RESOURCES —  Homeschool US Histo ..read more

In this episode, I speak with former CIA case officer Art Keller about conspiracy theories. Today, Art is a freelance journalist, commentator and author, being published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, CBS, and many more. There are few things that get as much attention on my social media platforms as conspiracy theories so I’m excited to have had the chance to pick Art’s brain on the topic. During the episode, we speak about questions such as: What kind of people does the CIA look for? And how did Art end up in the CIA? He shares his personal experience with the Iraq invasion ..read more

For this episode, I thought I would sit down and do a solo episode since that is what a lot of people seem to have been asking for. I want to take on current topics that are relevant or controversial and do a deep dive to highlight different perspectives and viewpoints on said topics.  For today, I thought I’d start with the concept of the deep state because that always gets people talking. In the episode, I covered questions like what or who is the deep state and whether the deep state is just normal human nature. I do a deep dive into Trump and how he has affected our nation’s perceptio ..read more

On this episode of Cylinder Radio, I speak with Manu Meel, the CEO of  BridgeUSA, a youth-led non-profit organization that creates spaces on college and high school campuses for open-minded and non-judgemental conversations on political issues.  I think it’s a really important challenge to take on and BridgeUSA is doing an awesome job at tackling it so I wanted to have him on the podcast to learn more and share his work with my platform. During our conversation, we talk about how BridgeUSA started, why Manu felt called to insert himself into the culture wars and why he thinks he was ..read more

This interview was originally recorded for the Amplify with Lauren Salaun Podcast. You can check out the podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/become-a-better-critical-thinker-with-will-reusch/id1560229047?i=1000623322737   Find out more about Lauren: Website: https://www.laurensalaun.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurensalaun/   During the interview, we talk about my journey in education and what inspired me to get into critical thinking and the work I do today. We talk about how I deal with online haters and troll who come after me for my behavior and opin ..read more

On this episode of Cylinder Radio, I speak with a high-level Jiu Jitsu athlete Rene Sousa about the importance of mindset when it comes to athletic performance.  Rene shares his athletic background and how he became the successful Jiu Jitsu fighter he is today despite not being “athletic” as a child. We talk about a mindset-focused approach to performance and what it takes to persevere while doing hard things.  Rene talks about his own stance on steroids, the importance of setting good goals and what it takes to turn losses into wins.   — LEARN MORE ABOUT RENE —  Instagram ..read more

On this episode of Cylinder Radio, I speak with Calvin Lunt, a young man from the UK who formerly lived as a trans-woman and has since transitioned back to living as his birth gender. Calvin shares the story of how spirituality and self-discovery helped him come to terms with himself and finally break free from the masks he wore to escape from his own self-hatred.  He shares the story of his childhood, how we slowly stepped into the world of drag and with time, started identifying as transgender. He talks about desire to keep running from himself and taking his escapism to higher and high ..read more

My guest today is Christopher Beck, US Navy Seal with 13 deployments including 7 combat deployments on Team 1 and the infamous Team 6. Chris has won countless award decorations, making him one of the most decorated war veterans of the last 20 years. He came out as a trans woman in 2013 and then detransitioned in 2022. He has lived a life and I’m so excited to have him on the show to dive into everything he’s done.   — FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CHRIS BECK —  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valor4us/   — CHECK OUT MY FREEBIES — Debate To Dialogue: https://www.cylinderradio.com/deba ..read more