When Life Got Hard, They Tried a New Morning Routine
Summary
Host Christophe Polanco shares uplifting stories, starting with the Rosebuds Reading Collective, a book club at Rikers Island co-founded by comedian Nora Freed and actress Julia Fox to help incarcerated women express themselves. The episode also features Maxwell Apondo, who co-founded Zero Bionic to create an affordable sign-language robot that helps deaf STEM students learn technical concepts. Additionally, 11-year-old Bodana Savanandan is celebrated as the youngest Woman Grandmaster in chess history, while high school teacher Kent Hupps discusses his discovery of the first known T-Rex tra…
Topics discussed
Intro: Chess star, deaf STEM tech, and fossil discovery
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Rosebuds Reading Collective at Rikers Island
Zero Bionic: Sign language robot for deaf students
Bodana Savanandan: Youngest Woman Grandmaster
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First T-Rex trackway discovered in North Dakota
Rant and Ramble: Morning walk-and-dance parties
Outro and tomorrow's preview
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