We last got together for a live show one week ago today. When Kelly Carlin was on with me, my voice started getting really gravelly and I felt progressively worse as the hour wore on. By Wednesday night I felt like crap and by Thursday night, my breathing was so labored that I feared it was pneumonia, so I went to the ER. (I’m now on Medicare with the Plan G supplemental insurance so won’t have an obscene co-pay to deal with this time!).

Numerous tests and chest x-rays later I was diagnosed with the flu.
I had gotten vaccinated last month, along with the newest COVID booster. But the flu strain they vaccinate against is a guess, and this time they got it wrong. Or I did. Either way, I’m been in flu hell for the past week.

I feel terrible every time I miss a show. But it couldn’t be avoided. I’m still recuperating, but as I know I’ll be taking some time off for the holidays, I really feel bad with each day that I’m out. So I’ll do my best to soldier on for the next few days. I promise, if it gets to be too much, I’ll stand down.

Today’s guest has been on the schedule for a while, so I thought I’d attempt to come back today.

I first met Jesse Hagopian when he appeared on my show March 6, 2023. I had just learned of the existence of the Zinn (as in Howard) Education Project, and invited Jesse on to tell us about it. We were all glad I did.

Last month, Jesse reached out to tell me about his forthcoming book, TEACH TRUTH: THE STRUGGLE FOR ANTIRACIST EDUCATION – a project as important as its title suggests. The book will be released on Jan 14, and is now available for pre-order (the embedded link above goes to Bookshop.org where you can pre-order. I get a small referral fee.) And please check out Jesse’s website too: I Am An Educator!

Jesse is here today to tell us all about it.

With the assault on public education ratcheting up again next month, I thought we’d get a head start on it.

Fingers crossed that my voice and health hold up, as I promise you’ll love meeting Jesse Hagopian and learning about his dedication to teaching our children the truth.

This is the trailer for the book Teach Truth that I played at the start of the interview…