The Perkins Platform

Join us on Monday, August 8 @ 6pm EST for an informative conversation with author Alina Adams as she shares her thoughts on when grades and test scores don’t match. Alina is a New York Times and Amazon best-selling author of "Getting Into NYC Kindergarten" and "Getting Into NYC High School," as well as the producer of NYCSchoolSecrets.com, focused on parents helping parents. Sh...

Join us on Monday, August 1 @ 2pm EST for an enlightening conversation with Robert Thurman, a talented popularizer of the Buddha’s teachings and the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  A charismatic speaker and author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture, he was named by The New York Times the leading American expert on Tibetan Bud...

This show, originally scheduled for a guest on decision-fatigue, is a strategy taught by Dr. Brian Perkins at Columbia University on how to make consistently good decisions.

Join us on Wednesday, July 20 @ 2pm EST for an informative conversation with psychologist, Dr. Leon F. Seltzer, as he shares his work on dealing with narcissists.  Leon holds doctorates in both English and Psychology, and was an English professor for over a decade–originally at Queens College in New York, then at Cleveland State University. As a longtime blogger for PsychToday, he has published ov...

Authors Helen Shwe Sdanai and Rachael Katz join to discuss their book The Emotionally Intelligent Child: Effective Strategies for Parenting Self-Aware, Cooperative, and Well-Balanced Kids. The book outlines the stages of development a child goes through as they gain social awareness and emotional balance. Helen Shwe Hadani, PhD, is currently a fellow at the Brookings Institution where she conducts...

Psychologist, professor and author, Dr. Todd B. Kashdan joins us on Wednesday, June 29 @ 6pm EST to discuss his new book, The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively. Dr. Kashdan is the leading expert on the psychology of well-being, curiosity, mental flexibility, and social relationships and a professor of Psychology at George Mason University, a leading authority on well-bein...

Dr. Jolanta Burke joins us on Wednesday, June 22 @ 2pm EST to share her thoughts on powering off smart devices. Dr. Burke is a Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society) specializing in positive psychology and an Associate Professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. She has authored eight books, one of which is “The ultim...

Dr. Frederic Luskin joins us on Wednesday, June 15 @ 6pm EST for an impactful conversation about his research on forgiveness. Dr. Luskin founded and currently serves as Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects. He is also the Department Chair in Clinical Psychology at Sofia University. At Stanford, he teaches classes on Positive Psychology, The Art and Science of Meditation, Forgiv...

Organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association, Dr. Mike Rucker, joins us for a conversation on authenticity and the workplace. Dr. Rucker has been academically published in publications like the International Journal of Workplace Health Management. His ideas about fun and health have been featured in The Wall Street Journ...

Best selling author, philanthropist, acclaimed speaker, and senior level executive, Steve Pemberton, joins us to discuss his new book, The Lighthouse Effect. Steve currently serves as Chief People Officer for Workhuman. He previously served as Global Chief Diversity Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise in the world. Before his post at...

Join us on Wednesday, May 25 @ 6pm EST for a special conversation with the I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) program creator, Dr. Myrna B. Shure and lead national trainer for ICPS, Stephanie Colvin-Roy, to discuss their work and Dr. Shure’s book, Raising a Thinking Child. Dr. Myrna B. Shure is professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. She is the creator of t...

SPECIAL BROADCAST:  Educator Sari Beth Rosenberg joins us on Tuesday, May 24 @ 6pm EST to discuss how she’s addressing the recent Buffalo supermarket shooting in the classroom.  Ms. Rosenberg has been teaching U.S. History and AP U.S. History at a New York City public high school for the past 20 years, and she currently hosts the PBS NewsHour Classroom Educator Zoom series. She writes social studi...

Join us on Tuesday, May 17 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with professor and author, Dr. Ayelet Fishbach, discussing her work on motivation and her latest book, GET IT DONE: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. Dr. Fishbach is the Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. She is the past p...

Join us on Wednesday, May 11 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with Dr. Pam Davis, who is the Founder of Wellbotics, an organization that delivers pop up makerspaces to cancer care communities and other safe spaces. Dr. Davis is an accomplished educator with a balance of education and experience in instructional media and technology. Her expertise spans the fields of teaching computer literac...

Executive director of the newly created Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Baton Rouge native, Dr. Dana R. Hunter, joins us for an important conversation on the impact of human trafficking on individuals and what the State of Louisiana is doing to fight it. In 2017, after serving in various leadership roles in academia and government, she was appointed by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edward...

Justice Shannon Frison joins us on Wednesday, April 27 @ 6pm EST to share some of her experiences overcoming bias. She was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court in March of 2013 at the age 42. She took that seat after serving for more than three years on the Boston Municipal Court, beginning her tenure on the bench at age 39. Before her appointment, Justice Frison practiced locally and abr...

Dynamic speaker and transformational leader and educator, PJ Caposey, joins us to share his thoughts on how school leaders can build realistic optimism. PJ began his career as an award-winning teacher in the inner-city of Chicago and has subsequently led significant change in every administrative post he has held. He became a principal at the age of 28 and within three years was able to lead a sma...

Join us on Wednesday, April 13 @ 6pm EST for an informative conversation with Dr. Valerie Young, who is considered the foremost expert on impostor syndrome and co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute. In addition to speaking at over 100 universities in the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, and the UK including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford, she’s spoken at such diverse organizations as Google,Pfiz...

Author of The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better, Thatcher Wine, joins us to share his thoughts on Monotasking. The Twelve Monotasks grew out of Thatcher’s efforts to improve his own productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and be more connected to friends and family. He has long been an advocate for reading as a form of self-care and a means to build focus in the...

Join us on Wednesday, March 30 @ 6pm EST for a conversation with Professor Bradley Gorham, PhD, discussing his research and thoughts on how media impacts and influences diverse social groups. Dr. Gorham is Chair of the Communications Department, Director of the Media Studies master’s program, and Interim Director of Global Partnerships at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracu...

Join us on Wednesday, March 23 @ 6pm EST for an exciting panel of prominent educators and leaders, sharing their experience on how things are going in schools since the pandemic started. Our panelists include Heather Lechner, Kevin Parkinson, Lakeesha Ramdhanie and Melissa Sweazy. Heather Lechner is the Executive Director of Education for TFA. Her passion for equity is firmly rooted in a belief th...

Founding team member and former Chief Clinical Officer of Hurdle, a digital health platform for people of color, Dr. Rufus Tony Spann joins us to share his thoughts on overthinking. Currently, Dr. Spann is a member of the Forbes magazine Health Advisory board. He is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, yoga teacher, and a Reiki Master. He is the owner of a...

As Director of the Paulo Freire Institute at the UCLA Graduate School of Education, Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, joins us to discuss his institute and the present-day relevance of the teaching and philosophy of Professor Freire. Dr. Torres is a professor of Social Sciences and Comparative Education and a political sociologist of education. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he did his undergraduate wo...

Join us on Wednesday, March 2 @ 6pm EST for an hour-long special conversation.  The first half hour will be with Kalyn Belsha to talk about what she is hearing from educators nationally about the history and political science lessons that are being cut short in fear of punishment for violating policies and laws regarding anti-racism lessons. Kalyn is a national education reporter for Chalkbeat bas...

Join us here for our regular radio broadcast stream on Thursday, February 24 @ 5pm EST for an exciting leadership panel and discussion about The School Leader Needed for a Post-Covid World, led by show host, Dr. Brian K. Perkins. This special episode will be broadcasted live from the School District of Philadelphia and with a panel of Philly’s best and brightest. Our panelists include SPA administ...