Mr. B's Dinner Party

Send us Fan Mail Belly up to the table! It's Halloween and on this episode of Mr. B's Dinner Party, take the quiz on your eating habits, find out about the new show on Hulu called "The English Teacher" and, because it's Halloween tomorrow - hear Mr. B's review of the classic horror film, "The Exorcist" and his youthful antics to both read the book and see th...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B at the Dinner Table as he and his guest, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District Superintendent, Ken Kasper, share morsels for the mind over the meaty subject of a voter approved bond levy.  Find out what the levy is for, why it's needed, and why you should vote for it if you're a GHV constituent. Plus, as an extra dish, hear the back story of Mr. B...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Dinner Party! Mr. B invites you to "belly up" to this episode's conversational morsels for the mind on prayers for the recovering addict, the paranoia of "A Woman Under the Influence" movie re-watchable, what to do post-honeymoon of the teacher now past the start of school and another review of more Robert Frost poems - a smorgasbord of mors...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B in this episode for some more morsels for the mind about relapses, a review of Gilligan's Island and The Little Foxes with Bette Davis as well as support and encouragement for our teachers.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Dinner Party! This week, Mr. B shares his lessons on trusting the process and his higher power, reviews the fabulous film Tootsie as well as several other Dustin Hoffman films, talks about his trip abroad and his introduces a new segment on poetry featuring two poems by Robert Frost.  Belly up to the table and share these morsels for the mind with Mr. B!

Send us Fan Mail It's the beginning of SEASON 2 of Mr. B's Dinner Party! In this episode, Mr. B reviews the critically acclaimed series of the 80s and early 90s: Murphy Brown. He also reviews three of the films he watched while traveling to Europe this summer: The Iron Claw, Priscilla, and Love Lies Bleeding. Then, he shares some more of his pet peeves in his Wacky World segment before e...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B at the Dinner table as he shares delectable morsels for the mind about in this final episode of his first season! Listen in to his spiritual journey as he covers the 12th step of spiritual awakening, a review of the early 80's drama "Ordinary People" and a discussion of his wacky insights on small talk, conversations about the weather, and more - this tim...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Mr. B invites special guests from the student body: Lane Gayken and Parker Moritz (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Class of 2025) and Brook Olson and Jacob White (Forest City Class of 2024) who join him at the table to discuss all things high school from the student perspective. Listen in to their future plans, thoughts on classes, quizzes, grading, the effects of COVID, techno...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B as a guest at his dinner party and enjoy the morsels of the mind which come from a review of Airplane! and The Bob Newhart Show. Listen in as he describes his pet peeves about getting into the AARP club! And you won't want to miss this episode's spiritual journey on Step 11 and more!

Send us Fan Mail This week, Mr. B is joined by legendary Forest City Parks and Recreation Department Superintendent Sue Edmondson who has spent 47 years at play, literally, with the kids of Forest City. From the municipal pool and aquatic center, summer sports, children's theatre, the unique Alumni Basketball Tournament, all the parks in town, to walkers of all ages year 'round, find out...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B as he dines with three local high school educators: Josh Sparrgrove, Janelle Koch, and Tara Millard and chews over many delectable morsels for the mind. Listen in as they discuss their careers, the use of sarcasm in the classroom, trimesters versus semesters, formative and summative testing, college courses for seniors and much, much more. It's a feast!

Send us Fan Mail This week, for our Dinner Party guest, we invite Dan May of Waldorf University and the Boman Fine Arts Center to the table. Check in with Mr. B and Dan as they discuss the life and times of a Fine Arts venue director - belly up! It's time for dinner with delectable morsels for the mind, this week on Mr. B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail Did you know Scott (Mr. B) taught junior high school? Well, he wasn't great at it... but these gems are! Listen in this week to Mr. B's DinnerParty with Tracy Helgeson and Kari Olson.

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B as he reviews The Breakfast Club and Mike and Molly; shares more of his pet peeves from his wacky, wacky, wacky world; finds more magic to discuss in education; and continues along in his spiritual journey - this week - "belly up to the table" at Mr B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B as he sits down at the table with three elementary school teachers for stories and insights into the world of smaller desks, shorter students, and big personalities at Forest City Elementary School. On this episode, another in the education forum series by Mr. B, we meet Katie Schmidt, Cari Lillquist, and Samantha Treloar. Sit in on the fun and enjoy the fare this week...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B's Dinner Party on this episode where he reviews Mel Brooks' classic comedy: Blazing Saddles, illuminates the pet peeves of flying commercial (the only way he flies...), discusses ways to potentially make public education even better, and takes us along step 7 of his spiritual journey. For more information on how you can preserve the memories of your loved ones...

Send us Fan Mail Belly up this week to the dinner table for delectable morsels for the mind with Mr. B as he revisits his 2024 Academy Award predictions and how they ended up as well as a review of The Daily Show, some pet peeves that include smackers, slurpers, honkers and more and another update on Mr. B's Spiritual Journey. Don't miss a minute and share with your friends - everyone&ap...

Send us Fan Mail It's an Academy Award extravaganza! Do you love the Oscars? Well, Mr. B does - and this week - sit down to dinner with Mr. B with your scorecard. Get all the dish on which films, actors, actresses and technicians will take home that little golden statue. And...a special review of several of Ms. Bette Davis - this week - at Mr. B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail Join Mr. B as he sits down in studio with Lynnea Fredrickson-Smith, Artistic Director of BrickStreet Theatre. Enjoy many theatrical morsels for the mind, behind the scenes stories, the 50-year history of this amazing community theatre and learn all about the next big things coming to BST. You can visit the BrickStreet Theatre website, purchase tickets to upcoming shows, and become...

Send us Fan Mail It's Oscar week and Mr. B has his opinions about the best films of 2023 which you should see (if you haven't already). He reviews an NBC sitcom he thinks you'll enjoy: Superstore. In his "School Daze" segment, Mr. B covers some classroom pet peeves and in this episode's Spiritual Journey segment, Mr B reveals what he thinks is one of his worst charact...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Mr. B's Dinner Party, Scott reviews films he viewed while on his recent cruise excursion, discusses checking in on his spiritual journey, shares the "highlights"(?) of substitute teaching the three levels of public education, and reminds us about a few pet peeves regarding communicating in-person and via electronics in his wacky-world. All aboard...

Send us Fan Mail Come on in to the Dinner Party! Mr. B is serving up conversational morsels for the mind with commentary about traveling pet peeves, Step 3 of the 12 Step program and the importance of a sponsor, reviews of Abbott Elementary and Bette Midler movies as well as helpful hints from a teacher to the non-teachers in the world. All this and more - on Mr. B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, join Mr. B. on a delectable tale of adventure as he narrates his journey to New Orleans and Memphis...on a BUS! But who does he meet and what do they do?  You'll need to pull up to the table this week to hear the details at Mr. B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Scott reviews both Moulin Rouge (the film) and Green Acres. He covers teaching and teaching your soul. It's a dinner party you don't want to miss, this week on Mr. B's Dinner Party!

Send us Fan Mail You're invited to Mr. B's Dinner Party with special guests, Shawn Miller (Principal of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School) and Steve Madson (Principal of Lake Mills Middle/High School).  It's a delectable discussion with plenty of conversational morsels for the mind from these three professional educators - so sit back and enjoy the meal!   Mr. B leads his first ro...