Changing the Odds Remix Podcast

Each season of the Remix podcast, Karen interviews guests known for their innovative contributions to engage in provocative, engaging, on-the record “remix” examinations of the public stories behind their success (and failures) to tease out replicable lessons.

In Season One, Karen is joined by youth and adult leaders from the K-12 field to reflect on public statements they have recently made and push for more specifics on how, where, when, and with whom meaningful learning experiences were being intentionally shaped in partnership.

Listeners will be invited to explore the sausage making stories behind the powerful public stories of how excellent, equitable opportunities for learning in community during the school day is being in scaled in schools across the country.

In Season Two focuses on the intentional roles adults beyond the classroom and beyond the school – librarians, youth workers, nurses, case workers, counselors – have in helping youth navigate their communities. The places. The people. The possibilities.

Season One and Two are sponsored by the Readiness Projects.

Episode List
The Power of Purpose in Youth Work
Episode 13
The Power of Purpose in Youth Work
Karen Pittman is back in the interviewer’s chair for the final episode of season 2.  Karen sits down with co-host Margarida Celestino to reflect back on the powerful messages from…
Guiding & Inspiring Teens to Create Their Own Future 
Episode 12
Guiding & Inspiring Teens to Create Their Own Future 
Co-host Margarida Celestino graduated from Casco Bay with a full-ride Questbridge Scholarship. She credits her guidance counselor, Stephanie Doyle, with connecting her to this prestigious opportunity. In this episode, Stephanie,…
Building Relationship Through Visibility 
Episode 11
Building Relationship Through Visibility 
All adults play an important role in a school building. Becky Bell, the nurse at Casco Bay High School, knows all about this. In this episode, we return to Margarida…
Advocating for the Space Teens Deserve 
Episode 10
Advocating for the Space Teens Deserve 
Let’s continue our journey through Portland, ME with co-host Margarida Celestino. In this episode’s conversation, Teen Librarian Kelley Blue, Margarida and our Executive Producer Katherine Plog Martinez explore the role…
Understanding, Reflecting, & Building Community at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine  
Episode 9
Understanding, Reflecting, & Building Community at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine  
In this episode, Margarida and our Executive Producer Katherine Plog Martinez talk to Erin Giwer, Senior Program Director at the Portland Clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern…
Through Margarida's Eyes: The Power of Connected Community
Episode 8
Through Margarida's Eyes: The Power of Connected Community
Margarida Celestino, who you may remember from Episode 2 in Season 1, has joined us as the co-host for the second season of the podcast. In this episode, Margarida kicks…
Unlocking Community Through Collective Visibility & Voice
Episode 7
Unlocking Community Through Collective Visibility & Voice
To begin transitioning from Season One’s focus on schools to Season Two’s focus on community-based settings, host Karen Pittman is joined by her KP Catalysts & Changing the Odds Remix…
Making Change Through Local Campaigns
Episode 6
Making Change Through Local Campaigns
In this Episode, host Karen Pittman talks with Ralph Smith about his work and lessons learned during his tenure at the Campaign for Grade Level Reading.
Remixing in Real Time
Episode 5
Remixing in Real Time
In our final episode of the season host Karen Pittman goes from interviewer to interviewee. Karen is joined by her Changing the Odds Remix teammate Katherine Plog Martinez to remix…
What Makes Up Equitable, Learner-Centered Ecosystems
Episode 4
What Makes Up Equitable, Learner-Centered Ecosystems
In this Episode, host Karen Pittman talks with two members of the Education Reimagined team – Alin Bennet, Vice President of Practice and Field Advancement, and Olivia Christensen, a member…
Why It's Time to Humanize Teaching
Episode 3
Why It's Time to Humanize Teaching
In this Episode, Atyani Howard, Chief Program Officer for New Teacher Center, and Carlo Ramirez-Truse, the chair of the organization's youth advisory board, join host Karen Pittman for a dynamic…
Making Learning & Development a Team Sport
Episode 2
Making Learning & Development a Team Sport
In this Episode, host Karen Pittman talks with Ron Berger, Senior Advisor, Teaching & Learning for EL Education, and Margarida Celestino, a freshman at Colgate University and alumnus of Casco Bay High School (an…
Empowering Students Beyond the Classroom
Episode 1
Empowering Students Beyond the Classroom
In this Episode, host Karen Pittman continues her ongoing conversation with David Adams, CEO of Urban Assembly, bringing in Gizzelle Gonzales, a senior at the Urban Assembly School for Collaborative…
Introducing Changing the Odds Remix
Episode 0
Introducing Changing the Odds Remix
Changing the Odds Remix elevates new ways of thinking, seeing, and acting on truths parents know and research confirms: Learning happens everywhere. Relationships and experiences drive development. All young people…