We will no longer be able to continue the Lunch Time Leaders Podcast for the 2011-2012 school year due to changes at our school. Grrrrr....
Sarah Kay–spoken word artist and co-founder of Project Voice
• June 8th, 2011Sarak Kay is a spoken word artist and founder of Project Voice. Her TED Talk can't be missed! It can be seen here.
(1 ratings) Geoff Fox-Fox CT Weatherman
• June 8th, 2011
Geoff Fox is a weatherman for Fox CT and has been forecasting weather for over 26 years. He has been congratulated with 7 Emmys, SPJ and AP Awards, “Best of” awards from Connecticut Magazine and the New Haven Advocate.
(0 ratings) Jennifer Williams-Creator of Verilliance
• June 7th, 2011On March 16th, 2011 the Lunch Time Leaders interviewed Jennifer Williams, the creator of Verilliance. She explores how evolutionary neuroscience and neuromarketing can assist companies market their products on the internet and how it can help them develop ideas on how to use social media.
Due to many, many, many technical problems it took many months to finally get the editing done--sorry Jennifer for having it take so long for us to post this!
(0 ratings) Richard Napoli
• June 7th, 2011Recently, we interviewed Richard Napoli. Mr. Napoli is a vice principal in Stratford, CT. Starting July 2011 he will be the vice principal of Moran Middle School in Wallingford, CT.
(0 ratings) Story Musgrave-Former NASA Astronaut
• June 6th, 2011
Recently, we interviewed Story Musgrave. Story is a retired NASA Astronaut flying on STS-6, STS-51-F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61 and STS-80. Now Story is palm tree farmer in Orlando, Florida.
(0 ratings) George Couros
• June 6th, 2011Recently, we intervied George Couros. Mr. Couros is a vice principal from Alberta, Canada. He is also an avid blogger.
(0 ratings) Jack Fitzgerald- New Haven Juvenile Detention Facility
• May 11th, 2011Jack Fitzgerald was the superindentant at the New Haven Juvenile Detention Facility. He changed the detention facility from it being close to forced to being closed down to the best facility in the country. He has been teaching the children in his facility that life is not over when you come into detention and is working on changing the world's opinion on juvenile detention. When we interviewed Jack Fitzgerald he was working at New Haven Juvenile Detention Facility but has recently been switched to Bridgeport Juvenile Detention.
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• May 9th, 2011Kerry Taylor is a state trooper from Essex, CT. She is also a K9 trainer. She even brought in her little puppy, Dante. We were happy to interview her and we hope you enjoy listening to our podcast. Thank you!
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• April 27th, 2011
Michael Kassa is the VP of Sales and Marketing for the XL Center in Hartford, CT. The XL Center is a venue that hosts Uconn Huskies Men's and Women's basketball teams. It also home to the Hartford Whale, and hosts many concerts including a Taylor Swift concert on June 22, 2011. We hope you enjoy the interview with Mr. Kassa! Please note that somehow the audio file became corrupt--the sound cuts in and out until the 3:10 point in the interview.
(0 ratings) Hans Schoenburg-Giftflow
• April 11th, 2011
Hans Schoenburg is the co-founder of Giftflow. Giftflow is a community where you can get involved by getting things you need for free and finding people who need the stuff you have to give away. I hope you enjoy our interview with Mr. Schoenburg. We apologize for the sound quality we did our best with the editing.
(0 ratings) Raina Telgemeier–Author
• February 22nd, 2011Raine Telgemeier is an author of incredible graphic novels such as Smile. There isn't a single person in our group who didn't love Smile and whenever it was left out in our class someone always picked it up and couldn't stop reading it. Hope you ejoy our interview!
(0 ratings) Tim Potts–President of Dark Field Technologies
• February 18th, 2011 On December 13, 2010 the Lunch Time Leaders crew interviewed Tim Potts, the president of Dark Field Technologies. Dark Field Technologies is a company that works with solar panels. It might seem like a difficult topic to listen and learn about, but it was very interesting! We all had a blast on this interview, and hope that you love this interview as much as we did! 
(0 ratings) Rich DiGirolamo — Recess at Work
• November 27th, 2010Rich DiGirolamo is the founder of Recess at Work. He believes that people are more productive and creative when they are having fun. Rich works with companies to make that happen.
Image from http://recessatworkday.com/
(0 ratings) Slate Ballard — co-founder of The Grove in New Haven, CT
• November 13th, 2010The Grove is a co-working space in New Haven, CT. Slate Ballard is one of the co-founders of the Grove. From the Grove's website: 
Slate Ballard desires to stimulate economic and community development through tapping the power of collective intelligence and collaborative creativity. Slate also has a desire to see cities utilize their cultural and creative resources as a means of economic and community development. Slate has been a small business owner for the past four years and is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University. While at Southern Slate studied organizational behavior. Specifically, he researches areas such as: organizational creativity, culture, organizational learning, creative economies, social innovation, and nonprofit innovation.
(0 ratings) The Lunch Time Leaders get interviewed!
• August 21st, 2010Our last podcast of the 2009-2010 school year brought some very special guests into our studio. Our teacher, Mr Bogush, got to interview some of the members of the Lunch Time Leaders Podcast Team--the #1 Middle School Social Studies Podcast in the world!!. He asked us seven questions:
1-What is the most important thing we have ever learned in school?
2-Who has been the most influential adult in your life?
3-What is one thing that we could teach adults?
4-What are the struggles that kids experience that adults don’t understand?
5-If schools were voluntary would you attend?
6-What skills and abilities do teachers need in the 21st Century?
7-What advice do we have for teachers and parents?
(0 ratings) Mark Fonseca Rendeiro–Citizenreporter.org
• August 10th, 2010 
Mark Fonseca Rendeiro, aka Bicyclemark, describes himself on his webpage as a Portuguese-American, Amsterdam-based, alternative-activist-journalist, independent podcaster, public speaker, rogue media theorist specializing in online journalism, social movements, and a healthy disrespect for journalistic conventions.
(0 ratings) Wallingford Educational Foundation’s Annual Meeting
• August 10th, 2010
This interview was done at the Wallingford Educational Foundation's annual meeting. We choose one question from our interviews this year that we thought had the most interesting responses. The question was "What was one mistake or failure you had in your life and what did you learn from it?"
In the order of appearance, this podcast contains interviews with the following people:
David Baker-Bank Fraud Investigator with People's United Bank
Lucille Trzcinski-Real Estate Broker with Main Line Real Estate
Carisa Neubig-Insurance Administrator with Senior Whole Health
Karen Ripa-STEP Teacher at Highland, Parker Farms, and Rock Hill School
Judi Gallager-Travel Agent with Galleger Travel
Bob Parisi-Chairman of the Wallingford Town Council
Chet Miller-Member of the Wallingford Board of Education
Iris Papale-Coucilwoman on the Wallingford Town Council
Margaret Steves-Vice-President of Marketing with Masonicare
Robert Kovi-Information Technology Resource Teacher at Sheehan High School
(0 ratings) Filip Piasevoli–Student at New Milford High School, NJ
• August 10th, 2010
Filip Piasevoli is a student at New Milford High School in New Jersey. He caught our attention after writing a guest blog post on his principal's blog. He adds a fresh new perspective to our podcast which usually focuses on people with a few more gray hairs 
(1 ratings) Joy Wright–Associate Principal
• April 16th, 2010
Today we welcome Joy Wright. Ms Wright is the Associate Principal of Two Rivers Magnet School in East Hartford, CT. Ms. Wright will be the new principal of our school, Moran Middle School in Wallingford, CT, starting on July 1, 2010.
(1 ratings) Alvin Zimmerman–Attorney/Mediator
• April 13th, 2010
Today we welcome Mr. Alvin Zimmerman from the law firm of Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern, and Wise in Houston, Texas. Mr. Zimmerman is included in The Best Lawyers in America. He has presided as a municipal court judge for the City of Houston, was a state district judge, and specializes in the areas of Civil Litigation, Family Law, General Business, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mr. Zimmerman is also a mediator with experience in areas such as business, employment, and family law cases. A mediator is a neutral person that assists in negotiations and conflict resolution. For today's interview we will be focusing on Mr. Zimmerman's role as a mediator.
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• April 13th, 2010
Chris Abildgaard is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. He works with Autisic children and specializes in social cognitive interventions. His firm is called Full Spectrum Therapeutics which offers an array of therapeutic and consultative services for people with developmental and behavioral disabilities.
(0 ratings) Dr. Deyra Jim Coskun–Neurologist
• April 6th, 2010
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Dr. Coskun is a neurologist in San Diego. A neurologist is a person who is trained in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders, including diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles.
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• March 23rd, 2010
Dr. Gilliam directs The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy. Its mission is to create and disseminate research that can be used to inform legislative and other policy efforts on behalf of children and families and to train future generations working at the intersect of research and policy development.
Source for image and description above: http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/faculty/gilliam.html
(0 ratings) Gale Ridge-Entomologist
• March 23rd, 2010
Dr. Ridge is an entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT
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(0 ratings) James Bohan-New Haven Firefighter
• March 23rd, 2010
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James Bohan is a firefighter in New Haven, CT. In this interview we get to talk with someone whose job has a lot of risk, but also a lot of rewards.
(0 ratings) Kim Cofino — International Educator
• March 2nd, 2010
Today's interview was with Kim Cofino who is the 21st Century Literacy Specialist at the International School Bangkok in Thailand.
(2 ratings) Jonathan Fields
• January 27th, 2010
It is hard to put a label on Jonathan Fields. He is a blogger, an author, and is passionate about following your passions in life. Please visit his website to read about his passions that he follows.
(1 ratings) M. Jodi Rell Governor of Connecticut
• December 22nd, 2009
We welcome the Governor of Connecticut, M Jodi Rell into our virtual studio for our last interview of 2009!
(0 ratings) Author Kelley Armstrong
• December 6th, 2009We are thrilled to have one of our favorite authors, Kelley Armstrong, be our guest in our virtual studio. She is the author of the "Other World" Series and The "Darkest Powers" Trilogy.
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