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May 27th, 2026

Shaky Ceasefires, Pope Leo’s Leadership, and the School Year’s Biggest Lessons

  1. Shaky Ceasefires, Pope Leo’s Leadership, and the School Year’s Biggest Lessons Sarah & Beth 58:08

Over the weekend, I started a “lessons learned” Google doc. I Love the stark, in-your-face, no-hedging Clarity that comes from a bullet point list: “Here are the words that distill years or months of experiences, Emotions, decisions, triumphs, and set-backs.” 

That energy seems to be in the air as Memorial Day unofficially kicks off summer. Pope Leo has distilled his thoughts on the dignity of humans. The public at-large seems to be with him on the indecency and foolishness of war. Universities and schools are changing policies in light of lessons learned, and people running for office are asking what we want our literal lessons to be. 

Sarah and I discuss the headlines and the lessons we’re learning about school as parents and from teachers. Then, we end in the only way a podcast kicking off summer should: with an ode to ice cream. – Beth

Topics Discussed:

  • Texas Senate Primary
  • Iran War
  • Pope Leo and Human Dignity
  • Tulsi Gabbard Resigns
  • Education Policy
  • Outside of Politics: Ice Cream

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