What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Patrick Allitt is a Professor of History at Emory. Patrick is perfectly positioned to help us evaluate the AP US History exam as he has graded and written the AP Tests.  Patrick has also taught the US History survey class that is available from the Teaching Company’s Great Courses.  Annie Abrams is the author of the new book entitled Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students.  Annie teaches AP English at the NYC magnet high school Bronx Science. We will hear from Annie about her concerns related to teaching for the AP tests, and how it affects high school English pedagogy.   Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Betsy DeVos is the former Secretary of Education and the author of the book Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child. I hope to learn from Betsy about why school choice will improve educational outcomes. I also want to hear about how COVID changed the relationship between parents and schools, and whether some students might benefit from vocational training instead of a college track curriculum.Darren Schwartz is the What Happens Next movie critic. We are going to discuss three films. The first is the documentary Waiting for Superman which is about the success of charter schools. We will then review two classic films on teenage angst: the ridiculous and stupid comedy classic Superbad and the romantic comedy Easy A. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Arnette Heintze worked in law enforcement and the Secret Service. In the Secret Service he worked the detail protecting Presidents Bush and Clinton and was awarded the US Secret Service Valor Award for heroism. Arnette operated for 15 years Hillard Heintze which is a security and investigative firm used by many of the country’s largest firms.  Tom Sancton is the author of the book The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping that Brought Down an Empire. The book is fabulous, and it tells the true story of a targeted kidnapping of one of France’s leading industrialists. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Jennifer Sciubba has written a book entitled 8 Billion and Counting. I am fascinated by the field of demographics because population growth is critical in determining a nation’s future political and economic power.  Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada at Reno, and she is the author of the book Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Edwin Battistella is the author of the book, Sorry About That: The Language of Public Apology. Darren Schwartz is the What Happens Next movie critic. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Ashoka Mody is a Professor in International Economic Policy at Princeton. He is the author of the book India is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Ingo Trauschweizer is a Professor of Military History at Ohio University. He recently wrote a biography entitled Maxwell Taylor’s Cold War: From Berlin to Vietnam.  Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Patrick Allitt is a Professor of History at Emory University, and he is currently writing a new book entitled Keeping Track: A Concise History of American Railroads. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Kevin Cook is the author of the book Waco Rising. Patrick Allitt who is a Professor of History at Emory University and a scholar in American Religious History. And we welcome back the What Happens Next film and TV critic, Darren Schwartz. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe