As Yet Untold
When it comes down to it, do you know the people in your life as well as you think you do? Or are you surprised at how often you learn something new about them? Everyone has a story to tell, a collection of unique experiences, triumphs and struggles, highs and lows. Dr. Javaid Siddiqi, President & CEO of The Hunt Institute, is the host, and will be talking to some of the best known names in politics and education to get to the "real" story.
Episodes
13 episodes
Governor Bev Perdue
Governor Beverly Perdue has been a trailblazer in education -- she's an advocate for greater use of technology in classrooms. Before her political career, Governor Perdue worked with children, as a public school teacher Florida and Georgia. She...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:55
Governor Jim Douglas
Governor Jim Douglas has been in politics since the moment he graduated from college, having been elected to the Vermont House of Representatives at the age of 21 and becoming the House Majority Leader by the time he was 25. He went on to becom...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:46
Secretary Margaret Spellings
Secretary Margaret Spellings began her career in education in Texas with an education reform commission and has never looked back. Some highlights of her career include serving as President George W. Bush’s US Secretary of Education from ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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26:39
Secretary John King
Former US Secretary of Education and current Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate John King has always been upfront about his firm belief that public education saved his life. In this episode, Secretary King shares why he believes that, talks throu...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:45
MC Belk Pilon
MC Belk Pilon is prominent in the field of education philanthropy, particularly in higher education. As president and board chair of the John M. Belk Endowment, MC oversees initiatives that are critical for many students in North Carolina to su...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:40
Governor Phil Bryant
Governor Phil Bryant grew up in rural Mississippi during the civil rights movement. Until the fourth grade he struggled in school due to undiagnosed dyslexia. He went on to a political career that began in the Mississippi House of Representativ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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36:17
Karol Mason
Karol Mason is a powerhouse in the legal field, having served as United States Assistant Attorney General and head of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs during the Obama Administration. Today Mason is the president of the Jo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:24
Secretary Arne Duncan
Secretary Arne Duncan is the longest serving US Secretary of Education, having served under President Obama from 2009-2015. He talks about the many influences in his life and doesn't hold back on current affairs.This episode was recorde...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:24
Governor Susana Martinez
Former New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez has rightfully earned her place as an education governor, with an impressive list of accomplishments. While in office, the governor raised the salaries of new teachers, and significantly increased fund...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:47
Governor Tom Kean
Governor Tom Kean has a long history of public service - as a teacher, New Jersey Assemblyman, two-term New Jersey governor, university president, and Chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (more commonly k...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:42
Senator Howard Lee
Senator Howard Lee’s political career began auspiciously, in 1969 as the first African American mayor of a southern majority-white city, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He never planned to be mayor, running for all intents and purposes as a for...
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Episode 2
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