Season 6
Rod and Thibault: The Art of Defying Convention
Rod Dauphin joins us today to kick off this season’s Formative! Rod is an educator and entrepreneur. He is the Education Services Director at Goldman Sachs 10,000 Businesses Initiative at Laguardia Co...
Susan and Tafari: Fun Is Most Important
Susan Choi joins us on today’s show! Susan is a 5-time published author. Her latest novel, Trust Exercise , won the National Book Award in 2019. Joining Susan is 8th-grader and co-host, Tafari, who le...
Elizabeth and Evan: It All Makes Sense Looking Backward
Elizabeth Fassberg joins us on today’s show! Elizabeth is the Executive Director of Life Science Cares New York, an organization that is activating the financial and human capital of the life science ...
Craig and Tymir: Keeping With the Times
Craig Balsam joins us on today’s show! Craig Balsam is an American entertainment industry entrepreneur and Tony Award -winning producer. He is the co-founder of the children's music brand, Kidz Bop . ...
Megan and Kaelynn: We’re Right Where We Need to Be
Megan Davidson joins us on today’s show! Megan is a certified labor doula and childbirth educator. 8th-grader and co-host, Kaelynn, learns that sometimes the perfect career looks unconventional from w...
Isaac and Kayanna: On Being Teachable
On this episode of Formative, Isaac-Davy Aronson is interviewed by 8th grader, Kayanna. Isaac is a radio and television journalist. For the last eight years, he’s been a producer on The Rachel Maddow ...
Lenni and Kaeri: Being of Service
We’ve got Lenni Benson on today’s show! Lenni has been teaching and writing in the field of immigration law since 1994. She is the Distinguished Chair of Immigration and Human Rights Law at New York L...
Ray and Nathaniel: Showcasing Your Unique
Ray Hennessy joins us on today's show! Ray is a wildlife photographer who specializes in bird photography. 8th grader and co-host, Nathaniel, asks Ray about the grit and nimbleness it takes to succeed...
Adrian and Laylanie: The Strategic Path to Your Passion
Bassoonist, Adrian Morejon, joins us on today’s show! 8th grader and co-host, Laylanie, asks Adrian about the appeal of the bassoon to him as a young child and how he’s been able to maintain his dedic...
Justin and Isabella: A Knight and a Dragon Have a Conversation
Cartoonist, Justin Thompson, is the final guest for this season’s Formative. He is joined in conversation by 7th grader and co-host, Isabella. Justin and Isabella talk about the importance of doing ar...
