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In the fall of 1986,

Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal

that looked like it might bring down his presidency.

Did you make a mistake in sending arms to Tehran, sir?

No.

It became known as the Iran-Contra affair.

And I'm not taking any more questions in just a second.

I'm Leon Nefok, co-creator of Slow Burn.

In my podcast, Fiasco, Iran Contra, you'll hear all the unbelievable details of a scandal that captivated the nation nearly 40 years ago,

but which few of us still remember today.

The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you.

Please do.

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In the world of educational research, there's a famous video of a boy named Sean.

I don't mean famous in a sense that it has a million views on YouTube.

I mean that in the circle of people who think about teaching and how to make teaching better.

The video has been written about in journal articles and shown over and again in college

classrooms. It's a 10-minute clip of a third grade class somewhere in Michigan. It was filmed in

January of 1990, so the video is a bit grainy. The teacher's name is Deborah Lowenberg-Ball.

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