Matt Collette appears in the following:
Episode 9: Moral Victory
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The Lions are quick to tell you that they don't believe in "moral victories." In football you either win or lose, with no gray area in between. But it's not so simple in real life.
Episode 8: 'The Worst Part About Our Sport'
Thursday, November 05, 2015
Everybody knows football is a tough, violent sport. The game has gotten safer, but it still poses big, long-term risks for the young men who play it.
Episode 7: Necessary Toughness
Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Columbia Lions need "mental toughness" if they're going to turn their record around. But what does that even mean?
Episode 6: The Bagnoli Bowl
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Everything's been building to this: Al Bagnoli's new team, the Columbia Lions, face Al Bagnoli's old team, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers.
Columbia's Football Season Is Looking Up
Monday, October 19, 2015
In the new WNYC podcast The Season, host Ilya Marritz and producer Matt Collette have tracked the Columbia football team as it started the season on a 21-game losing streak.
Episode 5: It Happened
Thursday, October 15, 2015
We won’t be coy about this — Columbia football won last Saturday, snapping a 24-game losing streak. It’s not surprising some champagne was sprayed afterwards.
How To Turn Around A Losing Streak
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Ilya Marritz and Matt Collette discuss their new WNYC podcast, "The Season," chronicling one season of Columbia University's football team, which has not won a game in 2 years.
Episode 4: They’re Losing, Better
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Pretty much everyone at Columbia knows their football team's dismal record, but few are actually rooting for a win. The Lions need some fans.
Episode 3: Scrub Talk
Thursday, October 01, 2015
Columbia football has an unwritten rule: no bragging about past glory. For former coach Bill Campbell, any past glory has been in his business career. Can he help the team win now?
Episode 2: 'Where Is It Written That You Guys Can't Win?'
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The Columbia Lions played hard, but fell to Fordham in their season opener. And that brought them to a milestone in Columbia history: with 22 losses, they're halfway to "The Streak."
Episode 1: The Closest Person You’re Gonna Get to a Miracle Worker
Thursday, September 17, 2015
In the first episode of The Season, meet the new head coach for the Columbia Lions football team. His mission? Turn around a team that hasn't won a game in two years.
Welcome to 'The Season'
Thursday, September 10, 2015
It's been two years since the Columbia University Lions football team won a game. ‘The Season,' a new podcast from WNYC, will follow the team in its quest to make a comeback.
Local Efforts Underway to Integrate NYC Schools Start Small
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
A look at grassroots efforts to counter segregation in the New York City schools.
Meet the Teachers Crazy Enough to Teach Middle School
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Sure, teacher turnover is higher in New York City middle schools than at elementary or high schools. But for those who stick around there's the potential for a very big payoff.
Helping Students Give Back Before Holiday Fun Begins
Friday, December 26, 2014
It was a good week to get restless students outside, to help and give back a little. Better than trying to make them stay in class as they counted the minutes to winter break.
Teachers Take Student Data to the Micro-Level in One NYC School
Monday, December 08, 2014
The city cites this school as a model to follow but visiting educators wonder whether their teachers really would learn the data systems and log the hours that these teachers do.
One Middle School Pushes Families to Focus on the HS Application Process
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
All the teachers at a Lower East Side school know how to help students apply to high schools. Last year, 90 percent of them got into one of their top three choices last year.
What Happens When Teachers Are at the Helm of a School?
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
At several NYC schools, teachers decide on everything from field trips to who gets hired but making these decisions democratic doesn't make them easy.
Gentlemen, Preschool Is Calling
Thursday, September 04, 2014
New York City is scrambling to make good on its promise to provide preschool for all. That means hiring roughly 1,000 new teachers. But few will likely be men.
Wanted: A Few Brave Men Willing to Teach Pre-K
Friday, August 29, 2014
Men who teach pre-kindergarten do a lot more than teach the ABC's. Experts say male teachers model how to be both gentle and strong — and they say New York City needs many more of them.
