Chalk Radio
Chalk Radio
MIT OpenCourseWare
Chalk Radio is an MIT OpenCourseWare podcast about inspired teaching at MIT. We take you behind the scenes of some of the most interesting courses on campus to talk with the professors who make those courses possible. Our guests open up to us about the passions that drive their cutting-edge research and innovative teaching, sharing stories that are candid, funny, serious, personal, and full of insights. Listening in on these conversations is like being right here with us in person under the MIT dome, talking with your favorite professors. And because each of our guests shares teaching materials on OCW, it's easy to take a deeper dive into the topics that inspire you. If you're an educator, you can make these teaching materials your own because they're all openly-licensed. Hosted by Dr. Sarah Hansen from MIT Open Learning. Chalk Radio episodes are offered under a CC BY-NC-SA license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/).
Misinformation, AI, & Science Photography
Photographer Felice Frankel discusses the boundaries between truth and artifice in representing scientific phenomena.
Mar 5
46 min
Special Episode: Collaborating with Community Colleges
Dr. Shira Segal describes what MIT OpenCourseWare learned from collaborating with open educators at community colleges.
Jan 15
34 min
MIT Economist Jon Gruber on AI, Trade-offs & Healthcare
Prof. Jonathan Gruber describes why real-world markets can’t always work like the ideal markets of classical economics.
Nov 5, 2025
29 min
MIT Programmer Ana Bell on Growth Mindset, Coding, and Rubber Ducks
In this episode of Chalk Radio, Ana Bell discusses creativity, logic, and why everyone should learn to code—even in the age of generative AI.
May 14, 2025
30 min
MIT Economist Andrew W. Lo on Finance, AI, and Human Behavior
Andrew W. Lo tackles AI-assisted financial advising, healthcare, and the human condition.
Apr 16, 2025
39 min
Sujood from Sudan: An Open Learner's Story
With the skills she's acquired from MIT Open Learning, Sujood Khalid Eldouma hopes someday to help rebuild her war-torn country's educational infrastructure.
Dec 18, 2024
29 min
Jerry from Uganda: An Open Learner's Story
For open learner Jerry Vance Anguzu, the lockdown during the Covid pandemic opened doors to computer programming, banking, and entrepreneurship.
Dec 4, 2024
26 min
Lotfullah from Afghanistan: An Open Learner's Story
Lotfullah Andishmand felt the need for a platform where Afghan learners could access online educational materials in their own language, so he’s creating one.
Nov 13, 2024
25 min
Nader from Jordan: An Open Learner's Story
Nader AlEtaywi, an open learner from Jordan, describes how MIT's educational resources helped him make the leap into a career in finance.
Oct 30, 2024
26 min
Jae-Min from South Korea: An Open Learner’s Story
Jae-Min Hong, an economics student with an eclectic, independent approach to learning, describes how she used MIT OpenCourseWare to supplement her formal studies.
Oct 16, 2024
29 min
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