On the second episode of season 3, Tie and I discuss how self love might be the only true love one will ever know. LET'S LOVE OURSELVES Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the first episode of season 3, Mark and I introduce our new season's topic, Self Love! LET'S LOVE OURSELVES Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the ninth episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, Tiesha and I discuss our takeaways from our second season. In general, we both feel reading is fundamental and America needs to improve its overall literacy rate.  During this episode, I misspoke. I meant to say that if everyone graduated from high school, not college, we can reduce America's prison population by 80%. LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the eighth episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, we invite you to listen to Zinger In The Woods audiobook trailer. Zinger In The Woods audiobook is available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes.  LET'S LISTEN TO IT! Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the seventh episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, Tiesha and I discuss standardized testing and how to close the achievement gap. Let's try some new ideas and...  LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the sixth episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, we discuss the No Child Left Behind Act as well as the Every Student Succeeds Act. Both of these acts/government policies left students uneducated, talented teachers handcuffed, and parents fed up with the public school system in America. LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the fifth episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, Mark and I try to wrap our heads around the statistic that; in low-income neighborhoods there is ONLY ONE BOOK FOR EVERY THREE HUNDRED CHILDREN. First off, how is this even possible? And, secondly, this has to change immediately! We must provide our children with the tools they need to succeed. LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On the fourth episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, we podcast, with Breshaun, in the beautiful Sandia Mountains. Our topic today is what determines an educated society. We, also, question the notion that America is the most educated country in the world. How could this be true if 50% of Americans can't read a book written at an eight grade level? LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On this third episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, Tiesha and I zero in on the fact that 80% of America's prison population dropped out of high school. We know that learning how to read will reduce or eliminate this fact which in turn will help solve America's mass incarceration problem. LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com

On this second episode of season 2, Improving America's Literacy Rate, Mark and I discuss the illiteracy epidemic in New Mexico and ways we all can help end it. #Roughly half of the people living in New Mexico have trouble reading and writing.  LET'S READ Visit mtbecker @ www.live-grow-sustain.com