Are you looking for proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for learning and leadership success? This is the podcast for you.

Whether you're a leader who seeks to refine your command of core educational strategies, learn new management techniques from those who have used them at some of the world's largest corporations, gain fresh perspectives on personal development or student success from practitioners across fields, or a little bit of everything, you'll find powerful content on The Authority.

Join co-hosts Lindsey Cannon and Natasha Nurse as they interview the prominent education authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and beyond — including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers — to take a deep dive into their wealth of practical insights.

Latest Episodes

The Origin Episode of Natasha and Lindsey

Show Notes: Meet Your New Hosts of The Authority A new chapter of The Authority begins as Lindsey Cannon and Natasha Nurse step into their roles as co-hosts. Building ...

John Hattie: Learning Should Make Your Head Hurt — EduTalk Radio

What actually makes learning happen? And in a world where AI can increasingly do the hard work for us, which parts of that work should students still do themselves? Th...

Hugging Porcupines with Mike Anderson - Transformative Principal Simulcast

Recorded live at ISTE 2026, Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones sat down with Mike Anderson to discuss his new book, Hugging Porcupines: Month-by-Month Strategi...

Every Student an Entrepreneur with Jeff Meade

Ross talks with Jeff Meade, Founding Director of Entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College, about the "Every Quinnite Is an Entrepreneur" program — an initiative that req...

Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom with Mitch Weathers and Dr. Sarah Oberle

Ross talks with returning guest Mitch Weathers and Dr. Sarah Oberle about their new book, Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom: Promoting Self-Regulation for a ...

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