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Mike Phillips: Vocational-Tech Training in High School SRN PODCAST: States including Indiana, Texas, and North Carolina considering legislation creating vocational high school diplomas for students who are interested in a career that doesn’t require a four-year college degree. Why don't many Americans esteem vocational education, and what are its benefits to young people and communities? Mark Phillips, a former teacher and college professor, joins the podcast to discuss. He’s trained Norway’s vocational teachers and now writes about education and manages the Marin Independent Journal. Check out an article he's written on Edutopia: Why We Should Care about Vocational Education.	Joy Pullmann: Universal PreK SRN PODCAST: Joy Pullmann discusses Universal Prek and evidence that it actually hurts children, instead of helping them, on the Coffee and Markets Podcast.
Charlotte O’Hara: Renewable Power Mandates ECN PODCAST: Former Kansas Rep. Charlotte O’Hara explains how renewable power mandates punish the economy and why some Republicans won’t repeal them.	Tad DeHaven: Sequestration's the Latest Manufactured Crisis BTN PODCAST: Automatic cuts in federal spending are supposed to occur March 1 unless Congress and the president agree to avoid them. Republicans and Democrats in Congress and the White House are predicting widespread pain if spending cuts are made, but Cato Institute budget analyst Tad DeHaven says sequestration is a "manufactured crisis."
Peter Ferrara: Sequester Hysterics BTN PODCAST: Heartland Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara was a guest on the Dennis Prager show, where he discussed his recent column in the American Spectator, "Sequester Hysterics."	Michael McShane: DC Vouchers Generate $2.62 for every $1 SRN PODCAST: Can you quantify the dollar value of school choice? Michael McShane thinks he can. He and Patrick Wolf published a study concluding that every $1 taxpayers spend on the Washington DC vouchers program generates $2.62 in economic benefits for the participants and society. He joins the School Reform News podcast to talk about the study, how non-scientists should evaluate studies they hear about from the media, and his work on school choice. Mike is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.