At the age of 15 as a Navajo Native American, Peter MacDonald enlisted in the US Marines simply because he admired the official uniform. Shortly after boot camp, he was recruited into a secret military program that would rely on a language that has no written form for what would later be known as a…

Kobie Boykins, is the NASA Project Engineer for the solar panels on all of the Mars Rovers- Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and the newest project- Perseverance. Boykins talks all about his most memorable teachers growing up, how he approaches playing with LEGO’s and other toys with his young children, and NASA rovers that have jammed…

Lynette Stant is the current Arizona State Teacher of the Year, teaching elementary school with a strong STEM emphpasis. She is also the first Native American Teacher of the Year, as a member of the Navajo tribe. Join host Anthony Arno as he talks with Lynette all about the challenges that she faces as a…

The very first episode of The STEM Class Podcast features Andy Weir, author of The Martian and motion picture featuring Matt Damon. Andy talks about what it was like writing his very first book, The Martian, which took almost 10 years to write- and knowing whatever else he did would never be as big The…

An introduction to The STEM Class Podcast, hosted by Anthony Arno. Arno successfully bicycled across America as a college student with the support of Calvin Klein while drawing attention towards the plight of cancer patients. After college, Arno worked as a social worker with disabled adults. Arno began his teaching career in Brooklyn and has…