This week, Mike and Rick discuss meddling in California, extending school days in Boston, and drinking like a pirate. National Alliance for Public Charter School's COO Andy Smarick stops by to chat (and sing), and Education News of the Weird is magical and enchanting. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions. To download the show as an mp3 to your computer, click here (no iPod required--this link will play through any music software on your computer, including Windows Media Player or RealPlayer). To subscribe to this podcast, or to get more information about how podcasts work, click here.