When I was about to turn thirteen (above), my Intermediate School teacher Mr. Tooley presented me with a certificate to mark the end of a two-year stint under his tutorage. He was equally and by far the worst and the best teacher I have ever had. Worst because his level of discipline was extreme which created a great deal of anxiety in myself and my fellow classmates. Much of this discipline was connected to the underlying and often unwanted competitiveness he created in clas

If someone told me when I was a kid that I’d be presenting radio shows, creating and sharing podcasts, interviewing complete strangers,...