Lib Lab Discussion Guides: Powering Deeper Learning Through Popular Culture
Our discussion guides (“Lib Labs”) are curated by expert educators to help parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors transform popular media into rich learning opportunities.
These hand picked, AI powered tools equip you to engage young people in meaningful conversations about the content they naturally gravitate towards.
Each guide offers carefully crafted discussion questions, relevant resources, and actionable steps that turn passive media consumption into opportunities for growth, critical thinking, and positive social change.
Whether exploring viral videos, trending shows, or influential interviews, our approach ensures comprehensive coverage of important themes while strengthening your connection with youth.
Media Discussions Matter
From Screen Time to Critical Thinking: Growing Conscious Kids in a Media-Filled World
The History Of White People in America
The Liberation Lab partnered with artist and educator Pierce Freelon to build a Lib Lab Discussion Guide for this 6-episode series that he helped create with PBS about the construction of race and its continuing impact.
The Power of Silence in Advocacy
Senator Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech made headlines—but not for what he said, rather for what he left out. This free discussion guide invites youth to examine political advocacy, media influence, and U.S. foreign policy by exploring the implications of Booker’s silence on Gaza. Download now to spark critical conversations about voice, omission, and accountability.
Angel Reese: Star Power and Social Influence
Explore how Angel Reese is redefining what it means to be an athlete, advocate, and cultural icon. Download our free discussion guide to spark powerful conversations with youth about gender equity, media influence, and using your voice for change.
AI Tech and The Future of Energy
Talk about big ideas with your youth? This Lib Lab makes it easy to explore how AI and tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are changing the way we think about energy. It breaks down why they’re looking at nuclear power and the important questions we need to ask about our energy future.
Understanding the Impact of EPA’s Environmental Justice Cuts
Explore the real-world impact of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice closure. Featuring insights from environmental justice expert Mustafa Santiago Ali, this resource helps educators and community leaders facilitate meaningful conversations on policy changes, advocacy, and environmental equity.
Listen, learn, and process together.
This HU2U Podcast discussion guide engages adolescents aged 15-18 with questions and resources on themes like AI bias, technological inequality, data privacy, and the historical role of Black innovators in tech.
Learn through popular content with your kids.
This Disney’s Moon Girl discussion guide engages adolescents with questions and resources on themes like Identity and Self-Empowerment, Community Resilience, and Empowerment through Action, encouraging meaningful connections between Lunella Lafayette’s adventures and real-world challenges.
Discuss sport headlines with your team.
This comprehensive discussion guide explores NBA star Jaylen Brown’s powerful insights on athlete activism, systemic inequality, and professional empowerment through carefully crafted discussion questions and curated learning resources, perfect for engaging student athletes in meaningful conversations about social change.
Engage with youth through content at any age.
This Outer Banks Season 4 discussion guide offers thought-provoking questions and resources for adolescents aged 15-18 to explore themes like socioeconomic status, peer pressure, and responsibility, encouraging real-life reflections inspired by the show.
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