The Learning Hack podcast recently dropped the last episode in its eighth season, but has big plans for the summer break.

This August, Showrunner and Host John Helmer will be joining adaptive learning expert Andy Wooler in one of his regular monthly runs to war-torn Ukraine. As well as being SVP Product Management at Area9 Lyceum, Andy is also chair of Ukraine Fundraiser 2022, a voluntary organization that collects and transports humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the form of much needed medical and surgical supplies as well as clothing, PPE, food etc.

Besides John’s documenting the trip in the form of an audio diary for the podcast, plans are also being laid to interview learning professionals based in Ukraine about the unique challenges they face. Also, watch out for social media posts and livestreams along the way.