A Slice with 'Dice

About A Slice with 'Dice

A Slice with ’Dice is a weekly podcast exploring leadership, talent development, and the human side of high-performing systems. Drawing on decades of experience in gifted education and public leadership, host Corey Alderdice examines how institutions identify potential, navigate change, and create cultures where people can thrive. Each episode blends thoughtful reflection with practical insight for educators, leaders, and anyone interested in how talent and transformation intersect in real-world settings.

Publisher

Corey Alderdice

Category

education · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2024

Latest episode

28 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

186 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Talent Is More Broadly Distributed Than Opportunity

   A student’s accomplishments tell us what they’ve had the chance to demonstrate. How much potential remains beyond what we can see? Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores why talent is more broadly distributed than opportunity—and what that means for recognizing gifted students from rural, low-income, and first-generation college backgrounds. Through the distinction between transitional and transformational learners, he considers how educators can recognize pr...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Rethinking Reach, Target, and Safety Schools

   Families often sort colleges into reach, target, and safety categories based more on reputation and instinct than evidence. But those labels aren't judgments about the colleges themselves—they describe the relationship between an individual student and a particular admissions landscape. Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores how families can use admissions profiles, acceptance rates, and tools like Naviance to build a more realistic college list. He also cons...

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Why One Campus Isn’t Enough

   Some of America’s leading universities are outgrowing the idea of calling just one city home. Their expanding campus networks are redrawing the map of higher education—and the opportunities that come with it. Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores why institutions like Carnegie Mellon, Vanderbilt, and NYU are building beyond their traditional homes. From attracting talent and philanthropy to connecting with new industries, he examines what universities gain w...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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