Podcast Episodes

2026 Episodes

Coming Spring 2026

2025 Episodes

Episode 77 – The Potential Impact of Indiana’s Education Bills

2024 Episodes

Episode 76 – The World of Publishing

Episode 75 – All This Math & Literacy

Episode 74 – Helping High School Students Craft Post-Secondary Plans

Episode 73 – Teacher & Student Relationships in the Age of Social Media

Episode 72 – Empowering Teachers to Engage in Policy Work

Episode 71 – Taking Over a Classroom After the Start of the School Year

2023 Episodes

Episode 70 – Sanctuaries of Knowledge: The Black Church’s Role in Education

Episode 69 – The Critical Role of the Assistant Principal

Episode 68 – Policy, Education, & Youth Advocacy

Episode 67 – All This Math and More

Episode 66 – Parent Advocacy

Episode 65 – Increasing the STEM Pipeline

Episode 64 – Black Homeschooling Part II

Episode 63 – Beyond Books – Exploring Libraries

Episode 62 – Show Love to Teachers

Episode 61 – Black Homeschooling Part I

Episode 60 – Despite Dream Killers

Episode 59 – Navigating Education as a Third Culture Kid

2022 Episodes

Episode 58 – Let’s Talk About Literacy

Episode 57 – Is Standards Based Grading the Best Approach?

Episode 56 – Let’s Talk about Sex Education Part III – A Scientific Approach

Episode 55: See, Shift, & Sustain: A Journey of Entrepreneurship

Episode 54 – Finding Your Ikigai

Episode 53 – Black Excellence in Education

Episode 52 – Let’s Talk about Sex Education Part II

Episode 51- Let’s Talk about Sex Education Part I

2021 Episodes

Episode 50 – … So You want to be a Teacherpreneur Part II

Episode 49 – … So You want to be a Teacherpreneur

Episode 48 – How Parents Can Help Their Children Pursue Academic Excellence

Episode 47 – Managing Mental Wellness

Episode 46 – Words of Wisdom from My Father

2020 Episodes

Episode 45 – Wrapping Up 2020

Episode 44 – Ensuring Every Student Succeeds

Episode 43 – Coronavirus Chronicles – The Exhausted Educator

Episode 42 – How to Move Forward When Making a Mistake with Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Episode 41 – White Allies, Your Job is to Listen and Learn, Not Lead

Episode 40 – Decolonizing Education

Episode 39 – The Intersection of Public Health and Education

Episode 38 – Why Black Educators Feel Emotionally Unsafe at School

Episode 37 – The Benefits of Homeschooling Black Children

Episode 36 – Why Teachers Leave the Classroom and How to Get Them to Stay

Episode 35 – What Will School Be Like Next School Year

Episode 34 – COVID-19 – 7 Education Questions

Episode 33 – Working Remotely During COVID-19

Episode 32 – School Staff Should Listen to Students

Episode 31 – Why Stay Interviews Matter

Episode 30 – The Importance of Taking a Step Back

2019 Episodes

Episode 29 – Giving Back to Ignite Your Flame

Episode 28 – Self-Care During Winter Break

Episode 27 – Teaching with Chronic Pain

Episode 26: My Conflict with Red for Ed

Episode 25: Beginning a New Teaching Job after the Start of the School Year

Episode 24: Becoming a Teacher Leader

Episode 23: Finding the Professional and Personal Line: Your Principal (or your Colleagues) Do Not Need

Episode 22: Teaching with an Open Classroom

Episode 21: The Five Ps of the Parent/Teacher Conference

Episode 20: A Crucial Conversation about Assessment in the Classroom

Episode 19: Focus on What You Can Control

Episode 18: When Students Die

Episode 17: The First 30 Days

Episode 16: The Importance of the First Day of School

Episode 15: Transitioning from Teacher to Administrator

Episode 14: Autonomy: Give Teachers Their Independence Back

Episode 13: Ten Takeaways from the Teacher Self-Care Conference

Episode 12: Joy Journaling as a Form of Self-Care

Episode 11: Finishing Year 13 as an Educator

Episode 10: To My Colleagues Who Stalk Me Online

Episode 9: You Shouldn’t Hire Educators Just because They are Black

Episode 8: Taking a Job After an Unorganized Teacher Leaves

Episode 7: Evaluations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Episode 6: Elwood, Indiana Superintendent Casey Smitherman Resigns After Criminal Charges

Episode 5: Creating Relationships with Students

Episode 4: Coping with Private Pain at School

Episode 3: Dealing with Colleague Drama

Episode 2: How to Diversify Your Career Options in Education

2018 Episode

Episode 1: How to Leave Your School