Too Dope Teachers and a Mic: Recent Episodes
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Merely two public school teachers of color in the city of Denver. We talk disruption, liberation, and abolition in American education. We talk a lotta mess. We make jokes. We stay committed. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toodope-teachers/support
Few weeks back, we did our first true crossover with our Philadelphia brothers Mealey and Tudisco of the Unprofessional Development podcast. We had so much fun we had to divide the session up into two episodes! They bring super-fun conversation games into the fray and what ensues is a fun but, we hope, informative and helpful crossover. Subscribe and download on both platforms!
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Joe Truss is an utterly transformational abolitionist leader in the Bay Area, and has risen in profile as a result of #realtalk about antiracism and dismantling White supremacy culture in schools. During the course of this conversation, Dr. Truss, who received his doctorate from the TooDope University of Real Talk and Real PD, shifts our center regarding school leadership and developing a leadership voice. We learn about his background, his experiences, how this self-described “schoolboy” became a teacher, and much more. Plus his top 5 MCs with a lot of qualifiers.
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Few weeks back, we did our first true crossover with our Philadelphia brothers Mealey and Tudisco of the Unprofessional Development podcast. We had so much fun we had to divide the session up into two episodes! They bring super-fun conversation games into the fray and what ensues is a fun but, we hope, informative and helpful crossover. Subscribe and download on both platforms!
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It's October, which means Count Day and countdown to hybrid in many districts across the TooDope Nation. We discuss anxieties, preparation and whether anyone is qualified to train or evaluate anyone else in this moment. Plus some teachers about upcoming guests, a brief requiem for the Nuggets, and a lil surprise about 20 minutes in.
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It’s official, #TooDopeNation. Kev and Gera have lost their minds. Remote has put us in the Upside-Down. It’s a post-modern world where everything is everything, and even when we go to the building for better internet there is a lag. Gerardo and Kev play around, discuss their life in this world of #RemoteLearning and all that comes with it.
In an unexpected turn of events, Kevin decides to ask Gerardo to rethink his NFL boycott. What ensues is a reflection on popular culture, social, political, and spiritual experiences and bonds, men’s relationships, and our dads. Sneaky emotional.
Finally, if you have the fortitude for additional nonsense, there is a post-credits scene…
We love y’all. Stay dope.
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We come back to get student perspectives on this moment of education!
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The boyz are back to kick off Season Five of Too Dope Teachers and a Mic, Pandemic/Uprising edition! Join us as we blow off a lil steam, talk about the adventure of Remote Teaching, and bomb on School-o-lo-gy. Plus, the answer to the Twitter question of the day: could current Kev and Gera beat up 20-year-old Kev and Gera? The answers and more right here! Mind the volume, this episode is loud and rawkus, but we hope that we can speak to you in this wild and stress-inducing time. We’ll be aight, believe that!
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Prepare yourself. Track 7 of our Revolution Summer Mixtape features the prolific creator Dr. Courthney Russell, former medical doctor, and founder of WeUp and A2H2, which seek to connect BIPOC to entrepreneurial and medical access in these hard times. We have an energetic and inspirational discussion which is one part Tavis Smiley, one part Washington Week and one part Breakfast Club. Listen today if you want inspiration and motivation!
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During our conversation with youth activists from Denver and Flint, recent graduate and youth leader Eeshyia King stated that “I don’t consider myself an activist. I am actiVATED.” This important distinction guided our conversation with youth who are not “waiting their turn” to be seen and heard. Along with the student hosts of the Know Justice, Know Peace video podcast, we had an inspirational and motivational talk with important voices in the movement for educational justice. Amazing stuff!
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First five tracks of our Revolution Summer Mixtape: Director Tay Anderson, José Luís Vilson, Dr. Bettina L. Love, Jessyca Mathews, All of the Above!
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Summer is here, and while temperatures have been moderate, it is still probably going to be the hottest summer on record. The block is hot, but we hope that everyone gets something of a reprieve to recuperate, reflect, recharge, and reload for the work that is to come. We present to you the first track of our summer mixtape. Denver Board of Education Director Tay Anderson has forced conversations that have made some uncomfortable, while inspiring others (most of us, if you look at election results from 2019). He has demanded justice for communities of color with pained relations with law enforcement, LGBTQIA people in our schools, and has demanded change in terms of how we hear youth voice, as well as represent ourselves to the wider community. Tay took the time to sit with us after the rally to change the name of St*pleton, and he takes us all to school about what it means to keep pushin, and to say that we cannot wait any longer. Track 1. Summer Revolutionaries Mixtape.
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