After the Bell: Teaching Tips With a Twist

Plagued by technical difficulties, this episode almost doesn’t happen. Martin and Roy think they are going to have to cancel this episode until they receive a last minute IT rescue from Martin’s son. They do get rolling but Martin is feeling under the weather and thinks he may have to cancel their upcoming bike ride. Roy is having none of this, asking Martin to find a suitable replacement while pr...

Martin and Roy find themselves discussing the ingenious and countless uses of duct tape as a quick fix to help extend the life of just about anything. Their conversation soon turns from the literal to the metaphorical, as they draw a parallel between duct tape repairs and the growing pressures placed on schools and teachers. Martin and Roy explore how teachers have become the “duct tape” that hold...

Martin and Roy are fired up about the World Series and discuss the little details that make baseball such a fascinating game. For Martin, the series is a nice distraction from thinking about how the Alberta government ordered teachers back to work using the Notwithstanding Clause. The guys can’t help but draw some parallels between baseball and class size: team sizes are carefully set to maximize...

The Stunt Brothers have taken their field trips to a whole new level in this episode. Roy and Martin are on location hosting the BC Montessori Teachers PSA event at Eagle Harbour Montessori in West Vancouver. Join them as they explore teaching insights and dive into the world of Montessori education with guest speakers and interviews from passionate Montessori teachers. It’s education, curiosity,...

For Episode 8 of Season 2, The Stunt Brothers get serious with the topic of food insecurity. Too many children all around the world are going to school hungry. Roy and Martin are fortunate to have a visit with someone who is doing something about that, Joanne Griffiths, who co founded Backpack Buddies in 2012 along with her daughter, Emily-anne King. Her team now feeds 6 000 children every week in...

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Drop in mid conversation as The Stunt Brothers get Episode 37 of After The Bell: Teaching Tips With A Twist rolling with the change of seasons. But before we get too deep into stormy weather (That was last week!), Roy and Martin veer away from this autumnal place and head back to summer with another one of their Manning Park Sessions . After taking extra time to ge...

As stormy weather brews outside, Martin reflects on how it mirrors the stormy times many people are facing. Meanwhile, Roy takes a moment to steady himself, preparing for the duo’s first podcast field trip of the year. Joined by special guest Scott Orth—mindfulness coach and founder of Mindful Wisdom—the podcasters dive into a discussion on resilience. Together, they explore what it truly means to...

Today listeners finally learn what STS stands for, always first up under the chapter descriptions for this podcast. After surviving a close encounter with a sceptic truck, The Stunt Brothers realize distractions not only happen in the classroom. Roy and Martin get themselves focused on organizing desks and tables in modern classrooms that have more and more needs. As they point out, this so often...

On a deceptively hot September day Martin reflects on the loss of Robert Redford and references a famous Star Wars line which brings Roy and Martin to draw parallels between teachers and actors as they stumble on to the widely discussed topic of imposter syndrome from which neither thespians nor educators are exempt. But much like a scene or a lesson plan, there are always ways to work through it....

Imagine a teacher long, long ago, attempting to properly pronounce little Martin Stuible's last name on that first day of the new school year. Or Roy Junior watching his brother being sent to the office for the third time in a week over the simple switching of two letters. Or a teacher trying to name their own child with a name that does not trigger PTSD. These are the challenges of learning...

Roy's distracted podcasting leads to a Rolling Stones song, talk of Neil Young in Deer Lake Park, and the perfect title for our back to school episode. The Stunt Brothers want you to start the year with a sense of hope, even if Darth Vader is hiding just around the corner. After all, you are a worthy teacher so ready to take on the challenge of a new year. Take this first week to build that c...

It's Labour Day, so let's slow things down and take a trip to Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition, a fair where you can win a prize home, eat mini-doughnuts, and ride an old wooden rollercoaster. The PNE is a 115 year old staple in the lives of Vancouverites, and a reminder to parents, children, and teachers that school starts tomorrow. After having a celebration for the end of...

For the final episode of Season 1 and the last of the Summer Sessions, Roy and Martin put on a party at North Point Brewing Co. in North Vancouver, Canada. Have a listen and you'll feel like you are actually there as loyal fans of After The Bell   join the Stunt Brothers to celebrate. Mix a hot mic with beer and the offer of saying whatever you want on air, what could possibly go wrong? Learn...

The Stunt Brothers cycle to Deep Cove in North Vancouver, Canada, to enjoy the recreational atmosphere of this scenic locale. Roy and Martin pay a price for mentioning the occupation that shall not be named during the summer but the cost is as smooth as your favourite cocktail. With a clear view of the kayakers and paddle boarders on the crystal blue waters, today's Summer Session is called G...

The Stunt Brothers break their own rule of not mentioning teaching or schools during the summer as they reminisce about the place where they first taught together over twenty eight years ago, Dorothy Lynas Elementary in North Vancouver, Canada. They cycle the same route along the Mt. Seymour Parkway that leads to the school, where they record their seventh summer session.  Learn more at stuntbroth...

The Stunt Brothers are reminded of a Blue Rodeo song as they record their sixth summer session in full view of Vancouver's English Bay. This leads to a sharing of favourite summer tunes from summers gone by, many of them now long ago.  Learn more at stuntbrothers.ca Send us Fan Mail Get Involved Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-bell-a-stunt-...

Join Roy and Martin in the splendours of Stanley Park, a 405 hectare city park in Vancouver, Canada. Larger than Central Park in New York, Stanley Park has always been a place where residents and tourists come to enjoy a Vancouver summer day. The Stunt Brothers watch helicopters over head while reminiscing about summer jobs both good and bad. Then it's off for a hot dog at the historic Lumber...

For Summer Sessions 4, Roy and Martin return to the back garden as Ned digs for sticks. Join the Stunt Brothers for another summer session far away from the classroom. The ease of a summer chat turns to summer movies and blockbusters from the past. Roy accepts the challenge of an on air quiz while Martin shares memories of his brother entering the Guinness Book of World Records in 1979. Come along...

For their third summer session, the Stunt Brothers head to Ambleside Beach in North Vancouver where two bald eagles watch from above and ocean waves tickle the toes of children in the surf. The warm July sun finds Roy and Martin in a nostalgic mood so summertime in the seventies comes to mind. Reminisce about jumping through sprinklers and backyard camping, hockey cards on your bicycle spokes and...

For their second summer session, Roy and Martin get into full summer mode live from The Shipyards in North Vancouver, Canada. Join the Stunt Brothers as they reminisce about the greatness of this most majestic of seasons, fondly recalling peaches and cream and barbecues with friends. These summer sessions are a little slice of summer wrapped up in a podcast. Our goal is to help you unwind from a h...

The summer sessions begin. These are short and snappy sessions that will usually have absolutely nothing to do with teaching. Roy and Martin want to relax and unwind and get as far away from teaching as you do! Our first session sets the tone though we do touch on teaching as we name The Top Ten Signs That Teachers Are On Summer Vacation . Put your feet up, relax, have a listen and get ready for s...

The final episode of Season 1 of After The Bell: Teaching Tips With a Twist . Roy and Martin are giddy and we hope teachers are too as we approach the coming summer vacation. The Stunt Brothers look back at the success of Season 1, getting in the spirit of the season by completing a self assessment on their first 21 episodes. Or is that 25?  Then the Stunt Brothers have some fun with movies and sh...

In the penultimate episode of Season 1, Roy and Martin go outside to where the wild things are. In Martin's back garden with the calming sounds of a stream and the birds, the Stunt Brothers sit down for a fascinating and eclectic conversation with Victor Elderton. Victor currently teaches at both SFU and UBC and also spent 30 years as a teacher and principal at North Vancouver's Cheakamu...

Roy Hunt claims to be Ethan's cousin while Martin makes everyone uneasy with his crush on Tom Cruise. Before anyone finds it impossible to listen to this episode, the Stunt Brothers look at just how impossible teaching in 2025 can be. The Nugget brings a review of all the great advice coming out of the previous 18 After The Bell episodes, advice that strives to help make teaching sustainable...

Longer days and warmer weather must mean the end of the school year is coming. And with endings comes goodbyes. As the Stunt Brothers wrap up Season 1 with their final 5 episodes, the long goodbye begins. Roy and Martin share one especially long goodbye from their past and that one time a staff member really was voted off the island. Once Martin gets the theme of today’s episode figured out correc...