Olibalow Studios

Classroom Brew

Teacher happy hour in podcast-form! This is not your typical teacher podcast. Each week, we discuss weird and funny teacher experiences, including Weird Student Questions & Confessions, Comment Hero of the Week, Teacher Pep Talks, and more!

Author

Olibalow Studios

Category

Education

Podcast website

classroombrew.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Teachers' Bill of Rights (ft. Carla) 01.08.2024

365: Carla joins Ryan on the podcast for a couple drinks and discussion about summer school, challenges different teachers face in different educational settings, the Teachers' Bill of Rights in Alabama, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

Backpack, Backpack! 25.07.2024

364: As the summer begins winding down, Ryan gets into some poll data from listeners, where things are at with his career transition, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

Why Teachers Quit 18.07.2024

363: In addition to this week's Comment Heroes of the Week, Ryan also gets into some of Reddit's school gossip, a few updates on career transitioning, the official versus real reasons teachers may want to leave their jobs, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

TikTok Teacher Imposters! 11.07.2024

362: Fallout from Ryan resigning and accepting a new job, the Pennsylvania students posing as teachers on TikTok, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

My Final Class 04.07.2024

361: It's Ryan's last day at his job after packing up his classroom.  Link to FREE video podcast: https://youtu.be/7f8cep72bCc Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

Automatically Get Positive Feedback 27.06.2024

360: Feed teachers! This week, Ryan gets into his first APSI since 2018, some disparities among teacher experiences, a few Reddit questions, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

A.I. Teachers 20.06.2024

359: Ryan gets into the growing use of A.I. in teaching, the A.I. songs that didn't make the cut for last week's Teacher Pep Talk, our Comment Hero of the Week, an impatient person versus a teacher in the drive-thru, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Bathroom Break! (Teacher Pep Talk) 13.06.2024

358: It's not a topic addressed enough... teachers need a bathroom break! So check out this week's pep talk in the form of a song... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Teacher Ghetto 06.06.2024

357: Ryan tries to sum up the emotional whirlwind of this year's graduation, a new solution/idea in Charlotte for teachers' cost of living, surviving "dead week" as a teacher, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

The Return of Comment Heroes! 30.05.2024

356: Ryan covers this week's Comment Hero of the Week, the omnipresent issue of phones, concerns about "Teach for America," equity issues with school budgets, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

[Almost] The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 23.05.2024

355: As this year winds down, Ryan reflects on the confusing juxtaposition of new and veteran teachers not teaching the WHOLE child in school, a 4th consecutive year of a W.I.N.G.S. Foundation Scholarship for a student, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

The Best Dressed Teacher (ft. Peter) 16.05.2024

354: Ryan and Peter debrief a really long week, where everything from teacher clothes and scent are addressed by students, as well as the attempts to measure "grit," and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Across the Language-Verse 09.05.2024

353: It's the last month of the school year, so Ryan's mind wanders to the woes of AP testing, the arc of disillusionment, subreddits that are supposed to be about teaching, Buzzfeed, ESL concerns, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Field Trips! (Teacher Pep Talk) 02.05.2024

352: A montage of how a teacher's day can go on a field trip when things just aren't all going to plan... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

They're Still Gonna Cut Class 25.04.2024

351: After a fun follow-up to last week's drinking game, Ryan gets into some oddities of sports team transportation and standardized testing, security cameras in the battle against cutting classes, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Conference Drinking Game, Part 2 (ft. Peter) 18.04.2024

350: Peter makes good on his mission to acquire swag from his teaching conference in Springfield... Ryan and Peter play their self-made drinking game, while covering many other topics that stem from their foolish decision to record on a Monday night... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@g...

A Rock and a Hard Place (ft. Peter) 11.04.2024

349: Ryan and Peter get into some backlash from some podcast TikToks, the silver lining of handling difficult students and cohorts of students, concerning student civic engagement, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Conference Drinking Game (ft. Peter) 04.04.2024

348: Ryan and Peter get into AP conferences for teachers and accidentally create a drinking game for teachers who acquire swag while attending a conference or professional development... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Mewing Teachers 28.03.2024

347: As spring break winds down, Ryan covers some stuff that's been living rent-free in his mind: Students researching "mewing," Ohio's Board of Education raising the charge for teacher licenses, public regard for teachers in 2024, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Day 346 in Captivity 21.03.2024

346: The days and weeks before Spring Break are usually weird... and this year is no exception... Plenty to talk about in this one from elementary and high school similarities, coworkers' head-scratching moments, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Beware the Ides of March (ft. Peter) 14.03.2024

345: Ryan and Peter discuss the "correct" color of folders for different subjects, failed attempts at redirecting kids in the hall, summer work options, transferable skills for teachers, and more!  Shoutout to Feedspot, who ranked Classroom Brew as the #2 Teacher Comedy Podcast! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroomb...

The Little Teacher Who Could 07.03.2024

344: Just a teacher and coach trying to do their job, despite all the stuff (and people) getting in the way of that...  Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Student, You Know I'm Petty (ft. Peter) 29.02.2024

343: Ryan and Peter chat about teaching as a job versus a passion, apathy from colleagues, vacancies in key positions, converting Olympic Arenas into schools, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Trample My Dead Body (ft. Peter) 22.02.2024

342: Ryan and Peter get into the best ways to end a teacher week, whether fake accents are bad in a classroom, school staff concerns, taking sick days, student reading regression, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

Sophomoritis and Aramark 15.02.2024

341: This week we get into literacy concerns for ESL students, attempts to excuse micro- and macro-aggressions, common phrases teachers use—and wish they could use, the potential ousting of Aramark, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

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