Social Studies

This week, Joe shares some absolutely AMAZING responses from students! From the truly bizarre to the slighly sociopathic, teachers hear it all, and on this episode we take a moment to appreciate the funny in the crazy things our students come up with! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we go on quite a journey, from pig anatomy to the do's and don'ts of mid-level marketing! Joe and Mama Fran watch the new docu-series from Amazon, LulaRich, the story of the rise and fall of Lularoe. Fran gets ready for a new hip and Joe decides to write a Musical! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

This week, Joe shares some absolutely MORTIFYING stories of accidentally texting or emailing the wrong person. Things go from cute to x-rated and everything in-between! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran watch and discuss The Circle: Season 3. Joe accidentally burns his nipples getting ready for the show, and Mama Fran strategizes for season 4 before they chat about the season 3 episode 1 twist ending! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe brings you the funniest and most horrifying stories from teacher observations! Joe wonders why kids have a weird obsession with feet, and the we get all his hot-hot-takes on teacher observations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran get a little mixed up (big surprise!) and accidentally watch different episodes of Back Yard Bar Wars! Fran helps us remember what the 70's were like and Joe reveals a precious moment from his childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get literally wild as Joe shares some stories from when he moonlighted as a zoo-man during his first few years teaching. Then he shares other teacher stories of animal shenanigans including stories featuring Madagascar hissing cockroaches, an echidna, and of course snakes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

This week, things get filthy as Joe and Fran watch Dirty Rotten Cleaners. Mama Fran almost looses her lunch while watching and we discover Joe's deepest darkest fear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe might be an international felon after making the trip back from Canada, but he still shares wild teacher-parent conference stories, including one where a parent declares herself an actual witch. Then we hear some exclusive questions from the Live Q&A from Joe's recent North Carolina show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices...

This week Joe and Mama Fran watch a show based in their home town of Detroit! Mama Fran and Joe dissect the design choices and Fran discovers a useful new app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by Jody Carrington and Laurie McIntosh, authors of the fantastic new book Teachers These Days. They chat about their journey towards writing a book that helps the reader remember the importance and impact of the teaching profession, which is especially crucial for teachers themselves. Then, Joe brings you a new live Q & A segment recorded with patreon members from his live...

This week, Mama Fran and Joe do a deep dive into several different shows about a range of cults and extreme beliefs! Joe realizes he almost joined a cult in college and Mama Fran has some suggestions on how to avoid it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by Michelle Griffo, also known as @ApplesAndABCs on instagram! She confesses her most awful parent tendencies as the mother of an elementary aged student before she and Joe discuss the value of having a social media presence for professional development and networking. THEN Michelle gives the audience an amazing but time-limited opportunity, so make sure you check this episode out AS...

This week, Joe continues his recovery by watching an episode of the Incredible Dr. Pol! Joe and Fran start a new charity challenge and Joe gets to reminisce about his college days. Then Mama Fran learns what kinds of things you can find inside a horse's Veejay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is quarantining in Omaha after getting the Covid and fills the time by chatting with everyone's favorite tour manager Jeff before sharing some of your wildest back-to-school stories (spoiler some of them are literal s*** shows!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is in Florida and on the hunt for a real life gator! Then he shares real-life professional development horror stories, and there are some doozies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran watch a show they've been putting off for a while, Netflix's Sexy Beasts! But due to popular demand they finally gave in, and actually loved it! Fran threatens to reveal Joe's childhood secrets and Joe reveals his tips for dating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe drops a brand new top 5 list: Things That Are NOT allowed in School Next Year! Then he's joined by a super creative and innovative teacher, Miss. Jerri from @classroomtogo, who shares her amazing mobile classroom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch Top Chef and Joe has been craving something Rose flavored ever since! Mama Fran misses drive-in movies and Joe doesn't miss Detroit pitbulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by friend of the pod and hilarious comic Devin Siebold! Devin and Joe commiserate about teacher hair and the feelings of guilt that can sometimes happen in the world of teaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran reflect on the Real Housewives of New York. Mama Fran learns about being sex positive, and Joe considers converting to Judaism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe would like to reiterate that even though he is NOT a teacher during summer, but still has some advice for the business next door who can't control their kids. Then Joe tells us some amazingly wild stories about gifts people have gotten from parents or kids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran both loved watching Bar Rescue on Paramount Network. Joe decides he wants to become a secret shopper and Fran tells us about the time she was a bartender for a night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined again by friend of the pod Dr. Jody Carrington. Joe and Jody talk the real talk about teacher self-care, the importance of empathy, and the incredible positive impact teachers can have on this world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran get quite an eyeful as they watch one of the wildest shows yet: Naked and Afraid! We learn all about river parasites, Joe decides he could eat alligator if he really had to, and Mama Fran reveals that she wouldn't ride a ferris wheel let alone try to survive the Bayou for any amount of money! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about you...