Talking Back to the Teacher

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 4 Episode 73 Michael Houston: In the KNICK of Time   This is a stroll down memory lane. Lets go back to 2006school year. That’s 2006-2007. This is my 2nd year teaching. We just had this crazy long summer break since the start of the school year was pushed back by a couple weeks. So I was out before memorial day, and found myself witha 11+ week...

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 4 Episode 72 Hawaii, Jumbotrons, & Social Work w/ Ally Nyp   Being an educator has afforded me some of the most amazingfriendships. I've always felt blessed to meet amazing individuals who work in an educational space. My guest today is one of them. She has raced in front of a crowdof 30k + fans in the heat of a North Texas summer. She was a JUMBO...

This question has been asked for decades and generations. Finally, an answer! Actually, several answers.

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 4 Episode 70 featuring Ms. Camille Davis "Camille Davis: The Traveler with Healing Expertise" About 10 years ago, my cousin came to visit the DFW and invited me to brunch with some friends he was traveling with. I met a crew of people and I only remember a couple of their names. One of them, who my cousin and I also shared another mea...

Welcome to Part 2 of 2. The episode title comes from an international travel experience. You should definitely try some new countries to visit! Topics: PawPaw’s Advice Long Term Care Waste Management Scares Food Poisoning Consult a Professional Ella’s Mom What’s Next? Lifelong Learner Generation Difference The Mall Sunday Church Night and Day

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 68 Guest: ALANA ROBINSON!   My guest today is Alana Robinson. Born and raised in the E.E.C. graduate. She is a dancer, and singer, and food scientist and nutritionist.  She will 100% set you straight. Ya’ll we have a lifetime of memories and stories, so thanks for tuning in. Alana now is your time to talk back to the teacher! Topics w...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 67: The Personification of Perseverance w/ Lesleigh K   Thank you for joining me for another episode of Talking Backto the Teacher Podcast. My guest today pulled up and met me at Senor Locos in Plano, Texas. She is a recent high school graduate. She completed 2 years of our clinicals programs. She frequented hospitals , vet clinics, m...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 66 The Drummer's Beat w/ Braden My guest this episode is a recent 2025 high school graduate named Braden Keith! Folks… when we talk about passion, he exudes it. And his talent and knowledge are beyond the measurables that I originally thought. He is a creative. He is disciplined. And he never shies away from practice, even if heke...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 65 "Granting Gabby Access to Your Brain"   My guest this episode is Gabby Jones! 2025 grad who is already a sophomore academically in college, and that's after graduating from high school less than 3 months ago. She is a smart one and she will tell you all about what she has learned when it pertains to learning and learn...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher PodcastSeason 2 Episode 64 : Skates in the StatesMy guest this episode is Anabelle Leclair! Folks... I have my first Canadian guest! And let me tell you, she does not disappoint. She was born over 2000 miles away from where we met, and interestingly enough my hometown is about halfway between her home and school in Texas! She has a fun story that spans thousa...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 63: The Laudable Longhorn Esther Jesse   GRADUATES!!!! Stand Up! Crossing the stage at 16 is crazy work!! But that is what is happening. Do you remember Christian Okoye? Running Back for the Kansas City Chiefs in the early 90s? That dude had the best nickname ever: The Nigerian Nightmare. That is what the competitors of Esther Jesse m...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 62: Transformation Tabby    My guest this episode is Tabby. I used to call her Ms. Lacey when we used to chop it up in my Algebra II classes. I think I may have had her for more than 1 year come to think of it. Tabitha, if you don’t know her, is 34 and is living her best ranch-life with two beautiful daughters and a partner that is ev...

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Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 60:  Trig’s Trajectory w/Erica L.   My guest this episode is Erica. I used to call her Trigger,aka Trig for short. Sometimes students earn nicknames and you just ride with them for a bit. Well, I have been riding this one for 15 years now. I used to say she would trigger a new level of anger in me at times, or even her nickname of Mic...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 59 Today on TBTTT you will be introduced to Viri Marquez. She is an entrepreneur who is in the space of beauty. Her main focus has been as a esthetician and she is well-versed with lashes, and beauty. We first crossed paths over a decade ago in North Dallas. And now she resides east of Dallas, but much of her livelihood and time is st...

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Episode 58: The Nole You Need to Know Let me introduce you to Stephanie. OHS Class of 2006. Why is this class special? Because this was my first class. I know, I know, people say things like you never forget your first... and that can pertain to a lot of different things. But her class was my first class to graduate. I spoke about her on Episode 30. Link to Epis...

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Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 3 Episode 56 Hannah Burrows is London’s Lady   My guest in this episode is Hannah Burrows. She livesoverseas and sat down to chat with me for a hot minute to discuss all things Texas & London and why she has a new place to call home. A rare episode in which Iam not chatting with one of my former students, but I knew her and taught with her...

The Intercontinental Yogi JBI Season 3 Episode 55 Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast! The podcast where talking back to your teacher is encouraged and mandatory! I’m black at it again! Happy February and Happy Black History Month. My guest today is Jessica! She is a globetrotting yoga instructor who practices yoga immensely herself. In her own words, “Yoga has completely changed my lif...

My guest this episode is the lovely Kennedy Kilgore. We met a few years ago in 2021 and she is a 2023 high school graduate. She was a bright-eyed junior making a name for herself, and I was navigating life with about 8 months of experience within the district under my counseling belt. She had dreams of being a Red Raider. For those of you not familiar with this learning institution, I am referring...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season_2_ Episode_53_   My guest this episode is Danielle Richardson. Episode 53 will not disappoint! Go way back into time and you’ll have students at the top of the stairs of OHS. That was my classroom. And in 3rd period, you would have met Ms. Richardson. She is now a successful adult who is vacating the hustle and bustle of the American Dream and...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 2 Episode 52   My guest this episode is Adriana Reyna. Class of 2012 stand up! And Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas stand up! Adriana’s story is a complex one and I think we may have to unpack it in a future episode. But for today’s episode we are unpacking her crazy love and obsession with horror movies, scary things, and all of the...

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 2  Episode 51   My guest this episode is Brenden Dickerson. Founder and Owner of ProTechPlaybook. Brenden works in the TECH sector when it comes to his professional career, but allowed his passion to expand outside of the traditional workspace. Brenden is a graduation of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio and dropped in to chat with me on all things Elyria...

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 2 Episode 50: The Ebullient Emerald Jordan Episode 50: The Ebullient Emerald Jordan   Emerald Jordan is a 2018 LHHS Graduate! She came to my class from Jackson, Mississippi, and shed some light on life in Jackson. She rocked my class, and left a lasting impression for sure. She teaches classes at a Diva Dance studio in Plano, Texas! Ya'll she can DANC...

Welcome to Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast Season 2 Episode 49 My guest this episode is Laura! Man… this woman has done it all in her career. Law enforcement, finance, real estate, entrepreneurship, motherhood. Growing up in Dallas, her diverse upbringing has exposed her to so much. She presently run a business with her husband who is an amazing life and business partner. We go back almost a d...