Podcasts

Explore our collection of podcasts featuring conversations about education, equity, and innovation.

Freedom Friday

It’s Freedom Friday, and you’re still not free, but hopefully you’ll be a bit closer after an hour with Chris Stewart, CEO and Chief Advocate for EdPost, and Sharif El-Mekki, CEO for Center for Black Educator Development.

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

Ed Post and the Center for Black Educator Development combine forces to deliver the essential podcast on developing a strong Black educator pipeline to ensure our students have the representation they deserve.

Always Learning

The podcast where curiosity never retires and knowledge is always in session. Engaging with thinkers, creators, and educators who remind us that our capacity to learn is boundless. Let’s not forget that learning is not confined to youth; it’s a lifelong journey.

Across Colors

Across Colors is a limited series from Ed Post on how parents and educators from across the country are pushing to make schools better and more equal places for children to learn and grow. Hosted by Tanzina Vega.

Teach the Babies

Season one of Teach the Babies with Dr. David J. Johns examines the impact of one arguably among the most consequential Supreme Court cases, Brown vs the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

Ed Post Conversations

We’re tired of the same old ideas in education, and so are you. Our diverse range of guests bring fresh ideas and stories that challenge, surprise and inspire.

School Disrupted

School Disrupted is a ground-breaking podcast by Spelligent that challenges the flaws of the one-size-fits-all education model. Hosted by Toni Barton, this first of its’ kind series features thought-provoking conversations with prominent educators, caregivers, and students to discuss the untold reality of our current schooling system and how it is failing students who don’t “fit in a box” or are unique in ability.

Leader to Leader

In Leader to Leader, host Darryl Cobb, President of the Charter School Growth Fund, sits down with exceptional school leaders from the charter school community, unpacking not only their successes, but also the profound personal stories that compel them to lead.


Recent Podcast Episodes

The Impact of Parents on Our Education System (ft. Keri Rodrigues and Maritza Guridy)

Keri Rodrigues and Maritza Guridy explain how parents can impact the education system and the importance of parent-centered spaces in education.

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Charlie Cobb Jr., Dr. Zoharah Simmons, Dr. Charles Payne on BTBEP

Black Liberation Through Education: The Fight Continues

Charlie Cobb Jr., Dr. Zoharah Simmons and Dr. Charles Payne join the show to discuss education activism.

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Recruiting, Revitalizing, and Retaining Teachers of Color (ft. Devin Morris)

Devin Morris, Co-Founder of ‘The Teachers’ Lounge,’ discusses the importance of teacher diversity and educational equity.

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S2E41: Technology Mentorship, Entrepreneurship and ‘Hidden Genius’ (ft. Brandon Nicholson)

Brandon Nicholson, CEO of The Hidden Genius Project, joins BTBEP to talk about the impact of technology, entrepreneurship, and mentorship on Black boys.

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Shayna Terrell of the Center for Black Educator Development and Dr. Greg Carr, Professor at Howard University

S2E40: America and the Debt She Owes (Ft. Dr. Greg Carr)

Dr. Greg Carr joins us to honor the life, legacy, and lessons of activist Randall Robison, author of The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks.

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Servant Leadership, Humanity and Education (ft. Ericka Huggins & Sharif El-Mekki)

Black Panther, Ericka Huggins, and CEO of CBED Sharif El-Mekki talk women in leadership, youth activism, and inspiring community action.

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The Politics of Building a Black Educator Pipeline (Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland)

Author and professor Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland helps us understand the tie between politics and education.

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E13: Educators Targeted by Partisan Attacks Can Now Get Help (Ft. Heather Harding)

Partisan attacks on public education and educators are on the rise.

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S1E7: They Carried Us: Black Women Who Built the Black Teacher Pipeline

Celebrating Black Women leaders who built and continue to build the Black Teacher Pipeline.

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E12: Post Pandemic Reading Recovery For Young Learners (Ft. Susan Lambert)

The youngest learners have yet to regain the grounds they lost during pandemic school closures.

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S2E38: African-American Studies Is Not Just for Higher Education (ft. Dr. Ifetayo Flannery)

Dr. Ifetayo Flannery, Chair of Africology and African American Studies at Temple, joins us to discuss the impact of Black Studies and Black Psychology.

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E11: Industry Partners Bring Career and Technical Education Into the 21st Century (Ft. Cory Torppa)

Skyrocketing college costs have sparked a renewed interest in career and technical education.

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