It is hard to argue that empowering students to make personally and socially responsible life choices both in and beyond the gymnasium is a commendable goal of physical education. It seems, however, that such outcomes are a bye-product of a skills-focused curriculum and not a deliberate and taught aspect of our subject. In other words, we don’t strive to cause affective learning as much as we hope they will happen. This podcast explores these issues through its consideration of Kevin Richards and colleagues 2019 paper “Combining the Skill Themes Approach with Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility to Teach Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education from the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.