💥 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re joined by our longtime friend, fellow teacher, and science class survivor: Mike.

Together, we dive into the weird and wonderful reasons Mike became a science teacher, decode the secret language educators use to plan happy hour without tipping off the students, and taste-test some science "snacks" that should absolutely not be eaten.

Plus: graphic tees that shouldn’t count as throwbacks, what 10th grade smells like (it’s not good), and a Ted’s Time Machine segment that sends us back to ninth grade science, questionable experiments, and more evidence that this show should not be used for professional development.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Mike’s origin story: from student to science teacher

– Secret code phrases teachers use for “let’s get drinks”

– Graphic tees and the Gen Z delusion of nostalgia

– A Ted’s Time Machine trip to confirm (or debunk) past episodes

– Eating weird “science lab” foods… live

– What smells like 10th grade? Spoiler: You already know.

– High school flashbacks, questionable taste tests, and peak classroom chaos

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because every school has at least one science teacher with a story, every teacher crew has a happy hour code, and every hallway has a smell you’ll never forget. This episode blends teacher origin stories, nostalgia, chaos, and cafeteria-adjacent trauma — all in one weirdly wonderful conversation.

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✅ Next Week’s Teaser:

Let’s just say Dave may have started a new letter-writing campaign… and it’s not to a glue company this time.

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💥This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, things get deeply unhinged… again.

We’re unpacking the strange duality of students who are somehow mean and kind at the same time, taking a Ted’s Time Machine trip back to cafeteria days, and watching in real-time horror as Dave unveils his newest party favor invention: full meals in homemade push pop form. That’s right — Crab Rangoon. In. A. Push. Pop. And that’s not even the worst one.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Why students are the most emotionally confusing humans on Earth

– Cafeteria chaos flashbacks: square pizza, chocolate milk cartons, and social hierarchy

– Ted’s Time Machine lands in lunchroom politics and tray-stacking trauma

– Dave’s Push Pop Culinary Lineup™ — featuring General Tso’s, white rice, chicken parm, and more

– Existential regret, laughter, and mild gagging as we try them live

– Reluctant party favor endorsements from Ted & Goose

– Classic chaotic teacher therapy that’s somehow oddly heartwarming

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because you’ve never heard someone describe Chicken Parmesan like it’s a popsicle. This episode is equal parts nostalgia, cafeteria PTSD, and deeply unserious innovation. And let’s be real — teachers deserve push pops… just maybe not these.

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What’s the weirdest school lunch you ever had? Ever received a backhanded compliment from a student that lowkey made your day? What push pop meal would you invent? Drop it in the comments — we might feature your ideas in a future episode!

✅ Next Week’s Teaser: We’re already planning Episode 23. There will be feelings. And probably another food crime.

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💥 Teachers are dramatic. Admin emails are unhinged. And yes — Dave gave Ted Power of Attorney.

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Non-Professional Development Podcast, where New Year energy meets unfiltered chaos.

This week, the whole crew is back and somehow still recovering from Spamalot. We argue over who’s more dramatic (teachers or students), reflect on heartwarming classroom moments that reignited our spark post-break, and then completely lose it during a Try Not to Laugh challenge involving real, ridiculous administrator/parent requests.

Plus: Dave makes a legally questionable Monopoly decision, Ted gets nostalgic about fluoride rinse, and we recap the Top 5 Ted’s Time Machine moments of 2025, based on the reactions of Dave and Mark (aka Producer Goose) when they were first discussed in previous episodes.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Ted and Dave go to Spamalot… and immediately regret it

– Who’s more dramatic: teachers or students? (Spoiler: Yes)

– Dave’s Monopoly meltdown = Ted becomes Power of Attorney??

– Reflective moments & real talk about classroom joy after break

– Ted’s Time Machine: Top 5 throwbacks of 2025

– The Try Not to Laugh challenge: holding water in our mouths while reading absurd parent/administrator emails (we failed. hard.)

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because this is the only education podcast where you’ll hear about wild peacocks as mascots, legal power transfers due to board games, and teachers gagging while reading real emails aloud. Equal parts chaos and catharsis, this episode is our love letter to teacher resilience — and our ongoing descent into madness.

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Have you ever had to hold back laughter during a real admin meeting? Got a wild school memory that deserves a Time Machine spotlight? Tell us in the comments — we might feature it in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 22 is loading… and honestly, we’re not ready either.

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💥🎉 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re kicking off the new year the only way we know how — with weird dreams, questionable food choices, and a deep dive into the Oxford Dictionary.

From New Year’s resolutions we absolutely won’t keep, to Ted’s unhinged dream universe, to the only word that ends in “mt” (dreamt), this episode spirals fast. Things only get worse when Dave brings in quail eggs for Ted and Mark (Producer Goose) to try… and yes, it ends exactly how you think it does.

🎧 What to Expect:

– New Year resolutions and immediate disappointment

– The Oxford Dictionary and Dave’s very serious beef with it

– Ted’s wild dreams that feel a little too real

– A quail egg tasting that becomes a full‑blown disaster

– Ted’s Time Machine throws it back to school fair projects and peak creativity

– Dave fires up the typewriter to write Oxford a strongly‑worded letter

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because nothing says “fresh start” like arguing about grammar, reliving school fair glory days, and realizing quail eggs were a mistake. This episode is part word nerd chaos, part nostalgia trip, and part food‑based regret.

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What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had? Ever try a food you immediately regretted? Did you crush your school fair project or completely flame out? Drop it in the comments — we might feature it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 21 is coming… and the chaos is already scheduled.

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💥🎉 Holiday Chaos Pt. 2: All Hosts, All Unhinged.

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, the gang’s finally all back together — Ted, Dave, and Producer Goose (Mark) — for a second helping of holiday mayhem, complete with popcorn trauma, New Year’s party outfits, and a surprising amount of math anxiety.

From unwanted Christmas gifts and Crow Dave’s holiday persona, to snow day letdowns and a throwback multiplication test showdown, this episode is overflowing with seasonal chaos, questionable nostalgia, and a fresh batch of teacher spiraling.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Dave is a crow now. That’s not a joke.

– Ted’s Time Machine: floppy disks, 50-question math tests, and traumatic typing memories

– Unpacking the “tales of the glories” in weird holiday songs

– Teacher holiday burnout and the grind of “resting” over break

– The return of popcorn… and Ted’s ongoing war against it

– New Year's energy, episode snacks, and producer-level regret

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because holiday break for teachers is never actually restful, Crow Dave might be your new favorite holiday icon, and there’s no better way to wrap up the year than with a room full of educators spiraling over popcorn, math tests, and the emotional minefield of re-gifted candles.

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What’s the worst holiday gift you’ve ever gotten? Did you ever bomb the 50-question multiplication test? Are you Team Popcorn or Team Ted? Drop it all in the comments — we might feature it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

We survive the holiday break (barely)… but what’s next?

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🎄 💥 Ted & Goose Take Over: Holiday Mayhem, Snow Day Roulette & No Dave in Sight?!

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, Ted and Goose (aka Producer Mark) are flying solo while Dave’s off vacationing — which means one thing: absolutely no rules.

From chaotic holiday songs and questionable Christmas movie logic to the adrenaline-filled rush of snow day roulette, we’re diving deep into the weirdest parts of winter break teacher life. Plus: a Ted’s Time Machine segment all about the golden age of library class — Mavis Beacon, keyboard covers, and the mysterious Dewey Decimal System.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Zero Dave, maximum holiday chaos

– Breaking down the strangest holiday lyrics (why is that reindeer’s nose so bright?)

– Snow Day Roulette™: the teacher version of winning the lottery

– Live updates from the news crawl, school closings, and emotional whiplash

– Ted’s Time Machine throws it back to library class, silent keyboards & typing tests

– Mavis Beacon, card catalogs, and Goose’s obsession with library chairs

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because nothing captures the teacher experience like watching the 5am news hoping for a snowflake emoji next to your school name — or arguing whether “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” belongs in the holiday canon. This episode is cozy chaos, classic rants, and just the right amount of Dewey Decimal drama.

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What's your favorite snow day memory? Ever fall asleep watching the closings crawl? Did your library class scar you or save you? Drop it in the comments — you might hear it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Dave returns. Probably. With more questions than answers.

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💥 REWIND ALERT! This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re opening the vault to release one of our earliest, most chaotic unreleased episodes — and it’s got everything: DIY bathroom hacks, traumatic school bells, and a strong case for why Oregon Trail should count as social studies.

Come relive the absolute madness of our early pod energy as we dive into the now-legendary “teacher bidet” story, revisit the glory (and gossip) of the faculty lounge, and hop in Ted’s Time Machine for a trip back to minty swish mouthwash and pixelated computer games.

🎧 What to Expect:

– The true origin of Dave’s teacher bidet (it’s worse than you think)

– Faculty lounge etiquette, beef, and microwave politics

– A passionate rant about the exact tone of school bells

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with a vengeance: Swish mouthwash & early '90s tech

– Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and the golden era of classroom computers

– Unfiltered nonsense from a time before we had any structure (or shame)

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because every teacher podcast needs a flashback episode full of questionable hygiene, nostalgic trauma, and unsolicited opinions on middle school hallway behavior. This is peak early NPD chaos — raw, ridiculous, and kind of beautiful.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

Did your school have the terrifying Swish mouthwash program? Ever get truly invested in Carmen Sandiego? What’s your most unhinged faculty lounge moment? Drop it all in the comments — we might read it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 18 is coming… and we promise it's just as weird (maybe weirder).

#TeacherPodcast #EducationHumor #TeacherBidet #CarmenSandiego #OregonTrail #NPDpodcast #NonProfessionalDevelopment #FacultyLoungeChaos #SwishMouthwash #TimeMachineTeaching #TeacherLife #PodcastComedy #ThrowbackEpisode

💥 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, Ted and Dave are unsupervised. No producer. No structure. Just pure, unfiltered teacher chaos.

From reliving the emotional rollercoaster that was high school homecoming, to traumatizing flashbacks of the dreaded one-mile run, and even more Ted’s Time Machine nonsense — this episode is a caffeine-fueled mix of gym shorts, slow dances, and bad decisions.

🎧 What to Expect:

– The podcast goes off the rails (we warned you)

– High school homecoming memories, dance floor awkwardness & faculty regrets

– The pain, lies, and misplaced optimism of the 1-mile run fitness test

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with more nostalgic chaos

– Thanksgiving thoughts, chaotic hosts, and no adult supervision

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because everyone remembers “running” the mile and somehow finishing last but alive.

And because sometimes, the best PD is just laughing about your worst gym class memory while two unhinged teachers spiral in real-time.

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What’s your worst gym class flashback? Ever supervise a dance that went totally sideways? Drop your story in the comments — we might feature it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 17 is already unraveling... and there might be karaoke involved. Maybe.

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💥 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re going full chaos mode with some of the most unhinged Would You Rather scenarios in teacher history, a virtual reality screen cast gone terribly wrong, and a reminder that mitochondria is still the powerhouse of the cell… allegedly.

Also: hospital visits, identity confusion, and educational bluffing at its finest. If you’ve ever had a student ask a question you didn’t know the answer to and just made something up with confidence, this one’s for you.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Would You Rather: Teacher Edition takes a dark, hilarious turn

– ER visits vs. VR nightmares: a cautionary tech tale

– The truth (or lie?) about the mitochondria

– Bluffing your way through lessons like a seasoned professional

– Ted’s Time Machine returns for more unhinged educational throwbacks

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because sometimes teaching feels like live-action improv, sometimes tech ruins your life, and sometimes you just scream “MITOCHONDRIA” because you forgot what else to say.

This episode blends classroom comedy with existential confusion — and somehow makes it relatable.

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Ever bluff your way through a lesson? Have a tech disaster mid-class? What’s YOUR favorite random educational “truth” no one ever questioned? Drop your stories in the comments — we might feature them in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 16 is on the way… and we may or may not be teaching a full lesson using only AI-generated facts.

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💥 Sub Plans, Pet Hamsters, & the Exclamation Point Dilemma | NPD Podcast Ep. 14

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re spiraling through everything from substitute teacher disasters to the number of exclamation points that will (or won’t) get you fired in a staff email.

Also on the docket: medieval hygiene facts (you’re not ready), Ted’s standing ovation moment, and a Ted’s Time Machine segment that sends us straight into the world of classroom pets and ferret-related trauma. This episode has everything: rodents, rants, and real teacher appreciation.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Unhinged substitute teacher plans and the chaos they leave behind

– Whether three exclamation points is too many (or not enough)

– Medieval bathing routines you’ll wish you never heard

– Ted accidentally getting a standing ovation (yes, really)

– Classroom pets, emotional support snakes, and hamster heartbreak

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because we’ve all written “Thanks!!!” and immediately regretted it. Whether you're the cool teacher with a lizard, the one writing apology notes to your sub, or just barely holding it together, this episode will make you feel extremely seen.

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What’s the weirdest sub note you’ve ever read? Ever gotten a standing ovation by accident? What’s your class pet horror story? Drop it all in the comments — we might feature it in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 15 is coming fast — and we’re not emotionally prepared for where it’s going.

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