This week, a crumbling Flake somehow turns into a full conversation about childhood, school life, and the packed lunches that still haunt us.

We revisit frozen sandwiches made on Sunday nights, budget crisps in blank packaging, and the strange mix of shame and comedy that existed in every school canteen.

We’ve also reached Episode 7 — the point where many podcasts quietly disappear into “podfade.” Instead, we talk about what it’s actually like launching a teacher podcast: obsessively refreshing Spotify stats for tiny dopamine hits, experimenting with Instagram clips, abandoning an X account, neglecting a lonely Facebook page, and trying to grow a very small YouTube following.

Then things take an unexpected turn.

Students were never the target audience, yet they’ve become the fastest people to find the podcast — quoting clips back to us, asking for high fives in the corridor, and even attempting to negotiate detentions.

If you enjoy funny, honest conversations about teaching, secondary education, classroom culture, and the internet colliding with school life, this episode’s for you.

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