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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 learning styles. Also, if you grant her access to your brain and thoughts, one day she'll be able to help you overcome some of those things you don't wish to talk about, but need to heal from. Listen to her journey and see where she is headed next!

Topics we discuss on this episode of Talking Back to theTeacher

Graduation Day

School Involvement

Junior Year and AMSTUD

No Drops, No Changes

The Best

Refusing to Learn

No Phone Zone

Diverse Learning

From Around the Way

Experiences

One Event

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

Paging Dr. Gabby

Advice

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Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast is sponsored by The Grind House Coffee Company. Small batchartisan roasted coffee roasted in the USA. With the goal to deliver coffee of the highest quality, The Grind House Coffee Company sources their coffee beans from around the world to provide a coffee experience that energizes throughoutthe day. Veteran owned! Check them out!

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ABOUT THE HOST

Education Veteran Dwayne Ham is a lifelong learner. He hasserved as a math educator for more than a decade and is presently a high school counselor. Listen as he invites lifelong friends, former students, and vibrant personalities to come and share stories and wisdom. With a podcast named forthe most egregious issues his own teacher(s) dealt with, he now encourages his students and former students to come along and “talk back” and “talk with” him.

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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 must call her in the realm of Speech &Debate... because she EATS. The entire state of Texas knows her in that space. The nation is familiar with her in that domain. And she is about to leave some longhorn-sized hoof-prints on the campus of UT Austin this fall. We have been rocking together for the past 2 years and now she is off!

Her big sis was my guest on episode 31 and this is nothing like that episode.

We spoke on everything. And I had to get in my jabs being a die-hard Buckeye fan. Anyways, Austin is getting a great addition.

In this episode we discuss graduation, Austin, Speech & Debate, mentors, and the folks who had her back throughout this journey.  

Topics we discuss on this episode of Talking Back to the Teacher:

Graduation

UT vs OSU

Impact Scholar

Age ain’t Nothin but a Number

Why UT

UT Speech and Debate

Leaving a Legacy

Crashing Out

Shep

An Army

Mentors

Graduation Day

Lola’s Episode 31 From P-Town to H-Town

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bl4DCckPRgOWfahW8REeY?si=SIx1FO9EQf2pK4o6pzp6VA

Links for this episode

Lola's Episode:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bl4DCckPRgOWfahW8REeY?si=SIx1FO9EQf2pK4o6pzp6VA⁠ 

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Supporting this Podcast:

One of the best ways you can support Talking Back to theTeacher Podcast is by rating this podcast! I would love and appreciate receiving a 5 STAR rating on whatever platform you listen to this podcast!

If you would like to financially support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwayne-ham/support

SPONSORS

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast is sponsored by The Grind House Coffee Company. Small batch artisan roasted coffee roasted in the USA. With the goal to deliver coffee of the highest quality, The Grind House Coffee Company sources their coffee beansfrom around the world to provide a coffee experience that energizes throughout the day. Veteran owned! Check them out!

https://thegrindhousecoffeecompany.com/

ABOUT THE HOST

Education veteran Dwayne Ham is a lifelong learner. He hasserved as a math educator for more than a decade and is presently a high school counselor. Listen as he invites lifelong friends, former students, and vibrant personalities to come and share stories and wisdom. With a podcast named forthe most egregious issues his own teacher(s) dealt with, he now encourages his students and former students to come along and “talk back” and “talk with” him.

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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 everything she manifested and more.  She will tell you this is the man she always dreamed of doing life with. She will ALSO tell you that she manifested me as her teacher (Who Knew?)

Class of 2009!!!

Topics we discuss on this episode of Talking Back to the Teacher:

“I Didn’t Like High School”

Sock Capital & Sock Mills

Alabama to Florida

College Friends

Risa’s Epic Wedding

Flying With Babies

SPC & USF?

ASL

Meeting Justin

Mom Life

Sunny-Side Up

A Dedicated Daddy

SAHM

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 A Sock Mill Story

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Supporting this Podcast:

One of the best ways you can support Talking Back to theTeacher Podcast is by rating this podcast! I would love and appreciate receiving a 5 STAR rating on whatever platform you listen to this podcast!

If you would like to financially support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwayne-ham/support

SPONSORS

Talking Back to the Teacher Podcast is sponsored by The Grind House Coffee Company. Small batch artisan roasted coffee roasted in the USA. With the goal to deliver coffee of the highest quality, The Grind House Coffee Company sources their coffee beans from around the world to provide a coffee experience that energizes throughout the day. Veteran owned! Check them out!

https://thegrindhousecoffeecompany.com/

 ABOUT THE HOST

Education Veteran Dwayne Ham is a lifelong learner. He has served as a math educator for more than a decade and is presently a high school counselor. Listen as he invites lifelong friends, former students, and vibrant personalities to come and share stories and wisdom. With a podcast named for the most egregious issues his own teacher(s) dealt with, he now encourages his students and former students to come along and “talk back” and “talk with” him.

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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 Michigan would trigger me, naturally because I am an Ohio State fan. But it's all love. We met her senior year in Florida, and she was a solid athlete in Michigan, and then came back down to Florida for a while and finished high school here.

So our journey began in Portable 3 in my Algebra II class and it has morphed into what where we are now. Two adults who serve children in their own capacity. My population is juniors and seniors in high school. Her population is students with autism and she is absolutely phenomenal. 

We discuss the privilege athletes have in high school, what happens when you get caught in a big fat lie in my class,choosing adoption as a wonderful option for children, life, marriage, faith and more.  

Topics we discuss on this episode of Talking Back to theTeacher

Detroit Lions Regular Season

Adoption

Michigan

High School in Florida

Useless Math

Good Student, Good Athlete

Being Known

School Daze

Hammer’d

Friendship

Marriage

Links for this episode

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Supporting this Podcast:

 One of the best ways you can support Talking Back to theTeacher Podcast is by rating this podcast! I would love and appreciate receiving a 5 STAR rating onwhatever platform you listen to this podcast!

If you would like to financially support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwayne-ham/support

SPONSORS

Talking Back to theTeacher Podcast is sponsored by The Grind House Coffee Company. Small batch artisan roasted coffee roasted in the USA. With the goal to deliver coffee of the highest quality, The Grind House Coffee Company sources their coffee beansfrom around the world to provide a coffee experience that energizes throughout the day. Veteran owned! Check them out!

https://thegrindhousecoffeecompany.com/

ABOUT THE HOST

Education Veteran Dwayne Ham is a lifelong learner. He hasserved as a math educator for more than a decade and is presently a high school counselor. Listen as he invites lifelong friends, former students, and vibrant personalities to come and share stories and wisdom. With a podcast named forthe most egregious issues his own teacher(s) dealt with, he now encourages his students and former students to come and “talk back” and “talk with” him.

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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 still spend in the Dallas area. Texas has been good to her and her family, and we dive right into that in the conversation.

Viri and her husband are both entrepreneurs so please check out their businesses and sites below. Topics we discuss and cover during this interview:

• Still feel like a Freshman

• Props to Teachers

• Raising Children

• A Whole Wife

• Lash.ology_

• Denny and Parenting

Viri’s Business

Lashology by Viridiana Marquez

Email: [email protected]

Site: https://lashology01.square.site

IG: @Lash.ology_

(469) 602-6370

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Denny Vasquez

Eleven 11 Concrete & Solutions

“Because We’re The One’s”

Commercial and Residential Services

For inquiries, contact Denny Marquez

(504) 408-9128

[email protected]

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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 Episode 30: ⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dwayne-ham/episodes/Episode-30-My-Favorite-Final-Exam-e2cuq9k/a-aan7ti8⁠

• A Present and Pregnant Mama

• Best Friends Alyssa and Erin

• English Majors Run in the Family (Generations of Teachers)

• Finishing college early

• Moving with the Military

• Double Nole         

• Japan

• 2020 Emergency Management & Emergencies

• Another Little Fellas is Coming

• Becoming Deputy Director

• Full House

• Jan 2009 House Party

• Emergency Response Duties

• Emulating Mommy

• Hot Chocolate

Relevant Articles

https://www.floridadisaster.org/dem/Executive-directors-office/

https://www.floridabar.org/about/section/profile/?num=122527

Overpayments article

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/state/2025/01/08/florida-lawsuit-overpayment-covid-trinity-health-care-services/77508722007/

Linda McMahon's Plan as it aligns with the plan of the current president of the United States and his agenda.

The Secretary of Education

Earn Your Leisure

Dismantling the Department of Education

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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 mom, Aimey Washmon, the hot teacher! Ever thought of studying abroad or living outside ofthe U.S.? If so, this episode is for you. Listen to her journey and see where she is headed next!

Topics we discuss on this episode of Talking Back to theTeacher

Greenwich, London

Where is home, truly?

No Halls with the Hot Mom

College in London

The Year of Critters

Published Author

Fantasy Worlds

Story-writing

An Archeologist

Consuming Culture

TikTok Overseas

Political Climate

Dual Citizenship

Links for this episode:

Places Mentioned in this Podcast:

Harper Collins

Penguin Books

Social Impact at Penguin

The Trafalgar Tavern- https://www.trafalgartavern.co.uk/

The Trafalgar Tavern Menu as recommended by Hannah B

 https://www.trafalgartavern.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TT-Pub-Menu-Jan-25-copy.pdf

Location:

The Trafalgar TavernPark Row, London,Royal Greenwich, SE10 9NW

The Gipsy Moth

https://www.thegipsymothgreenwich.co.uk/#/

The Sunday Menu if you join me overseas for the Browns game.https://www.thegipsymothgreenwich.co.uk/food/roasts#/