This week Jimmy talks with his husband Dr. Adam Carter.  He is a professor of counseling at Northern Illinois University, a licensed counselor, and a specialist in children's grief counseling.  They discuss the importance of representation in the work we do in the classroom and on stage, strategies to support queer students and teachers, and the meaning of being an ally.  This is part 3 of a 3-part series for PRIDE month.

This week Jimmy talks with teacher and playwright Briandaniel Oglesby and BFA Acting major Alex Faulkner about their experiences being an out queer teacher and out gender non-binary student.  They discuss original works that deal with LGBTQIA  topics with middle school students and new works that challenge the norm.  This is part 2 of a 3-part series for PRIDE month.

This week Jimmy chats with out queer theatre teachers Harry Culpepper and Annaliisa Ahlman about their experiences as out queer teachers, professional organizations, and representation in the work they do with their students.  This is part 1 of a 3-part series for PRDE month!

This week Jimmy talks with his mentor Matt Webster.  Matt has been a touring artist for children, a theatre education professor, a high school teacher, a consultant for Drama Teacher Academy at Theatrefolk, an actor, a director, a playwright, and a dad!  He brings lots of great advice and food for thought for theatre teachers and theatre education majors this week from his years of experience!

In this episode Jimmy talks to the inaugural Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education winner Corey Mitchell.  Corey shares his stories, experiences, and words of hope for theatre educators and the profession as a whole!  

This week Jimmy talks with Marisa Brady, a middle school theatre teacher in Chandler, Arizona.  She talks about her love for middle schoolers, student travel, parent booster clubs, and much more!  

This week Jimmy talks with progressive alt-ed teacher from Texas, Briandaniel Oglesby.  Listen in to hear about how this playwright and teacher uses devised theatre to create cutting edge and relevant work with his middle and high school students at Skybridge Academy.

This week Jimmy speaks to Cyndi Bringer, a middle school theatre teacher in Illinois AND Ashleigh Worley, Director of Education at Luther Burbank Center of the Arts in California.  These teachers bring us stories and experiences about special needs, exploratory rotations, and working in non-traditional theatre education careers and working with teaching artists.

This week Jimmy talks with one of his theatre education students about his experiences so far as a transfer student, involvement on campus, self-care, and diversity in the classroom.  

This week Jimmy talks to North Carolina theatre teacher Ruthie Tutterow.  She discusses her work in K12 and university teaching, working with community organizations, musical theatre, and a unique experience she and her students participate in with Lincoln Center.