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There’s some listener mail: a sub who was given shitty lesson plans and a toxic hall pass, an argument with a relative over Christmas, sick leave controversies in Chicago Public Schools, and a question about the best and worst movie teachers. The hosts look through New York Magazine’s suggestions for the best Christmas gifts for teachers and yep there’s a damn coffee mug. Then finally there’s some surprise news about the spring trimester coming March 10, 2025. 

Here’s the link to the article covered: 
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-teacher-gift-ideas.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=h5d&utm_campaign=h_st_00438&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA9k5E7Bev1nEQHKPJCOsWapUycBLX&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4rK8BhD7ARIsAFe5LXIQSYWpJwdKYv0aym7CTa9sEsrnlMnaq_dtb4E8WAIVZZYX5BjXaDYaAgQgEALw_wcB 

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 Billy Bob Thornton is yelling at students and worried about his coaching career in our pick this week. A far cry from Sling Blade and eating biscuits with mustard on them. This is a sports film, the hosts favorite genre, and it has it all: Boobies, child abuse, duct tape, an injured cheerleader, money spent on football stadiums that are used 7 times a season, 30 year olds hosting high school parties, passive aggressive townspeople, openly aggressive townspeople, knee injuries, more Boobies, Boobie going to prison, coin tosses at truck stops, and a silent Connie Britton. 

Exit Ticket: Justin has another rant. This ones about elementary wrestlers whose parents withhold food from them so they can make their weight class. Parents of the year for sure. 

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The allegations surrounding the star of the show conflicted the hosts as they truly love the show. And what’s to love about a gay teacher stirring things up at a high school? PTSD, insane workout routines, burnt french fries, sugar sprinkles, mean moms, the NEA, a butt grab, the horror book club of 2015, a stand mixer prize, bad principal advice, a rat chasing a snake, powderpuff ennui, drag queens, Pattle LaBelle reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” stolen office media, and 80s music. 

Exit Ticket: From the halls of Reddit, a gay teacher was harassed with Bible verses. Something, unfortunately, queer people deal with all the time. Stories are shared. 

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Well this turd was picked again by Justin and pee-yew. What happens when Julia Stiles tries to dance hip-hop? Mom drives head on into a semi to avoid having to watch her, for one; and white privilege, Project Runway challenges in the back of a Buick, Truman Capote, cafeteria smoking lounges, “Ghetto Cowboy” requests, girl fights, balance beams in underserved schools, Olivia Pope, furniture store dance studios, white girl braid work, a Trading Spaces room make-over, drive-bys with exploding trunks, and gay judges impressed by mediocrity. 

Exit Ticket: Dance movies became their own genre in a way, but what are the top dance films of all time? We have a list. Are your favorites there? 

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Mr. Moore seems to be the most accurate portrayal of an educator this far in the pod, but his students on the other hand. Sheesh. Get ready for Russian stereotypes, the pimping of a red-head, Quiet on the Set: the Dark Side of Children’s TV, the inability to navigate NYC, Coma by Robin Cook, Jamiroquai, bad quiz bowl questions, The Exorcist, too many glass windows for a classroom, two hot messes, a hidden camera, and sticky office supplies. 

Exit Ticket: What’s the difference between Russian and American schools? Well it’s not the hacking and social media misinformation courses. 

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 Miss Beadle was a mess. If she wasn’t falling out of a carriage, she was releasing her students to die in a blizzard. Along the way, we encounter dumb Able, dumb Carrie, popcorn sex, Charles’s fine ass, that bitch Mrs. Olsen, that bitch Nelly, clay voodoo dolls, a lesson in spelling three letter words, students drunk on whiskey and high on opium, a calendar Christmas gift in need of a trashcan, a shed almost catching on fire, pissed off widows, and Linus telling us the reason for the season. 

Exit Ticket: The Blizzard episode was based on a real incident from 1888 and Ronnie has all the details. Would you have survived? What if you had whiskey and laudanum?

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The Holdovers - What do you do when you’re tasked with watching the students stuck in an all boys school over Christmas? Well, besides staying drunk you also: enforce a daily regime, watch The Newlywed Game, break up fights, not investigate the smell of marijuana, spray yourself with Glade, give everyone Meditations as a present, visit the emergency room, lie to the medical staff, lie to a former peer about what you’re doing now-a-days, take a field trip to Boston, light cherries jubilee on the hood of your car, point out erotic pottery, and finally get in trouble with the principal. 

Exit Ticket: As we head into the Christmas break, what is some advice to pass on to teachers in need of that all too short two week respite? The hosts have some. 

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What do you do with a stubborn girl who won’t listen to reason but in the end always learns a valuable lesson? Give her a cartoon on Saturday morning TV. She also gets to watch lesbians play rugby, to hypnotize the town with synth music, illustrate white privilege, protest sexism in television, and along the way get exposed to: furry culture, brittle bone syndrome, hot dogs, the impulse to extort fame, a headline about her, the town Navajos, and trans kids. Very progressive for the 90s. 

Exit Ticket: What are the top rated Saturday morning cartoons of Ronnie and Justin’s childhoods? What are their top 10 Saturday morning television shows? 

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Justin admits fault in choosing this stinker. For a film set in a high school with a school cheer team, there is a glaringly obvious omission of adults. A homeroom teacher takes roll and that’s it. Instead we have personal money spent on a misogynistic choreographer, a not-gay boyfriend, a gay cheerleader flirting with a boy so not gay, the prolific use of the f word by non-f’s, farting brothers, so much spitting, and the weirdest cheer routine ever. 

Exit Ticket: Can Justin pass Ronnie’s quiz on plot points of Bring It On sequels? Give us a listen and find out.

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Justin’s favorite movie so far and Ronnie is having flashbacks to teaching the novel. Is Beth the biggest villain yet? In addition to answering that question, there is a horrible coach, Speedos, a broken plate, photography nightmares, dates at McDonalds, barking, advice from Judd Hurst, a horrible trip to Houston, awkward hugs, and a garbage disposal eating French toast. 

Exit Ticket: Justin asks us to role-play being a psychiatrist. What advice can two gays come up with? Give us a listen and find out.

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