Few weeks back, we did our first true crossover with our Philadelphia brothers Mealey and Tudisco of the Unprofessional Development podcast. We had so much fun we had to divide the session up into two episodes! They bring super-fun conversation games into the fray and what ensues is a fun but, we hope, informative and […]

Joe Truss is an utterly transformational abolitionist leader in the Bay Area, and has risen in profile as a result of #realtalk about antiracism and dismantling White supremacy culture in schools. During the course of this conversation, Dr. Truss, who received his doctorate from the TooDope University of Real Talk and Real PD, shifts our […]

It’s October, which means Count Day and countdown to hybrid in many districts across the TooDope Nation. We discuss anxieties, preparation and whether anyone is qualified to train or evaluate anyone else in this moment. Plus some teachers about upcoming guests, a brief requiem for the Nuggets, and a lil surprise about 20 minutes in.

It’s official, #TooDopeNation. Kev and Gera have lost their minds. Remote has put us in the Upside-Down. It’s a post-modern world where everything is everything, and even when we go to the building for better internet there is a lag. Gerardo and Kev play around, discuss their life in this world of #RemoteLearning and all […]

Week 3 of Remote Learning, and the fellas get together to talk about how it is. We bomb on Google Meets, find we’re still mad at School-ol-ogy–School(lol)ogy?–and go into unpopular territory in this moment: things that are actually kinda cool in remote. We share the funny stories from Twitter, the touching moments when students go […]

The boyz are back to kick off Season Five of Too Dope Teachers and a Mic, Pandemic/Uprising edition! Join us as we blow off a lil steam, talk about the adventure of Remote Teaching, and bomb on School-o-lo-gy. Plus, the answer to the Twitter question of the day: could current Kev and Gera beat up […]

On this, the 50th day of summer, we sit with three of the founding members of the upstart Attorneys and Educators for Racial and Social Justice (AESRJ), as they share their stories of being called to educational and legal justice in these challenging and complex times. Monica, Germaine, and Anne speak openly of their experiences […]

Prepare yourself. Track 7 of our Revolution Summer Mixtape features the prolific creator Dr. Courthney Russell, former medical doctor, and founder of WeUp and A2H2, which seek to connect BIPOC to entrepreneurial and medical access in these hard times. We have an energetic and inspirational discussion which is one part Tavis Smiley, one part Washington […]

During our conversation with youth activists from Denver and Flint, recent graduate and youth leader Eeshyia King stated that “I don’t consider myself an activist. I am actiVATED.” This important distinction guided our conversation with youth who are not “waiting their turn” to be seen and heard. Along with the student hosts of the Know […]

A few weeks ago, Jordan Huerta, history teacher and coach of softball and basketball at Tattnall County High School in Georgia, was informed that he would be suspended from coaching this coming school year, citing “Racially charged banter” on his social media page. The school has no social media policy for teachers, and the word […]