unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students
By Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
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Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male, a gender gap that has serious ramifications for male students - who often face DISPROPORTIONATE disciplinary action.
This podcast is for male educators who want to embody a necessary change in schools, via healthy social-emotional outcomes. Come away with actionable lesson plans, relatable stories, and a renewed purpose.
The US Surgeon General says the mental health of our youth is the "crisis of our time." Male educators are uniquely positioned to address this - because real men teach.
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#87 | Stop Shaming Boys: A Better Way to Talk About Masculinity w/ Chris Hemmings
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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#86 | You Are Not Alone: Trust, Mentorship, and The Power of Showing up w/ Ray Seol
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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#85 | Hip-hop Lessons for Life and Learning w/ David Spellmon
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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#84 | Your Words Can Build—or Burn w/ Maurice McDavid
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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#83 | Behind the High Performer: What We Hide Behind the Mask w/ Ron Rapatalo
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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#82 | Behind the Confidence: Let Kids Learn To Live w/ Dr. Ray Boyd
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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#81 | Leading With Compassion w/ Joshua Stamper
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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#80 | Beyond The Mask: What Education Owes The World w/ Professor Richard Weissbourd
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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#79 | Behind the Mask: The Masks We Wear, the History We Carry w/ Dr. Frederick Gooding Jr.
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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#78: More Than One Way to Be a Man: Redefining Masculinity w/ Gabriel Mizunaka
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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#77: Student Rights Aren't Optional: Why Student Rights Can't Be Left to Chance w/ Preston Cary Green III
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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#76: The Power of Questioning: Why Critical Thinking Must Belong to Everyone w/ Colin Seale
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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#75: What Does It Mean to Be Black in America’s Schools? w/ Brian Rashad Fuller
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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#74: Hope Dealers and Possibility: Reimagining What Young People Can Become w/ Hasan Davis
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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#73: From Survival to Purpose: The Courage to Uncover Your Light w/ Steve Sapourn
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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#72: What Happens When the Hope-Giver Needs Hope? w/ Chase Mielke
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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#71 | Helping Kids Feel Safe Enough to Connect w/ Fernando Deveras
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May 26, 2026 |
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#70 | If You Didn’t Start Yesterday, Start Today — w/ Nigel Williams
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May 19, 2026 |
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#69 | Are You In or Are You Out? — w/ Jay Wamsted
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May 12, 2026 |
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#68 | Does Your Teaching Match Who’s in the Room? — w/ Principal Baruti Kafele
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May 05, 2026 |
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#E67 | Clyde Cole on Emotional Safety, Authentic Leadership, and Helping Students Take the Risk to Trust
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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#E66 | Bishop Foreman on Transformational Teaching, Leadership, and Teaching for Real Impact
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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#65 | Alexander Kopelman on Authenticity, Creativity, and Helping Children Stay Real
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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#64 | Jason Biehl on White Discomfort, Belonging, and the Work of Healing
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#63 | Real Men Teach, Retaining Male Educators, & Strong Friends Still Need Help w/ Curtis Valentine
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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#62 | Breathwork, Calm, & Impacting Lives - with Shalin Desai
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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#61 | 57 Pounds: Healing Myself While Fighting for Our Young People
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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#60 | School Social Work, Grief, & the Boundaries That Keep You in the Work - with Justin Martinez
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#59 | The Mentorship Lineage of Black Male Educators: Jacob Cory Gold, Dr. Willie Williams, Reginald Williams — Belief, Masks, and the Seeds That Outlive You
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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#58 | “Recruiting Someone Back to the Scene of a Crime”: Sharif El-Mekki, Black Men in Education, & the Work Schools Avoid
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#57 | From “I Never Wanted to Teach” to Transforming 50+ Schools: Kyle Sumrow, Robby Cobbs, & the Real Work Behind EdTech
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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#56 | ICE, Alex Pretti, & Emotional Landmines: What Our Students Are Carrying (and What Schools Can Do Now)
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#55 | Show Your Work: Language, Masculinity, and the Future of Learning – w/ Dr. Mark Anthony Neal – Professor, Duke University
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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#54 | Heart Before Head: The Emotional Work Behind Academic Success – w/ Dr. Calvin J. Hadley – Assistant Provost, Howard University
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#53 | You’re Worth the Pause: Building Brave Spaces for Black Male Educators – w/ Ayodele Harrison – Founder, BMEsTalk
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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#52 | Why Not Today? (Dr. Steve Perry’s Wake-Up Call for Educators)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#51 | What’s Behind the Smile? What Young Men Are Really Carrying – Data, Masks & the Crisis of Emotional Safety
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Don't Ignore It: What a 30-day cleanse taught me about educators, self-care, and the state of our boys
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Compassion and Dignity for Educators: The key to changing school communities - w/ Dr. Bill Penuel
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Students are Leaving Their Work BLANK - Here’s Why
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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How to Start Your Next Semester: Practical Advice from a 7-Year Teaching Veteran - w/ Nicholas Ward - Educator, Mentor, Sports Connoisseur
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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#50 | Building Classrooms Where Students & Teachers Thrive – w/ Dr. Maurice J. Elias – Rutgers University SEL Pioneer
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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#49 | What I Learned From Hosting the Young Men’s Conference: Community, Vulnerability & Planting Seeds for 2026
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#48 | Teaching Through Fear, Faith & Forgiveness – w/ Dr. José Luis Vilson – EduColor Executive Director
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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#47 | Behind Prison Walls: Healing, Brotherhood, and the Power of Masks w/ Gregory Robinson Jr. (Samson Correctional Institution)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#46 | Redefining Consequences: Restorative Justice, Accountability, and Healing in Schools w/ Nicholas Bradford (National Center for Restorative Justice)
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#45 | What I’ve learned from MAGA: Fighting back with positive male mentors
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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#44 | How a high school class solved SIX MURDERS and identified a SERIAL KILLER - w/ Alex Campbell (Elizabethton High School)
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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#43 | Curiosity, Critique & Courage in Education – w/ sam seidel (Stanford d.school)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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#42 | Don't Ignore It: What a 30-day cleanse taught me about educators, self-care, and the state of our boys
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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#41 | The Hidden Struggles of Educators & Students - w/ Dr. Edson Andrade - CSUF Counseling Professor
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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#40 | Students are Losing Opportunities for Productive Struggle - Here’s what you can do (feat. Jerome Hunter, Educator, Equity Consultant, Community Leader)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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#39 | Where are all the trustworthy male educators?
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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#38 | Students are Leaving Their Work BLANK - Here’s Why
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#37 | That Black Male Teacher “Hits Different” - w/ Jason Muse - SFUSD Educator
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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#36 | The Intersection of Video Games, Neurodivergence, and Good Teaching - w/ Russell Nadel, Music and Movement Educator, Composer
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#35 | How to Start the School Year: Practical Advice from a 7-Year Teaching Veteran - w/ Nicholas Ward - Educator, Mentor, Sports Connoisseur
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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#34 | If you could read your students’ minds, they’d say…
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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What Educators Get Wrong When Teaching Boys
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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An Educator and Technology Expert Keeps It Real about Our Children
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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This Educator Built a Career and a Major Following on TikTok
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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A Teacher Quits Mid-Year, So This Man Takes the Reigns of Their Classroom
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Do students think that YOU have their back? - The Critical First Step for Every Educator
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Designing School for Students who Hate School - Using Video Games & Core Values
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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#33 | What are you doing this Summer? And how can you transform your school this Fall?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#32 | The Teacher Burnout/Numb Out Spin Cycle, - w/ Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski-Hartman, Speaker, Educator, Consultant, Sociology Researcher
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#31 | This Teacher Brings Presence, Mindfulness, and Self-Love to His School - Harry Jamerson, Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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#30 | The End of a 21-year tradition? A Lesson on Self-Talk: Reading students’ letters to themselves
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May 27, 2025 |
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#29 | Diary of a Confused Educator: A Book for Teachers 21 Years in the Making
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May 20, 2025 |
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#28 | Compassion and Dignity for Educators: The key to changing school communities - w/ Dr. Bill Penuel
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May 13, 2025 |
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#27 | Powerful Teacher Rejuvenation After a School Shooting in Nashville
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May 06, 2025 |
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#26 | Schools Need Rites of Passage… Besides Graduation
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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#25 | Kyren Lacy, The White Lotus, Adolescence, Karmelo Anthony, & Masculinity in 2025 - A Teacher’s Perspective
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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#24 | Understanding the Root of Anti-Social Behaviors = Better Teaching - w/ Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#23 | The Dunning-Kruger Effect for Educators: Get your students out of a fixed mindset
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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#22 | “For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood” - w/ Justin Haas, Organizer, Educator, Anti-Oppressor Community Cultivator
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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#21 | The “Manosphere” is Expanding - Here’s a Story that Will Help Educators Lessen Its Influence
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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#20 | I’ve Been Avoiding This Story, about THIS Student
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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#19 | The Department of Education is Closing its Doors Tomorrow - Here’s What Teachers and Students Will Miss
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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#18 | The Solution to the "Manosphere": Male Educators - with Trevor Slater, Alternative Education Teacher
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#17 | Why We Need More Black Male Educators - with Carlos Moreno, Educator, Co-Executive Director | Big Picture Learning
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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#16 | Foster the Joy of Learning in Your School - w/ Roni Habib, Founder | EQ Schools, Speaker
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#15 | Project-Based Learning MISTAKES I Made - So You Don’t Have To
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#14 | School-Community Partnerships: How Male Volunteers and Mentors Completely Change the Dynamic of a School - w/ Jordan Bowman, Community Leader, Executive Director | Journeymen
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#13 | The Teaching Profession is in Danger and Educators are Quitting. Here’s Why.
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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#12 | PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: How it helps educators engage male students - w/ Justin Wells, Chief Program Officer, Envision Education
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#11 | Project 2025, Donald Trump’s next term, and how it will affect your life as an educator - w/ Jason Biehl
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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#10 | How to ADVOCATE for yourself as an educator so that the stakeholders don't tune you out
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#9 | Before I became a Teacher, I wish I knew this…
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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#8 | My TED Talk: Teach me how to be a better teacher - Data from my student body and faculty that will open your heart
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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#7 | Your LESSON PLANS will only work if you have THIS in your classroom
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#6 | Three simple practices to give your students ZEN and improve your CLASSROOM culture, climate, and belonging
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#5 | PREVENT BULLYING in your SCHOOL/your CLASSROOM, and the MENTALITY required of Educators to do so
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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#4 | Finding your WHY as an Educator: Triumphs, failures, and getting caught waiting tables outside of school
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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#3 | How to avoid teacher burnout and fall in love with being in the classroom - w/ Ray Swann
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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#2 | Ban Phones from Classrooms? Attention Spans, Teachers, & How to Redesign Schools to Reach 21st Century Students - w/ Jerome Hunter
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Trailer - Unmasking Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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#1 | The Only Black Male Educator at My School
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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212. WE’LL BE BACK on November 5th; and, what to do when someone says, “I hate myself”
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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211. Former Student, Future Educator - with Camren Stepter, Aspiring Educator from Kentucky State University
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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210. What I Learned from 20 Years of Teaching About School Shootings
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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209. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - with Matt Melvin, Author & Activist
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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208. MAJOR CHANGES, Project 2025, Department of Education, Dr. Seuss, Should Schools Take Away Phones?, and more
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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207. Prioritizing Resonance in Schools - with Roni Habib, Speaker & Founder of EQ Schools (re-release)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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206. Psychology and the Gender Evolution - with Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson, Professor, Scholar, Speaker (re-release)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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205. Education Monthly #5: New Theories on Teen Mental Health, Self-Determination, and Lessons from Miyazaki Films (Re-Release)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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204. Sonder, and the Difference between Mentoring and Teaching - with Jordan Bowman, Community Leader, Executive Director | Journeymen
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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203. Bullying, Forgiveness, and the Science Behind It - with Ryan Rigoli, Spiritual Coach & Teacher, Musician, Monk
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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202. Why Men Don’t Go to the Doctor - with John Feldkamp, Medical Student, Powerlifter, Writer, & Sober Advocate
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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201. Welcome to High School - TOTM Face to Face #24 - with Wenceslao and Demarco
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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200. Special 200th EPISODE!
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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199. Education Monthly #5: New Theories on Teen Mental Health, Self-Determination, and Lessons from Miyazaki Films
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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198. Football, Fathers, & What it Takes to be a Great Teacher
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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197. Four Years to Life - with Antwone Johnson, Author, Speaker, Coach - Growing with Diirt
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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196. A Bird in a Cage - TOTM Face to Face #23 - with Wenceslao and Lucian
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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195. Education Monthly #4: Rapid Fire Questions, Teacher Burnout, & the 20th Annual 5k Relay
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May 28, 2024 |
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194. Confronting Grief, Avoiding Grief, and Everything in Between - with Blair Daly, Writer, Advocacy Leader, Founder
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May 21, 2024 |
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193. Anniversaries: Hoop Dreams, Warrior Films, and the Ever Forward Club - with Frederick Marx, Filmmaker, Author, Public Speaker
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May 14, 2024 |
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192. Fathers, Films, and Freedom of Expression - TOTM Face to Face #22 - with Wenceslao and Andres
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May 13, 2024 |
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191. Education Monthly #3: Video Games, Core Values, and Designing School for Students who Hate School
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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190. College Roommates, Dorm Room Snakes, & Self-Esteem, with Charles Smith, Recruitment Manager, PhD Candidate, & Lifelong Learner
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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189. Self-Talk, Ketamine, Border Wars, & Everything In Between - w/ Johnny Cole, Men's Work Leader, Community Builder, Mentor
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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188. The Code-Switching Alchemist - with Wesley Spence, Entrepreneur, Barber, Clothing Designer
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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187. Trevor Taylor - on Nonviolent Communication, Process over Outcome, Think-Feel-Do, & Becoming a Leader
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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186. LIVE from SXSW! - Education Monthly #2: What’s up with young men?! / The cultural disconnect between adults and youth at schools
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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185. Talking to your Nervous System - with Matthew Sloane, Author & Men’s Group Facilitator
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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184. Performative Vulnerability - with Solomon Adams, Musician, Writer, & Educator
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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183. Does it hurt more to leave somebody or to be left? - TOTM Face to Face #21 - with Wenceslao and Ryan Louie
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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182. EDUCATION MONTHLY! - Productive struggle, trying out new lesson plans, high school vs. middle school, and staying curious
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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181. Minding the Gap (Boldness vs. Fear) - with Kevin Cho Tipton, Healthcare Reform Advocate & Military Medical Officer
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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180. Ruben Rojas, Artist - on Love and Valentine’s Day
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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179. The American Dream: TOTM Face to Face #20 - with Wenceslao and Eloy Castro
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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178. All the World’s a Stage - with Dr. Ray Swann, Teacher, Author, Host, Actor
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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177. Trevor Taylor - on Career Changes, Zip Codes, Re-Potting Plants, & Life’s Purpose
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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176. The Calm App, but for DUDES - with Jason Kyle Budahazy, Founding Creative at Mental
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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175. The Most Popular Girl in School (solo episode with Ashanti Branch)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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174. Lewis Howes and the Mask of Masculinity (RE-Release)
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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173. The Difference Between Self-Love and Self-Compassion - with Diego Estrada, Alegrador de Vidas / Brightener of Lives - Monterrey, Mėxico (RE-Release)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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172. Redemption Song - with Theo Coker-Edwards, College Athlete, Restorative Justice Advocate (RE-Release)
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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171. The Magic Sentence (that changed my life)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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170. Hours to Kill vs. Hours to Live: TOTM Face to Face #19 - with Wenceslao and Lincoln
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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169. Psychology and the Gender Evolution - with Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson, Professor, Scholar, Speaker
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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168. Connection over Perfection - with Pellegrino Riccardi, Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Author, & Communication Skills Trainer - Norway (RE-Release)
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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167. A Modern-Day Brown v. Board - with Jamarria Hall, Youth Rights Activist & Social Entrepreneur
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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166. Healthy Student-Teacher Relationships: TOTM Face to Face #18 - with Wenceslao and Mr. Craig Galvin
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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165. A Second Chance at Life - with Nick Bracks, Actor & Entrepreneur
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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164. How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds - with Justin Black, Bestselling Author: Redefining Normal
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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163. Looney Tunes - with Jeremy Grater & Zach Tucker, Hosts of The Fit Mess Podcast
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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162. Redemption Song - with Theo Coker-Edwards, College Athlete, Restorative Justice Advocate
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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161. If you had 30 days to live… TOTM Face to Face #17 - with Wenceslao and Bilal
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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160. Internal Family Systems - with Jamin Heppell, Leadership Coach, World Traveler, & Guinness World Record Participant
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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159. Gael Aitor - on Teenager Therapy and the Inner-Child
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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158. Yoga, and Finding Your Essence - with Rondy Isaac, Yoga Instructor, Life Coach
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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157. TOTM Face to Face #16: Advice from a College Student - with Wenceslao and Jordan Barragan
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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156. SPECIAL EPISODE: The Contemplative Corazón, with Julie Calderon
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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155. What Makes a Great Coach? - with Kip Ioane, Founder, TeamsOfMen
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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154.The Key to Public Speaking - with Gerry Sandusky, Speaker, Consultant, and Voice of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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153. Where Schools Are, and Where Schools Need to Be - Three Year Anniversary Special
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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152. How to Form Genuine Connections with Students - with Donovan Hall, Youth Empowerment Advocate, Educator, Coach
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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151. Leading with Love, Building Trust - with Ken Mossman, Executive and Leadership Coach, Writer, Podcaster
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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150. How to Un-learn Grind Culture - with Saed Hill, Psychologist, Speaker, Connector, Mentor
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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149. How to Get Through Heartbreak - with Manj Bahra, Transformation & Relationship Coach
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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148. TOTM Face to Face #15: Advice from a High School Graduate - w/ Wenceslao & Mohandas
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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147. What Whiteness Takes Away from White People - with David Dean, Political Educator, Speaker, & Writer
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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146. Inspiration for Late Bloomers - with Tyrone J. Dangerfield, Filmmaker
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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145. Navigating Social Self-Doubt - with Drew Barvir, Mental Health Advocate, Investor, & Entrepreneur
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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E144. TOTM Face to Face #14: A Student Learns What His Teacher Hides - with Wenceslao & Mr. John Jimenez
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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E143. The Difference Between Self-Love and Self-Compassion - with Diego Estrada, Alegrador de Vidas / Brightener of Lives - Monterrey, Mėxico
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May 30, 2023 |
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E142. How Curiosity Can Bridge Relationships - with Christopher Veal, International Speaker & Author
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May 23, 2023 |
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141. The Critical First Step for Every Educator - with Jerome Hunter, Co-founder & Chief Academic Officer, Seattle School for Boys
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May 16, 2023 |
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140. It’s Scary to be Curious - with Jeremy Mohler, Therapist, Writer, & Meditation Teacher
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May 09, 2023 |
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E139. TOTM Face to Face #13: How a veteran teacher builds trust with students - with Wenceslao & Bryan Hill
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May 02, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: High Tech High: Unboxed, featuring Enrique "Chikle" Lugo
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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E138. Chasing Feelings - with Jordan “Dxtr Spits” Holmes, Entrepreneur, Performer, Nerd
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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E137. On Shame, Terrors, and Beauty - with David Bedrick, Teacher & Writer
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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E136. The Healing Arts - with Justin Zhu, Activist & Entrepreneur
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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E135. TOTM Face to Face #12: A Student and His Teacher - with Wenceslao & Patrick
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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E134. Fathers, Sons, and Bullies - with Paul Newell, Educator, Facilitator, & Author
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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E133. Connection over Perfection - with Pellegrino Riccardi, Award-winning Keynote Speaker, Author, & Communication Skills Trainer - Norway
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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E132. Warrior Compassion - with Sean Harvey, Chief Compassion Officer, TEDx Speaker, Author, & Interfaith Minister
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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E131. TOTM Face to Face #11: If Music Could Talk - with Wenceslao & Camilo
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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E130. Stuck at the Intersection[ality] - with Steve Vassor, “Do-Gooder” & DJ
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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E129. Embrace The Suck - with Ross Leppala, Coach, Guide, Speaker
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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E128. The Self-Healing Mind - with Dr. Gregory Scott Brown, Psychiatrist, Mental Health Writer, Author
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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E127. Brothers From Another Mother - with Sunny Bahuguna & Mayank Sohani, Co-Founders and Hosts of the Bottled Up Podcast
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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E126. Grounded AF!!! - with Joe Bernstein, Coach, Facilitator, Mentor & Soul Guide
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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E125. TOTM Face to Face #10: A Message to Parents - with Wenceslao & Angel
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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E124. I Wish My Dad… - with Romal Tune, Author & Social Impact Entrepreneur, Atlanta, GA
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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E123. It Takes Trust - with Wenceslao S., High School Student, Speaker, Musician from San Francisco, CA
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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E122. Oakland to Mexico, and Back Again - with Ashanti Branch
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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E121. Let’s Be Weak, Brothas - with Phillip Tyler, Community Advocate
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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E120. If You Miss Somebody, Call ‘Em - with Zeke Crawford, Professional Basketball Player based in Lausanne, Switzerland
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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E119. Out of Your Mind - with Alexander Inchbald, Climate Artist, Bestselling Author, Founder - The Masterpiece Movement
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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E118. If These Walls Could Talk - with André Portela, Young Educator, Eternal Learner, & Student based in São Paulo, Brazil
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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E117. Everything And Everyone All At Once - with Gidai Maaza, Speaker, LMFT
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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E116. White Allyship - with Jason Biehl, Antiracist Educator, History Teacher, & Writer
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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E115. Modern Day Straitjackets - with Dax-Devlon Ross, Author, Equity Strategist, Speaker, and Social Entrepreneur
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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E114. Mama’s Boys and Traffic Cones - with Jim Young, Coach, Author, Comedian, & Speaker
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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E113. TOTM Face to Face #9: What Goes Unsaid - with Mohandas & Selim
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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E112. Living in Truth and Honesty - with Marcelo Peterlini, Educator, Programing Director - Latin American Leadership Academy
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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E111. Call Me Man - with Man Le, Husband, Father, Nurse, & EFC Alumnus
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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E110. Formative Years In The Police State - with Muhammad Bilal, Filmmaker and Educator
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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E109. TOTM Face to Face #8: Lifelong Friends - with Mohandas & Eli
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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E108. Boulders and Mentors - with Marcus L. Strother, President & CEO of Mentor California
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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E107. Convergence: The Death Ceremony - with Ashanti Branch
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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E106. Why do you live? - with Ola Akinwe, Founder, Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network, “The Humanitarian Guru”
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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E105. TOTM Face to Face #7: No Secrets - with Mohandas D. & Julian A.
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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E104. Choosing My Brother Over My Career - with Scott Messier, Business Owner, Ex-Medical Student, Husband
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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E103. Making Teaching Sexy - with Brother Jason Muhammad, Educator from Pittsburgh, PA
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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E102. Brothers and Uncles - with Jonathan DeYoe, Author, Investor, Educator, & Financial Advisor
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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E101. People Pleasers - with Newton Cheng, Director of Health + Performance at Google, World Champion Powerlifter
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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E100. Ever Forward: Then and Now - with Eduardo Canche, Engineer & Ever Forward Club Founding Member
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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E99. Finding His Voice - Johnathan P., Student & EFC Intern
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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E98. The Next Generation of India - with Prranav Reddy, Student from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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E97. Trusting the Process and Battling Cancer - with David Silva, Welder, Gamer, & Musician
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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E96. Engaging 21st Century Students - with Dr. Tim Daponte, Science Educator
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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E95. Tu David Phu (re-release) - “Just You, Your Paddle, and the Water”
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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E94. Giving Youth A Voice - with Nicholas M., Youth Outreach Worker
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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E93. A Writer Walks into a Speaker… - with Jason Rogers, LA-Based Writer, Olympic Medalist in Fencing
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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E92. Dr. Steve Perry - on Learning New Emotional Languages
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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E91. The Enneagram Test - with Samuel Trejo Aburto, Seeker for the Evolution of the Being
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May 31, 2022 |
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E90. Tilling The Soil In Your Heart - with Brandon Clift, Champion For Men's Mental Health, Podcast Host: The ManKind Podcast
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May 24, 2022 |
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E89. Real Superheroes Go To Therapy - with Nicholas Domingo, Author & Creator - Captain Encouragement, Happy Hive Studios & Productions
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May 17, 2022 |
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E88. TOTM Face to Face #6: The Lasting Effects - with Mohandas D. & Gabriel B.
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May 10, 2022 |
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E87. The Divine Masculine And Feminine - with John Okhiulu, Creative Community Organizer & Healer
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May 03, 2022 |
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E86. You Can Laugh Or You Can Cry - with Arturo Aviña, Theatre Teacher & Content Creator
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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E85. Youth, Heard - with Ashanti Branch
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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E84. A Battery In Your Back - with Amil Cook, Hip-Hop Technologist & Educator
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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E83. Young People, Deep Connections - with Mohandas D., High School Student & EFC Youth Host
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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E82. A Tree with Onion Roots - with Leo Mercer, Creative, Thought Leader, & Raptivist
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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E81. An Ally, A Better Man, A Better Person - with Ray Arata, Founder - Better Man Conference; Author, Coach, & Facilitator
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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E80. “I’m Here And Care” - with Rohit Tigga, Human Being and Founder of I’m Here And Care
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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E79. This Chip On My Shoulder - with Alfredo Mathew III, Co-Founder & Partner, ESO Ventures
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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E78. Better Boys, Better Men - with Andrew Reiner, Author, Father, Professor, & Speaker
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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E77. Emotional Sobriety - with Ceasar F. Barajas, Wellness Mentor, Performer, & Activist
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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E76. Coming of Age - with Preston Lee, Filmmaker & Senior at Marin Catholic High School
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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E75. The Spectrum of Aliveness - with Shems Heartwell, Life & Relationship Guide
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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E74. Prioritizing Resonance in Schools - with Roni Habib, Speaker & Founder of EQ Schools
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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E73. One Heartbeat at a Time - with Zev Grossman, Student at Montana State University
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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E72. The Soul That Lives Within - with Devan Sandiford, Writer, Storyteller, & Workshop Facilitator
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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E71. Achieving Structured Love - with Louka Parry, Education Futurist & Social Entrepreneur
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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E70. Sticks and Stones - with Ashanti Branch (SPECIAL EPISODE)
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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E69. Justin Baldoni (re-release) - on Human Beings and “Human Doings”
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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E68. J Meast - on Old School Men, and Keeping an Open Mind
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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E67. Seeking Help - with Ed Frauenheim, Writer, Speaker, & Consultant
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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E66. You Are Not Your Thoughts - with Andres Ruiz, Motivational Speaker & Coach
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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E65. Welcome to the MAN Park - with Noam Raucher, Rabbi, Coach, & Teacher
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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E64. The Hitman in All of Us - with Devon Gaster, Violence Prevention Advocate
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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E63. Steering Clear of the Safe Route - with Chioke Allen-Alvarez, Social Media Analyst & Assistant
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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E62. Breaking the Cycle - with Chris Harrigfeld, Custom Car Builder, Father, Brother, & Humanitarian
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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E61. Tu David Phu - “Just You, Your Paddle, and the Water”
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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E60. Embracing Tension and Dissonance - with Jonathan Santiago, Marketer & Creator
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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E59. “Fixing” vs. “Feeling” - with Tim Mousseau, Speaker & Researcher
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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E58. Go Farther Together - with George Hofstetter, Founder and CEO of GHTech Inc.
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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E57. “Eat Bitter” - with Joshua Gao, High School Student, Co-Founder & CEO at SAFE
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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E56. Greetings from Perú! - with Gustavo Heredia, Founder of Edulimitless, and Graduate of the Latin American Leadership Academy
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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E55. Getting off the “Hedonic Treadmill” - with Chip Conley, Hospitality Entrepreneur & New York Times Bestselling Author
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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E54. What parts of yourself does your heart long to reunite with? - with Didier Sylvain, Life and Leadership Coach
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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E53. Justin Baldoni - on Human Beings and “Human Doings”
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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E52. Same Things, Different Masks - with Will Tidwell, Founder of Speak Up Zee
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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E51. Bicycles and "Harm Reduction" - with Antonio Chavez, Courier & Founder of Lost Soul Courier Collective
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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E50. The One Year Anniversary Episode - with Ryan Louie, Filmmaker and Producer of Taking Off The Mask
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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E49. TOTM Face to Face #5: Wisdom Beyond Their Years - with Angel R. & Wenceslao S.S.
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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E48. TOTM Face to Face #4: Finding Purpose - with Sam R. & Ben W.-R.
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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E47. Normalcy Comes from Transparency - with José Quintero, Radio Host
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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E46. Windows into our Personalities - with Spencer Atkinson, Career Coach and Experiential Educator
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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E45. The Future of Masculinity - with Christian Lopez, Vulnerable Man
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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E44. The Opposite of Addiction is Community - with Samir Zakir, Entrepreneur & Activist
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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E43. Moving at the Speed of Trust - with Malcolm Dydo, Director & Co-Founder, Freedom Within Project
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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E42. TOTM Face to Face #3: A Long Overdue Conversation - with Kevin Romero and Chioke Allen-Alvarez
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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E41. Free Our Own Minds - with Donté Clark, Poet
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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E40. Planting the Seeds of Success - with Victor Manuel de la Mora Patiño, Architect Designer and Construction Coordinator
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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E39. Try Everything and Pray for the Best - with Leo L., High School Student & Gaming Enthusiast
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May 25, 2021 |
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E38. The Next Generation of Activism - with Denel McMahan, Dublin High School BSU President
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May 18, 2021 |
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E37. The Little Characters Inside Our Heads - with Niroj Bhandari, Health Researcher, Entrepreneur, Doctor
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May 11, 2021 |
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E36. Joe Hawley - on Fear, Leadership, and Life after the NFL
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May 04, 2021 |
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E35. How can we shoulder trauma and emotional burdens as a community? - with Kevin Romero, Scholar & College Student
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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E34. Turtles Live Longer than Rabbits - with Earl Crawford Jr., Educational Leader
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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E33. Speaking Up for Yourself - with Luis Canseco, Domestic Violence Prevention Educator
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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E32. Updates and Good News - with Ashanti Branch and Sam R.
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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E31. Removing the Stigma of Loneliness - with Adam Smiley Poswolsky, Keynote Speaker & Author: Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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E30. Adam Roa - on Faith, Doubt, and the Magic of Life
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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E29. When a Wound Becomes a Scar - with Keita Demming, Director of Innovation and Development, The Covenant Group
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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E28. Special Episode: A Panel Discussion of "Beyond Men and Masculinity"
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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E27. Something Worth Fighting For - with Thomas Sage Pedersen, CEO, Mentor, and Podcast Host
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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E26. On the Business of Creativity - with Adam Rosendahl, Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Late Nite Art
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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E25. Exploring New Spaces and Places - with Jason Gant, Athletic Mental Skills Coach
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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E24. Overcoming food addiction and setting high standards - with Chuck Herñañdez, Founder, Aqua Duck Enterprises
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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E23. Hold Your Head Up High - with Aaron Jackson, Student and Public Figure
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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E22. The Cultivation of Relaxation - with Dan Doty, Men’s Coach
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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E21. Still Swimmin’ - with Big Bruh, host of the podcast "Live with Big Bruh"
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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E20. Leveraging Self-Awareness - with Jordon Hodges, EFC Alumnus and HR Coordinator
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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E19. TOTM Face to Face #2: Breathe a Sigh of Relief - with Darnell Waters and Marcel Vasquez
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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E18. Kindred Spirits (re-release): A Conversation with Shawn Dove, CEO of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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E17. A Moment of Transparency - with Mike Veny, Keynote Speaker and Author
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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E16. Special Episode: An Appearance on CNN Takes on a Whole New Meaning
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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E15. The Best Risk You Can Take: Looking Inwards - with Justin Odom, High School Senior and Filmmaker
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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E14. A New Work of Art - with Nana Oduro Frimpong, Artist, Photographer, 2020 Adobe Rising Star
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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E13. The Conqueror Narrative - with Chris Ategeka, Entrepreneur, Engineer, and Founder of UCOT
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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E12. The Beauty of Anger - with Mike Sagun, Certified Professional Men's Coach & EVRYMAN Facilitator
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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E11. Awakening Your Higher Self - with Khiari Allen-Infante, Ever Forward Club Member
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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E10. Broadening Horizons - with Nafis Ricks, Mental Health Advocate and Coach
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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E9. Confronting The Voice in the Basement - with Mark Greene, Keynote Speaker and Author
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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E8. Kindred Spirits: A Conversation with Shawn Dove, CEO of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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E7. What does true leadership look like? Being fully known, with Pastor and Youth Leader, Spencer Romero
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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E6. Realize You are Not Alone: Shared vulnerability amongst teachers, students, and beyond, w/ educator, activist, and podcast host Wali White
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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E5. Freehand Profit - Finding Passion by Creating a Mask a Day
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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E4. Finding Your Galaxy and Shining Brighter - Interview with educator and artist, Noxhe Galactica and Ashanti Branch
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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E3. Lewis Howes and the Mask of Masculinity
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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E2. Why do we resist support for our Pain and Emotions? - Interview with Clive Bryan Jr. and Ashanti Branch
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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TOTM Face to Face #1: Fatherhood, Addiction and Showing Up: Alam and Alberto
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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E1. Mentorship, Leadership, and Failure at 19 years old - Interview with Breno Teixeira and Ashanti Branch
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Taking Off The Mask in Two Minutes
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Welcome to Taking Off The Mask
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Jun 14, 2020 |