Podcasts

Conversations that matter, voices that make you think. We’re tired of the same old ideas, and so are you. Our diverse range of guests bring fresh ideas and stories that challenge, surprise and inspire.

Ed Post Conversations

Conversations that matter, voices that make you think. We’re tired of the same old ideas in education, and so are you. Our diverse range of guests bring fresh ideas and stories that challenge, surprise and inspire.

Across Colors

Across Colors is a limited series from Ed Post on how parents and educators from across the country are pushing to make schools better and more equal places for children to learn and grow. Hosted by Tanzina Vega.

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

Ed Post and the Center for Black Educator Development combine forces to deliver the essential podcast on developing a strong Black educator pipeline to ensure our students have the representation they deserve.

All episode recaps

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E26: Unapologetically Black Leadership That Endures (ft. Sandra Dungee Glenn)

December 8, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2 E25: Continuing the Legacy of Education and Liberation (ft.Ilyasah Shabazz)

December 1, 2022

S1E6: How Black Teachers Can Tell the Truth About Thanksgiving

November 23, 2022

S2 E24: Brothers Supporting Brothers: The Power of Mentorship (ft. Winston Cox & Dr. William Hayes)

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2 E24: Brothers Supporting Brothers: The Power of Mentorship (ft. Winston Cox & Dr. William Hayes)

November 18, 2022

S2:E23 Resisting and Internalizing: Unpacking Bias (ft. Jéri Ogden)

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2:E23 Resisting and Internalizing: Unpacking Bias (ft. Jéri Ogden)

November 10, 2022

S2:E22 The Impact of the Elections on Education (Dr. Greg Carr)

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2:E22 The Impact of the Elections on Education (Dr. Greg Carr)

November 3, 2022

E2: Education Isn’t Going to Sell Itself

Ed Post Conversations

E2: Education Isn’t Going to Sell Itself

November 2, 2022

S2E21:Black Educators and Public School Reform for Philadelphia (ft. Camika Royal)

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E21:Black Educators and Public School Reform for Philadelphia (ft. Camika Royal)

October 27, 2022

E1:Reading Curriculum Casualties

Ed Post Conversations

E1:Reading Curriculum Casualties

October 26, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E20: Respect Our Existence or Expect Our Resistance (ft. Edwin Mayorga)

October 13, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S1E5: Abbott Elementary - Why We Need Black Teachers Ft. Joyce Abbott

September 29, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

“It’s the Genius for Me” - Empowering Youth Through Education (Ft. Dr. Gholdy Muhammad)

September 15, 2022

S2E17: Be the Change You Want To See (ft. Kurt Russell, National Teacher of the Year)

September 8, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E13: The Constitutional Fight for a Quality Education (ft. Dr. Greg Carr)

August 4, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

Accelerating Black Achievement Through a Black Teacher Pipeline (ft. Dr. Constance A Lindsay)

July 28, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E12: Voices of Future Black Educators (ft. Christian Sabree & Maleah Thomas-Thornton)

July 21, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E11: Education for Liberation (ft. Debra Watkins)

July 14, 2022

Creating supportive and inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ students (ft. Frankie Smith and Andrea Rogers)

June 16, 2022

Building the Black Educator Pipeline

S2E6: A Critical Time for Black Educational Leadership (ft. Dr. William Hayes)

June 9, 2022

S2E5: The Reality of Building the Black Educator Pipeline (ft. Dr. Greg Carr)

June 2, 2022

S2E3: Mothers of the Movement (ft. Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza)

May 19, 2022

S2E2: Black Liberatory Education (ft. Ansharaye Hines & Brandon White)

May 12, 2022

S2E1: Let's Celebrate and Elevate Black Teachers! (ft. Dr. Greg Carr)

May 4, 2022

Episode 41: How Oakland Is Tackling the Reading Crisis (ft. Lakisha Young, Dirk Tillotson, and Kareem Weaver)

Great School Voices

Episode 41: How Oakland Is Tackling the Reading Crisis (ft. Lakisha Young, Dirk Tillotson, and Kareem Weaver)

June 11, 2020

COVID-19 Recovery

Episode 39: The Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Families (ft. Lorena Lopera)

April 29, 2020

Episode 37: Unexpected Homeschool Mom (ft. Kerline Wright)

April 13, 2020

internet access

Episode 36: Getting Free Internet to Families Who Need It Most (ft. Dirk Tillotson)

April 6, 2020

education reform

Episode 35: Talk Less (ft. Howard Fuller)

March 13, 2020

Episode 34: The Secret Shame of Progressive Cities (ft. Chris Stewart)

January 20, 2020

Black Male Educators for Social Justice

Episode 33: No Country For Black Men (feat. Dr. Kimberly Underwood & Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.)

October 2, 2019

educational equity

Episode 32: The Strength To Let Kids Struggle (feat. Dr. Sonja Santelises)

September 10, 2019

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 31: Go Yonkers! Go Philly! (feat. Tracy Fray-Oliver & Derek S. Mitchell, Ph.D.)

July 30, 2019

education policy

Episode 30: We Chat About Democratic Candidates and Education (feat. Conor Williams)

July 16, 2019

education reform

Episode 29: The White Progressive’s Dilemma

July 3, 2019

Charter Schools

Episode 28: Once a Parent Activist, Always a Parent Activist (feat. Chris Stewart)

May 28, 2019

standardized testing

Episode 27: Is Your State Serving Black Students? (ft. EdTrust)

May 10, 2019

Teachers Unions

Episode 26: Making Sex With Students a Crime (ft. Erika Sanzi)

April 12, 2019

Episode 25: Should Public Dollars Go Towards Private School Choice?

April 3, 2019

Episode 24: Strengthening and Diversifying the Teacher Workforce ft. Kate Walsh

March 13, 2019

Episode 23: The Opportunity Myth

December 21, 2018

Episode 22: Live From the Black Male Educators Convening (Part II feat. Peggy Brookins)

December 3, 2018

Episode 21: Live From the Black Male Educators Convening (Part I feat. Dr. William Hite)

November 19, 2018

Episode 20: We Talk About Florida and the Charter School Beatdown (feat. Sam Duell)

November 5, 2018

Episode 19: Football and Literacy (feat. Vesia Wilson-Hawkins)

October 22, 2018

Episode 18: 'Hard Words' (feat. Emily Hanford)

October 8, 2018

Episode 17: We Talk About 'America to Me' (ft. LeeAndra Khan and Tracy Dell’Angela)

October 1, 2018

Episode 16: Back To School (ft. Samantha Brown Olivieri)

September 10, 2018

Episode 15: When School Discipline and Implicit Bias Collide (ft. Miriam Rollin and Sharif El-Mekki)

August 29, 2018

Episode 14: The Stripping Away of Civil Rights (ft. Laura Waters)

July 30, 2018

Episode 13: Choosing a Good School for Your Kid

June 29, 2018

Episode 12: Why Youth Mentoring Increases Opportunities for Kids

June 15, 2018

Episode 11: We Take a Trip to Denver! (ft. Susana Cordova)

May 24, 2018

Episode 10: What Every First-Generation College Student Needs to Know

April 19, 2018

Episode 09: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of MLK's Assassination

April 4, 2018

Episode 08: The Best and Worst Moments of 2017

December 24, 2017

Episode 07: Millennials in Education

December 15, 2017

Episode 06: Lane Took a Trip to Qatar and Then Found KIPP (ft. Mike Feinberg)

December 5, 2017

parent engagement

Episode 05: A Trip to Planet Mom (ft. Erika Sanzi and Keri Rodrigues)

November 20, 2017

Episode 04: #TeachtheBabies (ft. David Johns and Dr. John King)

November 6, 2017

Episode 03: Why We Need More Black Male Educators (ft. Sharif El-Mekki and Vincent Cobb II)

October 30, 2017

Episode 02: What Do Principals Do All Day?

October 20, 2017

Episode 01: How’d You Get Into Education Anyway?

October 16, 2017

Ep. 4: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS - Common Sense W/ Dr. Charles Cole, III