Classroom Brew
It’s like Teacher Happy Hour where the drinks and tears are both pouring as we discuss the trials and tribulations of being teachers!
Episodes
474: The word of this week is going to make Ryan sound old and surly, but it all comes from a good place... Respect your elders, kids.
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473: Ryan has some updates from Seattle, a weird lack-of-update from his own school district about him, poor timing, a new Abbott Elementary BuzzFeed quiz, and more!
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472: Education buzz words are on notice! The new school year is underway and Ryan's voice is holding up... also discussed: Seattle Teachers' potential strike, a teacher's solution to farting students, and more!
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471: Ryan's week 0 of teachers reporting ahead of the first day of school is somehow very chill, despite all the obstacles and debacles... We also take a look at a new BuzzFeed quiz, in honor of the theme of the episode...
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470: In Ryan's final genuine summer episode of 2026, we get into checking over rosters ahead of day 1, a Comment Hero of the Week, a Buzzfeed Teacher Quiz, and more!
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469: Ryan has a few staffing and funding updates, some pre-school year and end-of-summer regrets, concerns, etc., and we look forward as we look back (sayin' nothing)!
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468: With the first episode in the new studio, Ryan covers SB2427 banning cellphones during instructional time in Illinois, Comment Heroes of the Week surrounding teacher furloughs, and more!
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467: Just let teachers enjoy their summer! This week's episode features the big update from Ryan, the last recording in the recording studio we've been in for years, a Comment Hero of the Week, and more!
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466: After a rare week off from the podcast, Ryan takes a look at AP scores, the debate surrounding Minnesota's new Social Studies standards, and more!
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465: In the midst of some life changes, Ryan looks back on this year's summer programming now that it has ended, some current events, and life updates!
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464: Ryan's summer enrichment is primarily middle-schoolers, which has been a fun experience so far this summer...
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463: Ryan's summer is off to a hot start with his new and improved summer enrichment course, while CPS CEO Macquline King takes the hot seat before congress...
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462: Ryan's last week of the school year and first week of summer was... odd...
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461: This week's episode covers a major faux pas for teachers who share a classroom, letting seniors be seniors on their last day, gratitude for Ryan's best year in his career, and more!
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460: From a pivotal union vote on whether dues should be increased, to a lack of awareness from students during movies, to Macquline King being subpoenaed, and even some Ryan updates, this episode has a bit of a wide breadth...
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459: Aside from one brief story about a careless driver in a school-zone, the main focus today is on the non-profit organization Embarc Chicago.
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458: The year is winding down... slowly... so Ryan covers some mid- and post-AP Exam approaches by students and parents, among many other things...
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457: Ryan's supposed to be in almost complete victory lap mode, with 1 out of 2 AP Exams over, but this week has had drastically different plans...
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456: Shame on who? Ryan gets into a fellow teacher's frustration with apathy, audacious and unannounced arrivals from students, staff members haphazardly undermining instructional time, and more!
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455: Kirk Moore is a hero and Ryan gets into the lack of media attention on his heroic story, as well as the audacity of students and administrative, prompting the titular question...
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