You can find a list of podcasts and related resources with amazing classroom potential in this past post about remote learning options, but I mainly listen to podcasts for myself. They make cooking and housework more fun and are a great way to get through a road trip (if my baby allows us to listen to one, that is). There are so many podcasts related to education and teaching, but for the most part I like to listen to ones that are less classroom focused and more of a break. Here are some recommendations to help us get through another unprecedented and unpredictable year in the classroom.

Educators Lead: Nina was interviewed and featured on here, it’s a great way to hear from other educators
Teaching Hard History from Learning for Justice (previously Teaching Tolerance): this podcast goes through real events of American history, most of which I did not learn about in school. Season 1 and 2 are about American slavery and Season 3 is about the Civil Rights Movement. You hear from historians, other scholars, and educators.
Radiolab Presents More Perfect: listening to this podcast you learn so much about Supreme Court cases, laws, and the amendments (they are doing a series on the amendments right now), which helped me have the background I needed to answer questions when I taught government. Plus, these are human stories about how certain cases and laws came to be, so they are fascinating.
Story District Presents: I love Story District and they were an incredible resource when we taught our beloved storytelling unit. Gabby even performed on their stage twice to prepare for that Storytelling unit and the kids gave her invaluable tips like “wear black and waterproof shoes in case you pee in your pants from being scared”. Words to live by! More notably, we first saw the one and only Anne Thomas perform at a Story District show and she was a regular visitor to our classroom for a few years after that. This podcast is hilarious and compelling and I enjoyed it even more as I listened to it during the pandemic when my movements and activities were restricted.
The Moth: another great storytelling podcast, I have tried other ones, but somehow always come back to The Moth. As I mentioned above, can be great escapism and very entertaining.
Storycorps: the last storytelling podcast I’ll mention, this was also a great resource and inspired a project when we taught storytelling. This podcast usually picks a theme and has conversations (or interviews) between two people. There is so much to learn and enjoy.