Teacher Quit Talk
Episodes
Episode 129: Looping Up With You (Final Episode)
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 128: Redacted's Student!!!
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 127: Connecting the Dots
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 126: Senator Jones vs. District Corruption
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 125: Principal Icks Part 3
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 124: The Voluntary Demotion Part 3 (Final Part!)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 123: The Voluntary Demotion Part 2
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 122: The Voluntary Demotion Part 1
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miss Redacted Disclaimer: I told these stories from memory and a lot of what I heard with “through the grape vine,” so specific details and number...
Episode 121: Principal Icks Part 2
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 120: Principal Icks
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 119: Quitting Season (Part 2)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 118: True Crime Lite (Part 2)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 117: True Crime Lite
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 116: Hater Time!
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 115: Quitting Season
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 114: Judging Admin Job Descriptions
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 113: End of the Year
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 112: State of the Union (Where the Eff Have We Been)
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 111: Capitalism and Education (Part 3)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 110: Capitalism and Education (Part 2)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 109: Capitalism and Education (Part 1)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 108: Technology Part 2
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 107: Technology Part 1
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 106: Making Out On the Kidney Table (and Other Holiday Tales)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 105: Oklahoma
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're so back, baby!Here again with Ryan Walters' Mary Poppins bag of bullshit that is Oklahoma <3 www.tiktok.com/@awalmartparkinglottwww....
Episode 104: Viva Las Clark County School District
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 103: Prager U (No Degrees, Just Patriotism)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 102: Your Haunted Schools Part 2
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 101: Assessments
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 100: We Don't Like Your Coworkers Either
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 99: Education News Updates
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 98: Let's Get That Title I Money..?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 97: Why I Quit
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode took us almost two months to record. We took a little break, Redacted got the plague (maybe COVID), and now the school year is starting. ...
Episode 96: Back-to-School Scaries
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Teacher Quit Talk, we dive into the school season scaries and how teachers are getting ready for the new year. From unsolicited “...
Episode 95: Homeschool
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Put on the boxing gloves and call Jake Paul because we’re getting into a controversial topic with opposite opinions! Frazz says homeschooling works ...
Episode 94: Teacher Quit Talk Live
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about the wild world of school drama, from unexpected emergency meetings to scandalous staff romances. We chat about the pett...
Episode 93: Quitting Season
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a right time to quit? If so, this is definitely it. While we appreciate the professionalism of end-of-year resignations, we can’t help but ...
Episode 92: Why Teach
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of you have specifically asked us to talk about why the hell people still teach. That’s a great question! Today we’ll get into our own perso...
Episode 91: The Government Employee Section
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about a little controversy. A teacher recently went viral for having students unbraid his hair on TikTok Live. A lot of people a...
Episode 90: Loser Principal
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: miscarriageWe're getting back to our roots today! A lot of you quit and our patrons paid $4 to tell us about it. Please protect y...
Episode 89: End of the Year
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the school year winds down, we're all feeling the weird mix of boredom and chaos. Some schools are having field days while others are still tes...
Episode 88: Summer School or The Purge of Education
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re diving into the wild world of summer school! Whether it’s for enrichment, remediation, or simply because parents are working, there are many...
Episode 87: What's the Point?
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the point of school? No really, what’s the point? When a student walks across that stage to get their diploma, what should we – as teache...
Episode 86: Teacher Appreciation Week
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weed. Alcohol. Panties. VIBRATORS! That's right folks, we're talking about Teacher Appreciation Week. You sent us your best, worst, and absolu...
Episode 85: Field Trips
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re unpacking our field trip fears and frustrations. From the perils of managing a classroom on the move to the comedic chaos of ...
Episode 84: Uncle Sam's Test
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re reading your submissions about testing. The common denominators are how BORING it is, the absolutely absurd regulations at your schools,...
Episode 83: Education News Updates
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We haven’t really examined the teaching news recently, so today we’re diving in. Join us as we read some articles to bring ourselves -and you- up ...
Episode 82: Dutch
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have a real live famous person! TikTok creator and proud public school teacher Dutch is here. Did you realize Dutch was a teacher? Becau...
Episode 81: It's Not Me, It's You
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode turned out to be an inspo session, which is rare for us. Today, Chanea Bond is here to break down the realities of 'honors' class...
Episode 80: Life Updates
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! A lot has happened since our last recorded episode. That’s right, Frazz had her baby! Of course she was literally having contractions whil...
Episode 79: Free Your Mind
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There can be a lot of reasons you might want to transition out of the classroom. The good thing is that teaching equips you with a lot of transferable...
Episode 78: Grad School
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grad school isn’t worth it. Unfortunately, both of us are going. Graduate enrollment is on the decline because it's just not being incentivized....
Episode 77: Non-Consensual Education Dance Dance Revolution
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emetophobia trigger warning! You might want to skip the first five minutes if you’re sensitive to vomit.We asked for crazy observation stories and y...
Episode 76: Middle School (Silly, Serious, Scared)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest teaches *dun dun dun* middle school! According to WhenNerdsTeach, the key to being a successful jr. high teacher seems to be actua...
Episode 75: Substitute Teaching
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to podcast land! This episode’s about substitute teachers and it’s structured a little differently. We’re going to discuss sub...
Episode 74: No Lobsters Died
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, y’all! We're talking about times that schools have made the news. Usually when schools are in the news it's because something ...
Episode 73: The AI Generation
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AI could be compared to the printing press or the internet in how it will probably change society. It’s too late to have the conversation about whe...
Episode 72: School Is/Is Not Childcare
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Schools are childcare but teachers aren’t babysitters. When the cost of childcare is out of reach for many Americans, the public education system is...
Episode 71: Not Sponsored By FEMA
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is not sponsored by FEMA! The latest crisis to hit American education is climate change and natural disasters. The average number of n...
Episode 70: What Annoyed You This Week
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s topic is simple: What annoyed us at school this week? We’re going to read your submissions and tell you what’s been irking us, personall...
Episode 69: Chipping Away At The Problem
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are here to talk about the teacher shortage, which is actually what we started this podcast to talk about. As you probably know, the teacher shorta...
Episode 68: Brain Rot
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's dive into the world of phones today where our jokes about brain rot aren’t really jokes. The data shows that kids get better test scores w...
Episode 67: Your School's Holiday Party
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's winter. We're gonna get cozy, drink hot chocolate, and talk about holiday parties. We asked for stories and boy oh boy did you deliver. N...
Episode 66: Infiltrate the School Boards
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about school boards. Nearly 40 percent of school board seats are uncontested and that's how the Moms for Liberties of the ...
Episode 65: The 112 Days of Standardized Testing
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Teacher Quit Talk, where we podcast about things that we hate. Today we’re talking about standardized testing. Honestly, there are s...
Episode 64: it's Not Like This Everywhere
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're doing a Patreon submissions episode today - we’ve heard that you like those. Some of y’all are really going through it! Fortunately, the...
Episode 63: Education Gag Orders
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Teacher Quit Talk. Today we’re joined by a very serious person with a very important job, so everyone be on your best behavior. Our ...
Episode 62: Cs Get Credentials
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guess what? Today is a submissions episode all about student teaching. You all have had some WILD experiences. From stellar mentors to supervisors who...
Episode 61: Mental Health
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Content Warning: We're having a discussion about mental health, which includes mentions of sensitive topics including suicidal ideation and a ment...
Episode 60: Mr. Worldwide (Schools)
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We decided to take a break from the negativity and talk about something positive. We found a list from U.S. News of countries that have the most well-...
Episode 59: Experiential Learning with Mr. Bonhomme
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a lively chat with Raphael, a teacher who’s passionate about project-based learning. From to parental involvement, we dive into the ni...
Episode 58: Your Haunted Schools
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get out the Halloween candy and join us for some spooky school stories. Turns out there are a lot of ghosts in your schools. In this episode lots of t...
Episode 57: The Spooky Tale of the Missing COVID Funding
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lately there’s been some discussion on TikTok about the “COVID slide.” No, we’re not talking about contracting coronavirus from playground equ...
Episode 56: Sleeping in the Football Office
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There's a man here with us today so everyone play nice. Today’s guest is Curtis - high school teacher and former football coach. After 10+ years...
Episode 55: Who is the Golden Goose?
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dear patrons, thank you for your submissions! Today we’re reading stories about sick days at charter schools, managing a theater with no support or ...
Episode 54: I Heard Goodie Proctor Coughing
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that only Patrons can submit narrative stories? This episode we’re doing listener emails followed by Patreon submissions. We’re getti...
Episode 53: The Social Media Fart Clause
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve said it before, we’re saying it again: teachers are people too. It’s no longer feasible to ask educators not to be on social media. But wi...
Episode 52: F&#% You, F&#% Your Baby
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s episode 52 and you know what that means… One year of Teacher Quit Talk! Thank you all for listening every week. We literally couldn’t do th...
Episode 51: Teaching is My Calling (Derogatory)
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boy do we have some news for you. Redacted has accepted a full-time teaching job!! Teaching can be an “identity” profession. If you feel the calli...
Episode 50: Can We Get a Separation of Church and State?
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can we please get a separation of church and state for the girlies? From missionary week to unpacking the ed code, Frazz and Redacted tackle what it&#...
Episode 49: Recess
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recess is a win-win-win. The kids are winning because they're getting their wiggles out and it's good for their brain and body. The teachers a...
Episode 48: Teacher Icks
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back. We're doing something a little different today. Well, it's not a different 'cause we're literally just talking shit, but...
Episode 47: Jerkenstocks
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re reading some of the most unhinged correspondence you’ve received. Plus we’ve got an update on “Key Gate.” We’re unpacking hard hitti...
Episode 46: Key Confetti
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you, thank you Patreon people! We couldn’t do this show without you. Today we’re reading submissions from the Patrons. There are some banana...
Episode 45: The FBI, Big Milk, and Michelle Obama
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
School lunch and quitting: the unexpected duo that’s got everything to do with hangry students, fed-up teachers, and money-hungry companies. Join us...
Episode 44: The Social Studies Struggle
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re starting a community college! Ok, not exactly. You asked us to do deeper dives and we heard you! Going forward, the show’s going to be a lit...
Episode 43: Ask the Wizard of Oz for a Brain
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wow. Just wow. Strap in for some nonsense. Parents, principals, and even veteran teachers are losing their minds in these submissions. One parent goes...
Episode 42: Sharter School
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you have asked us why we haven’t read your emails on the submissions episodes. That’s because these are from our patrons. If you want us t...
Episode 41: Read Like a Rockstar
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You all asked for some lower-elementary content and here it is! K-5 educator and founder of Read Like a Rockstar, Naomi O’Brien, is here to share al...
Episode 40: OMG, the US is a Cult
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please take care when listening. Honestly, content warning for basically everything on this one. We list them out at the top of the show.Lauren is aut...
Episode 39: Outlaw Emotions
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a rare male on the show! Alex is both a teacher and a student. He’s presently teaching 4th grade and he’s a 2nd year doctoral student. His...
Episode 38: Teacher Appreciation Week (Derogatory)
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If it’s not money, food, or not-working, Redacted doesn’t want your gift. That’s right, this episode is about Teacher Appreciation Week. Some sc...
Episode 37: Key Eighth Grade Girls
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This submissions episode is brought to you by Rihanna. You now have “Where Have You Been” stuck in your head. You're welcome.We’re going ove...
Episode 36: You’re not Dolly the Sheep
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide This is the worst shit we have ever heard, ever read, ever reacted to. Anna was a counselor at the ...
Episode 35: Superintendent Starter Pack
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is dedicated to Britney Spears. Britney, are you ok? If you’re listening, we’re here for you. Anyway! Today we’ve got a new b...
Episode 34: The Mess You're Most Suited To Clean Up
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Every place is a mess. You just have to find the mess you're most suited to clean up." - Christine Breihan" This week’s guest is ...
Episode 33: Daddy Principal
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re talking to Tired Girl. That’s right, “four schools in four years” Tired Girl from listener submissions. She’s an SLP (we lov...
Episode 32: Teachers' Rights and Teachers' Wrongs
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests, Julia and Carlos, are both featured in “Who Taught You?” - an upcoming docuseries and impact campaign designed to elevate educat...
Episode 31: Thank You For Trauma Dumping
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More letters, more horror stories. And honestly, this one gets pretty dark. Principles reading private diaries, students digging up defunct college Tw...
Episode 30: Reading Your Emails :)
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re glad you like the submission episodes because there is a never ending supply of horror stories. This week it’s all about things that never s...