🎄 💥 Ted & Goose Take Over: Holiday Mayhem, Snow Day Roulette & No Dave in Sight?!

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, Ted and Goose (aka Producer Mark) are flying solo while Dave’s off vacationing — which means one thing: absolutely no rules.

From chaotic holiday songs and questionable Christmas movie logic to the adrenaline-filled rush of snow day roulette, we’re diving deep into the weirdest parts of winter break teacher life. Plus: a Ted’s Time Machine segment all about the golden age of library class — Mavis Beacon, keyboard covers, and the mysterious Dewey Decimal System.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Zero Dave, maximum holiday chaos

– Breaking down the strangest holiday lyrics (why is that reindeer’s nose so bright?)

– Snow Day Roulette™: the teacher version of winning the lottery

– Live updates from the news crawl, school closings, and emotional whiplash

– Ted’s Time Machine throws it back to library class, silent keyboards & typing tests

– Mavis Beacon, card catalogs, and Goose’s obsession with library chairs

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because nothing captures the teacher experience like watching the 5am news hoping for a snowflake emoji next to your school name — or arguing whether “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” belongs in the holiday canon. This episode is cozy chaos, classic rants, and just the right amount of Dewey Decimal drama.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What's your favorite snow day memory? Ever fall asleep watching the closings crawl? Did your library class scar you or save you? Drop it in the comments — you might hear it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Dave returns. Probably. With more questions than answers.

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💥 REWIND ALERT! This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re opening the vault to release one of our earliest, most chaotic unreleased episodes — and it’s got everything: DIY bathroom hacks, traumatic school bells, and a strong case for why Oregon Trail should count as social studies.

Come relive the absolute madness of our early pod energy as we dive into the now-legendary “teacher bidet” story, revisit the glory (and gossip) of the faculty lounge, and hop in Ted’s Time Machine for a trip back to minty swish mouthwash and pixelated computer games.

🎧 What to Expect:

– The true origin of Dave’s teacher bidet (it’s worse than you think)

– Faculty lounge etiquette, beef, and microwave politics

– A passionate rant about the exact tone of school bells

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with a vengeance: Swish mouthwash & early '90s tech

– Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and the golden era of classroom computers

– Unfiltered nonsense from a time before we had any structure (or shame)

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because every teacher podcast needs a flashback episode full of questionable hygiene, nostalgic trauma, and unsolicited opinions on middle school hallway behavior. This is peak early NPD chaos — raw, ridiculous, and kind of beautiful.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

Did your school have the terrifying Swish mouthwash program? Ever get truly invested in Carmen Sandiego? What’s your most unhinged faculty lounge moment? Drop it all in the comments — we might read it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 18 is coming… and we promise it's just as weird (maybe weirder).

#TeacherPodcast #EducationHumor #TeacherBidet #CarmenSandiego #OregonTrail #NPDpodcast #NonProfessionalDevelopment #FacultyLoungeChaos #SwishMouthwash #TimeMachineTeaching #TeacherLife #PodcastComedy #ThrowbackEpisode

💥 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, Ted and Dave are unsupervised. No producer. No structure. Just pure, unfiltered teacher chaos.

From reliving the emotional rollercoaster that was high school homecoming, to traumatizing flashbacks of the dreaded one-mile run, and even more Ted’s Time Machine nonsense — this episode is a caffeine-fueled mix of gym shorts, slow dances, and bad decisions.

🎧 What to Expect:

– The podcast goes off the rails (we warned you)

– High school homecoming memories, dance floor awkwardness & faculty regrets

– The pain, lies, and misplaced optimism of the 1-mile run fitness test

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with more nostalgic chaos

– Thanksgiving thoughts, chaotic hosts, and no adult supervision

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because everyone remembers “running” the mile and somehow finishing last but alive.

And because sometimes, the best PD is just laughing about your worst gym class memory while two unhinged teachers spiral in real-time.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What’s your worst gym class flashback? Ever supervise a dance that went totally sideways? Drop your story in the comments — we might feature it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 17 is already unraveling... and there might be karaoke involved. Maybe.

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💥 This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re going full chaos mode with some of the most unhinged Would You Rather scenarios in teacher history, a virtual reality screen cast gone terribly wrong, and a reminder that mitochondria is still the powerhouse of the cell… allegedly.

Also: hospital visits, identity confusion, and educational bluffing at its finest. If you’ve ever had a student ask a question you didn’t know the answer to and just made something up with confidence, this one’s for you.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Would You Rather: Teacher Edition takes a dark, hilarious turn

– ER visits vs. VR nightmares: a cautionary tech tale

– The truth (or lie?) about the mitochondria

– Bluffing your way through lessons like a seasoned professional

– Ted’s Time Machine returns for more unhinged educational throwbacks

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because sometimes teaching feels like live-action improv, sometimes tech ruins your life, and sometimes you just scream “MITOCHONDRIA” because you forgot what else to say.

This episode blends classroom comedy with existential confusion — and somehow makes it relatable.

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.👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes full of teacher therapy, chaotic storytelling, and laughs more honest than any PD workshop you’ve ever survived.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

Ever bluff your way through a lesson? Have a tech disaster mid-class? What’s YOUR favorite random educational “truth” no one ever questioned? Drop your stories in the comments — we might feature them in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 16 is on the way… and we may or may not be teaching a full lesson using only AI-generated facts.

#TeacherPodcast #MitochondriaIsThePowerhouse #EducationHumor #NPDpodcast #NonProfessionalDevelopment #ClassroomChaos #WouldYouRatherTeacherEdition #TeacherFails #BluffingAsTeaching #VRDisaster #PodcastComedy #TeacherLife

💥 Sub Plans, Pet Hamsters, & the Exclamation Point Dilemma | NPD Podcast Ep. 14

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re spiraling through everything from substitute teacher disasters to the number of exclamation points that will (or won’t) get you fired in a staff email.

Also on the docket: medieval hygiene facts (you’re not ready), Ted’s standing ovation moment, and a Ted’s Time Machine segment that sends us straight into the world of classroom pets and ferret-related trauma. This episode has everything: rodents, rants, and real teacher appreciation.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Unhinged substitute teacher plans and the chaos they leave behind

– Whether three exclamation points is too many (or not enough)

– Medieval bathing routines you’ll wish you never heard

– Ted accidentally getting a standing ovation (yes, really)

– Classroom pets, emotional support snakes, and hamster heartbreak

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because we’ve all written “Thanks!!!” and immediately regretted it. Whether you're the cool teacher with a lizard, the one writing apology notes to your sub, or just barely holding it together, this episode will make you feel extremely seen.

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👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes full of classroom comedy, relatable burnout, and storytelling more satisfying than a full inbox zero.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What’s the weirdest sub note you’ve ever read? Ever gotten a standing ovation by accident? What’s your class pet horror story? Drop it all in the comments — we might feature it in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:Episode 15 is coming fast — and we’re not emotionally prepared for where it’s going.

#TeacherPodcast #ClassroomChaos #PetHamsterDrama #TedTimeMachine #MedievalHygiene #TeacherBurnout #ExclamationPointPanic #SubPlanFails #NonProfessionalDevelopment #NPDpodcast #PodcastComedy #EducationHumor

💥 Time Is Fake, Mickey Is Real, and Dave Packed WHAT?! | NPD Podcast Ep. 13

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we enter full existential meltdown mode — somewhere between Disney World, mystery weird lunches, and the theory of time itself.

From meeting Mickey Mouse and reliving chaotic childhood assemblies to unpacking NASA’s thoughts on how your future affects your past, this episode is part field trip, part fever dream. And yes, Dave brought something deeply questionable in his lunchbox.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with weird animal full school assemblies

– Disney memories and the strange magic of meeting Mickey

– NASA gets involved (sort of) as we spiral about time, memory, and the future

– Dave’s lunch… which needs to be investigated

– The weirdest mix of science, nostalgia, and cafeteria trauma

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because sometimes you meet a mouse, question reality, and realize school assemblies were just controlled chaos in gym bleachers. This episode blends unhinged logic, heartfelt moments, and the kind of conversations you definitely wouldn’t find on any official PD agenda.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What’s the weirdest thing you ever brought (or saw) in a school lunchbox? Ever question time, space, and your place in the universe during a school assembly? Drop it in the comments — we might feature it in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 14 is coming soon. Will it make more sense? Honestly, no promises.

#TeacherPodcast #DisneyTrip #NASAExplainsTime #DaveAteWhat #LunchboxMysteries #WeirdAssemblies #TedTimeMachine #EducationHumor #NonProfessionalDevelopment #PodcastComedy #TeacherLife #MickeyMouseMoments

💥 From First Kisses to Fire Drills: We’re Back & Slightly Unhinged | NPD Podcast Ep. 12

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re officially back… and it shows. We're talking awkward first kisses, ugly sweaters, classroom flashbacks, and stop, drop, & roll chaos — all while trying to predict the future of the pod with absolutely no real plan. It’s nostalgic, chaotic, slightly emotional, and definitely unhinged — so business as usual.

🎧 What to Expect:

– A surprise time machine trip to fire safety week

– First kisses, middle school memories, and the rise of the ugly sweater

– Ted’s thoughts on the word “hence” (yes, really)

– Back-from-break vibes, podcast direction talk, and how we reset

– End-of-summer denial meets the teacher version of crisis mode

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because we're all crawling out of summer and pretending to be functional again.

This episode is part throwback, part teacher therapy, and part “What even is this podcast anymore?”

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👇 We Want Your Stories!Have a first kiss horror story? Remember your school’s fire drill chaos? What's your weirdest "we're back" moment as a teacher? Drop it in the comments — we might feature it in the next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser: Episode 13 is already shaping up to be an emotional rollercoaster. Or a fever dream. TBD.

#TeacherPodcast #BackToSchool #FireDrillFails #PodcastComedy #EducationHumor #NPDpodcast #NonProfessionalDevelopment #UglySweaterEnergy #TeacherLife #ClassroomChaos #MiddleSchoolMemories

💥 From Picture Day Smiles to Test Day Tears | NPD Podcast Ep. 11

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re rolling up the bus windows, straightening our collars for school picture day, and trying not to cry about test season. Again.

From nostalgic rants about picture day to real talk about standardized test pressure and celebrating teacher wins, this episode brings all the emotional swings of a school year into one beautifully chaotic ride.

🎧 What to Expect:

– A full-blown rant about why students NEVER roll up the bus windows

– School picture day flashbacks and photo-day chaos

– Standardized testing stress (for students and teachers)

– Shoutouts to passionate educators and creative classroom wins

– Nostalgia, awkwardness, and relatable teacher energy from start to finish

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because teaching is weird, students are weirder, and sometimes all you can do is hand out kudos between meltdowns and bus window lectures. This episode blends deep teacher feels, classroom flashbacks, and fresh appreciation for the good stuff.

📢 Join the Movement:

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👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes full of classroom comedy, teacher therapy, and storytelling that’s more real than anything in a staff meeting slideshow.

🔗 Stay Connected:

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What’s your most chaotic picture day memory? Ever rant about bus behavior mid-storm? Got a testing horror story or a teacher shoutout to share? Drop it in the comments — we might read it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser: Episode 12 is coming… and it’s already getting messy.

#TeacherPodcast #SchoolPictureDay #StandardizedTesting #BusWindowDrama #NPDpodcast #EducationHumor #NonProfessionalDevelopment #PodcastComedy #TeacherLife #ClassroomChaos #TeacherWins