The Liberated Educator
July 5, 2022

Live at ISTE with Leon Tynes

Though our time seemed short in New Orleans, LA this year, it was very important to take the tame and get a recording with none other than Leon Tynes , @ISTE ‘18 Award, @NatGeoEducation GTF, @Fulbrightteach , #PBSDigitalInnov...

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June 14, 2022

LoFi Deluxe Edition: Talking Being A Dad, A Father's Day Special

In absence of Ken, I get to join this very special conversation about fatherhood with our featured guest, Daryl Johnson.

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June 2, 2022

LoFi Deluxe Edition: Yaritza Villalba Part 2

It's been a busy season for the the Liberated Educator Podcast crew. Books, Keynotes, Production events, you name it, but it was an honor to set down with the one and only Yaritza Villalba to create to enjoy a little …

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May 31, 2022

LoFi Deluxe Edition: Yaritza Villalba Part 1

It's been a busy season for the the Liberated Educator Podcast crew. Books, Keynotes, Production events, you name it, but it was an honor to set down with the one and only Yaritza Villalba to create to enjoy a little …

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March 10, 2022

Bonus Episode: Liquid Courage

Since we have all been traveling, we just picked up the phone and just chopped it up over what we were looking at. This conversation just happened to be a reaction the the Juan Howard, the Head Coach Basketball Coach …

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Feb. 28, 2022

Catching Up, Part of Reality, Trouble the narrative

Welcome back to the pod, Ken and Dee finally catch up after traveling to spread the liberation gospel and hop on to have another classic conversation over coffee while breaking down. C: Catching Up P: Part of the reality T: …

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Feb. 6, 2022

Carter Woodson, Pause, Time

Troubling the narative is what they do and they end up talking about it in most conversation among friends. In this episode, Ken and Dee pick up the phone and have a CPT convo over... C: Carter Woodson P: Pause …

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Jan. 25, 2022

Continuation, Progress, and Tenacity

Happy New Year! Yeah, we are just now saying it to you all. But it's like we always say, we not late talking about it, you're just late hearing it. So, this is the first of many episodes for 2022. …

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Dec. 22, 2021

Chaos, Perturbed, Trouble in the water

Where do you draw the line? Resident host, Victoria Thompson joins Dee and Ken to have a CPT convo on Chaos, Perturbed, and Trouble in the water. Victoria also provides some tips to help you step away for a bit …

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Nov. 24, 2021

Care, Propping Up, Time For a Check Up.

One reason why Dee and Ken are able to easily have compelling conversations is because they genuinely care about one another. So, for this episode, the fellas talk about men's health and health in general in regards. C: Care ...

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Oct. 29, 2021

Season 2 Opener: CRT Part Two - The Over Conflation of CRT

Part Deux or Due of Season 2 opening CPT conversation, CPT Part Two. This part of the conversation, Dee and Ken look at the conflation of CRT as many mix Critical Race Theory with Culturally Responsive Teaching with the dubbe...

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Oct. 29, 2021

Season 2 Opener - CRT Processing Time Part 1

After some much needed time off, Ken and Dee are back for season 2 of the Liberated Educator Podcast produced by Brian Romero Smith Sr of 4:13Media. In this episode, the CPT in centered around the misconceptions around CRT an...

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Sept. 10, 2021

Cryptic, Platitudes, Takeaways

Our resident host, Victoria Thompson is back to close out Season 1 of The Liberated Educator Podcast. She joins Dee and Ken in a personal CPT conversation over: C:Cryptic P: Platitudes T: Takeaways And yes, there is a Real Ho...

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Aug. 28, 2021

Back To School Edition

It's that time of year, back to school season is happening across the country and Ken and Dee would like to welcome all educators back to the journey toward liberation. This is the next to last episode of Season 1, …

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Aug. 20, 2021

Creativa, Posters and Time Spent

Have you ever gone to someone to ask a question, but then your entire perspective on life changes with that one answer? Well, that is how many feel when chatting with Monica Isabel Martinez. In this episode the CPT conversati...

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July 2, 2021

Choice, Play and Transparency Part 2

Guess what, Jim O'Hagan is back to chop it up with Dee and Ken as they continue their CPT conversation on. C: Choice P: Play T: Transparency James O'Hagan is a leader in connecting and promoting esports in education. He …

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June 28, 2021

Choice, Play and Transparency (Sort of) Part 1

Bust noun noun: bust ; plural noun: busts a worthless thing. "Was Kwame Brown a bust?" You know how it is when you walk into a room and a deep conversation is already taken place and you just get sucked …

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June 17, 2021

Critical Race Theory, Podcasting, Training Day

When you know better, you do better. Yet, some people simply fight trying to be in the know. On This episode of The Liberated Educator Podcast, Dee and Ken welcome our good friend, Dr. Sheldon Eakins, Founder of the Leading …

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June 1, 2021

Counter Story, Palestine, and Take Action with Dr. Sawsan Jaber

Some times we just need to just sit back and listen. That's exactly what was needed for this episode where Ken and Dee sit down and provide a platform for Dr. Sawsan Jaber to simple speak over this episode's CPT: …

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May 17, 2021

Connecting, Publishing, Trap Karaoke with Sara Thomas, Ph.D.

Episode 28 has Dee flying solo as he chats with long time friend and EduMatch Founder, Sarah Thomas, Ph.D. or Sarahdateechur as we affectionally know her as. Sarah Thomas, PhD is a Regional Technology Coordinator in a large d...

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May 7, 2021

Community Engagement, Poverty, Tent City With HopeVibes

It's been said that hope is the seed of liberation and that can't be any more true after Dee and Ken got the chance to sit and chat with Emmanuel and Adrienne Threatt, the husband-and-wife team with the goal of …

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April 26, 2021

Culture Conferences, Putting Policy To Practice, The Truss Transition

You are in for a special treat and special guest Joe Truss joins the CPT conversation to dismantle a few things like C: Culture Conferences P: Putting Policy To Practice T: The Truss Transition Regardless of the alliteration,...

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April 16, 2021

Comics, Prince, and Trademarks with Jesse Lubinsky

This is a first, a game show embedded in the Liberated Educator Podcast as Ken and Dee welcome their good friend Jesse Lubinsky to the pod. Check out this conversation as the boys make some interesting correlations to educati...

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April 10, 2021

Consumption, Playing Both Sides, Teaching to Think

Just a phone call away, Dee and Ken simply get together to have real conversations that just need to be recorded. This episode is just that, two brothers chopping it up for some good CPT with one another, this time …

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