Too Dope Teachers and a Mic Podcast
1) Remixing Opportunity with DonorsChoose CEO Alix Guerrier
In this episode of Two Dope Teachers and a Mic, Gerardo sits down with Alix Guerrier, CEO of DonorsChoose, to talk about how classrooms become engines of justice when teachers are trusted with resourc...Show More
2) Remixing Higher Ed: Paul Glastris on College Rankings, Democracy, and Who Higher Education Really Serves
In this in-depth conversation, Washington Monthly editor-in-chief Paul Glastris joins Gerardo to unpack how America’s obsession with elite college rankings distorts our sense of what higher education ...Show More
3) Episode Re-Release: 41. Boots Riley and the Art of Liberation
In this powerful conversation from the archives, recorded live at the 2019 NEA Racial and Social Justice Conference in Houston, Two Dope Teachers and a Mic sit down with the legendary Boots Riley — wr...Show More
4) 🎙️ Throwback: “Artist in the Industry” with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Episode 102 (Throwback): “Artist in the Industry” with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad Originally aired in 2021 — Revisited in 2025 In this powerful conversation, Gerardo Muñoz and Kevin Adams sit down with...Show More
5) From Durham to D.C.: How Students Halted a Deportation
What happens when high school students take on Washington, D.C.? In this powerful episode, Gerardo Muñoz sits down with veteran English teacher, journalist, and author Bryan Christopher to di...Show More
6) 🚨 Emergency Episode! 🚨 Life or Death in the Marketplace of Ideas
In this solo episode, Gerardo processes the shooting death of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk by exploring the hidden dangers of teaching debate the traditional way. Drawing on previously published...Show More
7) 138. Small Shifts, Big Impact: Sahba Rohani on Belonging, Anti-Bias Education, and Joy
In this episode of Too Dope Teachers and a Mic, Gerardo is joined by Sahba Rohani, Executive Director of Roots Connected, to dive into what it means to center belonging in schools. From her TED Talk o...Show More
8) 137. Jamila Sams is Doin’ it 4 the Culture with Hip-Hop SEL
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Jamila Sams—educator, visionary, and founder of We Do It 4 the Culture—to talk about the movement that’s transforming school culture through hip hop, empower...Show More
9) 136. Growing Your Own Teachers, No Matter the Soil with Dr. Jeff Geihs
One of my favorite quotes about problem-solving on a systems and institutional level is that "the answer is in the room." This means that when there are problems that need to be solved, even big ones,...Show More
10) Chicanologues 09. Chicagoland’s Own Sofia González
Back in October, Sofia González, teacher, thinker, writer, speaker and activist and Gerardo finally found time for this interview. This was prior to the 2024 election and all that followed. What ensue...Show More