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Planning Period

Planning Period

Written by: Jay and Robin Gordon
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Planning Period is a podcast where Jay and Robin, two former teachers, analyze, interrogate, and crash out over media about education – because it wouldn’t be a planning period without at least one freak out.

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Episodes
  • Freedom Writers

    Freedom Writers
    Oct 19 2026

    Jay and Robin discuss the white savior teacher film to end all white savoir teacher films, Freedom Writers, staring Hillary Swank as real life four-year teacher Erin Gruwell. Topics include how much you should expect to see your spouse, heads going cleeq, the egotism of martyrdom, and visual storytelling.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Glee, "The Substitute"

    Glee, "The Substitute"
    Oct 12 2026

    The recording studio was closed for the hurricane, so this week's episode is an old demo! Before the podcast officially started, Jay and Robin recorded various test episodes, including this one on the Glee episode "The Substitute."

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    32 mins
  • Stand and Deliver

    Stand and Deliver
    Oct 5 2026

    Jay and Robin discuss Stand and Deliver, the 1988 film about real life math teacher Jaime Escalante. Topics include: the bogus nature of educational research, difficulties with condensing time in adaptation, and other topics that are much more fun, we promise.

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    1 hr and 48 mins
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