Best Pyp The Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Revolution from Within: Beth Green on Ego, Activism, and Spiritual Awakening: PYP 624 1:11:25

9d ago1:11:25

1:11:25

Beth Green has lived many lives: activist, Marxist, spiritual channeler, intuitive counselor, and founder of the Healing Arts Network. In this moving and provocative conversation, she shares stories from her remarkable life—beginning with her expulsion from Smith College for protesting nuclear weapons at age 16—and the wisdom she’s gained through d…

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C151: Specialist and Supporting Teachers (Challenge) 17:23

11d ago17:23

17:23

Send us a text Hello my PYP family, this is Lu Gerlach from thinkchat. Welcome back to Confessions of a PYP Teacher as we explore confession number 151, which is a challenge for our essential specialist and supporting teachers. Over the past episodes in our specialist and supporting teacher series, we have explored some power topics, including The …

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Navigating Chaos with Compassion: Zach Stone on PYP 623 1:00:21

16d ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Zach Stone’s life arc runs from teenage “knucklehead” to crisis negotiator, trauma-informed facilitator, and head-of-product for thirty health-ed dev teams. In this rich, funny, and occasionally hair-raising conversation we drill down into the how of navigating chaos — on a subway platform, in a corporate boardroom, and inside your own nervous syst…

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#493 BUDDHA 52:28

29d ago52:28

52:28

Hello and happy Thursday! First and foremost, Tom did not get a new dog. But he has an amazing story about a dog he met named Buddha. That, combined with a book he received for his birthday, are having a real impact on Tom's Pro You journey. The main reason for this episode was due to an email story Tom received from one half of the dynamic duo tha…

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C150: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Conceptual Understanding 31:32

1M ago31:32

31:32

Send us a text Hi friends, it’s Lu Gerlach from thinkchat, and today is a BIG one. Episode 150. One hundred and fifty episodes. It's the longest episode to date. Can you believe it? Because honestly, I’m sitting here with a cup of tea and a full heart wondering how we got here. What started as a passion project for me with a microphone and a head f…

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The Perks of Being a Dumb-Ass: Garry Ridge on PYP 622 1:01:30

1M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Garry Ridge is the former CEO of WD-40 and the co-author of Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It, a book about building high-performance cultures through servant leadership, emotional safety, and consistent values. In this conversation, Garry shares not just what he learned during his 25+ years at WD-40, but how he lived it—and how other leaders can too. We talk…

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C149: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Understanding the Role of Conceptual Understanding 16:27

1M ago16:27

16:27

Send us a text Hey friends. Welcome back. It’s been a minute or two since we last connected, but here we are—episode twelve of our specialist and supporting teachers series. And this one? It’s a big one. Today, we’re diving into what I believe is the beating heart of deep learning in the IB: conceptual understanding—and more importantly, how it sho…

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#492 Calm At 60 56:07

2M ago56:07

56:07

Hello and happy Thursday! Tom openly admitted the last two episodes of PYP were a bit uncomfortable to record. There was darkness in Tom's world as well as the real world and although Tom found the light - it was not all 'feel good'. March was when the darkness lifted and clarity landed upon Tom's path. With that, his health and Zen's health were d…

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DEI is All About Empathy: Winitha Bonney on PYP 621 1:02:26

2M ago1:02:26

1:02:26

DEI is under serious threat in a "post-Woke" world. Is it still relevant? Does it have to lead to shame? Can we promote diversity without creating zero-sum dynamics of winners and losers? Today's guest, Winitha Bonney, takes on DEI challenges with a clear and compassionate worldview grounded in empathy. Which, in her telling, is what DEI is all abo…

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PYP Podcast - Season 2 Ep. 007 - Cristela Rodriguez 46:01

2M ago46:01

46:01

Created and hosted by Nah... Positioning Your Passion is a reoccurring conversation series featuring creative entrepreneurs discussing their process and most importantly how they are successfully navigating the creative industry. From rallying resources to collaboration, we’re talking accomplishments, challenges and future goals. On Season 2 episod…

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Humble Leadership is Not an Oxymoron: Stephen Baxter on PYP 620 43:52

2M ago43:52

43:52

Stephen Baxter lives in Tasmania, which has Tasmanian devils which sadly are nothing like the one that gave me nightmares as a little kid watching Looney Tunes cartoons on Saturday mornings. He’s a leadership mentor who promotes a style of leadership very different from the stereotypical command-and-control style of celebrated CEOs and generals: a …

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#491 PYP IS TEN! 51:47

2M ago51:47

51:47

Hello and happy Thursday! Tom is very thankful to be 'here now' with PYP and it's Ten Year Anniversary! One fact truly sets the tone for this episode; Tom recorded it and then accidentally erased it. Now that comes with the knowledge that Tom has been 'in it' for awhile; searching for the light within the storm. So it took Tom a week to re-record t…

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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Problems: Jess Stuart on PYP 619 1:01:04

2M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

How can we create workplaces that not only support employees and leaders but also contribute positively to the world? Jess Stuart, a former high-achieving burned-out executive turned speaker and leadership coach, shares her journey from corporate burnout to studying with Buddhist monks and nuns around the world. Spoiler: she discovered, and brought…

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Principles for Aspiring Allies: Keith Edwards on PYP 618 1:10:46

3M ago1:10:46

1:10:46

Tough times for justice, equality, inclusion, and hope these days. With the "anti-woke" attack on DEI, I was wondering how my friend Keith Edwards was doing these days. His practice is one of "aspiring allyship" — how we can all come together to learn and grow, and work for our collective liberation from all forms of tyranny and discrimination. Are…

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PYP Podcast - Season 2 Ep. 006 - Ric Wilson 58:29

3M ago58:29

58:29

Created and hosted by Nah... Positioning Your Passion is a reoccurring conversation series featuring creative entrepreneurs discussing their process and most importantly how they are successfully navigating the creative industry. From rallying resources to collaboration, we’re talking accomplishments, challenges and future goals. On Season 2 episod…

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Can You Hear the Earth Crying?: John Seed on PYP 617 1:03:29

3M ago1:03:29

1:03:29

John Seed was a 3-piece suit tech worker, then a meditating hippie farmer, before stumbling into his lifelong calling as an environmental activist. He participated in the world's first direct action to preserve a rain forest in the 1970s. He co-founded the Rainforest Information Center and raised money and awareness to save the "lungs of the planet…

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#490 The Light Within the Storm 1:14:25

3M ago1:14:25

1:14:25

Hello and happy Thursday! There's a lot of bad in the world. There has always been bad in the world. So how do we navigate our lives, our Pro You paths, in lieu of the bad? Tom has mentioned the donut and the hole before - "You cannot get a donut without a hole" - no one gets a life without suffering. So there's the "Storm" and the "Light": that wh…

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Non-Sleazy Selling That Works: Ian Ross on PYP 616 1:29:17

3M ago1:29:17

1:29:17

https://youtu.be/lqbkngcx5Qo Let's talk about persuasion! Whether in the form of sales, or a helpful coaching conversation, or "street epistemology" for a cause you care about, it's very useful to understand how human beings make decisions. Today's guest is Ian Ross, a sales trainer specializing in understanding human psychology and communication. …

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C148: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: International Mindedness 2.0 18:02

4M ago18:02

18:02

Send us a text Welcome to the eleventh episode of our specialist and supporting teachers series. Today, we are focusing on how we can further explore international mindedness in our practice. This requires some deeper thinking and collaboration to make it happen. In the last episode, we explored how to unpack international mindedness through local …

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The Straw that Breaks the Camel's Back: Why We "Lose It" Part 1: Dr Howie Jacobson on PYP 615 35:12

4M ago35:12

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Join me on a morning walk as I provide a stream of consciousness introduction to my latest book project while dodging traffic and pitying looks from people noticing me talking to myself with two mics attached to my jacket. The book is about triggers — what causes us to behave in ways we don't like, out of alignment with our goals and values. Like b…

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C147: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Seeking Ways to Show International Mindedness 23:36

4M ago23:36

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Send us a text Welcome to the tenth episode of our specialist and supporting teachers series. Today, we are focusing on bringing about more international mindedness in your classrooms with authenticity. There are so many possibilities of exploration with the focus of international mindedness. One of the most common might be to embody an internation…

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#489 Serenity 1:07:15

4M ago1:07:15

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Hello and happy Thursday! A lot has been going on for Tom in 2025. A lot has been going on in California in 2025. A secret to no one what devastation has occurred throughout Los Angeles. So many people losing everything, so incredibly sad. Can you believe Tom has a very Pro You story describing his personal experience with the fires? Well, he does.…

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How Do You Walk Through Life?: Michael Gelb on PYP 614 1:03:55

4M ago1:03:55

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Michael Gelb returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, Walking Well, co-written with Bruce Fertman. In our conversation, we cover a wide range of topics: the biomechanics of walking how we can powerfully improve the experience of walking through simple mindfulness and imagination exercises why walking is the quintessential human activit…

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C146: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Learner Profile 2.0 7:48

4M ago7:48

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Send us a text Welcome to the ninth episode of our specialist and supporting teachers series. I’m super excited to talk more about the learner profile attributes. This is one of the most underused tools alongside the approaches to learning in the IB programmes. This is a bold statement to say, I know. I’m just tired of people using the learner prof…

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C145: Specialist and Supporting Teachers: Leaning into the Learner Profile 11:33

5M ago11:33

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Send us a text Welcome to the eighth episode of our specialist and supporting teachers series. We are going to spend our time unpacking the learner profile in a new way. Oftentimes, the learner profile are reduced as a way to connect with behavior and they are much more than that. As specialist and supporting teachers you have a possibility to use …

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#488 IN OMNIA PARATUS 1:08:16

5M ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Hello, happy Thursday and Happy New year. In lieu of when this episode came out, it is the official last episode of 2024. And yes, PYP has gone Latin! One of the takeaways from this past year was 'it's not how it begins, it's how it ends'. It seems like every year has its challenges and like most, Tom has his. But Tom was aware that he was doing be…

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Healing Trauma with Compassion and Imagination: Yael Zivan on PYP 613 53:16

5M ago53:16

53:16

I've been on a memory reconsolidation mission since I was first introduced to it a couple of years ago. Two missions, in fact. One, to learn as much as I can and incorporate it into my coaching and mentoring. Two, to share it far and wide. Today, we're going to talk about memory reconsolidation and some of the techniques that you can use to help br…

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