Best Pyp The Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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C157: Panic and its Impact on Learning 23:10

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Send us a text Welcome back to Confessions of a PYP Teacher and the sixth episode in our well-being series. It’s been interesting going through this well-being series, because it has really stretched my thinking about how we are supporting our own mental health and that of our learners. As I was unpacking panic, it really hit home to me. Although I…

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#495 GOOD vs BAD 1:06:07

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Hello and happy Thursday! Another episode of PYP is up and ready to be listened to (Link in BIO) and Tom had a lot to share. Are things 'good' or 'bad' and why do we have to categorize them, label them? There's a story Tom has shared multiple times with the moral being 'We'll See'. If you asked Tom about the most profound, moving, life changing mom…

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C156: Let's Not Have a Panic Attack 20:51

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Send us a text Welcome back to our podcast and the fifth episode in our well-being series. In this episode, we are going to lean into panic and how it can impact our well-being. We’ve all experienced those moments of panic and our brain temporarily shuts down. According to our friend Mo Gawdat, it’s because we believe a threat is imminent and there…

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C155: Facing our Fears (Part 2) 19:52

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Send us a text Welcome back to our podcast and the fourth episode in our well-being series. In the last episode, we examined the power of fear in our lives. We are all struck with fear many times in our lives and there is no shame attached to it. In fact, we might have to worry if everything is perfect all of the time. Fear is a natural response to…

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C154: Facing our Fears 23:38

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Send us a text Welcome back to our podcast and the third episode in our well-being series. This is the most vulnerable I have been in some time. Fear is our mind’s early warning system. It shows up when we sense a threat (whether real or imagined) and while it can protect us, it can also quietly hold us back. Susan Jeffers, author of Feel the Fear …

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PYP Podcast - Season 3 Ep. 001 - Eric Montanez 1:03:26

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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 3 episod…

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Humans Make the Best Leaders: Jennifer Nash on PYP 627 59:15

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Are empathy and humanity compatible with great leadership, or do they just get in the way? That's the topic of today's conversation with executive coach Jennifer Nash about her book, "Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance." Jennifer's got great war stories (or more accurately, Peace Stories). Like how Alan Mulally turned thing…

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#494 Another Day in the Book of Tom 55:24

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Hello and happy Thursday! Yes, it's been a minute. But Tom is consistently doing one thing: he's doing Tom. Right, wrong, good or bad, Tom has the clarity to choose wisely what he does and doesn't do, in lieu of how others may feel about his choices. Which would be his advice to the listeners - do you! Tom was a different version a decade ago when …

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C153: Don’t be a Worrywart 33:59

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Send us a text Welcome back, my friends, to Confession 153. This episode is framed by this quote by Mo Gawdat, "Worrying is praying for what you don’t want." Mo frames worry as a form of negative visualization. Rather than focusing our energy on what we want to grow, worry channels our attention toward fear and imagined threats. When we do this con…

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Visual Leadership and Storytelling for a Volatile World: Todd Cherches on PYP 626 1:08:53

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Remember Donna the Deer Lady, and her call to a radio talk show that electrified the nation? To refresh your memory, she was wondering why the highway department place the "Deer Crossing" signs at the busiest sections, where the deer were most likely to get hit by a moving vehicle. “Why are we encouraging deer to cross at the interstate? I don’t ge…

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The STRONG Formula for Thriving Through Change: Anna Glynn on PYP 625 1:03:13

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Five short years from now, 2030 will be here—and the world of work (and life) is shapeshifting at warp speed. We're all going to have to do some serious surfing to stay afloat, let alone to participate in creating the world we want. Executive coach Anna Glynn helps sales leaders, which isn't me and probably isn't you either. But what she teaches th…

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C152: The Journey Towards Well-Being 15:19

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Send us a text Welcome back, my friends, to Confession 152. Today’s episode marks the beginning of a brand-new series on something that’s been quietly knocking at the door of my consciousness for a while now: well-being. If I’m honest, I used to push that topic aside. It just didn’t feel academic enough; too soft, too personal, too invisible in our…

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…