💥🎉 Holiday Chaos Pt. 2: All Hosts, All Unhinged.

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, the gang’s finally all back together — Ted, Dave, and Producer Goose (Mark) — for a second helping of holiday mayhem, complete with popcorn trauma, New Year’s party outfits, and a surprising amount of math anxiety.

From unwanted Christmas gifts and Crow Dave’s holiday persona, to snow day letdowns and a throwback multiplication test showdown, this episode is overflowing with seasonal chaos, questionable nostalgia, and a fresh batch of teacher spiraling.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Dave is a crow now. That’s not a joke.

– Ted’s Time Machine: floppy disks, 50-question math tests, and traumatic typing memories

– Unpacking the “tales of the glories” in weird holiday songs

– Teacher holiday burnout and the grind of “resting” over break

– The return of popcorn… and Ted’s ongoing war against it

– New Year's energy, episode snacks, and producer-level regret

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because holiday break for teachers is never actually restful, Crow Dave might be your new favorite holiday icon, and there’s no better way to wrap up the year than with a room full of educators spiraling over popcorn, math tests, and the emotional minefield of re-gifted candles.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What’s the worst holiday gift you’ve ever gotten? Did you ever bomb the 50-question multiplication test? Are you Team Popcorn or Team Ted? Drop it all in the comments — we might feature it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

We survive the holiday break (barely)… but what’s next?

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🎄 💥 Ted & Goose Take Over: Holiday Mayhem, Snow Day Roulette & No Dave in Sight?!

This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, Ted and Goose (aka Producer Mark) are flying solo while Dave’s off vacationing — which means one thing: absolutely no rules.

From chaotic holiday songs and questionable Christmas movie logic to the adrenaline-filled rush of snow day roulette, we’re diving deep into the weirdest parts of winter break teacher life. Plus: a Ted’s Time Machine segment all about the golden age of library class — Mavis Beacon, keyboard covers, and the mysterious Dewey Decimal System.

🎧 What to Expect:

– Zero Dave, maximum holiday chaos

– Breaking down the strangest holiday lyrics (why is that reindeer’s nose so bright?)

– Snow Day Roulette™: the teacher version of winning the lottery

– Live updates from the news crawl, school closings, and emotional whiplash

– Ted’s Time Machine throws it back to library class, silent keyboards & typing tests

– Mavis Beacon, card catalogs, and Goose’s obsession with library chairs

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because nothing captures the teacher experience like watching the 5am news hoping for a snowflake emoji next to your school name — or arguing whether “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” belongs in the holiday canon. This episode is cozy chaos, classic rants, and just the right amount of Dewey Decimal drama.

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

What's your favorite snow day memory? Ever fall asleep watching the closings crawl? Did your library class scar you or save you? Drop it in the comments — you might hear it next episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Dave returns. Probably. With more questions than answers.

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💥 REWIND ALERT! This week on the Non-Professional Development Podcast, we’re opening the vault to release one of our earliest, most chaotic unreleased episodes — and it’s got everything: DIY bathroom hacks, traumatic school bells, and a strong case for why Oregon Trail should count as social studies.

Come relive the absolute madness of our early pod energy as we dive into the now-legendary “teacher bidet” story, revisit the glory (and gossip) of the faculty lounge, and hop in Ted’s Time Machine for a trip back to minty swish mouthwash and pixelated computer games.

🎧 What to Expect:

– The true origin of Dave’s teacher bidet (it’s worse than you think)

– Faculty lounge etiquette, beef, and microwave politics

– A passionate rant about the exact tone of school bells

– Ted’s Time Machine returns with a vengeance: Swish mouthwash & early '90s tech

– Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and the golden era of classroom computers

– Unfiltered nonsense from a time before we had any structure (or shame)

🙌 Why Tune In?

Because every teacher podcast needs a flashback episode full of questionable hygiene, nostalgic trauma, and unsolicited opinions on middle school hallway behavior. This is peak early NPD chaos — raw, ridiculous, and kind of beautiful.

📢 Join the Movement:

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👉 Subscribe for weekly episodes full of teacher therapy, nostalgic spirals, and storytelling that’s messier than your first year in the classroom.

🔗 Stay Connected:

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👇 We Want Your Stories!

Did your school have the terrifying Swish mouthwash program? Ever get truly invested in Carmen Sandiego? What’s your most unhinged faculty lounge moment? Drop it all in the comments — we might read it in a future episode!

✅ Weekly Drops Monday's at 2PM EST | Next Week’s Teaser:

Episode 18 is coming… and we promise it's just as weird (maybe weirder).

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