ESL For Equality Podcast

About ESL For Equality Podcast

ESL for Equality is a podcast exploring the powerful intersection of language, identity, and justice. Created for educators, advocates, and multilingual communities, the show delves into how English language learning and access shape, and are shaped by, immigration policy, civil rights, and equity movements in the U.S. and beyond. Each season brings timely stories and expert voices that unpack how language policy affects real people: from asylum seekers navigating legal systems to students confronting discrimination in schools. Through interviews, storytelling, and critical analysis, ESL for Equality aims to amplify the experiences of those on the front lines of language justice and to spark conversations about how we can build more inclusive, multilingual futures.

Publisher

ESL for Equality

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Sept 2020

Latest episode

16 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2025

   Season 2, Episode 11: Happy World Refugee Day!

   Host Hannah Joos examines World Refugee Day, spotlighting its history, the theme of solidarity, and impactful figures like Luma Mufleh, while encouraging listeners to advocate for refugees.

2. 

   8 Jun 2025

   Season 2, Episode 10: A New Travel Ban and the Criminalization of Protest

   Hannah Joos analyzes the reinstated U.S. travel ban, exploring its legal background, human consequences, and the mass protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

3. 

   27 May 2025

   Season 2, Episode 9: Human Rights on the Chopping Block

   Host Hannah analyzes Secretary of State Marco Rubio's testimony and the Trump administration's FY26 budget proposal, revealing devastating cuts to refugee support and human rights programs.

Who has been a guest on ESL For Equality Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Abdi Ali
• Ian Randall
• Laurie Kuntz
• Andrea Echelberger
• Helen Thorpe

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.