Philly Education Stories

About Philly Education Stories

Philly Education Stories is a multi-year, multi-format project. We use storytelling and theater as a cultural strategy to deepen relationships between educators, students and organizers in Philly; explore our experiences with schooling and the criminal punishment system, and amplify our visions for a transformed education and world. This podcast is made possible with the generous support of the Independence Public Media Foundation.

Publisher

Anissa Weinraub

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2022

Latest episode

30 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jun 2025

   Episode 5: Voices from Queer Studies Class

   Students and their teacher in a Philadelphia high school's Queer Studies class discuss the importance of intersectional queer history and creating safe spaces for open expression, in this interview episode.

2. 

   5 Jun 2024

   Episode 4: On the Eve of Graduation: Stories from Philly Seniors

   Join us for a roundtable discussion at a West Philly public high school, with graduating seniors and their teacher, as they discuss the moment, the world, and how their schooling prepared them (or not) to navigate life after graduation.

3. 

   4 May 2022

   Episode 3: Community Visions: Into My School

   This visionary Sonic Collage paints the picture of students and educators’ dreams: What would our school be like if we had everything we needed to thrive? Sonic Collages created in collaboration between Anissa Weinraub, US, and ILL DOOTS.

4. 

   4 May 2022

   Episode 2: Community Visions: Outside My Door

   This visionary Sonic Collage paints the picture of students and educators’ dreams: What would our community be like if we had everything we needed to thrive? Sonic Collages created in collaboration between Anissa Weinraub, US, and ILL DOOTS.

5. 

   3 May 2022

   Episode 1: Policing + Punishment in Schools: What else is possible?

   This episode features the stories of students and educators confronting policing both inside and outside our schools, as well as creative and collective interventions toward abolition and healing.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

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

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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