Taking Off The Mask
Hosted by Ashanti Branch and Ashanti · Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
4.9from 54 ratings
- 317
- Episodes
- 138
- Transcribed
- 54
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 220K
- YouTube views
About Taking Off The Mask
Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male, a gender gap that has serious ramifications for male students - who often face DISPROPORTIONATE disciplinary action. This podcast is for male educators who want to embody a necessary change in schools, via healthy social-emotional outcomes. Come away with actionable lesson plans, relatable stories, and a renewed purpose. The US Surgeon General says the mental health of our youth is the "crisis of our time." Male educators are uniquely positioned to address this - because real men teach. Join our community: "Advocates for Young Men" at Skool.com
- Publisher
- Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jun 2020
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
138 of 317 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#90 | Connection More Than Performance: Your Students Don't Need a Perfect Teacher w/ Phil Januszewski
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#89 | Keeping the Imagination Alive: Learning, Teaching, and Becoming w/ Dr. Joseph Brown
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#88 | Bad Lessons: What Schools Teach Black Boys Without Saying a Word w/ Matthew R. Morris
Inside a recent episode
#90 | Connection More Than Performance: Your Students Don't Need a Perfect Teacher w/ Phil Januszewski
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But there was a lot of beautiful, beautiful moments, too. I'm grateful for. I look back at it fondly, my man. Thank you. Were you at 20 years at the same school or did you change? It's crazy. Yeah, I spent all 20 years at the same school. It was a beautiful place. I became family with the people I worked with. And though, you know, every school is a dysfunctional family. We were still a family. And yeah, I loved it. I couldn't imagine working anywhere else. It was a great environment and very spoiled. I felt valued and appreciated and respected. I felt like I was always given freedom to try new things. […]
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- Phil Januszewski
- Joseph Brown
- Matthew R Morris
- Chris Hemmings
- Ray Seol
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 219,727
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 39 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Taking Off The Mask?
Ashanti Branch and Ashanti host the show. Published by Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask.
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