Lindsey & Maya explain why they’ve been on a six month hiatus and share some follower submissions of their definitions of teacher hell.
19 Jun 2025
Episode 12: Worst Days to Teach
Hosts Lindsey and Maya explore the five worst days to be a teacher, highlighting the unique challenges and occasional joys within the profession.
11 Jun 2025
Episode 11: Then vs. Now
Hosts Maya and Lindsey compare past and present school experiences, exploring whether life has improved for students and questioning evolving fashion trends in this reflective discussion.
5 Jun 2025
Episode 10: Overnight Field Trips
Lindsey and Maya analyze Teacher Trauma poll results about overnight field trips, exploring their impact on student independence and fostering connections.
29 May 2025
Episode 9: Our Unconventional School
Hosts Maya and Lindsey discuss the unique aspects of their unconventional school, including a story about a Sasquatch costume incident during a school camping trip.
22 May 2025
Episode 8: Unpopular Opinions
Lindsey & Maya discuss unpopular teacher opinions and share some of their own at risk of getting canceled. Are staff meeting ice breakers fun? Should teachers be called their first names by students? Are teachers wearing jeans the reason for the downfall of America? Listen to this week’s episode to find out!
15 May 2025
Episode 7: Discipline (Or Lack Thereof)
Maya & Lindsey discuss the current status of discipline (or lack thereof) in schools today.
Disclaimer: Maya’s microphone put about as much effort into working properly as parents put into disciplining their children - so none at all! Thank you for bearing with us despite technical difficulties.
8 May 2025
Episode 6: Teacher Appreciation
Lindsey & Maya discuss the controversial “should all staff members be included in teacher appreciation” poll results and react to Teacher Trauma fan submissions of the worst admin “gifts” they’ve received for Teacher Appreciation week. Fans of baked beans will LOVE this week’s episode!
1 May 2025
Episode 5: Is it Acceptable?
Maya & Lindsey break down the results of the “is it acceptable?” polls conducted on @teachertrauma and offer their unsolicited opinions. Top data analysts are calling it the “most important collection of information since the 2020 census.”
24 Apr 2025
Episode 4: Parents Pt. 2
Lindsey & Maya discuss the school’s upcoming “lock in” which Teacher Trauma followers described as “worse than spending a night in jail” and finish categorizing the parents they’ve encountered frequently throughout their careers.
9 Apr 2025
Episode 3: Parents
Maya and Lindsey tackle every teacher’s favorite topic: parents! They break down the different categories of the parents they’ve encountered: helicopter, lawnmower, doormat, PR team & delulu and share a few horror stories from followers.
2 Apr 2025
Episode 2: Oopsies
Lindsey & Maya discuss their biggest “oopsies” moments in the classroom that include potentially traumatizing a group of 6th graders and blindly trusting 13 year olds, dive into some of the weirdest student comments submitted by followers of teachertrauma and break down their favorite student slang of the week, ending with a deep search for the origins of the word “gyatt.”
27 Mar 2025
Teacher Trauma: Episode One
Lindsey & Maya try to figure out how they got here, discuss first year struggles, share follower submissions to their favorite question: what are we mad about today? and review their favorite and least favorite tween slang terms.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
49
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
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