The Advocate Podcast: Amplifying Voices. Challenging Systems. Prioritizing Children.

About The Advocate Podcast: Amplifying Voices. Challenging Systems. Prioritizing Children.

The Advocate Podcast centers real stories from social media to help parents, educators, and communities advocate for children with wisdom, courage, and compassion. Hosted by Dr. Kristi N. Love, the podcast challenges harmful narratives while offering restorative, equity-centered perspectives that lead to understanding and change.

Publisher

Dr. Kristi N. Love

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2025

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Don't Wait for the Report Card: Raising Children Who Own Their Learning

   Send us Fan Mail A report card should be a summary of conversations we've already been having—not the beginning of them. Are we raising children who know how to earn good grades, or children who know how to take responsibility for their own learning? In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love challenges parents to look beyond letter grades and focus on what truly matters: learning, accountability, and independence. Drawing from her experiences as both an educator and a parent...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   A Good School for Whom? Looking Beyond Test Scores When Choosing a School

   Send us Fan Mail We hear it all the time: “That’s a good school.” But what does good actually mean—and good for whom? High test scores, strong graduation rates, and impressive school ratings can tell parents a lot, but they don’t tell the whole story. A school can look exceptional on paper while different groups of children have very different experiences inside the building. In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love challenges parents and caregivers to look beyond the overa...

3. 

   19 Aug 2026

   What Happened Before the “Attitude”?: How Schools Fail Black Girls

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Advocate Podcast, Dr. Kristi N. Love explores how Black girls are disciplined in schools and what is often missed before they are labeled “defiant” or “disrespectful.” Through the story of a 17-year-old facing discipline, she examines how bias, dress codes, and exclusion shape school responses, and asks what children’s behavior is communicating and what experiences shape it. She also reflects on her own experiences and calls for a shift from punishment ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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