This week I found myself wandering through a 90s fever dream, yes, there was an actual Tamagotchi pop-up shop, before heading to Chicago for a sold-out show that brought out old students, old stories, and one deeply unimpressed middle schooler. Then, things got even more chaotic when teacher voicemails rolled in: one about 8th graders who can’t stop saying “six-seven” (and now in Spanish), and another about a slime experiment gone very, very wrong. Let’s just say it involved a phrase no one should ever hear in a science class. Add in a life-saving resource for struggling students and a hill I’m ready to die on why student teachers need to be paid and you’ve got an episode that’s equal parts nostalgia, cringe, and fire.
Takeaways:
Andrea’s surreal discovery of a Tamagotchi pop-up shop in a fully packed 90s-style mall before her Chicago show.
A run-in with a 12-year-old fan’s son who made it painfully clear parents can’t be cool no matter what.
A teacher voicemail about students obsessed with the “six-seven” trend and now, thanks to a clever colleague, saying it in Spanish.
Another voicemail featuring an 8th grader who made a slime experiment unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.
Andrea’s passionate plea for change: why student teachers deserve to be paid for their full-time classroom work.
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A Human Content Production
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Weekend in Chicago and Nostalgic Mall Experience
02:43 - Fan Encounter at the Mall
04:50 - Excitement for Upcoming Shows
07:17 - Voice Memo: Eighth Grade Civics Class
11:47 - Voice Memo: Eighth Grade Science Class
19:44 - Resource Highlight: Khan Academy
23:01 - The Need to Pay Student Teachers
26:53 - Closing Remarks and Contact Information
