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		<description>Welcome to The Blackboard of Broken Dreams, where motivation goes to die and teacher-of-the-year plaques gather dust. Former co-teachers Ed Plan (Special Ed) and Mat Hematics (Math) survived endless PDs, spirit weeks, and budget cuts—only to realize the biggest lesson is that nobody’s got it figured out. Real stories. Fake names. Questionable advice. No heartfelt piano music here—just two guys, a broken copier, and a caffeine/whiskey addiction strong enough to power the entire district. Punch in, tune out, and remember: fake it till your pension vests.</description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Ed Plan and Mat Hematics are two burned out high school teachers trying to earn extra professional development points.</itunes:subtitle>
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		<itunes:summary>Welcome to The Blackboard of Broken Dreams, where motivation goes to die and teacher-of-the-year plaques gather dust. Former co-teachers Ed Plan (Special Ed) and Mat Hematics (Math) survived endless PDs, spirit weeks, and budget cuts—only to realize the biggest lesson is that nobody’s got it figured out. Real stories. Fake names. Questionable advice. No heartfelt piano music here—just two guys, a broken copier, and a caffeine/whiskey addiction strong enough to power the entire district. Punch in, tune out, and remember: fake it till your pension vests.</itunes:summary>
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			<googleplay:explicit>Yes</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Listen to Mom &#8211; S1E5</title>
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	<title>Stereotypes &#8211; Part Two</title>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This time, we’re turning our sarcastic gaze toward the front office. From walkie-talkie warriors to data-driven delinquents, we’re calling out the admin archetypes that haunt your inbox. Laugh quietly&#8230;someone might be doing a walkthrough.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Stereotypes &#8211; Part 1</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[From the teacher who thinks they&#8217;re hot to the one giving away supplies before retirement, Ed and Mat break down the faculty lounge one stereotype at a time. It’s funny because it’s true… and also a little sad.]]></description>
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	<title>Do I Need To Call?  &#8211;  S1E2</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ed and Mat revisit their first teaching fiascos including bad phone calls, hallway fights, and a student with daytime TV energy. It only took beer, whiskey, and several detentions to survive.]]></description>
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	<title>Trial by Fire  &#8211; S1E1</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>KINDERGARTEN SEASON &#8211; PILOT EPISODE!</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Blackboard of Broken Dreams—the podcast where Ed Plan (Special Ed) and Mat Hematics (Math) prove that the only thing more broken than our students’ homework is our will to teach. In this pilot, we introduce ourselves, explain why this bad idea became a podcast, and preview the chaos ahead: stereotypes, first-year fiascos, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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