After the Bell: Teaching Tips With a Twist
Roy and Martin have taught for a combined 70 years. Join these two educators from North Vancouver, Canada, as they take you on a journey through the wonderful yet challenging profession of teaching. The guarantee of their podcast, After The Bell, is to make you laugh, make you think and give you at least one little nugget that you can use in your classroom.
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Episodes
71 episodes
Talking All The Little Monsters With David A. Robertson: A Writer's Journey
In Episode 67 it’s May the Fourth, a beautiful sunny day, and our podcasters are trying to figure out why they are seeing so many students in and around the city library. The Stunt Brothers quickly realize it’s not an attendance issue in North ...
The Attendance Crisis We Can't Ignore
In Episode 66, the Stunt Brothers take a closer look at how student absenteeism is impacting learning, engagement, and classroom culture in schools across Canada. Roy and Martin dive into Ontario’s controversial policy of linking grades to atte...
Stunt Brothers Missing In Action
In Episode 65 of After The Bell, the Stunt Brothers are missing in action. Roy and Martin are half a country apart as they face a possible end to their perfect podcast attendance, a spotless record that spans over 15 unbroken months. T...
A Podcast Within A Podcast: Stunt Brothers On Fire
In Episode 64, the Stunt Brothers start things off by going on a tangent about unseasonably cold spring weather, the splashdown of Artemis II, and Ryan Gosling’s movie Project Hail Mary. Roy can’t help but feel a little overlooked; aft...
Frogs and Boiling Water: Talking Declining Academic Scores With Professor John Richards
In Episode 63, Martin & Roy ponder the history making Artemis II space launch with the spacecraft hurtling through space at thousands of kilometres per hour with a malfunctioning toilet. This moment sparks a powerful analogy: in both space ...
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly: The Wild West Of Report Cards
In Episode 62, The Stunt Brothers open by diving into responses to a recent TikTok they posted on the FSA standardized test. With over 19,000 views, Roy and Martin share a selection of thoughtful and often entertaining listener comments. From t...
The Whole School in One Room: What Could Go Wrong?
In Episode 61, The Stunt Brothers kick things off with Martin unpacking the meaning of Occam’s Razor, a phrase he seems to enjoy saying almost as much as, “How do you like them apples!” From there, the conversation turns to the end of ...
Episode 60: Bonus 6 The Fieldtrip Interviews With Nick Marino and North Point Brewing
Another holiday bonus this week for our dedicated After The Bell listeners. The Stunt Brothers celebrate Season 2 Episode 30 with a look back in time at Season 1. Martin is not happy with this as permanent daylight savings time m...
Episode 59: Bonus 5 The Fieldtrip Interviews With Brad Baker and Victor Elderton
The Stunt Brothers hope you’re beginning to relax as you head into Spring Break. There’s no better time to decompress than with another of our bonus Fieldtrip Sessions, this time a remix of two of our favourite guests from Sea...
Episode 58: The Uninvited Guest
While recording the final instalment of The Manning Park Sessions, the return of a red squirrel sets the stage for the Stunt Brothers to explore the curious and hilarious world of uninvited guests. From parents dropping in unannounced,...
Episode 57: Transforming Education With Dr. Misty Paterson
The Stunt Brothers are back on the road for another field trip and this time they’re sitting down with Dr. Misty Paterson, the educator and creative force behind Pop-Up Studio. Her work blends inquiry, hands-on materials, and playful exploratio...
Episode 56: Tim Cavey and an Educator's Podcasting Journey
The Stunt Brothers sit down with Tim Cavey, host of the podcast Teachers on Fire in this collaborative episode. They compare notes on creating content through the lens of an educator, what led them to explore the worl...
Episode 55: Talking Walled Garden Education With Andrew Cantarutti
On this field trip, Roy and Martin skip the usual banter and head straight into a conversation with their guest, Andrew Cantarutti, a teacher and author who has spent more than a decade working in classrooms across Canada and around the world. ...
Episode 54: Talking Self Compassion With Lisa Baylis
Time for another field trip! Roy and Martin have a delightful and engaging conversation with educator, facilitator and author Lisa Baylis. Explore practical strategies for educators to foster self-compassion, build resilience, an...
Episode 53: Talking Mathematics With Dr. Lily Yen
Roy takes the reins in this episode as Martin admits he is not feeling 100%. Reflecting on a recent last-minute call to substitute in an elementary classroom, Roy describes what started out as an ordinary day quickly became an eye-opening snaps...
Episode 52: Drowning in Data, Starving For Support
In this episode, The Stunt Brothers reflect on the growth of their podcast and preview an exciting lineup of upcoming guests, including educators, researchers, authors, and thought leaders from across Canada. The discussion then turns ...
Episode 51: Talking Physical Literacy, Getting Outdoors, and Staying Healthy With Tine Parker
Martin and Roy kick things off on one of those cold, rainy, grey days when five degrees or lower means snow is piling up on the North Shore mountains. With the weather closing in and the Christmas holidays behind them, the conversation turns to...
Episode 50: Talking Career and Retirement With Linda Watson
For Season 2 Episode 20 of After The Bell, The Stunt Brothers are back in the box with their second episode of 2026. Roy gets creative with numbers while Martin seems overwhelmed at the odds he was ever born. This brings this episode t...
Episode 49: From Practicum to Profession: Teacher Candidates Share Their Stories
The Stunt Brothers celebrate the New Year from a beautiful location on Pender Island, one of the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada. They discuss New Year's resolutions, with Roy trying to bring light to the Dark Lord and Martin,...
Episode 48: Bonus 4 The Fieldtrip Interviews With Cyndi Gerlach and Clint Johnston
Roy and Martin wish you the best of the season with another Christmas bonus. These are part of the ongoing bonus series called The Fieldtrip Sessions. Each episode is called The Fieldtrip Interviews and is a rem...
Episode 47: Bonus 3 The Fieldtrip Interviews With Owen Howell and Steve Zlotnik
In Season 2 Episode 17, The Stunt Brothers wish you the best of this holiday season. Roy and Martin hope you get a chance to have warm moments with family and friends and manage to get some much needed recovery from the exhaustion of t...
Episode 46: Stunt Brothers Can't Count!
What starts as Episode 46 quickly turns into a milestone celebration when Martin and Roy realize they’ve actually hit Episode 50. This discovery sends them down an entertaining rabbit hole exploring all things fifty from fun facts to unexpected...
Episode 45. Field Trips: I Think I Have Everyone?!
Martin and Roy kick things off with a glass of Martin’s home-brewed cider before diving into Martin’s most recent camping adventure complete with masked parmesan cheese thieves and novice campers in need of some help. Roy is asked to accompany ...
Episode 44: Weapons of Mass Distraction
In this episode, Martin kicks things off with an enthusiastic ramble about the collection of tapes, CDs, and VHS treasures that he’s been digitizing at the library. But as he drones on, Roy, bored out of his mind, starts absent-mindedly clickin...
Episode 43. Feel The Power: Find The Passion
The 13th episode of Season 2 finds The Stunt Brothers chatting about what it means to find passion in this busy life. Finding one's passion, whether it be music, art, writing, gardening, or whatever, is a journey one should explore thr...