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
80 episodes
Stunt Summer Sessions #3: What's Behind Roy's Door Number Four?
In Episode 76, summer is in full swing but the Stunt Brothers agree that we haven't reached peak "Dog Day afternoons" just yet! Our duo keeps their Summer Series rolling with Roy’s #4 pick from the vault: Episode 44, Weapons of Mass Distrac...
Stunt Summer Sessions #2: What's First On Martin's Top 5?
In Episode 75, the Stunt Brothers are in unanimous agreement that teachers should be out of the classroom and locked in on the blissful “every day is Sunday" state of mind. Continuing with their Summer Series, Martin shares his number 5 pick fr...
Summer Sessions 2026: Stunt Brothers Review Their Favourite Episodes
In Episode 74, the Stunt Brothers talk about the unbearable heat outside, and how difficult it would be sitting and teaching in an un-air-conditioned classroom during the last days of the school year. With the heat cranking up and teachers ever...
Stunt Brothers Go International
In Episode 73 of After The Bell, The Stunt Brothers celebrate the coming summer break by going international. Most teachers never get the chance to see how living abroad transforms their perspective—and their life. So Roy and Martin si...
The Stunt Brothers Visit The Teachers Next Door
In Episode 72 of After the Bell, the Stunt Brothers kick things off by talking about warm weather, water restrictions, and extending an open invitation to Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew to spend some time on the show. The duo then discuss ...
Taking Tech Out Of The Classroom With Dylan Kane
In Episode 71 of After the Bell, the Stunt Brothers decide to think outside the box quite literally. Leaving the confines of the studio behind, our podcasters set up shop in Martin’s garden. Surrounded by fresh air, and blooming plants...
Winding Down? Winding Up! The Challenges of Getting Through June
In Episode 70 of After the Bell, before the Stunt Brothers get down to business, they take a tour through some classic conversation topics: the weather, gardening, and Roy's short torso. Eventually, the discussion shifts to hockey, as ...
Teaching Like A Pirate With Dave Burgess
In Episode 69 of After the Bell, Martin and Roy explore the fascinating concept of perspective and it all begins with a mystery from their video podcasts. Why does Roy always seem shorter than Martin on camera? Martin suggests that Roy...
Beyond Gifted: Rethinking High-Achieving Students in Today’s Classroom With Dr. Alicia Schroeder-Schock
The "gifted" Stunt Brothers start today's episode with giant zucchini stories and Stars Wars tangents before agreeing that a field trip to North Dakota would be a great chance to get an out of country perspective on high ability learners....
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 ...