Andrea Forcum
10 November 2025
This week’s voicemails took me on a ride I did not see coming. First up: a sub walks into a high school on eighties day and witnesses a kid try to smash his phone with weights and somehow sets off the fire alarm in the process. Then another teacher shares a story that starts like a simple math problem and ends in the darkest dad joke ever written on a whiteboard. Somewhere between bathroom popcorn hustles, entrepreneurial students, and emotional damage disguised as equations, we unpack why teachers are equal parts stand-up comedians and hostage negotiators. Takeaways: A substitute teacher’s unbelievable day: a phone, a dumbbell, and a fire alarm. The student-run popcorn speakeasy that actually made money. The eternal mystery of why schools shut down every student side hustle. A math lesson that turned into an emotional roast of one missing dad. Andrea’s take on why chaos might actually be a sign of creative genius. -- Teachers’ night out? Yes, please! Come see comedian Educator Andrea…Get your tickets at teachersloungelive.com and Educatorandrea.com/tickets for laugh out loud Education! — Don’t Be Shy Come Say Hi: www.podcasterandrea.com Watch on YouTube: @educatorandrea A Human Content Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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