Mr. Clarke After Dark

By Lucas Clarke

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Episodes: 128

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Welcome to the “Mr. Clarke After Dark” podcast with host Lucas Clarke, an educator determined to move away from recycled professional development and engage in more nuanced, personable, and relevant conversations for learning. 

Each week, Mr. Clarke unpacks the inner workings of the classroom and learns out loud with educators, politicians, comedians, and other field experts of all shapes, sizes, and burnout levels. Whether they have been in the trenches of their profession for five months or fifty years, we are here to share everything from classroom hacks, our worst mistakes, and the occasional profound musing (from the guests). From conversations about race with Daryl Davis, education reform with Jennifer Gonzalez, global educational development with professors from the World Bank, to stories about students farting in class, there will always be something you can take away from the show, for better or worse. 

So, come on over and join the dark side ... unless you’re scared.


Episode Date
#119 - Dr. Mark Hirschkorn | Supporting New Teachers: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Sep 23, 2025
#118 - Richelle Marynowski | Navigating Math Anxiety in Education
Sep 16, 2025
#117 - Dr. Lori Desaultes | The Eyes Are Never Quiet
Sep 09, 2025
#116 - Durga Suresh-Menon | How To Embody an Innovative Ethos
Sep 02, 2025
#115 - Brent Saccucci | Ungrading, Equity, and the Heart of Education
Aug 27, 2025
#114 - Melanie Brethour | Untangling Dyslexia
Aug 19, 2025
#113 - Dr. Jody Carrington | Handling The Kids These Days
Aug 12, 2025
#112 - Jessica Joelle Alexander | The Danish Way of Parenting
Aug 06, 2025
#111 - Kelsie Marks | How Educators Can Transition to New Career Paths
Jul 29, 2025
#110 - Bernii Godwin Essentials | Garbage Dump or Grocery Store?
Jul 25, 2025
#109 - Poppy Gibson | Presentation Panic Attacks & Social Media For Kids
Jul 23, 2025
#108 - Kurtis Hewson Essentials | We Are Smaller Frauds Together
Jul 17, 2025
#107 - Amy Marshall Essentials | Digging Your Own Rabbit Holes
Jul 15, 2025
#106 - Martin Malone Essentials | How To Be Less Fat
Jul 10, 2025
#105 - Mandy Grass Essentials | How to Implement Behaviour Systems
Jul 08, 2025
#104 - Cabrina Lafonte Essentials | Battling Educational Advocates & Turning Your Classroom Into a Chess Board
Jul 03, 2025
#103 - George Couros Essentials | Interviews Gone Wrong, How You Should Hire, and Handling an Intense Confrontation
Jul 01, 2025
#102 - Lily Donald | Crying in Paris, The Experience of High School, and Pursuing a Crumbling Profession
Jun 24, 2025
Clarke Notes #8 | Embarrassing Self-Reflections, When Teachers Lie, and Young Administrators
Jun 17, 2025
#101 - Mr. Clarke | Top Takeaways From One Hundred Episodes
Jun 10, 2025
#100 - Kyle Harquail | Fentanyl Cookies, Shakespearean Rizz, and Toilet Paper in Tijuana
Jun 03, 2025
#099 - Hailey Chisholm | Tutoring Businesses, Workplace Naps, and Ideas for Teacher Retention
May 27, 2025
The Clarke Notes #7 | Whack-a-mole Classroom Management on Steroids & Family Death Perception
May 25, 2025
#098 - Craig Randall | Leading the Much-Needed Shift in Teacher Evaluations
May 20, 2025
#097 - Dr. Selena Fisk | Operational Intelligence: Leveraging Data Storytelling In Classrooms, Schools, and Districts
May 13, 2025
#096 - Tyler Tarver | YouTube Learning, AI Exaggeration, and Incorporating Student Feedback
May 06, 2025
#095 - Bernii Godwin | Love Languages, Sleep Hygiene, & Reading Collective Energy
Apr 29, 2025
The Clarke Notes #6 | Teachers Are Negotiating For The Wrong Things
Apr 27, 2025
#094 - Dr. Mark Williams | The Hidden Factor Neuroscience Says We’re Missing in Education
Apr 22, 2025
#093 - Dr. Chris Bronke | Does UDL Really Work in Classrooms?
Apr 15, 2025
#092 - Andrea Avery | Rethinking Sex Ed, Taboos, and the Pressures of Adolescence
Apr 08, 2025
#091 - Robert Barnett | The Modern Classrooms Project
Apr 01, 2025
The Clarke Notes #5 | Teacher Money, Fickle Neuroscience, & The Midwit Trap
Mar 30, 2025
#090 - Erin Schryer | Defending Private Education
Mar 25, 2025
#089 - Tyler Comeau | The Elements of Leadership: How to Maximize Your Impact
Mar 18, 2025
#088 - Amy Marshall | An Ode to Smooth Joy
Mar 11, 2025
#087 - Conrad Drover | Podogogy 101: Higher Learning, Lower Standards
Mar 04, 2025
The Clarke Notes #4 | What is This About?
Feb 28, 2025
#086 - Leslie Rob | Christian Comedy & Field Trip Fails
Feb 25, 2025
#085 - Brandon Jenkins | Personalizing Your Teaching & Amplifying Representation in Education
Feb 18, 2025
#084 - Christine Miles | Unlocking The Art of Listening
Feb 11, 2025
#083 - Kelsie Marks | Exit Strategy: How Educators Can Transition to New Career Paths
Feb 04, 2025
#082 - Danielle Danis | Striking Back: The Fight for Educational Support Staff in Alberta
Feb 02, 2025
#081 - Kurtis Hewson | Making Meetings Less Weird
Jan 28, 2025
The Clarke Notes #3 | Rebrands, Sneezes, & ChatGPT
Jan 26, 2025
#080 - Dr. Poppy Gibson | Minimizing Social Media Risks & Supporting Incarcerated Youth
Jan 21, 2025
#079 - Nathan Burns | Thinking About Thinking About Thinking: A Metacognitive Venture
Jan 14, 2025
#078 - Martin Malone | Fit to Teach: A Personal Trainer’s Tips for Educators
Jan 07, 2025
#077 - Top Ten Funniest Moments From 2024
Dec 31, 2024
#076 - The Clarke Brothers | Christmas Cantatas, Bionicles, and Airsoft Gun Fights Gone Awry
Dec 22, 2024
#075 - Jerry Kolber | Who Smarted, Sex & The City, and Creating Valuable Edutainment
Dec 17, 2024
#074 - Aaron Hunter | Magic, Travel, and Tales: Exploring Cultures Through Children's Books
Dec 10, 2024
#073 - Leroy Slanzi | Unlocking Learning Through Play
Dec 03, 2024
The Clarke Notes #2 | Fart Strikes, Millennial Christmas Lights, and Failing Out Loud
Nov 30, 2024
#072 - Dr. Harry Patrinos | The World Bank’s Fight Against the Global Learning Crisis
Nov 26, 2024
#071 - Isabella Schmidt | From Trend to Strategy: The Evolution of Influencer Marketing and Building a Genuine Brand
Nov 18, 2024
#070 - Ross McGill | Simple Practices to Make Your Teaching Life Easier
Nov 12, 2024
#069 - David Hewlett | From Acquisition to Innovation: Key Lessons in Scaling Tech Businesses
Nov 05, 2024
#068 - George Couros | Embrace Contrarian Thinking: The Key to Effective Delegation and Growth
Oct 28, 2024
#067 - Stacey Houston | The Disturbing Depth of the Canadian Housing Crisis
Oct 22, 2024
#066 - Dr. Ken Brien | Teacher Status Games and How to Avoid Them
Oct 15, 2024
The Clarke Notes #1 | Innovative Roles, FOMO & Stories From the Trenches
Oct 12, 2024
#065 - Nancy Chung | Ethical AI, Travel, and The Future of Education
Oct 08, 2024
#064 - Danielle Danis | The Fort McMurray Educational Support Staff Strike & The Path Forward
Oct 02, 2024
#063 - Carl Azuz | Finding Media You Can Trust From a Former CNN Anchor
Sep 24, 2024
#062 - Jennifer Gonzalez | Reforming Education One Cult at a Time
Sep 17, 2024
#061 - Brittany Loder | Woodshop Wonder Woman
Sep 10, 2024
#060 - Steph McFarland | Rapture Fear & Teaching Revelations
Sep 03, 2024
#059 - Sobhi Hamed | What to Look For in a Mentor
Aug 25, 2024
#058 - Sobhi Hamed | Handling Confrontation with Students
Aug 25, 2024
Season 2 Preview! | Yours Truly - New Episodes August 27th
Aug 20, 2024
#057 - Jessica Hawk | Retirement, Cat Cuddling, and Setting Boundaries
Jun 25, 2024
#056 - Daniele Boleli | Cultivating Legitimacy in the History Classroom
Jun 18, 2024
#055 - Mandy Grass | Implementing Behavior Systems
Jun 10, 2024
#054 - Racism, The Ku Klux Klan, and Productive Conversation | Daryl Davis
Jun 04, 2024
#053 - Cookies & Comedy | Andrea Caspari Spears
May 28, 2024
#052 - Smarter Than Your Average Bear | Jason Hamilton
May 21, 2024
#051 - What Does Evil Look Like? | Dr. Evil Academic (Cathryn Van Kessel)
May 14, 2024
#050 - Mindy Francis | Site Wife Life & The Francis Five
May 07, 2024
Handling Tension in the Social Studies Classroom | Episode #49 - Dr. Elizabeth Washington
Apr 30, 2024
Growing as a Basketball Player | Episode #48 - Ben Simmons
Apr 23, 2024
Losing Parents to Cancer | Episode #47 - Ben Simmons (Pt. 1/2)
Apr 16, 2024
Teaching Reading Through Gamification | Episode #46 - Cabrina Lafonte
Apr 09, 2024
The Future of Conservatism in Alberta | Episode #45 - Tany Yao
Apr 02, 2024
Advice for Changing Cities as a Veteran Teacher | Episode #44 - Faith McPeek
Mar 26, 2024
Gaslighting The Gaslighters | Episode #43 - Sam Salem
Mar 19, 2024
Rothschild Francis and The Fundamentals of Teaching History | Episode #42 - Megan DuVarney Forbes
Mar 12, 2024
Building Financial Independence Outside of the Classroom | Episode #41 - Jennifer Keigher
Mar 05, 2024
From Teacher to Netflix Reality TV | Episode #40 - Gaspare Randazzo
Feb 27, 2024
Building Healthy Relationships with Children with Autism | Episode #39 - Jay Yoder
Feb 20, 2024
Expanding Your Social Battery | Episode #38 - Shannon Dube
Feb 13, 2024
We Definitely Know What We're Doing | Episode #36 - Staci Bailey
Feb 06, 2024
Myth of the Pandemic Learning Gap | Episode #37 - Shannon Dube
Feb 06, 2024
Diet Pepsi | Episode #35 - Staci Bailey
Jan 30, 2024
Attunement & Embracing Criticism | Episode #34 - Connie Jakab
Jan 30, 2024
Unpacking Oppositional Defiance Disorder | Episode #33 - Connie Jakab
Jan 23, 2024
The Future of Standardized Testing | Episode #32 - Tim Coates
Jan 23, 2024
Life Beyond The Negative Self-Story | Episode #30 - D’Vaughn Powell a.k.a DJ Shadow
Jan 16, 2024
The Case for Standardized Testing | Episode #31 - Tim Coates
Jan 16, 2024
Pedagogy (?) | Episode #29 - D’Vaughn Powell a.k.a DJ Shadow
Jan 09, 2024
How and Why Teachers Go on Strike | Episode #28 - Jason Schilling
Jan 02, 2024
Matching Reputation with Responsibility | Episode #27 - Tyler Cole
Dec 28, 2023
Authentic Networking | Episode #26 - Tyler Cole
Dec 21, 2023
Embracing Your Inner Nerd | Episode #25 - Greg Pollard
Dec 21, 2023
The Emptiness of Title Chasing | Episode #23 - Chris Organ
Dec 14, 2023
Mr. Yummy | Episode #24 - Greg Pollard
Dec 14, 2023
The Unwritten Curriculum | Episode #22 - Chris Organ
Dec 07, 2023
Positive Shaming | Episode #21 - Kelly Haldane
Nov 30, 2023
Bring Your Machete to Work Day | Episode #20 - Kelly Haldane
Nov 23, 2023
The Teacher-Athlete Life | Episode #19 - Conrad Drover
Nov 23, 2023
Tuning Out The Noise | Episode #17 - Christina Buhler
Nov 16, 2023
Rizzing Your Way to Success | Episode #18 - Conrad Drover
Nov 16, 2023
French Immersion Struggles: Beyond Croissants | Episode #16 - Christina Buhler
Nov 09, 2023
Quiet Quitting | Episode #15 - Scott Barr
Nov 02, 2023
Lessons in Leadership | Episode #14 - Scott Barr
Oct 26, 2023
Keep Your Pants On | Episode #13 - Sheldon Dahl
Oct 19, 2023
Finding Your Lane | Episode #12 - Steve Hulan
Oct 12, 2023
Inflatable Penguins | Episode #10 - Thomas Wickens
Oct 05, 2023
Ghosting Extra-Curriculars | Episode #11 - Steve Hulan
Oct 05, 2023
To Chill or Not To Chill | Episode #8 - Kevin Garbuio
Sep 28, 2023
Professional Protein Taster | Episode #9 - Thomas Wickens
Sep 28, 2023
Special Education, Athletics, and the VP (Vaping Patrol) Life | Episode #7 - Kevin Garbuio
Sep 21, 2023
The Teaching/Coaching Connection | Episode #4 - Tom Keca
Sep 14, 2023
Work/Life Balance without the Sarcasm | Episode #5 - Hilary Morgan
Sep 14, 2023
New Teacher Chronicles | Episode #6 - Nicole North
Sep 14, 2023
Avoiding Spelling Tests | Episode #1 - Tom Keca
Sep 06, 2023
Does Classroom Management Even Exist | Episode #2 - Hilary Morgan
Sep 06, 2023
Make Teaching Creative Again | Episode #3 - Nicole North
Sep 06, 2023