Extracurricular with Stephanie Vanos and Eddie Geller

By Stephanie Vanos and Eddie Geller

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School Board Member Stephanie Vanos and Eddie Geller break down the news of the week and give an inside perspective from their world in Orange County Florida. Extracurricular regularly features interviews that focus on education, politics, and the arts. With there be humor and comedy? Sometimes!

Episode Date
An Emphatic NO On 3 With Holly Bullard Of The Florida Policy Institute
Oct 13, 2026
EP 58: Florida’s Book Bans Are Back! Plus How A School Board Member Lobbies In D.C.
Sep 28, 2026
Working For Constituents, Not Customers: Rep Leonard Spencer On Bringing His Business Background To Tallahassee
Sep 08, 2026
Life Before And After An Education: The Story Of EDUVOTER With Crystal Etienne
Aug 31, 2026
Orlando Sentinel Columnist Scott Maxwell On Primary Results And Afflicting the Comfortable
Aug 24, 2026
How Joe McGehee Navigated A Once-In-Half-Century Year With FSBA
Aug 03, 2026
How The SEE Alliance Is Uplifting Young Voices And Occassionally Going Viral
Jul 20, 2026
Angie Gallo Explains What A School Board Chair Does And Why She's Running For It With Listening Ears
Jul 13, 2026
Unpacking The Supreme Court’s Latest Immigration Rulings And Why Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet Leads With Hope and Purpose
Jun 29, 2026
Dr. Hector Maestre Is Fully Invested — The Life Of A High School Principal
Jun 15, 2026
How Florida’s 2026 Property Tax Ballot Initiative Will Devastate Local Government And Send Even More Power To Tallahassee
Jun 08, 2026
“This Is A Numbers Game And The Math Isn’t Adding Up.” A High School Senior’s Perspective On High School, America’s Youth, and Democracy.
May 25, 2026
“The Voting Rights Act As We Knew It—It’s Done.” Fighting For Voting Rights With Equal Ground FL’s Genesis Robinson.
May 19, 2026
Understanding The Lawsuit That Could Upend Florida’s Education System
May 11, 2026
How Florida’s Gerrymandered Maps Degrade Our Democracy With Rep. Rita Harris
May 04, 2026
How Lee Perry Is Fighting For The Climate On A Local Level
Apr 13, 2026
Rep. Angie Nixon’s Campaign To Bring The People To The Senate
Apr 06, 2026
AI, Dress Codes, Strawberry Milk—How OCPS Makes Policy
Mar 30, 2026
Why Restorative Justice Belongs In Our Schools—With Dr. Mara Schiff
Mar 19, 2026
“We Are The Cavalry" — A Powerhouse Organizer Explains Why She Does It
Mar 10, 2026
The Origins Of The Anti-Trans Wave And How The Media Let It Happen
Mar 02, 2026
Resisting School AI Mania With Anne Lutz Fernandez
Feb 23, 2026
Responding To ICE Through The Eyes Of A 16 Year-Old Student
Feb 09, 2026
Ms. Vanos Goes To Tallahassee — Three Takeaways From An Advocacy Trip To The State Capital
Feb 02, 2026
Aaron Parnas On Building A Platform With Authenticity, An Update On The Epstein Files, And His Take On The 2028 Hopefuls
Jan 26, 2026
How We’re Still Fighting Back The Epidemic Of Gun Violence With Linda Coffin
Jan 19, 2026
A Former Leader Of The Venezuelan Student Protest Movement Reflects On Maduro's Ouster And Fighting Tyranny Here At Home
Jan 12, 2026
A Look Back On 2025: Awarding Our Roses, Buds, And Thorns—Plus A Few Confessions!
Dec 22, 2025
How The Hope Florida Scandal Is Even Worse Than You Think — With Jason Garcia
Dec 15, 2025
"Even The Republicans In My District Are Outraged" — HCPS Board Member Jessica Vaughn On Schools Of Hope, Why Early Education Matters, And Whether She's Still Thinking About Running For Governor
Dec 08, 2025
Reflections On Eight Decades In America And How We've Made Teachers The Enemy — With Richard Geller
Dec 01, 2025
"If We Don't Save Public Education Now, There Might Not Be Public Education In Five Years"
Nov 17, 2025
Why The 2025 Elections Felt Different (In A Good Way) With Chris Mitchell
Nov 10, 2025
McCarthyism In Florida: Dissecting The State’s New Anti-Communism Standards
Nov 05, 2025
Why Florida Won't Give Daryl Perritt Answers About His Son’s Death—The Tragedy Of Florida’s Free Kill Law
Oct 27, 2025
“A Hostile Takeover Of Community-Owned Property” — How Schools Of Hope Intend To Overtake Our Public Schools
Oct 13, 2025
"They Know Who They Are." A Parent's Perspective On What We’re Teaching Our Kids
Oct 06, 2025
Hunger Is A Solvable Problem And This Organzation Is Doing Everything They Can To Solve It
Sep 29, 2025
The Silencing Of Jimmy Kimmel, Testifying In Front Of Congress, And RFK Jr. Sightings
Sep 22, 2025
The Human Cost Of Repealing Florida’s Vaccine Mandates With Dr. Jaime Candelori
Sep 15, 2025
"Why Are You Suing My Girlfriend?" An Interview With The Plaintiff In Florida's Surprise Book Ban Ruling
Sep 08, 2025
After The Pulse Crosswalk, "What Else Is Next?" Commissioner Shan Rose On The Destruction Of Home Rule And Much More
Sep 02, 2025
Rep. Maxwell Frost On Whether Dems Are Meeting The Moment, What The GOP Is Saying Behind Closed Doors, And Why He's Optimistic For The Future
Aug 26, 2025
Commissioner Kelly Semrad On What It’s Like To Stand Up To ICE And Ron DeSantis
Aug 19, 2025
Why Florida Can Pay $9,000 For Uniforms But Can’t Fund Its Public Schools—Understanding The Original Sin Of Our Education Woes
Aug 05, 2025
How Influence Really Works: A Conversation With A (Sometimes) Lobbyist
Jul 28, 2025
A Mid-Season Progress Report On The Work Of An OCPS Board Member
Jul 21, 2025
Why Authentic Candidates Matter More Than Ever: A Conversation With One Of Florida’s Most Successful Political Consultants
Jul 14, 2025
Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith Explains Why Being Denied Entry To "Alligator Alcatraz" Was Unlawful
Jul 07, 2025
The Students Have Spoken: Mamdani, Censorship, AI, Class Rank, and More
Jun 30, 2025
Rep. Anna V. Eskamani on the Unseen Dysfunction in Florida Politics, What the Democratic Party Needs Next, and How She Finds Comfort in Chaos
Jun 23, 2025
“It’s about governance through fear." Steph Explains How The State Board Of Education Used Intimidation To Impose Book Bans Across Florida
Jun 16, 2025
“I’m very worried about the midterms.” Sean Shaw on 2026, the duties of a DNC member and what he’s hearing at the barbershop.
Jun 09, 2025
Let's Be Skeptical About Charter Schools! Plus, The 10 Commandments In Classrooms. And The Newest Debate Among Dems
Jun 02, 2025
"The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History" — A deeper dive into Trump's B*g B**utiful B*ll
May 27, 2025
The Secret To Running A Successful County Party In Florida with Samuel Vilchez Santiago
May 19, 2025
How We Can Save Medicaid, Wondering If The U.S. Has Given Up on Children’s Learning, and What Is The Vibes Pocket?
May 12, 2025
Counting Down The Top (or Bottom!) Three Bills From Florida’s Legislative Session.
May 07, 2025
What It's Like When A Book Ban Gets to the School Board. Plus, Florida Funding Cuts and Trump's Sagging Poll Numbers.
Apr 28, 2025