About the show

The Amidon Planet podcast is all about learning how to teach better. Each episode, Joel Amidon, PhD, will explore ideas from books, interviews, other podcasts, etc. and apply those ideas to teaching better. The ultimate goal being to lead people to love others through teaching.

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Episodes

  • E033: Designing Virtual Field Experiences with Amanda Milewski & Joe Sweeney

    September 25th, 2020  |  59 mins 5 secs

    Learning to teach better with Joe Sweeney and Amanda Milewski as we discuss the featured article,

  • E032: Not Light, But Fire with Shimikqua Ellis

    September 17th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

    Learning to teach better with Shimikqua Ellis as we discuss the featured book, Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew R. Kay.

  • E031: The Tech-Wise Teacher

    September 4th, 2020  |  33 mins 21 secs

    Learning to teach better with the featured book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch Show notes at https://amidonplanet.com/episode31/

  • E030: CREATE - Teaching 'Each Day' with Matthew Mifflin

    August 20th, 2020  |  53 mins 31 secs

    Learning to Teach Better with Matthew Mifflin of Phrygian Frog Music Professionals (BMI) and Phrygian Frog Records as we talk about music, song writing and his new single, Each Day. Show notes at

  • E029: Teaching (Online) Better with Jen Wolfe

    August 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 55 mins

    Learning to teach better with Dr. Jen Wolfe of the University of Arizona as she shares an awesome collection of resources she has accumulated in response to converting her teaching to online instruction in the Spring of 2020

  • E028 Teaching and the Enneagram with Nancy Bartelt

    July 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 17 mins

    Learning to teach better with Nancy Bartelt of Uncommon Insight, as we discuss the featured book, The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile.

  • E027: CREATE: Lessons from Tweed Recording CEO, Andrew Ratcliffe

    July 2nd, 2020  |  55 mins 19 secs

    Learning to teach better with Andrew Ratcliffe, CEO of Tweed Recording Audio Production School, as we discuss what was learned and lingering questions in creating an audio production school from scratch.

  • E026: Reflecting on 10 Years with Brian Desalvo

    June 18th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

    Learning to teach better by talking with Brian DeSalvo about teaching over the past 10 years (or ever since Brian was in my class, learning how to teach mathematics). 

  • E025: Reflecting on a Year with Bryanna Hall

    June 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 18 mins

    Learning to teach better by talking with Bryanna Hall about teaching during the 2019-2020 academic year. Also a brief discussion on listening and learning during this historic time.

  • E024: GRIT with Sam Gilbert

    May 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

    Learning to Teach better with Sam Gilbert as we discuss the featured book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth.

  • E023: Teaching Atomic Habits with Hunter Taylor

    May 21st, 2020  |  55 mins 49 secs

    Learning to Teach better with Hunter Taylor as we discuss the featured book, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

  • E022: Celebrate the Struggle with Candies Cook & Ann Monroe

    April 28th, 2020  |  47 mins 46 secs

    Learning to teach better with Candies Cook and Ann Monroe as we discuss our article Shame, Shame, Go Away: Struggle in Promoting Doers of Mathematics, and the struggle in getting it published.