Freedom Writers Podcast

Erin Gruwell

Booking Overview

An interview and roundtable podcast focused on education, inclusive classrooms, youth support, social justice, and personal experiences in advocacy, typically featuring educators, Freedom Writer community members, scholars, and prominent advocates. Credible pitches include education practitioners, mental-health and LGBTQIA+ advocates, youth mentors, social-justice leaders, and authors with relevant lived experience; booking difficulty is medium because the show combines accessible professional voices with occasional nationally recognized guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 2

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@freedomwritersfoundation.org

sueellen@freedomwritersfoundation.org

max@freedomwritersfoundation.org

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Host

Erin Gruwell - Educator and founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, known for her work with the students chronicled in The Freedom Writers Diary and the film Freedom Writers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Educators, education advocates, youth mentors, mental-health professionals, LGBTQIA+ and social-justice advocates, scholars, and individuals with compelling lived experience relevant to student support or inclusive communities.

Required Achievements:

Leadership in education or youth development, Advocacy for mental health, LGBTQIA+ rights, or social justice, Relevant academic or professional expertise, Compelling lived experience and public speaking ability, Books, public service, or recognized community impact

Recent Guest Discussions

Judy Shepard - Lgbtqia+ Rights, Equality, And Advocacy

Bryan Solis - Lgbtqia+ Identity, Visibility, And Creating Inclusive Classrooms

Francisco Lopez - Lgbtqia+ Identity, Visibility, And Creating Inclusive Classrooms

Diana Beltrani - Lgbtqia+ Identity, Visibility, And Creating Inclusive Classrooms

Rachel Workentine - Lgbtqia+ Identity, Visibility, And Creating Inclusive Classrooms

Recent Topics

Education, Teaching, Social Justice, Youth, Inclusion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Freedom Writers Podcast

Tea with Ms. G - Back to School Edition featuring Dr. Carl Cohn

August 12, 2026

The latest installment of our “Tea with Ms. G” Livestream Series is now available here on the Freedom Writers Podcast. Listen to a thoughtful Back to School Edition conversation featuring four Freedom Writer Teachers working with students in four different parts of the country. Chauncy Williams serves as the Academy Coach for the Innovation Academies of Muskegon Public Schools, Karen Lynn Kazemi teaches newcomers to the United States in Aurora, Colorado, Deb Kubin is Superintendent of the Uk...

Tea with Ms. G - Pride Edition featuring Judy Shepard

July 15, 2026

The latest installment of our “Tea with Ms. G” Livestream Series is now available here on the Freedom Writers Podcast. Listen to a thoughtful and inspiring Pride Edition conversation featuring Freedom Writer Teachers Rachel Workentine, Diana Beltrani, and Francisco Lopez with Freedom Writers Foundation Chief of Staff Bryan Solis. Hosted by Erin Gruwell, also known as Ms. G, this robust roundtable explores LGBTQIA+ identity, visibility, and what it means to create classrooms where every studen...

The Power of Scholarship

June 24, 2026

What does it take to become the first person in your family to go to college? In this special episode of the Freedom Writers Podcast, scholarship recipients from across the Freedom Writers community share their journeys through higher education. From overcoming financial and personal obstacles to finding mentors who believed in them, their stories reveal the courage, persistence, and hope required to pursue a dream that can transform generations. Stick around through the end of the episode to...

Publicly listed emails

podcast@freedomwritersfoundation.org

sueellen@freedomwritersfoundation.org

max@freedomwritersfoundation.org

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