Getting Smart Podcast

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles
editor@gettingsmart.com (+1 verified host & producer email)

Booking Overview

Getting Smart is a weekly education-focused show that spotlights leaders, researchers, and practitioners working on K-12, postsecondary, and lifelong learning. For PR pros, it’s a strong platform for credible voices who can translate education research and innovation into actionable strategies for school and learning-system leaders.

Metrics

Episodes: 500

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 3.1k followers

30s Ad: 28 - 35, 60s Ad: 34 - 41

Contact Form

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Host

Nate McClennen - Team member at GettingSmart.com and co-host of the Getting Smart Podcast. Focuses on translating developing trends in education into practical, leadership-oriented takeaways through interviews with...

Rebecca Midles - Getting Smart Podcast team member and host. Guides episodes that explore actionable strategies in education leadership, including research-informed approaches to learning, technology, entrepreneurs...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Recognized education researchers, leading authors, and senior education practitioners (e.g., district/school leadership) who can connect evidence-based research or proven practice to actionable strategies for schools and learning systems.
Required Achievements:  
Authored books or widely used frameworks, Published research or dissertation-based findings applied to practice, Led or advised education change initiatives at district/school or network scale, Known for expertise in learning innovation, leadership, coaching, or system transformation

Recent Guest Discussions

Adel DiOrio - Moving From Fragmented Initiatives To Coherence Via Knowledge Management, Transformational Leadership, And Coaching; Rural School Research And Practical Leadership Takeaways

Rebecca Wolfe - Turning Innovation Into Systemic Change; Teacher Agency, School Leadership And Culture; Scaling And Spreading Innovations

Meghan Utech - District Transformation And System-level Change; Disciplined Sequencing; Honest Self-examination And Courage To Shift Systems

Tim Hejnal - District Transformation And System-level Change; Sequencing And Continuous Improvement; Avoiding Movement-for-progress

Recent Topics

Education, Learning, K 12, Leadership, Innovation, System Change, Knowledge Management, Coaching, Research, Edtech

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Getting Smart Podcast
:

How Can We Lead Away From Fragmentation and Towards Coherence? | Adel DiOrio

May 20, 2026

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen sits down with Dr. Adel DiOrio to explore how school leaders can move from fragmented initiatives to real coherence through knowledge management, transformational leadership, and coaching. Drawing on her research in rural school systems and insights from The Coach's Playbook, Adel shares why documenting what works, building strong relationships, and leading with intention are essential to sustaining improvement over time. From the p...

How Do Schools Turn Innovation Into Systemic Change? | Rebecca Wolfe

May 13, 2026

Why do so many promising ideas in education stay stuck in individual classrooms? In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen talks with Rebecca Wolfe about what it takes to turn innovation into lasting system change. From teacher agency and school leadership to accountability and knowledge-sharing, they explore how schools can create the conditions for ideas to spread, scale, and ultimately support learner thriving. Outline (00:00) Intro & The Problem (12:46) Learning Fro...

Transformation Journey: Lake City Area Schools with Tim Hejnal and Meghan Utech

May 08, 2026

Every school that has tried to change and failed has done so for the same reason: the system kept producing exactly the results it was designed to produce, and nobody changed the system. What Lake City Area Schools discovered — through honest self-examination, disciplined sequencing, and a refusal to mistake movement for progress — is that real transformation requires a different kind of courage than most improvement efforts demand. Not the courage to launch something new, but the courage to ...

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