Joy Over Happiness

Jon Eckert

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on educational leadership, student development, belonging, and practical ways educators and parents can help young people flourish; it typically features external educators, authors, school-system leaders, and community education founders. Credible pitches include education researchers, school leaders, authors on youth development or learning, and experts with evidence-based approaches to school culture and student wellbeing. Booking difficulty is medium because the show seeks experienced, mission-aligned professionals with substantial field expertise, though it is not limited to nationally famous figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 103

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

bcsl@baylor.edu

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Host

Jon Eckert - Executive Director of Baylor University's Center for School Leadership, focused on helping educators and school leaders create conditions in which students and adults can flourish.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Experienced educators, school-system or leadership-development executives, education researchers, authors, and founders of organizations supporting schools, students, families, or communities.

Required Achievements:

Published books on education, school leadership, learning, or personal formation, Leadership roles in school systems, education institutes, or organizations serving schools, Documented experience implementing programs that support student development, teacher effectiveness, or school-community partnerships

Recent Guest Discussions

Regan Davis - Belonging, Healthy Status, Student Confidence, Experiential Learning, And Practical Ways Schools Can Help Middle School Students Take Risks And Contribute.

Tracey Beal - School-community Partnerships, Student Support Networks, Teacher Retention, Literacy, And Building A Village Of Caring Adults Around Students.

Jen Pollock Michel - Rules Of Life, Intentional Practices, Joy In Ordinary Rhythms, Grief, Limits, Faithfulness, And Resisting Constant Novelty And Self-optimization.

Lindsay Whorton - Sustainable School Leadership Systems, Distributed Responsibility, Teacher Support, Leadership Development, And Cultures Of Ownership.

Bryan Goodwin - Joyful Learning, Curiosity, Collaborative Inquiry, Meaningful Struggle, Storytelling, Boredom, And Creating Classroom Engagement.

Recent Topics

Education, School Leadership, Student Wellbeing, Parenting, Belonging

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Joy Over Happiness

Grief and Joy: Lisa Arrington

September 22, 2026

In this episode of JOY over Happiness, Dr. Jon Eckert talks with Lisa Arrington, Director of Advancement at the Fay School, about grief, community, and finding joy through difficult seasons. Lisa shares the story of Mary Kate, an eight-year-old Fay student who lost her life in the Camp Mystic floods, and how the school came together to support her family, friends, and classmates.Lisa and Jon talk about what it means to lean into the difficult path rather than trying to avoid hard things. From...

"A-muse" = Anti-think: Jake Baskin

September 08, 2026

In this episode of JOY over Happiness, Dr. Jon Eckert talks with Jake Baskin, Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Baylor University, about raising curious, resilient children in a culture competing for their attention. Jake and his wife, Meredith, share their intentional approach to parenting in The Happiness Crisis, and this conversation takes a deeper look at what that looks like in everyday family life.From limiting passive screen time to making room for reading, nature, sports, creativity, an...

Parental Joy: Grace Eckert

August 25, 2026

In this episode of JOY over Happiness, Dr. Jon Eckert talks with his daughter, Grace Eckert, an incoming Baylor freshman, about launching into adulthood and what she has learned along the way. On move-in day, Grace reflects on her own struggles with belonging, her time in Central Asia, and the experiences that have shaped how she sees herself and the world around her.Grace and Jon talk about the importance of getting outside of yourself, whether that's through serving others, traveling, s...

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