Podcast artwork thumbnail for unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

Ashanti Branch

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on male educators, emotionally safe classrooms, student wellbeing, healthy masculinity, and school leadership, typically featuring educators, professors, authors, and education practitioners as external guests. PR agencies could credibly pitch male school leaders, education researchers, social-emotional learning specialists, youth-development experts, and authors or speakers with relevant classroom or school-system experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 311

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 895 subscribers

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

everforwardclub@gmail.com

Looking for the right person? Join Podseeker to find direct host and producer contacts and manage your podcast outreach.

Host

Ashanti Branch - Educator, social-emotional learning advocate, and founder of the Ever Forward Club, focused on helping young men and students explore identity, emotional health, vulnerability, and personal develop...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established educators, school leaders, professors, authors, speakers, researchers, and youth-development or social-emotional learning practitioners with direct experience supporting students or improving schools.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or other recognized educational work, Leadership roles in schools, universities, or youth-serving organizations, Public speaking, podcasting, or thought leadership in education, Research or program development focused on student wellbeing, behavior, identity, or school culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Ron Rapatalo - Educator Wellness, Vulnerability, High Performance, Leadership, Identity, Anxiety, Community, And Human-centered Professional Spaces.

Dr. Ray Boyd - School Leadership, Emotional Safety, Healthy Masculinity, Student Independence, Technology, Boundaries, And Consistent Classroom Support.

Joshua Stamper - Student Behavior, Relationship-centered Education, School Leadership, Educator Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, And Purpose.

Professor Richard Weissbourd - Empathy, Moral Development, Civic Responsibility, Purpose, Student Wellbeing, Education, And Raising Caring Young People.

Dr. Frederick Gooding Jr. - Black Male Educators, Racial Identity, Emotional Safety, Authentic Leadership, Honest History, Empathy, And Education.

Recent Topics

Male Educators, Education, Masculinity, Student Wellbeing, School Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms &amp; Schools for Male Students
:

#84 | Your Words Can Build—or Burn w/ Maurice McDavid

August 25, 2026

What happens when educators recognize that their words can create warmth, build confidence, and strengthen belonging—or leave wounds students carry for years?In this episode of unMASKing with Male Educators, Ashanti sits down with educator, principal, pastor, author, and podcast host Maurice McDavid to explore student belonging, Black male identity, culturally responsive teaching, school leadership, representation, and the power of language.Together, they reflect on the strength educators dis...

#83 | Behind the High Performer: What We Hide Behind the Mask w/ Ron Rapatalo

August 18, 2026

What happens when someone appears confident, connected, and successful on the outside while privately navigating anxiety, avoidance, pressure, and self-doubt?In this episode of unMASKing with Male Educators, Ashanti sits down with educator, coach, connector, podcast host, and social impact leader Ron Rapatalo to explore identity, vulnerability, high performance, community, leadership, and the emotional weight people often carry behind their public image.Together, they reflect on the version o...

#82 | Behind the Confidence: Let Kids Learn To Live w/ Dr. Ray Boyd

August 11, 2026

What does it mean to lead with confidence while carrying vulnerability, caution, and responsibility behind the mask?In this episode of unMASKing with Male Educators, Ashanti sits down with Western Australian educator and school leader Dr. Ray Boyd to explore leadership, childhood, boundaries, technology, masculinity, and the lasting impact teachers have on young people.Together, they reflect on the pressure educators carry, the importance of consistency, and why students need both freedom and...

Publicly listed emails

everforwardclub@gmail.com

Looking for the right person? Join Podseeker to find direct host and producer contacts and manage your podcast outreach.

Get your clients booked on top podcasts

Try us risk free with a FREE 3 days trial.

Start Your Free Trial

Join hundreds of PR teams using Podseeker to pitch and land bookings