{"podcast":{"title":"ECE Unhinged","slug":"ece-unhinged-7716831","podcast_index_feed_id":7716831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/e1a038ac-5ff2-4c4c-b4f2-a4174f99ad7e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/eceunhinged","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/2/19/19/5b80c466-3b7c-4bed-97fc-be601bc99cf7_1000018307.jpg","author":"Brittany and Crystal","episode_count":17,"summary":"ECE UNHINGED - A Podcast for Today's Early Childhood Educator: Real stories, raw conversations and a little chaos from todays early childhood educators. We talk about burnout, behavior and the joys of teaching small humans-- honesty and off the rails conversations guaranteed, and as a bonus we are doing this from the comfort of our car and the view of the mountains. So ride along with us for an amazing journey ahead! 😂 Next episode drops Wednesday, January 7, 2026: Funny, real classroom stories submitted by educators — the moments you couldn’t make up if you tried","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831"},"episode":{"title":"Teachers After Dark: The Unfiltered Admin Files","slug":"teachers-after-dark-the-unfiltered-admin-files","published_at":"2026-03-04T14:00:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831/teachers-after-dark-the-unfiltered-admin-files","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brittany-holmes9","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/a7a2385b-461c-40d5-950a-14395d9fa895/stream.mp3","summary":"​We had to separate this segment because the conversation took a much heavier, more raw turn than our main episode. Welcome to the first-ever Teachers After Dark Live Call In session, where we stop talking about the research and start talking about the \"living hell\" that exists behind some classroom doors. Listener Discretion Advised: This episode contains raw, unedited discussions regarding workplace toxicity, surveillance, and substance abuse in childcare settings. In this segment, Brittany and Crystal are joined by live callers to expose the toxic administrative hurdles and \"abusive relationship\" dynamics that make staying in ECE a daily battle. ​ Inside This Segment: ​ The Kitchen Needle Scandal: A shocking account of a teacher finding a needle and drug paraphernalia on a kitchen counter, only for admin to dismiss it as a way for the staff member to \"de-stress\". ​ The Keylogger & Shady Promotions: An owner who used keyloggers to steal staff passwords and track job searches, then promoted the teacher who caught her to \"hush\" the situation. ​ Social Media \"Insubordination\": Caller Diana shares how she was written up for \"insubordination\" simply for unfriending toxic coworkers on Facebook while pregnant. ​ Office Surveillance: We reveal a past center that used hidden cameras to secretly record \"confidential\" staff interviews with licensing officials. ​ Monopoly Go vs. Medical Emergencies: A director who ignored radio calls for a child's medical emergency because she was busy playing mobile games in the office. ​ Emergency Neglect: Caller Fernanda discusses the anxiety of being denied leave during a partner’s ER emergency while admin sat nearby making fun of staff. ​ The Reality of \"Center PTSD\" ​We often stay for the children, but we leave because of the leadershi…","meta_description":"​We had to separate this segment because the conversation took a much heavier, more raw turn than our main episode. Welcome to the first-ever Teachers Aft…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1737,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ece-unhinged-7716831/episodes/teachers-after-dark-the-unfiltered-admin-files/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831/teachers-after-dark-the-unfiltered-admin-files.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}