Aug 18, 202617 min
In this special episode of The Exit Interview, Dr. Asia Lyons shares a milestone eight years in the making: the podcast's permanent archival at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the first podcast ever...
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The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators
Hosted by Dr. Asia Lyons · education · EN-US
About this Podcast:
The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators aims to document and honor the lived experiences of Black educators who have decided to leave the profession. Rooted in archival justice, the podcast elevates their stories as a powerful form of truth-telling, healing, and resistance. It serves as an oral history archive capturing the experiences of Black educators across the U.S. By highlighting Black voices and their reasons for leaving or staying, it ignites important conversations about wellness, racial battle fatigue, and what is needed to transform educational spaces into environments where Black educators can thrive.
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What is The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators about?
The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators aims to document and honor the lived experiences of Black educators who have decided to leave the profession. Rooted in archival justice, the podcast elevates their stories as a powerful form of truth-telling, healing, and resistance. It serves as an oral history archive capturing the experiences of Black educators across the U.S.
Who hosts The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators?
The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators is hosted by Dr. Asia Lyons. The show has published 94 episodes to date.
What has The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Stories We Save: The Exit Interview at the Schomburg" (18 August 2026, 17 minutes), "Different Countries, Same Story with S. Jae Ali" (21 July 2026, 96 minutes), and "When Equity Work Become a Cage with Dr. Danica Moore" (10 July 2026, 118 minutes).
How often does The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators publish?
The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 65 minutes across 94 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators?
Booking probability for The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators are Schools (K-12). The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators has an education audience.
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Dr. Asia Lyons hosts The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, an education podcast with 94 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jul 21, 20261h 36mS. Jae Ali, EdM, has taught in Charlotte, Chicago, China, and Brazil, and every classroom taught her something the next one couldn't fix. In this episode, the South Side Chicago native and former educator gets...
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Jun 9, 20261h 7mS0Dr. Nadia A. Bennett doesn't just talk about leading; she's lived it, from an air mattress on the floor of a Philly apartment to founding her own national education consulting firm, When Brown Girls Lead.<br>In this...
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May 26, 20261h 22mS0<p>Melissa Leonard-Goodlett, EdD. knew she was a diversity hire. She took the job anyway because she was also the most qualified person in the room.</p><p>In this episode of The Exit Interview, Dr. Melissa breaks down a...
May 13, 20261h 20mS0Kamye Hugley is back, and this time, she's talking about what happens when you trade the classroom for the nonprofit world. Fan favorite Kamye returns to The Exit Interview to share her truth about making the leap from...
May 7, 20261 minS0<br><p >Her closing words? Joy chaser. And she means it.</p><br><p >Born in Anchorage, raised to become a lawyer, and fully resistant to the classroom, Jessica Reed-Thomas, Ed.D., fought off teaching for years. Then, a...
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Apr 14, 20261h 36mS0<p>Her closing words? Joy chaser. And she means it. </p><p>Born in Anchorage, raised to become a lawyer, and fully resistant to the classroom, Jessica Reed-Thomas, Ed.D., fought off teaching for years. Then, a mentor, a...
Episode #84
The Tax We Pay with Kelly Mitchell
Mar 31, 20261h 9mS0<p >Kelly Mitchell's journey through education is a crash course in recognizing when systems are working exactly as designed...not for us. From stumbling into teaching via Craigslist after the 2009 recession, to middle...
Episode #84
The Tax We Pay with Kelly Mitchell
Mar 31, 2026—S0Kelly Mitchell's journey through education is a crash course in recognizing when systems are working exactly as designed...not for us. From stumbling into teaching via Craigslist after the 2009 recession, to middle...
Mar 17, 20261h 5mS0<p >Kai Hamer's journey from aspiring rapper to special education teacher to parent engagement director is a love letter to the Bronx. Starting in shelters and after-school programs, she spent 10+ years teaching in her...
Episode #82
Hustle, Heart & HBCU Love with Latoya Turner
Mar 3, 202658 minS0This conversation is a testament to how classroom teaching can birth movements that extend far beyond what we could ever imagine.<br>In this episode, Dr. Asia sits down with Latoya Turner, M.A., a Detroit-born educator...
Feb 17, 20261h 1mS0<p >What does it mean to be the only Black teacher at the table year after year?</p> <p >In this powerful episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Dr. Asia Lyons sits down with Monika Robinson, a...
Feb 3, 20261h 9mS0This episode with Whitney Tolliver is essential listening for educators at any stage of their career, administrators who wonder why they can't retain staff, and anyone who's ever sacrificed their well-being for a job...
Dec 23, 202547 minS0In this episode, Dr. Asia Lyons interviews Khiara Mills Mills, a licensed therapist and former school counselor, about her journey through education, mental health, and personal growth. Mills shares how setting...
Dec 9, 20251h 6mS0In this episode, Dr. Asia welcomes Jeanine L. Williams, PhD, a retired educator turned ancestral medicine woman, for a powerful conversation about liberation, sovereignty, and healing beyond academia. Dr. Williams...
Episode #77
When Silence Is Violence with Kamye Hugley
Nov 26, 20251h 30mS0In this episode, I sit down with educator and bibliophile Kamye Hugley to explore what happens when Black women in education refuse to stay quiet in the face of harm.<br>Kamye traces her journey from her grandmothers...
Episode #77
When Silence Is Violence with Kamye Hugley
Nov 25, 20254 minS0In this episode of The Exit Interview: A Podcast for Black Educators, Dr. Asia Lyons sits down with educator and bibliophile Kamye Hugley to explore what happens when Black women in education refuse to stay quiet in the...
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Dr. Nadia A. Bennett
When Brown Girls Lead
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