With Honors

An ELA Classroom Podcast
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Hosted by an Honors and AP English teacher, this show features candid conversations with my current and former students, student teachers, and co-teachers about the ideas, stories, and experiences that have shaped our learning. jcrock.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    S3E10: Homecoming Week! What Does HOCO Mean to Us? | With Honors Podcast

    It’s Homecoming Week at our rural high school. And this week, we wanted to open the doors and let you listen in too. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  2. Sep 28

    S3E9: Is Macbeth’s Banquo Really Such a Good Father Figure After All? | With Honors Podcast

    This week, a dialogue with my students and co-teachers about an epiphany they caused me to have about Banquo in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. For years, I taught Banquo as a noble, selfless father figure who intended to get his son to safety away from the tyrant. But this week, my AP Lit seniors caused me to realize how selfish (and foolish) his actions are. If that's true of Banquo, what about us? What are we willing to tolerate if it means our candidate wins an election? What are we willing to stomach or turn a blind eye to when it seems we may profit from it as well and, ultimately, could prove to be our own undoing? With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova, used under a respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. It also features audio clips from two productions of Macbeth: the 2010 PBS Great Performances version with Patrick Stewart as Macbeth, Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, and Martin Turner as Banquo, as well as a soliloquy from the 2021 A24 version featuring Denzel Washington as Macbeth, Francis McDormand as Lady Macbeth, and Bertie Carvel as Banquo. All rights remain with the original artists and copyright holders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  3. Sep 21

    S3E8: Why Beowulf Matters, Explained by a Country Girl | With Honors Podcast

    This week I got a chance to sit down with Lily, one of my afternoon seniors, to talk about her essay. Lily’s topic explored why Beowulf still matters in 2026, especially here in rural America. My girl Lily is a proud redneck, a backroads girl through and through, with a clear voice and a firm idea of what she wants to say. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova, used under a respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. All rights remain with the original artists and copyright holders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  4. Sep 14

    S3E7: The Odyssey, the Women, and the Double Standard

    A crew of my sophomore ladies undertook their own mini-odyssey this week, to travel around school and discover their own answers. Isn’t The Odyssey more than just a man’s adventure -- isn’t it a woman’s tale too? And what about the representation of women in The Odyssey? Alice, Mikayla, Adelaide, and Ella voyaged out from the kingdom shores of Room 117. And with mics in hand, they ventured out on an odyssey of their own. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, and our partner show, Courtney Reads It All, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and cinematic soundtrack music by Alex Productions, used under their respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. All rights remain with the original artists and copyright holders. It also features a clip of Geoffrey Nutter’s lecture on the significance of Odysseus’s homecoming, uploaded to his Instagram wallsonglass. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  5. Sep 7

    S3E6: Who Is This “Coach Brad” Guy Anyway?

    In this episode, I take you all into my classroom to explore how I teach characterization and one of the earliest projects we do. So, before you listen, try the exercise yourself. What do you already know—or think you know—about a guy named Coach Brad? With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova, “Crunch” by Beat Mekanik, “Chas” by MrSmith, and “Free Jazzy” by Pulsebox used under their respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. It also features a clip of Netflix’s House of cards, episode 1 season 1, aired in February 2013. You can find the clip on YouTube, uploaded in 2021. All rights remain with the original artists and copyright holders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  6. Sep 5

    Courtney Reads It All | s1e4 | Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurts by Ben Reeves

    In this installment, our book reviewer Courtney Reads It All takes a holiday with Death, who also takes a holiday. She’s reading Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurts by Ben Reeves, a novel that takes its title from a Kurt Vonnegut book. Courtney Reads It All is presented by Free Zone Radio. You can find it every Friday this season. Be sure to check out our other shows With Honors and Second Stage, as well as our brother podcast A Deadman’s Books. You can find them here, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, and YouTube. This episode features “Red Pen After Dark” by Free Zone Radio and “Dark Skies” by DJ Spooky used under their respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. All rights remain with the original artists and copyright holders. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  7. Aug 31

    S3E5: Social Commentary | Beyond the Argument, What Does It Mean to Value Life?

    One of my dearest students comes back to the table to discuss social commentary, the right to life, and question each other's views. With Honors is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find this show alongside our other podcast, Second Stage, on major platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. You can find him on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode features “Groove Delight” by Musinova and “Sipping on Jazz” by Bleck trend Music, used under their respective Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licenses. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

  8. Aug 28

    Courtney Reads It All | s1e3 | She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove

    In this third episode from Courtney Reads It All, our book reviewer discuss her next 5-star read: Barbara Truelove’s She’s a Doll. The book seems half-inspired by Grady Hendrix, half-inspired by “Goodbye Earl.” A woman dies before her time and her spirit comes to inhabit a doll. Together with her lifelong friend, they seek to mete out some posthumous justice to the cruel man who has damaged their lives. Courtney Reads It All is presented by Free Zone Radio. You can find it every Friday this season. Be sure to check out our other shows With Honors and Second Stage, as well as our brother podcast A Deadman’s Books. You can find them here, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, and YouTube. This episode also features “Ambient Bit Two” by Tolset Music and “Dark Skies” by DJ Spooky, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jcrock.substack.com

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About

Hosted by an Honors and AP English teacher, this show features candid conversations with my current and former students, student teachers, and co-teachers about the ideas, stories, and experiences that have shaped our learning. jcrock.substack.com

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  • Creator
    An ELA Classroom Podcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jason Crockett
  • Show Website
    With Honors