Ep. 25 - A "Just Us" Episode
From The Pickup Meeting by Michael "Brody" Broshears and Kevin Thomas
March 25, 2026 · 37 min · Season 1 · Episode 25
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of connection in teaching and shares personal job stories.
Send us Fan Mail What if faculty are the secret sauce in student success? In this episode of The Pickup Meeting, Kevin and Brody kick things off with sports hot takes, Olympics nostalgia, and the kind of job stories that include delivering newspapers in the 80s and bringing “sports salvation to the airwaves.” This conversation unpacks why great teaching is not just about content delivery but connection. The kind that lingers for 25 years. The kind that changes trajectories. The kind that make...
People in this episode
Hosts: Michael "Brody" Broshears, Kevin Thomas
Topics covered
- student success
- teaching
- connection
- sports
- job stories
Keywords
- faculty
- student success
- teaching
- connection
- sports hot takes
- Olympics nostalgia
- job stories
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