Want to stand up for your students and schools but aren't sure where to start? PSEA’s Beth Zampogna joins members Shanna Danielson and Jason Stern to talk about PSEA's Education Defenders program and the small steps that make a big difference. Sign up at psea.org/defender.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

How do the legal challenges to Project 2025 affect you as a PSEA member? PSEA Staff Attorney Harsha Mikkilineni and NEA's Mary Kusler explain what's changing, what's still unsettled, and what your rights and protections look like now.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

Arizona Education Association President Marisol Garcia and Utah Education Association's Bonnie Billings join Aaron and Rachael to share how their members advocated against anti-union legislation. From court challenges to referendums, they discuss the tools that worked, the power of solidarity with other unions, the movement against Arizona's costly voucher program, and what Pennsylvania members can learn from it all.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

PSEA leaders head west for a conversation with PSEA Region Advocacy Coordinators Annie Briscoe and Marcus Schlegel, along with Allegheny Valley teacher and advocate Chris Squire. They talk about what member advocacy looks like across Western Pennsylvania's mix of urban, suburban, and rural communities. From educating members on national policy fights to the everyday challenges facing Western PA schools, hear what's motivating PSEA members to get involved, and what they wish more people understood about what's at stake.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

In the 2024 election, about 1.9 million Pennsylvanians voted by mail — out of more than 7 million voters. With another election weeks away, Jonathan Marks, Pennsylvania’s Deputy Secretary for Elections & Commissions, and Deborah Hinchey, the Pennsylvania State Director for All Voting is Local, join Duty Free Lunch to discuss voting by mail, including what voters need to know to ensure their ballots are submitted and counted properly.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

Aaron and Jeff sit down with three Region Advocacy Coordinators from across eastern Pennsylvania to talk about grassroots efforts educating members and communities on Project 2025. From press conferences to paycheck emails to Labor Day outreach, hear how PSEA members are turning worry into action — and drawing on hard lessons from past education cuts to fuel the push back.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

Every summer, PSEA members gather in Gettysburg for a week of learning and connection. But it takes months of planning and a dedicated team in red shirts to make it happen. Amy Pascale and Shannon Boyd of PSEA's Leadership Development Committee join Duty Free Lunch to share what goes on behind the scenes, from year-round planning to being the on-the-ground resource members count on all week long.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.

Season 4 of “Duty Free Lunch” kicks off with Aaron and Jeff tackling one of the biggest issues of the new school year: Project 2025. They’re joined by two local association presidents, Bill Quinn (Easton Area EA) and Will James (Eastern York EA), fresh off community press conferences warning about a potential $3 billion federal education funding cut over the next decade. Having both faced mass furloughs, larger class sizes, and lost programs during the 2011 Corbett cuts, these two seasoned educators have a lot to say about what’s at stake this time around.

HOSTS
PSEA President: Aaron Chapin
PSEA Vice President: Jeff Ney
PSEA Treasurer: Rachael West

EPISODE CREDITS
Written and produced by David Constantin
Recorded and edited by David Arva

LINKS
Send an email to podcast@psea.org.
Learn more at psea.org/podcast.