KnockBack, Episode 184: The Last Days of Summer and Back to School
Added 2021-08-16 16:01:04 +0000 UTCThe summer is all fun and games, but 'back to school' always looms on the horizon. The further we get into the dog days, the closer we get to the next grade, and it's those weeks -- usually in August, but sometimes in July or stretching into September -- that are our focus during this episode. What was our routine? Were we excited to go clothes shopping? To get school supplies? To find out who our teachers are? Or did we dread returning to the classroom, and do everything we could to avoid the harsh reality of childhood education? People were usually one way or the other, and sometimes they vacillated between the two. As for us? Well... let's just say we really loved our Star Wars and GI Joe lunchboxes, and begin there.
Comments
Good! =D
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-23 18:28:55 +0000 UTCAs an ESL Teacher in Korea, I'll add that elementary ~ middle school students here are still enthusiastic when their parents get them new pencil cases, notebooks, pens, folders and what-not.
Douglas Morreale
2021-08-23 03:56:47 +0000 UTCYeah, that's the shit.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-18 15:52:56 +0000 UTCAs an adult, I certainly don't mind nearly as much. =)
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-18 15:52:50 +0000 UTCNever in my life have I been excited or wanted to go shopping for clothes. 😅
NeO JD
2021-08-18 10:28:11 +0000 UTCSo glad Dagan mentioned the sparkly rubber iron on tshirt graphics. I had an ET baseball shirt, you know the sleeves are 3/4 length and different color than the body? Mine was a white shirt, red sleeves and sparkly background to ET and his ship graphic. Also iron on puffy fuzzy letters for custom sayings on tees was huge in the early 80s. Gotta have that drip for the roller rinks!
htr0ns
2021-08-18 04:01:07 +0000 UTCSeems that way from the outside...
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-17 16:56:01 +0000 UTCA hell of a thing.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-17 16:55:56 +0000 UTCSadly I dont think school will ever be “normal” again. Sad that the kids suffer due to political reasons.
Travis B
2021-08-17 16:48:24 +0000 UTCMy Trapper Keeper with those metallic orbs was my favorite 90s thing.
Jeremy Seal
2021-08-17 16:01:44 +0000 UTCA call-in show could be cool.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-17 15:19:25 +0000 UTCI love the show and topics. This one especially right now is perfect for myself a dad getting his son ready for school and thinking back. Just an idea, would you ever consider a call-in or write in episode of knockback? It goes against the format but I think it would be a fun one off.
Benjamin Schultz
2021-08-17 04:20:31 +0000 UTCI know! Shot my man down.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-16 22:45:00 +0000 UTCThank you! Stoked that you're enjoying our show.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-16 22:44:51 +0000 UTCIndeed. Thanks for listening!
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-16 22:44:22 +0000 UTCI know, it's a pretty hardcore move.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-16 22:44:16 +0000 UTCThere’s always that one teacher who gives homework on the first day of class…..
Stephen Forgione
2021-08-16 22:21:35 +0000 UTCPicking out your clothes for the first day of school was the biggest decision you were going to make that year, the stress level was unreal. Another great episode boys!
NukeDukem
2021-08-16 20:00:01 +0000 UTCthis episode really made me think back on how much school can be a free-for-all where your self-esteem is on the line. that girl brutalized Dagan’s outfit out of nowhere!
Jacob
2021-08-16 18:18:16 +0000 UTCKnockback has become one of my favorites in the stream of podcasts you offer. Can’t believe I just started listening over the last couple months. Dagan is delightful!
Brian Comstock
2021-08-16 18:06:15 +0000 UTCWe want The Big Shell
Kevin Farrell
2021-08-16 17:50:32 +0000 UTChttps://media.tenor.com/images/7113eae7947c6464b3f2eb0d5c203e9b/tenor.gif
Kevin Farrell
2021-08-16 17:50:14 +0000 UTC
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