# The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast

A podcast by The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast with Suzanne Swain, EdS LMSW. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MARY POPPINS PODCAST™ The #1-charting podcast about the wonderfully complicated years between childhood and adolescence. Hosted by educator, educational technology specialist, and licensed social worker Suzanne M. Swain, EdS, LMSW, The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ has grown into an internationally listened-to platform for families, educators, counselors, and everyone helping young people navigate the middle. With more than 900,000 lifetime plays and downloads, 48,000+ Spotify followers, 8,000+ Spotify ratings with a 5.0-star rating, listeners in 135+ countries, and repeated #1 placements on Apple Podcasts—including #1 chart positions in Parenting and Kids & Family—MSMP™ has become a growing voice in the conversation about middle school development. But the numbers aren't the reason this show exists. The kids are. STOP. REGULATE. LISTEN. Middle school isn't simply an academic transition. It is a neurological, emotional, social, technological, and identity transition. MSMP™ explores what is happening underneath young people's behavior—and what the adults who love, teach, counsel, and care for them can do next. Episodes combine developmental science,…

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## Latest episodes

- [Let the Joy Come Barging In: Consent, Boundaries & the Wholehearted Yes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/a7bc9ee4341c) (2026-10-27, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/76019405/output.mp3
- [Talking in Your Sleep: Why Sleep Is a Middle School Superpower](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/09b6d37a6d74) (2026-10-20, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75871913/output.mp3
- [MSMP Special: Bedtime Prayer for Bend, Oregon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/f3926b3e7c3c) (2026-10-16, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75817006/434272182_44100_2_73ddb5c8ba4c8.mp3
- [2 Life Truths & a Lie: Critical Thinking Brain Training Game - Week 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/e034e983ff3d) (2026-10-13, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813486/434111235_44100_2_efe10d7f201d9.mp3
- [Let’s Get Critical! Are You Smarter Than an Eighth Grader?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/1f8993b518ff) (2026-10-05, 37 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813482/433417075_44100_2_ee25c531491d8.mp3
- [Living in a Material World - Ego, Spotlight People, Scapegoats, & Staying Clever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/d61ba71b5fc1) (2026-09-15, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813518/apo7636811359.mp3
- [True Colors: Potentiality & 8 Hidden Superpowers for a Brand-New School Year 🌈💎](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/aadda10e3d0e) (2026-09-03, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813522/apo1989156479.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 6 - The Last Campfire: Saving Big Hearts a Seat | Skills Wrap Up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/2dd3ff70bf9c) (2026-08-18, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813479/277f458b_b891_1413_4a35_140e9710b185.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 5 - Deep Dive into Anger, Reactivity & Rage | Why Tweens Explode (And What to Do Instead)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/064279f3df39) (2026-07-21, 71 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813523/apo6465805973.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 4: Garden of Weedy Thoughts: Helping Middle Schoolers Bust Cognitive Distortions & Calm Anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/de752ada038d) (2026-07-08, 30 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813511/apo1063213816.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 3: Oceans of Emotion: Why Middle Schoolers Feel Everything All at Once](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/86e67784d58f) (2026-06-24, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813505/apo9005177455.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 2: Are Screens Evil or Not? Chocolate Cake, Dopamine & the Middle School Brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/1abc9b6923fd) (2026-06-16, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813520/apo2832901370.mp3
- [SEL Summer Camp Week 1: Adolescent Brains: A Powerful Engine, Sensitive Alarm, & Driver Still in Training](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/a2039ee4256e) (2026-06-09, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813517/apo4350858393.mp3
- [Every Middle Schooler Needs Grace: Don’t You (Forget About Me)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/f3ef4c3196e7) (2026-05-26, 22 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813501/apo6080961769.mp3
- [Digital Rules of the Road: The (Online) Safety Dance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/e9af20092c84) (2026-05-12, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813521/apo3659408236.mp3
- [Dogs, Cats, & the Neurodivergent Brain: You’ve Got a Friend in Me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/f4c36f28dbac) (2026-05-05, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813509/apo9864438586.mp3
- [Leveling Up Self-Regulation: The Final Countdown- How to Stop, Regulate, & Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/8cceb56cbc3f) (2026-04-28, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813513/apo2381574751.mp3
- [The Screen Time Clash: Should I Stay or Should I Go?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/6b4d8aa02453) (2026-04-20, 18 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813506/apo6887468460.mp3
- [Growing Up Neurodivergent: Karma Chameleon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/af1085d94ef4) (2026-04-10, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813516/apo7229720729.mp3
- [Cancer Changes Everything: Listen to Your Heart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/a42664308deb) (2026-03-17, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813514/apo8197685786.mp3
- [Unpacking Neurodivergence: She Blinded Me With Science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/d2d50697e41e) (2026-03-10, 11 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813498/apo5269643073.mp3
- [Anger & Reactivity: Under Pressure - Why Anger is a Superpower](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/db9a6d1d01da) (2026-02-24, 16 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813504/apo1113622049.mp3
- [Neurodivergence & Perseverance: I Need a Hero](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/a03e266af294) (2026-02-12, 15 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813510/apo5751504290.mp3
- [How to Outsmart Bullies: Tainted Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/463bab2d9d8a) (2026-01-27, 20 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813519/apo5936348494.mp3
- [Middle School Emotional Safety: Time After Time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/2c679eaae50f) (2026-01-20, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813493/429946037_44100_1_82dbb609eb1203b8.mp3
- [Food for Mood 2: Sweet Dreams are Made of This: Emotions & Eating](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/6e6bb067bc02) (2026-01-13, 21 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813484/429946070_44100_1_ce45dd78d73c3825.mp3
- [Food for Mood: Hungry like a Wolf: How Food Choices Guide Your Day’s Emotions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/23f5750ff3fb) (2026-01-06, 21 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813491/429946067_44100_1_ce37d400d768a898.mp3
- [Holiday Joy & Eustress: Run Run Rudolph: Presence over Presents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/c12e9a65f98d) (2025-12-16, 23 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813487/429946072_44100_1_f0dfdbf3b215e0b2.mp3
- [MSMP Poetry Special: Middle School Twas the Night Before Middle School Break](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/22d4964e61ba) (2025-12-15, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813483/429946062_44100_1_4109461c2d33a582.mp3
- [Finding Ridiculous Joy: It's a Beautiful Life! How Joy is Healing Teen Minds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/8fb5557d0609) (2025-12-09, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813489/429946061_44100_1_e3fba59633bd3ce2.mp3
- [Thanksgiving Social Skills Special: We Are Family - Initiating Conversation Skills for Tweens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/7dcc9f76fe68) (2025-11-27, 14 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813485/429946068_44100_1_a0424121040418cf.mp3
- [Learning Empathy: Right Here Waiting- Exploring Mindfulness, Kindness, & Thoughtfulness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/77d770bede3f) (2025-11-19, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813488/429946050_44100_1_1f98d96bcd7f047d.mp3
- [Tweens & Money: The Secret of My Success - Neurodivergence & Relationships with Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/8d13990ed501) (2025-11-11, 15 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813503/429946046_44100_1_0506a32e3766e09f.mp3
- [Tween & Teen Masculinity: Let’s Hear It for the Boys - Today’s Male Social Standards](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/58659785ea61) (2025-10-21, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813492/429946047_44100_1_f0dbf2d06e4bb23a.mp3
- [Educational Epic Fails: Insane in the Brain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/19a318218f4f) (2025-08-20, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813490/429946039_44100_1_c4347759467451da.mp3
- [ADHD Goes Back to School: Take on Me - Get Organized For Your School Year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/ae640bb11f7e) (2025-08-05, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813496/429946052_44100_1_4f3aeb64c66d071f.mp3
- [Tween & Teens Obsession with Technology: & VR and AI Killed the Radio Star - Boundaries on Kids’ Tech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/46b342d264be) (2025-07-01, 22 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813497/429946065_44100_1_237f330221f84f43.mp3
- [Meltdowns & Trauma: When Bad Things Happen - to Good Middle Schoolers - The Labyrinth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/7223cf53016d) (2025-06-27, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813480/429946036_44100_1_a6fe2acf91572425.mp3
- [Grandparents: A Coat of Many Colors - Exploring Family Mentor Relationships and Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/797a751df5ca) (2025-06-10, 14 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813494/429946053_44100_1_14c3a6b52766faa1.mp3
- [Tween & Teen Test Anxiety: This One's For the Children - Self Regulation & Standardized Testing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/65bbb42daebf) (2025-05-28, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813495/429946048_44100_1_a1116faf38b70265.mp3
- [School Stories - Simply the Best Around: Blow Pops, Business, & The 8th Grade Hustle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/be03149f8083) (2025-02-18, 67 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813512/429946075_44100_1_fdaa4fad2a912a5a.mp3
- [Living Teacher Life: Perception: The Hidden Emotional Struggles of Teachers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/5359ef8ce016) (2025-02-11, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813500/429946059_44100_1_d8c209b4663f6f7d.mp3
- [Spirituality: The Wind Beneath My Wings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/6be46446d79a) (2025-02-04, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813481/429946044_44100_1_10bd9a21186d9390.mp3
- [Teacher Stories: Word Play - Nice Nice Baby! A Fictional Address from Superintendent Suz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/2fe8c34fd7c9) (2025-01-30, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813508/429946063_44100_1_da9630e1900df63c.mp3
- [Stars of Teacher Education: You Spin Me Like a Record - The Incomparable Dr. Akenson & Divergent Thinking Practice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/9f2402641399) (2025-01-21, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813515/429946042_44100_1_450ab66ac06a6144.mp3
- [Stories - The New Kids On The Block: The Write Stuff - New Kid Intro w Principal Suz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/6a360df57be1) (2025-01-14, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813502/429946074_44100_1_65d976fc5aef968e.mp3
- [Teachers: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Why K12 Teachers Deserve Joy & Consideration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/49aeb98cf3d4) (2024-09-24, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813507/429946051_44100_1_5cefa4fab1c57079.mp3
- [Middle School: Mary Poppins 2.0: A Spoonful of Educator Sugar - Why Mary Needs a Comeback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1769915228/84cdc834db27) (2024-08-05, 26 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75813499/429946076_44100_1_e208c963e664c53c.mp3

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