McClure on the Mic

2023 - 2024 - Season 6

4th Quarter Podcasters

• 94. Season 6, Episode 4.3 - McSleep (April 26, 2024)

• 93. Season 6, Episode 4.2 - McPop (April 23, 2024)

• 92. Season 6, Episode 4.1 - McRandom (April 12, 2024)

3rd Quarter Podcasters

• 91. Season 6, Episode 3.6 - McOpp (March 21, 2024)

• 90. Season 6, Episode 3.5 - McCap - How tall do people say they are, the biggest lies Bulldogs have ever told, lies that made history, and most commonly told lies (March 8, 2024)

• 89. Season 6, Episode 3.4 - McCrime - Students discuss the crimes of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, school shootings, stupid crimes, and riddles (March 1, 2024)

• 88. Season 6, Episode 3.3 - McSports - Favorite Super Bowl commercials this year, an Iowa basketball update, interviews about favorite parts of the Super Bowl, an interview with the 7th grade girls volleyball team, and all about dance (February 23, 2024)

• 87. Season 6, Episode 3.2 - McLove -  Happy Valentine's Day! Teachers share favorite things about their spouses, popular foods people love, trivia questions about celebrity love drama, random things we love, and a poll about people's favorite sports (February 13, 2024)

• 86. Season 6, Episode 3.1 - McRewind - A new quarter, a new group of podcasters! This premiere episode includes favorite memories and things we're looking forward to this year, our top songs, trivia, professional sports recap, and the top movies. (February 7, 2024)

2nd Quarter Podcasters

• 85. Season 6, Episode 2.6 - McNewYear - Hallway interviews about New Year's Resolutions, even more medical mayhem, and winter break recap from students (January 17, 2024)

• 84. Season 6, Episode 2.5 - McFestive - The holiday season is here! Medical Mayhem is upon us, students are still stuck in The Dungeon, asking what people want (and don't want) for presents, what students are looking for in 2024, and getting excited for Holly Day. (December 21, 2023)

• 83. Season 6, Episode 2.4 - McWaiting - Hallway holiday trivia, blind cookie taste test, teacher holiday decoration survey results, where people are spending the holidays, medical mayhem persists, the 12 Days of Bulldog Christmas, and more time in The Dungeon (December 18, 2023)

• 82. Season 6, Episode 2.3 - McShiver - Holiday trivia, favorite Christmas movies, favorite animals, medical mayhem continues, and a visit back to The Dungeon (December 11, 2023)

• 81. Season 6, Episode 2.2 - McDouble - Hallway height interviews, asking teachers about their favorite vacations, a Dog Tank ad, favorite holiday survey results, an interview with the cheerleading squad, spotlight on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, some head-cracking medical mayhem, and checking on the students in The Dungeon (December 4, 2023)

• 80. Season 6, Episode 2.1 - McOpening - Mysteries from The Dungeon, a review of McClure electives, medical mayhem, Fun Lunch pros and cons, hallway interviews, teachers on who they think the funniest teachers are in the school, and an interview with the boys basketball team (November 17, 2023)

1st Quarter Podcasters

• 79. Season 6, Episode 1.8 - McTreat - Part two of the 2-part Halloween special! Hallway interviews about favorite candies, looking at international candy, staying in a haunted hotel, an interview with Reese's Pieces and Swedish Fish, and taste testing popular Halloween candies (October 30, 2023)

• 78. Season 6, Episode 1.7 - McTrick - The first of a 2-part Halloween special! Pranks, an ad from a fake sponsor, interviewing students about Halloween costumes, riddles, and advice on how to get more candy (October 23, 2023)

• 77. Season 6, Episode 1.6 - McGhosts - Interview with a ghost, an "ad" from Ghost Busters, paranormal activities, a tragic skit, and do you believe in ghosts? (October 16, 2023)

• 76. Season 6, Episode 1.5 - McWestern - Fun facts about Western Springs, learning about popular country artists, folklore of La Llorona, weird laws of the western world, Would You Rather, and people share their favorite country songs (October 10, 2023)

• 75. Season 6, Episode 1.4 - McEeedees - Bulldogs dig in to fast food! A McDonald's World Menu taste test, hallway interviews on favorite foods and go-to McDonald's orders, McDonald's unique mascots, the Grimace shake craze, results of a schools survey about favorite fast food options, and interview with an Oreo McFlurry (October 2, 2023)

• 74. Season 6, Episode 1.3 - McSpice - It's all about fall! Plenty of puns, an ad inspired by Arrested Development, students' favorite fall activities, taste testing fall beverages, a history of Jack-o'-lanterns, and listening to the Spice Girls & Iced Spice (September 25, 2023)

• 73. Season 6, Episode 1.2 - McSpirit - Bulldog spirit is in the air! What to expect at the Rainbow Rally, an interview with Mr. Yena about the Rally, interviewing the red basketball team, what we know about the McClure ghost, 7th graders on their first Fortnightly, and Would You Rather (September 18, 2023)

• 72. Season 6, Episode 1.1 - McWelcome - Interviews with 6th graders, songs to get you in the back-to-school mood,  interview with Ms. Fumarolo about the library, a word from a "sponsor," advice from 8th graders, facts about bulldogs (the dogs, not the students), and an interview with the McClure Bulldog (September 22, 2023)

2022-2023 - Season 5

3rd Quarter Podcasters

• 71. Season 5, Episode 3.6 - McPopular - Highest-grossing movies of all time, most popular countries to visit, quizzing teachers about popular celebrities, favorite popular songs, and hallway interviews (March 10, 2023)

• 70. Season 5, Episode 3.5 - McMassive - Big records in history, would you rather survey results, most-played songs of the past few decades, facts about the biggest animals, Canada facts, and hallway interviews (March 3, 2023)

• 69. Season 5, Episode 3.4 - McMini - A very short ASMR segment, hallway interviews, one hit wonders, the world's smallest country, survey results, and tiny animals of the world (February 28, 2023)

• 68. Season 5, Episode 3.3 - McSuper - Long weekend survey results, hallway interviews, recapping the Super Bowl, noteworthy figures for Black History Month, super hero trivia, would you rather survey results, and super jokes (February 17, 2023)

• 67. Season 5, Episode 3.2 - McLove - Self care ideas, would you rather survey results, love-themed hallway interviews, and joke time (February 8, 2023)

• 66. Season 5, Episode 3.1 - McMess - McClure news and upcoming events, interviewing the 7th grade volleyball team, movie talk, hallway interviews with random questions, sports talk, book review of Scythe by Neal Shusterman, and food jokes (February 3, 2023)

2nd Quarter Podcasters

• 65. Season 5, Episode 2.5 - Wrap Up - Top media of 2022, praising the song Top of the World, one last trip to the Mega Como Corner, New Years resolutions, wacky news from 2022, predictions about the NFL playoffs, events to look forward to this year, and interviewing some teachers about what they're looking forward to this year (January 13, 2023)

• 64. Season 5, Episode 2.4 - McMerry - Holiday movies, winter break plans, about Taylor Swift's song "Christmas Tree Farm," December holidays and traditions around the world, the Mega Como Corner gets Christmasy, reviewing the most popular holiday songs, a food-related gift guide, and asking Bulldogs what they want for Christmas (December 16, 2022)

• 63. Season 5, Episode 2.3 - McFlurry - Frozen vs. Frozen II, food for wintertime, winter in NYC, how to build an outdoor ice rink, winter themed would you rather, hallway interviews, back to the Mega Como Corner, skiing vs. snowboarding, and little-known winter sports (December 9, 2022)

• 62. Season 5, Episode 2.2 - McMelodies - Kanye West in the news, top songs and stats in music, teacher interviews about their favorite concerts, Taylor Swift's not breakup songs, songs from TV shows and movies, a return to the Mega Como Corner, interviewing Bulldogs about their favorite songs, throw-back music, and talking to last year's musical cast (December 2, 2022)

• 61. Season 5, Episode 2.1 - McHobbies - Unique hobbies around the world, clubs at McClure, interviewing bulldogs about their hobbies, expensive and cheap hobbies, a look at parkour, RC planes, and an introduction to "the Mega Como Corner" (November 16, 2022)

2021-2022 - Season 4

3rd Quarter Podcasters

• 60. Season 4, Episode 3.7 - McDreams - Would you rather questions, Bulldogs' dream jobs, vacation destinations, who you dream of meeting, weirdest reoccurring dreams, interesting facts about dreams, your dream day, teachers' dream jobs when they were younger, and weekly survey results (March 25, 2022)

• 59. Season 4, Episode 3.6 - McMadness - March Madness is here! Favorite and funniest school mascots, weirdest classes teachers have ever taken, college basketball information and predictions, college trivia, match the town to the college, the Big 10 Conference, top colleges for different professions, colleges who produce the most pro athletes, (March 18, 2022)

• 58. Season 4, Episode 3.5 - McBackInTime - All about history! Quizzing the social studies teachers, what happened this month in history, life 100 years ago, the history of Western Springs, sports records, hallway interviews, trivia, and survey results (March 11, 2022)

• 57. Season 4, Episode 3.4 - McTunes - Guess the song, music trivia, top hits from different decades, album reviews, student thoughts on music, Grammy predictions, interview with Mrs. Kruiswyk, top five albums of the past decade, and music survey results (March 4, 2022)

• 56. Season 4, Episode 3.3 - McYummy - Interviewing people on their favorite foods, talking to Mrs. Koch about being a FACS teacher, fast food favorites, ranking Fun Lunch options, top 5 food spots in Western Springs, weird food combinations, Americans' favorite foods, food trivia, and survey results (February 28, 2022)

• 55. Season 4, Episode 3.2 - McEntertainment - Movies to look forward to, book trivia with Ms. Fumarolo, popular video games, Bulldogs' favorite music, music trivia, favorite movies, Taylor Swift's re-recordings, asking people about their favorite things, movie trivia, and Oscar predictions (February 18, 2022)

• 54. Season 4, Episode 3.1 - McGames - Super Bowl preview, sports trivia, interview with a McClure volleyball player, a look at the Wordle craze, thoughts on the Super Bowl Half Time Show, what to watch in the Winter Olympics, busting boredom with board games, games trivia, and overtime rules in the NFL (February 11, 2022)

1st Quarter Podcasters

• 53. Season 4, Episode 1.6 - McBoo - Rating BB's Baby Donuts, Halloween candy taste test, NBA predictions, an original creepy play, Halloween would you rather, a terrifying tale, Dog-o-ween costumes, the legend of the McClure ghost, and the history of a haunted hotel (October 29, 2021)

• 52. Season 4, Episode 1.5 - McMiscellaneous - Horror movie recommendations, candy chat, leaf crunching, an interview with Ms. Kelly on her Disney internship in college, a visit to Shangri-La, and a yoga session (October 22, 2021)

• 51. McClure on the Mic: Kids - McKnight - An original audio play written and performed by podcast students, plus an interview with school counselor Mrs. Diete (October 22, 2021)

• 50. Season 4, Episode 1.4 - McRatings - Taste testing taffy apples, rating Shrek characters on how memeable they are, an original "song," a new "weather report," and fast food favorites (October 8, 2021)

• 49. McClure on the Mic: Kids - McMagic - Can our middle schoolers take four random words and work them into a fantastic fairy tale story? Find out in this episode just for kids! (September 30, 2021)

• 48. McClure on the Mic: 5th Grade - McWelcome - A just-for-5th grade fable and an interview with Mrs. Marsh (September 30, 2021)

• 47. Season 4, Episode 1.3 - McCitement - Netflix reviews, another "weather report", overly expensive shoes, a few favorite songs, the story of Flight 1549, and recapping recent tv talent shows (September 28, 2021)

• 46. Season 4, Episode 1.2 - McMixItUp - A Jazzercise routine, taste testing bottled water, reviewing Amazon reviews, getting into video games, Broadway is back, and some transcendental meditation (September 17, 2021)

• 45. Season 4, Episode 1.1 - McYena - The Met Gala, a simple dimple ad, all about Starbucks, video game news, a precarious weather forecast, and an interviewing Mr. Yena (September 9, 2021)

2020-2021 - Season 3

4th Quarter Podcasters

• 44. Season 3, Episode 4.6 - McSummer - A look back at the school year, ideas of things to do this summer, and places to visit in Chicagoland during break (June 2, 2021)

• 43. Season 3, Episode 4.5 - McMorial - Facts about Memorial Day, the Medal of Honor, and an interview with an Army veteran (May 26, 2021)

• 42. Season 3, Episode 4.4 - McAnimal - The history of the Kentucky Derby, random knowledge about animals, a Dog Tank ad, a book review of War Horse, and facts about Mothers Day (May 6, 2021)

• 41. Season 3, Episode 4.3 - McApril - Unusual holidays happening this week, this week in history, and trivia time (April 29, 2021)

• 40. Season 3, Episode 4.2 - McFoody - The history of breakfast cereal, random acts of kindness ideas, and a disgusting taste test (April 22, 2021)

• 39. Season 3, Episode 4.1 - McSurprise - A review of an Alan Gratz novel, an unofficial ad from Tropical Sno, brain teasers, and good news (April 14, 2021)

1st Quarter Podcasters

• 38. Season 3, Period 1, Episode 4 - McFinal - An interview with a real life Olympic athlete, thoughts on favorite apps, analyzing the Chicago Bears' performance so far this season, and fun facts (November 4, 2020)

• 37. Season 3, Period 3, Episode 3 - McSpooky - A spooky McClure tale, an original witchy story, Halloween jokes, debate on the best Halloween candy, the history of Halloween, best Halloween movies to watch, McActivists ad for their coat drive, creative ways to give out candy, celebrity update corner looks at costumes, and one more creepy story for the holiday (October 29, 2020)

• 36. Season 3, Period 1, Episode 3 - McSporty - An interview with Mrs. Diete, baseball award predictions, fun facts/trivia, what makes a sport a sport?, interview with a McClure athlete if they think Covid seasons are possible, visiting Mr. Baseball in the hospital, and "talk sesh" (October 20, 2020)

• 35. Season 3, Period 3, Episode 2 - McEverything  - New movie and music releases, an interview with a 6th grader about junior high so far, an unofficial ad from The Fruit Store, the celebrity update corner, jokes, upcoming video games, good news, Would You Rather, world news, and fantasy football (October 16, 2020)

• 34. Season 3, Period 1, Episode 2 - McChatty - Disney debates,  the history of McClure Junior High, Would You Rather, random fun facts, an interview with Mr. Robare, fantasy football tips, and a "talk sesh" recorded in Mr. Chick's office all about aliens (October 1, 2020)

• 33. Season 3, Period 3, Episode 1 - McGossip - Good news, sports roundup, an unofficial Oberweis commercial, social media updates, good news about pandas, an interview with a 100 year old great-grandfather, celebrity gossip, and trivia time (September 21, 2020)

• 32. Season 3, Period 1, Episode 1 - McPizzaTalk - Fall sports update, an interview with a baseball, a casual conversation about Salerno's, debating the best Fun Lunch, and where to find good news online (September 15, 2020)

2019-2020 - Season 2

4th Quarter Podcasters

• 31. Season 2, Episode 4.3 - McFun - More interviews with family members, an interview with Ms. Drogoz, would-you-rather, hopes for the summer, joke time, a guide to music genres, advice for 5th graders, and even more news  (May 21, 2020)

• 30. Season 2, Episode 4.2 - McMay - Teacher Appreciation Week, e-learning for our siblings and parents, joke time, debating about band instruments, a pet's perspective of family life, athletes in quarantine, suggestions for passing the time, and more good news (May 7, 2020)

• 29. Season 2, Episode 4.1 - McQuarantine - Interviewing family and friends are quarantined with, favorite things to stream, advice from teachers of things to do while at home, joke time, talking to an elementary student about e-learning, news about Covid-19, would-you-rather debate, things to look forward to after quarantine, and a good news segment (April 23, 2020)

2nd Quarter Podcasters

• 28. Season 2, Episode 2.7 - McFinal - More of MC Trivia in the Halls, trivia about teachers, the Frozen movie and tourism, and joke time (January 14, 2020)

• 27. Season 2, Episode 2.6 - Mc2020 - Recapping 2019, announcements, an update about the wildfires in Australia, hallway trivia, and joke time (January 8, 2020)

• 26. Season 2, Episode 2.5 - McHollyDay - Trivia with Mrs. Corvo, Ms. Norman, and Mr. Billingsley, holiday traditions around the world, holiday joke time, the McClure Teacher Who Stole Christmas, and announcements (December 17, 2019)

• 25. Season 2, Episode 2.4 - McFriends - Announcements, trivia, a commercial from Dog Tank, the Finland school system, and joke time  (December 11, 2019)

• 24. Season 2, Episode 2.3 - McWinter - Announcements, current events, a Dog Tank commercial, interview with Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Koch about the Holly Day staff video, and joke time (December 3, 2019)

• 23. Season 2, Episode 2.2 - McGiving - Current events, announcements, a Thanksgiving mystery legend, Thanksgiving trivia and would-you-rathers with Ms. Wolski, Mr. Kiffmeyer, and Mrs. Sluis, a Dog Tank commercial, and joke time (November 19, 2019)

• 22. Season 2, Episode 1 - McBack Again - Announcements, trivia about the new teachers (Ms. King, Mr. Harris, Ms. Knaub, Ms. Consorti, and Mr. Yena), interview with Ms. Consorti, explaining Brexit, a commercial for Dog Tank,  interview with Coach Yena on McClure basketball, and joke time (November 11, 2019)

2018-2019 - Season 1

4th Quarter Podcasters

• 21. Season 1, Episode 4.6 - Interviewing 7th graders on becoming 8th graders, interview with a 6th grader about Outdoor Ed, the year in review according to people in the hallway, interview with new assistant principal Mr. Billingsley, and an interview with Mary Agnes, the 8th grade graduation speaker (May 31, 2019)

• 20. Season 1, Episode 4.5 - What 8th graders are looking forward to in DC, an interview with departing assistant principal and soon to be Field Park principal Mrs. Burger, announcements, interview with Ms. Gannon, and things to do and see in Chicago (May 21, 2019)

• 19. Season 1, Episode 4.4 - Book reviews, high school and summer survey, Liverpool soccer in the United States, summer concerts coming to town, and a retirement farewell to Ms. Gannon and Mr. Cuff (May 14, 2019)

• 18. Season 1, Episode 4.3 - Announcements; teacher trivia with Ms. Fumarolo, Mrs. Tweedie, and Mr. Sturm; Coach Norman on 8th grade girls softball, a commercial from Dog Tank, an interview with a musical cast member, fun facts, and happy news (May 3, 2019)

• 17. Season 1, Episode 4.2 - McRadio Drama - An original mystery about Miss Maybelle and a commercial for the spring musical, The Lion King Jr.(April 25, 2019)

• 16. Season 1, Episode 4.1 - History Bee, interview with Coach Bauer about the soccer team, the origins of baseball,  Dog Tank commercial for stress bracelets, and reminders of spring events (April 18, 2019)

2nd Quarter Podcasters

• 15. Season 1, Episode 2.6 - McFinal - Announcements, an original short story, shower thoughts, Mr. Robare interviews student Henry, robot hotel, 1st semester review, teachers answering trivia, and puns (January 18, 2019)

• 14. Season 1, Episode 2.5 - No McName - Announcements, Chicago sports review, interview with Mrs. Bunting, Nintendo Switch review, Museum of Science and Industry thoughts, interview with an ice skater, skiing in Montana, talking about the Shums' new puppy, and a review of the musical Footloose (January 11, 2019)

• 13. Season 1, Episode 2.4 - McHoliday - McClure themed holiday stories, Romanian holiday traditions, Holly Day service project preview, interview with Mrs. Mesch, staff new year's resolutions, guess that song, interview with Mrs. Tomasso, and an interview with Santa (December 20, 2018)

• 12. Season 1, Episode 2.3 - McInfo - Announcements, a group of teachers answer trivia questions, Shark Tank commercials, interview with Ms. Gannon, Would You Rather poll results, and an In 'n Out restaurant review (December 7, 2018)

• 11. Season 1, Episode 2.2 - McSports and More - Announcements, a look inside computers, Shark Tank commercial, interview with cheer coaches Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Schroeder, and Ms. McGovern, movie reviews, League of Legends, and animal trivia (November 30, 2018)

• 10. Season 1, Episode 2.1 - A New McCast - Announcements, an interview with McActivists on a sleep study, a Shark Tank commercial, interview with basketball coach Mr. Leddy, e-sports, and some Thanksgiving jokes. (November 16, 2018)

1st Quarter Podcasters

• 9. McDebates Would You Rather Special - Would You Rather debates (November 2, 2018)

• 8. McSpooky Special Episode - Announcements, theories of what's behind the LLC door, the McClure ghost, a spooky poem, teachers on the scariest things about McClure, and Halloween survey results (October 26, 2018)

• 7. Season 1, Episode 6 - McInterviews - Announcements, interview with Priscilla about girls basketball and the Hodgkins Tournament, Teacher of the Week (Profe. Bauer), interview with Mrs. Schroeder about 3D Art, and musical theater (October 19, 2018)

• 6. McHistory Special Episode - Biography of E.P. McClure, the history of D101 schools, interview with Mr. Winterfield, the Blue Ribbon Award, past McClure sports, and interview with alumnus Mr. Condon (October 12, 2018)

• 5. Season 1, Episode 5 - Before the Long McWeekend - Announcements, Teacher of the Week (Mr. Chick), a conversation about golf club, interview with Mrs. Koch about FACS (October 5, 2018)

• 4. Season 1, Episode 4 - 1st McMonth of School - Announcements, interview with Mr. Cuff,  common knowledge quiz with Mrs. Rees, Mrs. Moutvic, and Mrs. Schroeder, Teacher of the Week with Ms. Norman, interview with the student council president, Ella (September 28, 2018)

• 3. Season 1, Episode 3 - A Little Bit of McEverything - Announcements, band and orchestra news, interview with Ms. Kelly about girls' basketball, interview with Ms. McGovern about McActivists (September 21, 2018)

• 2. Season 1, Episode 2 - McDouble - Community event news, Teacher of the Week (Mrs. Sluis), interview with Mr. Kiffmeyer about softball, Field Park Family Fun Run, interview with Mrs. Broadnax about IMSA-Fusion (September 14, 2018)

• 1. Season 1, Episode 1 - McDebut - An interview with new librarian Ms. Fumarolo, McClure traditions (Bulldog Bash and Fortnightly), McClure Clubs, interview with Mrs. Diete about cross country (September 7, 2018)