In this episode, Melissa chats with Glenn Kirschbaum, a documentary filmmaker. Glenn discusses the challenges and rewards of documentary filmmaking, including the success of his Gene Wilder documentary, which was supported by Mel Brooks and Alan Alda. Glenn highlights the importance of staying relevant and connecting with audiences, especially young people, through compelling storytelling.

In the 100th episode of The Teacher As... Melissa chats with professor and poet Penelope Pelizzon. Penelope shared her genesis of becoming the successful poet that she is and her ideas about teaching poetry to all ages of students. They get into the weeds about rhyme and theme and Penelope talks about the process of writing a book of poetry like her latest creation.

In this episode, Melissa chats with garden photographer and podcaster, Elizabeth Wilson. Elizabeth shares her thoughts with educators about helping students capture memories and important moments.

In this episode, Jamie Benning shares with educators his process in creating documentaries. Jamie shares about how he researches, curates film and interviews, and edits to create his Filmumentaries.