Since 2014 · 513+ Episodes
Principal Center Radio
Interviews with education's best authors and thinkers — helping school leaders get into classrooms, have better conversations, and lead with confidence.
About the Show
Principal Center Radio brings you candid conversations with education's best authors, researchers, and practitioners. Every episode is built around one question: what does it actually take to lead a school well?
Hosted by Justin Baeder, PhD — author, consultant, and founder of The Principal Center. Justin has worked with thousands of school leaders across 50 countries to build high-performance instructional leadership habits.
New episodes drop weekly. Free on every major podcast platform.
513+ episodes
Published weekly since 2014
50+ countries
Listeners in schools worldwide
Author interviews
Deep dives into the books that matter
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