FreshEd makes complex ideas in education research accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Since 2015, we’ve produced over 400 conversations with leading scholars from 195 universities across 34 countries, reaching listeners in 180+ countries with more than 1 million downloads. Ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally, our episodes are used in university courses worldwide, translated into multiple languages, and serve as a bridge between cutting-edge research and public understanding.
FreshEd is a US-registered non-profit organization that produces five podcasts on education broadly defined. We don’t rely on advertisements or sponsored content, and listeners never pay.
Our Shows
FreshEd with Will Brehm
For 10 years, host Will Brehm—Associate Professor at the University of Canberra—has brought you conversations with 700+ scholars from around the world, exploring critical questions in comparative and international education. From privatization to political economy, from the Global South to SDG4, these deep-dive interviews make cutting-edge research accessible and engaging.
Episodes are fully transcribed and many are translated into Mandarin, French, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Portuguese. Through our xChina initiative, we’ve made the show accessible in China, including a program where high school students learn translation using FreshEd episodes.
Used in university courses on six continents, FreshEd with Will Brehm has become an essential resource for students, researchers, and anyone curious about the future of education.
Flux
Flux amplifies the next generation of education researchers. Through our Fellowship program, graduate students transform their research into compelling narrative podcasts, pushing the boundaries of academic publishing and demonstrating that scholarship doesn’t have to be confined to written journals.
By mentoring emerging scholars in audio storytelling, Flux expands what counts as a research output while reaching audiences far beyond academia.
The Thinking Ear
The Thinking Ear is an audio periodical where researchers create independently-produced episodes on education broadly defined. By providing a global platform, we help scholars share their work with thousands of listeners while experimenting with podcasting as a form of knowledge dissemation.
If you’re a researcher ready to push the boundaries of academic publishing through audio, we want to hear from you.
Eduquê
Eduquê showcases Portuguese-language research on education. Episodes are transcribed and translated into English, creating a bridge between Lusophone scholarship and global audiences.
By centering voices from Brazil and the Portuguese-speaking world, Eduquê ensures that critical perspectives from the Global South reach listeners everywhere.
Aula Divergente
Hosted by Daniela Hernández Silva and Carlos Navia Canales, Aula Divergente explores pressing education issues across Latin America in Spanish. Using a mini-series format, each collection of episodes dives deep into a single topic, offering nuanced, contextual analysis of education in the region.
Aula Divergente brings Spanish-speaking audiences vital conversations about education policy, practice, and politics in their own language.
Why FreshEd Matters
Recognized Excellence
FreshEd is ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally by ListenNotes, reflecting our commitment to quality, consistency, and impact over 10 years of production.
Academic Rigor Meets Public Accessibility
Our guests include professors from Harvard, Cambridge, Stanford, and 195+ other institutions worldwide. We’ve featured everyone from PhD students to UNESCO leadership, practitioners to policymakers. Yet our conversations remain accessible—translating complex research into engaging dialogue that anyone can understand.
Global Reach, Local Impact
With listeners in 180+ countries and episodes used in university syllabi from North America to Southeast Asia, FreshEd serves as essential infrastructure for global education discourse. Our transcripts, translations, and accessible format ensure that knowledge flows freely across borders and languages.
Free. Forever.
We believe education research should be a public good. That’s why FreshEd has never had corporate ads, paywalls, or sponsored content. Through grants, donations, and memberships, we keep our archive of 400+ episodes freely available to everyone, everywhere.
Credits
Flux, Eduquê, and Aula Divergente logos created by Mariana Casellato.
FreshEd with Will Brehm logo created by Will Brehm.
Original music for FreshEd with Will Brehm was created by Digital Primate and Joseph Minadeo of PatternBased created theme music for Flux, Eduquê, and Aula Divergente.
Listen to Original Theme Music