Vance McMillen graduated in 2023. We pick his brains about his experiences since then, and what he values most about Benjamin Franklin High School.

Jason Klicker, our legendary history teacher signed off with a podcast appearance in which he recounts what he loved about Benjamin Franklin High School--the student's who 'taught' him, and the culture in which he thrived.

A sad farewell to the voice who was the signature of the first Fully Charged! We wish him well.

Isa Monastero, a finalist for a 2026 Flinn Scholarship in an interview with Yvette Rangel.

If you were luck to be in Kendall Tobin's history class you would have seen a large fish talk at the back of the class.But few have realized that his passion for fish--he sponsors an Aquatic Club at school-- takes him to Alaska every year on a dangerous mission to catch salmon. Last year his crew picked up 8,000 pounds of fish. Tobin is also a football coach. On this podcast you'll hear how he got into being a history teacher, woven into the Alaskan experience.

In May 2025, a week before the end of the school year, we caught up with Matt Evangelista, math teacher, who now moves on to medical school.

Mr. E was once a student at Benjamin Franklin High School. In fact he was in the Franklin school system since 5th grade. In this podcast he explains his path from Grade school to High School to Med school.

A documentary-styled podcast recorded in the new ceramics class at Benjamin Franklin High School. Coach Shannon Petersen who teaches art and ceramics in a conversation with hosts Marc Beasley and Chase Smith.

Our guest is sophomore Madi Oliver, in a conversation with assistant athletic director Marc Beasley, and coach Jace Smith. In March 2025, Madi won D2 State Championship in Girls Wrestling. She talked about how she landed in this sport almost by accident, and what it takes to compete in wrestling.

Women's wrestling, considered the fastest growing sport for young women in in the US, is an NCAA sport, and has been an Olympic sport since the 2004 games in Athens.

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Though they work in tandem as history and english teachers Amy Severson's and Beata Botham's paths to teaching couldn't have been more different. In this episode you'll hear how the magnetic pull of education brought them here to Benjamin Franklin High School.