
The Talking APE Podcast
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The Talking APE Podcast
@TalkingAPEPod
A monthly podcast featuring teachers and voices from the Adapted Physical Education world sharing the latest happenings in our space, hosted by @chrisahrens


We are proud to announce our 2026 Adapted Physical Education District Teachers of the Year‼️ Central: Tyler Hetland - Fargo, ND Midwest: Korey Kleinhans - Oshkosh, WI Southern: Sharon Gregory - Stanardsville, VA Western: Chris Ahrens - San Diego, CA

Mark your Calendars for 12/30/25! Newly announced ‘26 @SHAPEAmerica Western District #adaptedpe teacher, @chrisahrens will be joining us as we close up the year for ep 10 of the @heartbeatsofape podcast hosted by 2022 @SHAPEAmerica National APE TOY @JenHeebink . #physed

We are proud to announce our 2026 Adapted Physical Education District Teachers of the Year‼️ Central: Tyler Hetland - Fargo, ND Midwest: Korey Kleinhans - Oshkosh, WI Southern: Sharon Gregory - Stanardsville, VA Western: Chris Ahrens - San Diego, CA

Two fabulous peer mentors who do an incredible job supporting their friends 💪 With our crazy schedule, today was their last day this semester—and they went out strong with a student-led workout they created themselves. Proud of their leadership, creativity, and heart 👏


Check out Episode 23 with the awesome Alex Bocian @AlBocian. This was a really fun conversation! soundcloud.com/chris-ahrens-1…

Episode 24 with the fantastic Josh Porter @Coach_J_Porter just dropped on justadaptit.com. Check it out! justadaptit.com/podcast/episod…



Episode 24 with the fantastic Josh Porter @Coach_J_Porter just dropped on justadaptit.com. Check it out! justadaptit.com/podcast/episod…

On this #GivingTuesday if you would like to donate to some amazing strength athletes with disabilities please follow the link! secure.givelively.org/donate/big-dog…

🎙️New episode! We chat w/ Doctoral Student Bailey Ollila (Old Dominion Univ) about her recent paper on Unified PE & Sports. More specifically, we dig into: 🔹 Policy implications + Research gaps 🔹 How “unified” spaces can still reinforce inequality tinyurl.com/3uv5dfpn



Excited to announce that we have scheduled Alex Bocian, @AlBocian and Josh Porter, @Coach_J_Porter as upcoming guests on the podcast. Can't wait to share with you all!


