“We want our members to feel more empowered, better able to advocate, well informed and more organized, especially in their schools,” Andrea Parker, co-host and member of the CTU’s public relations committee, said in a statement at the time the podcast was launched. “We want to build a sense of community by bringing key decision makers like CTU officers, fellow members and local politicians on the show to share information and answer some hard questions about the state of public education in our city.”