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Jodi Mears

Jodi Mears

Americana musician and educator — bass player and vocalist in the duo March to August (formerly Route 358) and 5th grade teacher at Fayetteville Public Schools in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Aug 6, 2026

7:05
Thank you.
7:06
And that was intentional, I think, starting out.
7:09
Because our 2024 album was songs inspired by Witness.
7:14
It's all banjo.
7:16
And it is very tied to a book called Witness.
7:21
It's a teen fiction book by Karen Heese.
7:24
and it was really hard to deviate in ideas away from that.

33 MINS LATER

40:20
Yeah, it's a bass amp.
3:32
How did you become an admin professional? Kind of walk us through your career and give us a snapshot of how you got to where you are today.
3:39
It's been one big happy accident, I would say.
3:43
It was never in the plan.
3:45
And I don't really like keeping much in the plan these days because of that, because it's absolutely amazing what happens when you leave yourself open to opportunities, even the bad ones, right? So how did I get here? Well, I think if I'd followed advice at school and did what I was supposed to be doing, then I would Probably have been in some kind of sports program.
4:12
I was on track, I would say, to be in the talent pathway to the Junior Olympics for the javelin event and discus and shot put.
4:26
I was really keen on sports at school.
4:29
Still like sports, but I don't really put much effort into it now.

25 MINS LATER

29:10
And then, like you said, peel it back to what you want to do.

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