Episode 13

S1:E13 - OnlyFans Teachers, Parenting Gone Wrong & When Helping Goes Sideways

Where does personal freedom end and professional responsibility begin?

In Episode 13 of Certified Bad Example, Jameel Mayers and co-host August Black get into three stories where the answer is anything but simple, from teachers facing consequences for what happens outside the classroom, to a mother leaving her four-year-old home alone overnight, to what can happen when someone decides to intervene in a dangerous situation.

Jameel also talks about balancing his director role in software, family life, and the podcast, plus an unexpected opportunity to write about fatherhood for Rolling Stone.

In this episode:

A Missouri teacher resigns after students and parents discover her OnlyFans account, raising questions about teachers, adult content, privacy, social media, and whether legal off-hours work should affect someone’s career.

A Utah art teacher is fired after distributing postcards featuring classical artwork with nudity. Jameel and August debate the difference between nudity and sexual content, parental expectations, school policies, and whether administrators sometimes punish teachers simply to make controversy disappear.

A Georgia mother is arrested after allegedly leaving her four-year-old child home alone overnight while she went drinking. The conversation turns to child endangerment, parental responsibility, alcohol, emergency preparedness, and why independence for children looks very different depending on age and culture.

August shares the story of stopping to help an injured bicyclist, only to have a bystander falsely accuse him of causing the accident. Jameel explains why being a good Samaritan can carry another layer of risk for a Black man when witnesses, assumptions, and law enforcement enter the situation.

The episode closes with a disturbing Ohio case involving a father who murdered a man after discovering evidence involving the sexual abuse of his 11-year-old daughter, opening a difficult conversation about parental rage, vigilantism, justice, and consequences.

Timestamps

00:00 Back-to-school banter and podcasting setup

02:53 Jameel’s day job and balancing podcasting

04:31 Rolling Stone reaches out about fatherhood writing

05:23 The weird world of OnlyFans

09:08 Missouri teacher resigns after OnlyFans discovery

10:42 Should legal off-hours work cost a teacher their job?

14:14 Teachers, students, privacy, and social media

19:49 Utah art teacher fired over classical nudity

21:21 Nudity versus sex in art and culture

24:38 Why the distinction between nudity and sex matters

27:21 When schools fire employees to quiet controversy

33:02 Georgia mother charged after leaving four-year-old alone overnight

36:53 Why four-year-olds cannot safely handle emergencies alone

39:38 Children, independence, and cultural differences in Japan

42:50 August’s good Samaritan story and a false accusation

Certified Bad Example is hosted by Jameel Mayers with co-host August Black, breaking down parenting, pop culture, public behavior, accountability, and the bad decisions that make the rest of us ask: What were they thinking?

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August Black

August Black is the co-host of Certified Bad Example, bringing sharp instincts, quick humor, and a willingness to say exactly what a story has everyone else thinking. As a parent, he brings real-life perspective to conversations about kids, relationships, accountability, and the wonderfully messy business of being an adult. Whether he’s challenging Jameel, defending the indefensible for five minutes, or changing her mind halfway through the conversation, August keeps the show unpredictable, unscripted, and grounded in real reactions.
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Jameel Mayers is the co-host of Certified Bad Example and the guy most likely to hear a wild story and immediately start asking questions. A husband, dad, and unapologetic overthinker, Jameel brings curiosity, skepticism, humor, and the occasional side-eye to conversations about parenting, relationships, pop culture, and people making spectacularly questionable decisions. He’s less interested in telling people what to think and more interested in figuring out how we got here in the first place.

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