Perks Ep. 89 | Joziah Jason | From the Barbershop to Book Reviews | 5-12-21

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English - May 11, 2021 11:48 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Our guest this week is Joziah Jason, a 5th grader from Ypsilanti Michigan who has his own bookish podcast, R.E.A.D. Books with Joziah. Each episode he picks a book and dicusses it with guests.

He was inspired by the Read with the Barber program in his town. For this program, kids read a book to the barber during their haircut for a haircut and earn $2 as well as confidence in their reading skills. He has gotten quite a bit of attention for his efforts as he has been featured by his state's NPR station, CNN, and ABC World News Tonight.

We chat with Joziah and his dad Keith about how the barber program incluenced him and why he started his podcast.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
2- Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
3- Kane series by Rick Riordan
4- Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
5- Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
6- Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
7- Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady
8- Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
9- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
10- The Rebound by Kwame Alexander
11- Booked by Kwame Alexander

Podcasts mentioned--
1- Wow in the World
2- Six Minutes
3- Smash, Boom, Best