Latest Reachoutandread Podcast Episodes
Jerry Pinkney: An Artist Against the Odds
Reach Out and Read - July 20, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutesJerry Pinkney is one of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators of all time. Having illustrated more than 100 books, Jerry won numerous awards including multiple Caldecott medals and Corretta Scott King Illustrator Awards and Honors before his passing. Gloria Pinkney, Jerry’s wife, crea...
The Teachers
Reach Out and Read - July 06, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes"Politics, greed, and mismanagement have made this profession incompatible with physical and mental health." Who are we talking about? It’s teachers, and we talk to Alexandra Robbins’, author of the new book “The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession.” It’s a ...
Optimal Motherhood
Reach Out and Read - June 22, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutesNew parents are often encouraged to ask for help. But the source of that help, and how we provide it — whether it’s physical or emotional - has changed drastically over the years. Instead of turning to close friends and family, many modern mothers turn to social media – sometimes with unexpected...
Elbert in the Air
Reach Out and Read - June 08, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes“Just be yourself” is often easier said than done. It requires time, contemplation, awareness, and often, bravery. And it’s really difficult to write a children’s book that doesn’t come off as simplistic advice, but is carefully crafted and delivers the message well. Author Monica Wesolowska jo...
If I Betray These Words
Reach Out and Read - May 25, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes“Clinical burnout” is the phrase often used to describe the number of health care practitioners who feel a loss of joy in their work, a sense of despair, and a feeling of disengagement. But is this an individual problem…or a larger systems problem? Dr. Wendy Dean, CEO and co-founder of The Moral...
New Directions at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Reach Out and Read - May 11, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutesThe Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has been a leading voice in the field of early childhood development, especially around the role of relationships. Their new work, termed “ECD 2.0", focuses on connecting the brain to the rest of the body in a broader ecological context. ...
Changing Hearts and Minds Like a Pro
Reach Out and Read - April 27, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutesWe spend a lot of time trying to change other people’s minds on all sorts of subjects. Does it work — but just a little, or maybe not at all? How we attempt to shape the opinions of others matters, and as it turns out, there’s a science behind how to do it well. Moira O’Neil, Senior Vice Presid...
Becoming Better Grownups
Reach Out and Read - April 13, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutesParents often worry about how to raise their children to be “good people.” But there’s an assumption that once you’re an adult, you’re done “growing”, and no longer need to progress on that journey to being a better version of yourself. Brad Montague, author of “Becoming Better Grownups”, says ...
A Perfect Mistake
Reach Out and Read - March 30, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutesOne in five of us have learning and attention issues, including specific learning disabilities like dyslexia and ADHD. Increasingly, children’s and YA books are not only including but embracing neurodiverse characters, and the conversation is expanding to include – and normalize – many facets of...
BFF's: Book Friends Forever
Reach Out and Read - March 16, 2023 19:56 - 33 minutesAs we know, strong relationships are key to success in personal and professional endeavors. Our next guests combine both: Grace Lin, an award-winning author, and Alvina Ling, Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, join us to talk about their professional success, how as Asian-...
What Happened To You?
Reach Out and Read - March 02, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutesTrauma in children is shockingly common — almost half of all children have experienced at least one significant traumatic experience. Yet trauma-engendered behaviors are often met with ‘What’s wrong with you?’, when, as our guest Dr Bruce Perry relates, the question should be ‘What happened to ...
Maybe An Artist
Reach Out and Read - February 16, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutesWe turned our ‘author spotlight’ on an up-and-coming, engaging, and extremely talented young voice. Liz Montague is a cartoonist, writer, and illustrator who weaves social justice, and personal and political awareness into smart, thoughtful, and deeply resonating cartoons. She also happens to b...
Portable Magic
Reach Out and Read - February 02, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutesBooks are magic. The way they smell, the feel of their pages, illustrations on their covers, weight in your hands - all these elements convey meaning in excess of their verbal content. Our guest, Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford University, and author of Portable Magic: A ...
The Case for Make Believe
Reach Out and Read - January 19, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutesWhat is “play”, and how hard is it to understand what it really is? Turns out it’s more of a challenge to grasp than you’d think, and not everyone understands that play is not merely amusement for children. Dr Susan Linn, psychologist and world-renowned expert on creative play, joins us to talk ...
The Legacy and Future of Native American Education
Reach Out and Read - January 05, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutesNative American education is one of our country’s culturally richest areas, but it comes at the expense of a very dark past. We take a closer look at the abuse Native American children experienced at government-run schools in the US in the 19th and 20th centuries, the intergenerational trauma th...
Malcolm Mitchell Loves to Read
Reach Out and Read - December 22, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutesWe’ve turned the spotlight on many gifted authors, but our next guest is the first to win a children’s book award and a Super Bowl ring. Malcolm Mitchell, American football professional, children’s author, youth literacy advocate, and CEO of the Share the Magic Foundation, joins us to talk about...
I Talk Like a River
Reach Out and Read - December 08, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutesStuttering affects approximately 5% of U.S. children—it’s very common! Jordan Scott, poet and author of “I Talk Like a River”, and Brooke Edwards, Director of Speech for SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young, join us to talk about how stuttering affects children, and how all of us — car...
Seeing Into the Reading Brain
Reach Out and Read - November 24, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutesThanks to advances in brain imaging, we can measure reading’s structural and functional benefits. Dr. John Hutton, a pediatrician and assistant professor in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, joins us to talk about what we can learn from neu...
Leadership on Location
Reach Out and Read - November 10, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutesAfter three years, the annual Reach Out and Read Leadership Conference was finally back in person. More than 150 leaders gathered in Madison, Wisconsin over three days to share their vision, values, and voice - all in the name of ROR’s mission. Listen to their conference takeaways, what inspires...
Puppet Talk
Reach Out and Read - October 27, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutesWhy would someone write a research paper involving puppets? Well, puppets can not only be a tool for helping children feel more comfortable in medical settings, but more recently have been used to support relational health. Dr. Gretchen Domek, Associate Professor and the Frankenburg Research P...
Environmental Health and Children
Reach Out and Read - October 13, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutesChildren are uniquely vulnerable to climate change: rising temperatures and poor air quality increase asthma attacks and allergies, and natural disasters can lead to physical displacement, food insecurity, and an increase in mental health concerns. Dr. Jerry Paulson, Professor Emeritus of Pediat...
Health Equity by Design
Reach Out and Read - September 29, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutesThere’s a lot of conversation around health equity, and rightly so: research suggests that many disparities in overall health and well-being are rooted in early childhood. But how can one meaningfully address that in our healthcare system? Dr. Darrell M. Gray, the inaugural chief health equity...
Read Charlotte
Reach Out and Read - September 15, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutesThe world of literacy has a dizzying array of systems that go well beyond schools and home — including legislatures, philanthropies, and other NGO’s — but they aren’t always collaborating well. Munro Richardson, Executive Director at Read Charlotte in North Carolina, reimagined the way these sys...
Adventures in Fatherhood: Raising Raffi
Reach Out and Read - September 01, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutesParenting is often tough. While our society has better normalized talking about the highs, lows, and the in-betweens of raising children, there’s still a lot that’s hard to say publicly. Keith Gessen, author of the new book Raising Raffi, takes on these challenges, asks the many unvoiced questio...
Raising a Baby the Government Way
Reach Out and Read - August 18, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutesAs in other times, women in the late 1910s-20s from all over the U.S. looked for parenting advice. Who did they ask? The federal government, believe it or not. They flooded the Children’s Bureau, a division of the Department of Labor, with letters about their worries and concerns around raisin...
What is Material Culture of Childhood?
Reach Out and Read - August 04, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutesWhat can a piece of clothing tell us about how a child lived? How can parent interactions be revealed through a pair of gloves? What might a baby’s quilt tell us about family dynamics? Dr. Sarah Anne Carter, Executive Director of the Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of W...
Shabazz Larkin: Love Letter to Food
Reach Out and Read - July 21, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutesUsing the talents of both writing and illustrating to offer messages encapsulated within compelling stories through children’s books is difficult. Yet, Shabazz Larkin is an artist, author, illustrator, and activist who manages to do just that. He joins us today to talk about his craft, and the ...
Planet Word
Reach Out and Read - July 07, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutesIs a museum with words and not objects still a museum? Yes! Planet Word, a unique museum in Washington DC, houses immersive experiences dedicated to the celebration of words and language. Ann Friedman, Founder and CEO of Planet Word, joins us to talk about Planet Word’s overall mission and atypi...
How the Human Brain Learned to Read
Reach Out and Read - June 23, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutesThe human brain doesn’t come wired to read. Remarkably, recognizing, decoding, and comprehending a single word takes many different repurposed brain circuits working together. Dr Maryanne Wolf, Dir. of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA breaks down the science...
Food is Love. Or is it?
Reach Out and Read - June 09, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutesFeeding and being fed isn’t merely a nutritional transaction — it’s also an emotional and relational act inexorably linked to the act of caring. Dr. Natalie Muth, a pediatrician and founder and director of the Children’s Primary Care Medical Group W.E.L.L. clinic, joins us to talk about how we c...
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