October 26, 2026
How to Embrace Creative Risk | Jasmine Guillory
What happens when a young person starts to wonder, "Maybe I could make something?" In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory joins the show...
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October 19, 2026
Writing Worlds Where Readers Find Friends with Claribel A. Ortega
What happens when a reader's first friends are characters in a book? Author Claribel A. Ortega joins Tricia to talk about the Witchlings series and the...
October 14, 2026
Googly Eyes, Big Feelings, and Asking for Help with Christy Mandin
What can picture books teach us about helping children feel heard—and learning to ask for help ourselves? Author and illustrator Christy Mandin returns to explore Millie...
October 12, 2026
What Horror Teaches Us About Grief and Belonging—with Ryan La Sala
What can a horror novel teach us about friendship—and why might surviving together be its most hopeful message? Author Ryan La Sala joins Tricia Friedman to...
October 5, 2026
Building a Firm Around People Who Need an Advocate
What does it take to build a firm around the needs of people facing some of life's most difficult circumstances? Tricia welcomes the founder of USA4ALL...
October 1, 2026
When Should Students Use AI? Let Them Design a Game
What if your next assessment asked students to pitch a board game—and explain when they chose to use AI? In this episode, Tricia Friedman explores how...
September 28, 2026
From Research to Collective Action: Dr. Camille Busette on Healthcare Advocacy
What happens when the cost of healthcare forces someone to delay a doctor's visit, skip a prescription, or take on debt? Tricia Friedman welcomes Dr. Camille...
September 21, 2026
Beyond Screen-Time Bans: Student Safety in the Age of AI
School districts are reaching a turning point in how they manage classroom technology. After years of rapid device adoption and policies that often responded to one...
September 14, 2026
Why the World Has Always Been Weird — and Why That Matters
Uncle John's All-Knowing Bathroom Reader, Curiosity, and the Weirdness of Human History Brian Boone joins the show to talk about why the world has always been...
September 7, 2026
From Super Bowl Champion to Literacy Champion | Malcolm Mitchell
What if readers and writers received the same attention, celebration, and investment as star athletes? In this episode, Tricia speaks with Super Bowl champion, children's author,...
August 31, 2026
Never Underestimate a Young Reader
What do young people understand that adults mistakenly believe they have hidden from them? Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson returns to the podcast to discuss Ghost...
August 28, 2026
The Humanoid Robot, the Headlines, and What Really Happened
When Salamanca City Central School District announced plans to bring a humanoid robot into its robotics program, the story quickly became something else entirely: "A school...