June 8, 2026
Meredith Walker on Why "Be Yourself" Isn't Enough
What do we really mean when we tell young people to "be yourself"? In this episode, Tricia Friedman speaks with Meredith Walker, co-founder of Smart Girls with Amy...
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June 1, 2026
How to build a story one ingredient at a time with Keala Kendall
Join us as Keala Kendall, author of the compelling gothic novel That Which Feeds Us, takes us through her creative process, the importance of representation in storytelling, and how...
May 25, 2026
Veronica Roth on Taylor Swift, Dystopian Fantasy, and the Art of Starting Again
This week, Tricia Friedman speaks with Veronica Roth, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series and the author of Seek the Traitor Son, the...
May 18, 2026
Dr. Brittney Cooper on Picture Books, Collaboration, and Love
This week, Tricia Friedman welcomes Dr. Brittney Cooper to the podcast to talk about her new picture book, Mama Says I'm Fine, illustrated by Tamisha Anthony. The conversation...
May 11, 2026
Why Patricia Cornwell Still Believes in Stories
Patricia Cornwell joins Tricia Friedman for a conversation about memory, writing, curiosity, forensic science, and the memoir she never expected to write. In this episode, Cornwell reflects on...
May 4, 2026
The Questions Students Are Asking About AI: and the Mindsets that help Answer Them
Tricia and Jeff talk about what AI literacy actually looks like in K-12 — past the policy memos, past the vendor pitches, past the "ban it or adopt...
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