Sound It Out

Bullying

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (A Kids Book About) — Fri, 4 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “personification.” What do you think it means?

Okay, wordsmiths! Now it’s your turn! Share your writing with us or record a voicemail and send it to listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And let us know what other words are on your mind!

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Personification

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (A Kids Book About) — Thu, 3 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “personification.” What do you think it means?

Okay, wordsmiths! Now it’s your turn! Share your writing with us or record a voicemail and send it to listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And let us know what other words are on your mind!

Check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.

Disability

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Wed, 2 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “disability.” What does disability mean to you?

A Kids Book About: The Podcast, Episode 7, Kristine Talks About Disabilities

https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/kristine-talks-about-disabilities

Patty Berne quote from “Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People” a Disability Justice primer by Sins Invalid https://www.sinsinvalid.org/disability-justice-primer

10 Principles of Disability Justice https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice

Disability Art & Culture Project http://dacp.art/

Do you have a word you’d like us to consider for a future episode? Email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.

Pandemic

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Tue, 1 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “pandemic.” What does pandemic mean to you?

Gopal Dayaneni https://movementgeneration.org/about/who-we-are/

Arundhati Roy, “The Pandemic is a Portal” https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca

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Activism

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “activism.” What does activism mean to you?

A Kids Book About: The Podcast, Episode 26, Courtney Talks About Activism

https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/courtney-talks-about-activism

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Sustainability

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “sustainability.” What does sustainability mean to you?

1 Point 5: A Kids Podcast About Climate Justice https://akidsco.com/pages/1-point-5

A Kids Book About Climate Justice https://akidsco.com/products/a-kids-book-about-climate-change?_pos=1&_sid=8be6857ca&_ss=r

Mycelium Youth Network https://www.myceliumyouthnetwork.org/

Youth Vs. Apocalypse https://www.youthvsapocalypse.org/

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Biodiversity

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “biodiversity.” What does biodiversity mean to you?

Learn more about Dr. Vandana Shiva: https://vandanashivamovie.com/vandana-shiva/about-vandana-shiva/

Learn more about Navdanya: https://www.navdanya.org/site/

Mahatma Gandhi quote: https://www.navdanya.org/site/living-soil/what-is-soil

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Ecology

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “ecology.” What does ecology mean to you?

Do you have a word you’d like us to consider for a future episode? Email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.

Palindrome

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “palindrome.” What palindromes can you think of?

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Portal

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “portal.” What does portal mean to you?

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Imagination

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “imagination.” What does imagination mean to you?

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Racism

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru, Jelani Memory) — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “racism.” What does racism mean to you?

A Kids Book About: The Podcast, Episode 1, Jelani Talks About Racism

https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/racism-with-jelani-memory

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Feminism

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “feminism.” What does feminism mean to you?

Angela Davis https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/angela-davis-40

bell hooks https://kids.kiddle.co/Bell_hooks

Laverne Cox https://lavernecox.com/

Dr. Vandana Shiva https://vandanashivamovie.com/vandana-shiva/about-vandana-shiva/

Audre Lorde https://opb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fp19.lgbtq.lorde/audre-lorde/

Anjali Nath Upadhyay https://liberationspring.com/about-anjali/

A Kids Book About: The Podcast, Episode 6, Emma Talks About Feminism https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/emma-talks-about-feminism

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Gender

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru, Dale Mueller) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “gender.” What does gender mean to you?

A Kids Book About: The Podcast, Episode 35, Dale Talks About Gender

https://a-kids-book-about-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/dale-talks-about-gender

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Empathy

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “empathy.” What does empathy mean to you?

Do you have a word you’d like us to consider for a future episode? Email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.

Generosity

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “generosity.” What does generosity mean to you?

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Consent

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “consent.” What does consent mean to you?

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Collaborate

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Wed, 9 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “collaborate.” What does collaborate mean to you?

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Community

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Tue, 8 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “community.” What does community mean to you?

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Illuminate

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “illuminate.” What does illuminate mean to you?

Shout out to Liberation Spring for seeding inspiration for this episode https://liberationspring.com/

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Justice

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Fri, 4 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “justice.” What does justice mean to you?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjlX7esSFII

King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”:

https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

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Normal

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Thu, 3 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “normal.” What does normal mean to you?

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Love

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Wed, 2 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “love.” What does love mean to you?

bell hooks https://bellhooksbooks.com/bell-hooks/

bell hooks’ essay Love as the Practice of Freedom https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-the-Practice-of-Freedom.pdf

Dr. Cornel West http://www.cornelwest.com/

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Curiosity

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “curiosity.” What does curiosity mean to you?

Do you have a word you’d like us to consider for a future episode? Email us at listen@akidspodcastabout.com. And check out other podcasts made for kids just like you by visiting akidsco.com.

Courage

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Cat Petru) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Today we’re exploring the word “courage.” What does courage mean to you?

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Introducing Sound It Out

matthew@akidsbookabout.com (Matthew C. Winner, Jelani Memory) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 14:45:24 +0000

On this podcast we talk about words. How we use them. What they mean. And why they’re so darn important. Learn a new word every week with host Cat Petru. Words that you can use every day, both big and small. Words that help define the world around you and even help make sense of, well, you!