In Your Corner

9-year-old Alice tells Maia what she likes about opinion writing, why she looks forward to having kids when she’s older, why skincare seems to be a “6th grade thing” for her sister this year, and more.

12-year-old Eli tells Maia why he’s not looking forward to paying taxes when he’s older, how he won’t be scared to try new things in the future, why he likes talking to adults more than kids, and more.

8-and-a-half-year-old Nora tells Maia what’s great about having a kid’s imagination, the pros and cons of being the youngest in her family, how she resolves conflicts with friends, and more.

10-year-old Seth tells Maia what he means when he says that everything around us is basically chemistry, what experiments he’s looking forward to doing when he grows up, what’s exciting about being double digits, and more.

3-year-old Olivia tells Maia about her favorite activities to do with her “babe," how her dad is going to have a long beard but doesn’t have to do anything to make it grow, how she might have some of her preschool friends as kids when she’s an adult, and more.

7-year-old Noah tells Maia why people like to call him the mayor of his town, why he has a lot of time before he has to think about what he wants to do when he grows up, tells some funny jokes he made up, and more.

8-year-old Avery tells Maia about how he likes liminal spaces and little comfy spots too, how people don’t have to be a boy or a girl, how he’s been making music since he was a baby, and more.

4-year-old Lilah tells Maia about her plan to live right next to her parents and baby brother when she’s older, how she once tricked her mom into thinking she was allergic to something she wasn’t, the reason she doesn’t want to have kids when she’s an adult, and more.

8-year-old Ada tells Maia about the protest she led about saving the earth, why she’s okay with losing, what she likes about people following the rules, and more.

6-year-old Charlie tells Maia about his budding interest in top hats, his two theories for how he got interested in chemistry, what being a true friend means, and more.

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11-year-old Nico tells Maia how art gets Nico “away from the world for a bit,” some cool facts about animals and how life was different for them during the pandemic, why Nico likes the responsibility of taking care of something, and more.

6-and-a-half-year-old Charlie tells Maia about “Buggy” her leaf bug and what she loves about him, about her friendship problems, why she wants to be “any type of ologist” when she grows up, and more.

10-year-old Ellora tells Maia all about the books she’s been writing that she hopes to get published, what she loves about music, what she had to do "much to her dismay" on a family trip, and more.

8-year-old Ethan tells Maia about how his imagination goes wild when he writes stories, his morning routine that involves giving himself a "surfer's look," some lessons he's learned recently, and more.

5-year-old Alder explains to Maia how already having his "driver's lessons" gets him a kick start on the training he'll need for his future career, how he makes himself feel better when he has an "owie," the realities of the mysterious disappearance of one of his cats, and more.

5-year-old Charlie tells Maia why being 2 is like being 1, his favorite things to do with his friends, why he’s excited to go to kindergarten, and more.

4-year-old Oona talks to Maia about how to take care of someone, how she handles scary dreams, what she wants people to do with her artwork, and more.

7-year-old Sofia teaches Maia why it’s important to keep your promises, what lesson she learned “the hard way,” why it’s fun to watch how old you can get, and more.

Nico tells Maia how things look a bit different now that he’s 5, some tips on how to play tricks on your parents, what it means to have a crush, and more.

Two-and-a-half-year-old Frances’ personality comes through as she directs the conversation in unexpected and hilarious ways. Topics range from what it was like to “be born,” some of her least favorite sounds, the joys of her favorite season, and more.

Due to the positive response of the first season, In Your Corner is coming back for a second season! Maia Pillot, a preschool teacher and children's music instructor, believes that kids have so much to teach adults and wanted to share the wisdom, humor, and joy that emanates from them. On this season, Maia interviews children from the ages of two and a half to eleven years old, and learns abou...

Eliza teaches Maia how to experiment with cooking, describes how she takes care of her baby brother when he wakes up before her parents, tells her about the challenges of getting older, and more.

Everett tells Maia the differences between being 6 and 5, how he was “halfway there” when his family picked out his puppy, his greatest wish (it involves pigeons), and more.

Seth tells Maia the responsibilities of being 8, how he’s different now from when he was younger (it involves batteries), what he loves about his favorite animal, and more.