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I’m With the Banned

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On this episode, Jarrett is joined by Randi Pink, author of 5 YA books, including Angel of Greenwood, a beautiful historical fiction novel suffused with warmth, elegance, and fire about two Black teenagers falling in love in the days that lead up to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Angel of Greenwood was banned from the 9th grade English curriculum by the school board of Pine Richland High School outside Pittsburgh, PA in January 2025, despite ongoing protests from many students, parents, and educators at the school who embraced the book. Randi discusses her own high school experiences, the ”b...

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Rex Ogle and Fruitcake 26.05.2026 1:02:52

In this episode, Jarrett talks with Rex Ogle, aka Rey Terciero, author of over 100 books for kids and teens. Rex's popular graphic novel adaptation of "Little Women," titled "Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy," has been repeatedly challenged and banned in school districts across the country since 2020 for its LGBTQ+ representation. Hear Rex talk about the importance of vulnerability in writing and in life, h...

Randi Pink and Angel of Greenwood 22.05.2026 1:06:09

Jessie Foley and The Carnival at Bray 22.05.2026 47:09

In this first episode, Jarrett speaks with author Jessie Ann Foley. Jessie is the award-winning author of books for kids and teens, including You Know I'm No Good, about one girl's fight to survive and escape the "troubled teen industry," Sorry For Your Loss, Agatha May and the Angler Fish, Severe and Unusual Weather, and Breda's Island. Her Printz Honor-winning debut novel, The Carnival at Bray,...