Keep Kids Alive Podcast

In this episode of the Keep Kids Alive Podcast, host Tom Everson sits down with Louis Pratt, a rising leader in traffic safety and the former National Student Leadership Council President for Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Louis shares his journey from discovering SADD in a small-town high school to becoming a driving force on the national stage. He reflects on creative campaigns l...

In this episode of the Keep Kids Alive podcast, host Tom Everson discusses the critical role of storytelling in advocating for traffic safety with guests Amy Cohen, Allie Geller, and Regina Bateson. They explore the impact of personal narratives on policy change, the importance of community support, and the newly introduced story map that memorializes victims of traffic violence. The conversation...

This conversation between Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Founder Tom Everson and Lenore Skenazy, founder of Free-Range Kids and president of the Let Grow Initiative, focuses on the importance of allowing children to have independent play and explore their surroundings. They discuss how society's fear and overprotection have limited children's freedom and hindered their development. Lenore shares her exp...

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 founder and podcast host, Tom Everson, hosts a heartfelt conversation about the life and impact of Brandon, a young boy who tragically passed away in a 2004 car accident. The conversation includes Brandon's mother, Denise, his fourth-grade teacher, Gary, and his classmate, Shea. They share stories and memories of Brandon's vibrant personality, his love for entertaining, an...

Struggling to engage your students in math? This episode explores a unique solution! Join Tom Everson (Keep Kids Alive Drive 25) alongside Kelly Campbell and Jillian Garrigues (Idaho Transportation Dept.) as they discuss a curriculum that uses real-world traffic data to make math come alive for young people. Hear from Josie Derrick, a Boise math teacher, about her experience implementing this inno...

Host and Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Executive Director Tom Everson talks with Kerry Chausmer, Director of Programs and Member Services with the Governors Highway Safety Association, highlighting efforts for child passenger safety and car seat education.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Joel Feldman, founder of End Distracted Driving and The Casey Feldman Foundation in honor of his daughter who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009.

Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson hosted a live book event on August 25, 2023, in Denver, Colorado with copy editor, writer, and illustrator Laura Carney about her new book, "My Father's List - How Living My Dad's Dreams Set Me Free." ABOUT THE BOOK: On the cusp of middle age, a newlywed journalist discovers and finishes the bucket list of her late, free-spirited father. Fifty-four adventur...

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Ivy Drop, Miss Nebraska Petite 2023 and representative of the Think Twice Foundation, which strives to make communities safer with alcohol education programs.

Host and Executive Director of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Tom Everson talks with Trilety Wade, writer and co-founder of Safe Omaha Streets (SOS), and Jeff Sobczyk, Vision Zero Coordinator for the City of Omaha, Nebraska.

In this episode, Tom Everson, the executive director and founder of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is handing over the hosting reigns to Margie Sturgeon of Webberized Podcast Production, to talk about how the nonprofit Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has evolved since its creation in 1998, how it has helped families honor and remember their loved ones and how strong relationships with donors supporting communi...

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Triny Willerton, President and Founder of It Could Be Me, a nonprofit organization based out of Boulder, Co. whose mission is to change the relationship between drivers and vulnerable users of the road by re-humanizing cyclists and creating a movement of mutual responsibility and respect to make roads safer together.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Shane Taylor, founder of the Mia Taylor Foundation and retired Omaha Police Officer, and 2022 Live Forward Trail Run participant Connie Garro.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with attorney Matt Boulton of the Boulton Law Group in Brownsburg, Indiana, and KKAD25 Safe Streets Initiative partner.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Laura and Rich Fredricks, co-founders of Families for Safe Streets in Greater Philadelphia, and the Emily Fredricks Foundation in honor of their daughter.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Dave Walter, Dina McCaffery and Carly Mannon of Bucks County, PA about the Bucks County High School Seatbelt Safety Challenge & Teen Driver Safety Video PSA Challenge.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Lisa White, Christy Nielsen and Shelly Bailey about the Tristan's Trail initiative in Treynor, IA, and the progress they've made in making it a reality.

In the 25th Episode of the Keep Kids Alive Podcast, in support of the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 initiative, Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Melissa Wandall, President of the National Coalition for Safer Roads.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Candace Lightner, Founder of M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and We Save Lives, an organization that offers a representative voice on traffic safety issues.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Teresa Sosa of the Perry Park Neighborhood Association, Mailen Pankiewicz, Principal Planner for the City of Phoenix, AZ and Erik Cole, Director of the Design Studio for Community Solutions at Arizona State University.

You’ve heard of the 12 days of Christmas, well the Keep Kids Alive Podcast is bringing you the 10 lessons of safe roads. These lessons come from the generous individuals who’ve shared their stories in our past podcasts. Like the ghost of Christmas past, let’s look back at the lessons they’ve shared with us.

Host and executive director of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Tom Everson talks with Lili Trujillo and Lori Argumedo, founder and executive director and director of outreach and community relations of Street Racing Kills in Los Angeles, CA.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Shamayim 'Mama Shu' Harris, founder and CEO of Avalon Village in Detriot, Michigan, and Malika Pryor, advocate and Senior Director of Education and Programs for the Detroit Historical Society.

Host and Executive Director of KKAD25 Tom Everson talks with Vince Puzick, author of the essay "Searching Through the Afterlife", his exploration of meaning behind the death of his sister Janie in 1955. Originally published by Rougarou here https://rougarou.org/summer-2021-issue/searching-through-the-afterlife/

Enjoy this bonus featuring Vince Puzick reading his essay "Searching Through the Afterlife", originally published by literary magazine Rougarou here https://rougarou.org/summer-2021-issue/searching-through-the-afterlife/