Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Jed Doherty

Booking Overview

This is a family-focused interview show about shared reading, activities, and relationship-building between parents and children, typically featuring children’s authors, illustrators, librarians, educators, and family-oriented experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch published children’s book creators, literacy specialists, educators, librarians, and experts who offer practical advice for families; booking difficulty is low because the show regularly features accessible professional guests rather than major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 2471

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 708 subscribers

Instagram: 58.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jedlie@jedlie.com

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Host

Jed Doherty - Host and family literacy advocate focused on helping parents and children build stronger relationships through reading, shared activities, and cultural experiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Published children’s authors and illustrators, librarians, educators, literacy professionals, and family-oriented experts with practical experience or relevant books and programs.

Required Achievements:

Published children’s books, Professional experience in libraries or education, Expertise in literacy, child development, or family engagement, Relevant cultural, faith-based, or nature-based educational work

Recent Guest Discussions

Paul Curley - Camp Activities, Children’s Language Development, Confidence, Social Skills, Movement, And Play-based Learning.

Jackie Baker - Parental Grief, Suicide Loss, Faith, Mental Illness, And Practical Ways To Support Grieving Families.

Ginny Neil - Nature-based Learning, Childhood Curiosity, Outdoor Play, STEM Thinking, Screen Use, And Bullying Prevention.

Haley Neil - Libraries, Children’s Reading Development, Bibliotherapy, Representation, And Writing Middle-grade Fiction.

Jen Weaver - Faith-based Middle-grade Fiction, Mystery Stories, Cherokee History, Prayer, And Family Faith Development.

Recent Topics

Children's Books, Literacy, Parenting, Education, Family

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Joy, Funk & Family Secrets

September 22, 2026

This episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast is a joyful celebration of music, memory, and intergenerational connection, featuring two fantastic creators: Shadra Strickland and Celina Frenn. In the first half, Jed chats with Shadra about her vibrant new picture book, Here Comes the Band, a tribute to HBCU marching band culture. Shadra shares her own background in Atlanta's band scene and describes the electrifying energy of halftime shows—the booming bass drums, sizzling cymbals, sequin...

Owl Capone & Spicy Nuggets: Big Feelings, Big Hearts

September 20, 2026

In this lively episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed celebrates two fantastic picture books that blend heart, humor, and big feelings. First up we celebrate "Owl Capone" with debut author Christy Ewers and illustrator Rob Sayegh Jr. Christy shares how a lifelong fascination with classic gangster movies and Al Capone's quote, "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness," eventually hatched into Owl, the kindest soul in the Windy Forest. She wanted to flip the gangster trope, exploring what happen...

Mischief, Monsters, and Middle Graders: Celebrating Cryptid Stories with Adriana Cuevas

September 18, 2026

In this episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Jed welcomes back award-winning author and teacher Adriana Cuevas to celebrate her spooky new middle grade novel, Mischief and Monsters. Adriana explains what cryptids are—creatures born from mythology, urban legends, and local lore—and shares how each state, including her home state of Texas, seems to have its own mysterious monsters. Listeners meet some of the unforgettable creatures in the book, from the Bear King of Marble Falls and L...

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