Reading With Your Kids Podcast
Helping Families Grow Closer Through Reading – An iHeartRadio Best Kids & Family Award Nominee
Reading With Your Kids Podcast
Helping Families Grow Closer Through Reading – An iHeartRadio Best Kids & Family Award Nominee
Since 1983 award-winning performer and author Jed Doherty, known as Jedlie, has brought high-energy educational magic shows to schools, libraries, and family events throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Central America. His one-man show blends amazing stage magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, and heartfelt storytelling to create an unforgettable, message-driven experience for students in grades K–8, inspiring children believe in themselves, laugh together, and fall in love with reading.
Jedlie’s live shows have blended comedy, heart, audience participation, and educational purpose in a way students never forget. From school assemblies to literacy celebrations, the goal has always been the same: help kids feel seen, spark imagination, and make reading feel exciting.
He is also the creator and host of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast—a multi-award-winning show with over 2,300 episodes and millions of downloads. The show was nominated for the iHeartRadio Best Kids & Family Podcast Award and features interviews with hundreds of beloved children’s authors, including LeVar Burton, Kate DiCamillo, Peter H Reynolds, Danica McKellar, Jerry Spinelli, Rick Riordan, Ziggy Marley, along with hundreds of NY Times Best Selling authors, educators, and literacy advocates.
These school podcasts can feature student book recommendations, author interviews, kindness stories, school news, and family reading challenges. In other words, the live show becomes the launchpad for a student-powered literacy media lab.
Schools that partner with Jedlie to launch their own student podcast receive far more than technical guidance—they gain access to a rich ecosystem designed to help their program thrive. Participating schools receive a license to use curated, kid-friendly segments from the Reading With Your Kids Podcast, allowing students to incorporate inspiring author moments and literacy conversations into their own episodes. Schools also receive access to REAL Magic Music, a growing library of upbeat, positive songs about kindness, literacy, and believing in yourself that can be used as theme music, segment transitions, or fun features within the show. Along with these creative resources, schools benefit from coaching, interview opportunities with children’s authors, and guidance on building community support, helping students develop confidence, communication skills, and a deeper love of reading while creating a podcast their entire community can enjoy.
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