Half 3 of TED Radio Hour episode “Are the kids alright? Part 1”
Writer Jason Reynolds says regardless of all of the distractions in the present day, youngsters are—and can all the time be—alright. It is the adults who want to seek out methods to pay attention and interact with them.
About Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds is a best-selling writer and a former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He turned a MacArthur fellow in 2024.
Reynolds writes novels and poetry for younger grownup and middle-grade audiences, together with Ghost, All American Boys, Long Way Down, For Everyone and Miles Morales: Spider-Man. He has obtained quite a few awards for his work, together with a Printz Honor, a Newbery Honor, a Walter Dean Myers Awards, an Edgar Award, and a Carnegie Medal. In 2024, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.
This section of TED Radio Hour was produced by Matthew Cloutier, Rachel Faukner White and Fiona Geiran and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You may observe us on Fb @TEDRadioHourand e-mail us at TEDRadioHour@npr.org.
Associated NPR Hyperlinks
Wild Care: Jason Reynolds loves being a “crybaby”
All Things Considered: Jason Reynolds talks concerning the realities of caregiving for his growing older mother
Weekend Edition: Writer Jason Reynolds on his newest younger grownup novel and successful a MacArthur grant
