Fall in Love with Reading with Jan McGrath

Hello, 2024, goodbye season 2! We are wrapping up our second season by chatting with the worldwide book-tok sensation and head library kid, Mychal Threets! We chat about how he's not only helping kids with access to books but opening up the conversation around representation as well as helping people rediscover the importance of public libraries. Your ears will thank you! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

Episode 14 is out! And just in time to take you into a new year! Today we chat with the 2023 South Dakota Teacher of the Year, Alyssa Cassels! We talk about her role as a music educator as well as how she uses reading to connect with her students both musically and as a way to create a bond with them. Enjoy! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

Lucky number 13 anyone? We are inching closer to the end of season 2 of the Page Turners podcast but rest assured, this episode and the next two won't let the conversation slow down! Today we hear from University of California President's and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, Clementine Bordeaux. We chat a lot about representation and more specifically Indigenous representation. Please give it a listen! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

One month from today a new Miss America will be crowned, WHAT!? In honor of the great privilege of getting to set foot on the Miss America stage, episode 12 is will none other than Miss America 2016, Baciliky "Betty" Maxwell! Betty is the third Miss America I've had the opportunity to meet. We chat about all things MAO, being a TikTok sensation, and published author. Enjoy! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and with it being the most wonderful time of the year, I wanted to give you, my incredible listeners, a gift! And that is the gift of another double feature! For part two, I wanted to chat with someone connected to the Dolly Parton Imagination Libray. Joining us for this episode is a woman sharing her love for reading as a liaison for the Dollywood Foundation and Dolly Parton Imagination Library, she also talks about her own passions for reading and literacy’s legacy. Here is Michelle Anthony! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and with it being the most wonderful time of the year, I wanted to give you, my incredible listeners, a gift! And that is the gift of another double feature! For part one today we are chatting with a woman who was born in South Dakota but raised in New Mexico. She shares her journey from growing up poor to becoming a NASA engineer, CEO of Girl Scouts, and a published author. There’s no way you won’t be inspired by listening to this incredible woman, please welcome Sylvia Acevedo.  Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

Season 2, episode 9 - woohoo! I can't beleive we are wrapping up another month and inching closer to the end of the year. With that being said, today's episode took place back in July and you'll hear us chat about that but the relevancy of literacy’s impoartance is timeless. Today we chat with post apolcolypic author, Robyn VanDerSys, about her journey to becoming an author. Give it a listen! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

Happy Thanksgiving; readers, writers, and listeners! Today's chat couldn't come at a more perfect time as we chat with Broadway playwright, Larissa FastHorse! Listen as we discuss The Thanksgiving Play and how it shines a light on the importance of representation on and off stage as well as her background with reading. Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

"I like to think of myself as a storyteller." Today's chat is with award-winning author Kate DiCamillo! After meeting her at the South Dakota Book Festival, I knew she would be a great addition to our page-turners lineup. Listen while we chat about perseverance, accessibility, and living in the Midwest! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumnus, Coleton Ginger.

Feeling thankful this November, so this week we're doing a local double feature! Today's discussion (part one, anyway!) takes place with a Rapid City mother, Jan McGrath, who found her passion for reading and storytelling alongside her sons. She chats about making time to block out the other ‘noise’ in our lives and prioritizing reading as a gift rather than a chore. Enjoy! Remember to hit the follow button and leave a review! And a huge shout out to the man behind our music, a fellow SDSU alumni, Coleton Ginger.