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Celebrating the power of storytelling to reflect our world, expand our perspectives, and foster connections between readers of all ages. The Children's Book Podcast features interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf. Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. Brought to you in partnership with the Highlights Foundation, positively impacting kids by amplifying the voices of storytellers who in ...
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The Beyond High Performance Podcast is brought to you by the coaches and friends of the executive coaching firm, Novus Global, and the Meta Performance Institute for Coaching. Join us for intentional, vulnerable, thought provoking conversations that illustrate the life-shifting power of coaching. In order to adequately share the breadth and depth of the firm’s insights, this podcast consists of three unique shows. The Meta Performance Show, will bring you unflinching interviews with top indu ...
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How the World's Top CEOs Rethink Failure with Harvard’s Amy C. Edmondson
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META PERFORMANCE SHOW | What if failure wasn’t a liability, but your team’s greatest strategic advantage? Top leaders aren’t just managing performance. They’re building cultures that learn through failure faster than anyone else. In this episode of Beyond High Performance, Novus Global CEO Jason Jaggard sits down with Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Busi…
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Balancing the Cute and the Weird with Kelly Leigh Miller
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Kelly Leigh Miller, author illustrator of Cloud Puppy: Game On! (Atheneum Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about raising Tamagotchi, adoring Sanrio characters, and balancing the cute and the weird in her own storytelling. Visit Kelly Leigh Miller online at www.kellyleighmiller.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and…
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Parul L. Bhandari (Shine a Light on Diwali) shares what is giving her hope today: that people are good and that people are going to keep sharing stories despite what they’re being told by the world around them. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope toda…
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Dr. Carla Hayden, Lizzo, and the LOC's 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute (R)
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On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Lizzo visited the Library of Congress as their guest and was treated to the largest flute collection in the world. The instrument she played and, indeed, the very act of playing it, are Worth Noting. This is a rebroadcast of an episode of Worth Noting that originally aired Oct 08, 2022 on A Kids Co. On May 8, 2025 …
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Meta Performance™ Moment #19: Want to Lead More Powerfully? Former Nike ‘Katalyst’ Kevin Carroll Explains Why Joy is the Secret Weapon of Top Performers
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance. METAPERFORMANCE SHOW | What if your next big move felt risky—but actually wasn’t? In this Moment episode of the Beyond High Performance Show, author and performance strategist Kevin Carroll joins Novus Global CEO Jason Jag…
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Something Like Home with Matt de la Peña and Loren Long
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Matt de la Peña and Loren Long, author and illustrator of Home (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers), join Matthew to talk about encountering diversity and exploring alongside the reader. Visit Matt de la Peña online at mattdelapena.com Visit Loren Long online at lorenlong.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit…
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Rachel Michelle Wilson (To Catch a Ghost) shares what is giving her hope today: the small moments in our every day. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit DeepCast.fm and search “Th…
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The Power of No: How USA Water Polo’s Head Trainer Turned a Tough Choice into Olympic Bronze
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Chris Bates knows this better than most. As the Head Strength Coach for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Water Polo Team, founder of Raincross High Performance, and a father of four, Chris hit a breaking point that most high performers never talk about. In this episode of Your Finest Hour, Meta Performance™ Institute President Joseph King Barkley sits down w…
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Countercultural Portal Fiction with Dara Horn
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Dara Horn, author of One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe (Norton Young Readers), illustrated by Theo Ellsworth, joins Matthew to talk about a path to a bigger world with bigger meaning. Visit Dara Horn online at darahorn.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit DeepCast.fm and search “The Children’s Book Podcast” or…
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Lil Miss Hot Mess (Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color) shares what is giving her hope today: drag. Drag is all about changing how we look and how we show up in the world as a way of making the world more fabulous and more just and joyful for everyone in it. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends…
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Meta Performance™ Moment #18: How R.A. Dickey, Former MLB Pitcher and Cy Young Winner, Redefined What It Takes to Achieve Greatness
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance. YOUR FINEST HOUR | What if talent wasn’t the reason people win? What if the real edge… was in how you rise after you fall? Host and CEO of Novus Global, Jason Jaggard is joined by MLB legend and Cy Young Award winner R.A. …
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Intergenerational Healing with Weshoyot Alvitre
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Weshoyot Alvitre, author and illustrator of Brave (Kokila), joins Matthew to talk about a space to play and the cyclical nature of life. Visit Weshoyot Alvitre online at weshoyot.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit DeepCast.fm and search “The Children’s Book Podcast” or click on the link in the show notes. Learn mo…
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Natasha Khan Kazi (Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story) shares what is giving her hope today: the bravery of everyday people. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit D…
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Meta Performance™ Moment #17: Novus Global CEO, Jason Jaggard Reveals What’s Actually Holding You Back from Leading At Your Best
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance. METAPERFORMANCE SHOW | Even the most accomplished leaders can plateau. Not because they’ve lost their edge, but because they’ve unconsciously shifted from bold leadership to protecting their image. In this Moment episode, …
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A Puzzle to Solve with Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati
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Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, author and illustrator of Words with Wings and Magic Things (Tundra Books), join Matthew to talk about writing poems with kids. Visit Matthew Burgess online at www.matthewjohnburgess.com Visit Doug Salati online at dougsalati.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit DeepCast.fm and searc…
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Charles Waters (If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility) shares what is giving him hope today: spending a lot of time in thought and, as much as possible, reading. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode ta…
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How Wall Street Tactics Built a Stanley Cup Champion — with Doug Cifu, CEO & NHL Exec
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METAPERFORMANCE SHOW | What do Stanley Cup champions and billion-dollar trading firms have in common? According to Doug Cifu — everything. As co-founder and CEO of Virtu Financial and vice chairman of the Florida Panthers, Doug has built cultures that perform under pressure, execute with precision, and win with intention. In this episode, Doug brea…
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In Total Admiration with Sara Andrea Fajardo
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Sara Andrea Fajardo, author of Crack Goes the Cascarón: An Eggcellent Not-Just-for-Easter Shellebration! (Knopf Books for Young Readers) and Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert (Roaring Brook Press), joins Matthew to talk about bringing out a little bit of mischief. Visit Sara Andr…
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Padma Venkatraman (Safe Harbor) shares what is giving her hope today: the nature of hope itself. Even when we’re in dire circumstances, it’s something that keeps us going. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode takea…
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Meta Performance™ Moment #16: Why EMBRACING Discomfort UNLOCKS Leadership POTENTIAL with Jeff Lambert, Top-50 PR Firm Founder & Chairman
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In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance. YOUR FINEST HOUR | In this episode, Dan Leffelaar, Novus Global Managing Partner & Director of Novus Global Sport, sits down with Novus Global Founder & CEO Jason Jaggard and Jeff Lambert, CEO, entrepreneur, and PR trailbl…
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A Kaleidoscopic Collection with Matt Forrest Esenwine
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Matt Forrest Esenwine, author of A Universe of Rainbows: Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), joins Matthew to talk about working with friends on a A kaleidoscopic collection. Visit Matt Forrest Esenwine online at https://mattforrest.com For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and more, visit Dee…
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Zetta Elliott (The Oracle’s Door) shares what is giving her hope today: art. Art has always been not just an expression of hope, but an act of resistance. This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. For a full transcript, episode takeaways, quotes, and…
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