{"id":43,"date":"2025-03-05T20:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:24:47","slug":"podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dr-toughlove-1-173x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-925 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dr-toughlove-1-173x300.png 173w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/dr-toughlove-1.png 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Welcome to my podcast, <strong>Dr. Toughlove&#8217;s Book Club<\/strong>, where I discuss the latest in children&#8217;s literature and education, interview fellow authors and share with all listeners my lifelong love of reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Writing a picture book is really about the dance between the words and the pictures.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">John Rocco, author and illustrator <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1845 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=1845\" target=\"_self\" >Podcast interview with author\/illustrator Nadia Fisher<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1807 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast tag-for-parents-and-teachers\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=1807\" target=\"_self\" >Dr. Toughlove&#8217;s Book Club Podcast interview with NYTimes Best Selling Author\/Illustrator David Shannon<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1766 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast category-press category-uncategorized tag-for-parents-and-teachers\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=1766\" target=\"_self\" >Interview with psychologist and author, Dr. Samantha Sweeney<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1677 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast category-uncategorized\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=1677\" target=\"_self\" >Interview with author, playwright, lyricist and educator, Pauline David-Sax<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1635 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.86), 1.5rem);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=1635\" target=\"_self\" >Interview with author Hayley Rocco and illustrator\/author John Rocco<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:28%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1528 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcast\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33233fb6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:72%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 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