Speaking of Kids...
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Speaking of Kids... is a kids podcast hosted by First Focus on Children. It has 48 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Who speaks for kids when lawmakers, the government, and elected officials are making decisions about their education, health and safety?You do! Children need our collective attention and voice.You’ve found Speaking of Kids…, a podcast series from First Focus on Children that examines how laws and public systems impact kids — not just in theory, but in real life. We’re here sorting out who’s actually for kids and who’s just kidding.Join our host, Messellech “Selley” Abebe, as she gathers voices from every corner of the kid-policy world: congresspeople, public health leaders, political organizers, parents, and the dogged advocates doing the hard work of imagining something better. Selley explores the ‘kid angle’ in policy and politics. What’s working? What’s not? And how can we take action to create a better future for the next generation? Listen and discover the hidden power that each o
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How OLÉ Helped Secure Universal Child Care in New Mexico
Pratt Free Market Turns Libraries Into Lifelines for Kids
Suzie Hicks Believes Kids Can Help Save the Planet
Wendy Cervantes Demands Better Protections for Immigrant Kids
Chad Bolt Exposes the Real Cost of SNAP Cuts
Madeline Brown Pushes for Economic Opportunity for Kids
Adriana Cadena Stands for Immigrant Families and Their Children
Maury Mendenhall Confronts the Collapse of Global Aid for Kids!
Kai Kung Creates Pathways that Let Every Child Thrive
Juana Silverio Celebrates the Village Behind Every Child!
Kate Wilson Fights for Siblings to Stay Together in Foster Care!
Precious Tate Shows Parents How to Protect Kids From AI Dangers!
Dr. Liz Marnik Empowers Parents to Cut Through Health Misinformation
Tracy Kaplan Says Kids Deserve News They Can Trust!
Kim Kelly Exposes the Hidden Reality of Child Labor!
Mychal Threets Believes Every Child Deserves Access to Books!
Maria Davis-Pierre and Cheryl Poe Empower Black Neurodivergent Kids!
Kathryn Edwards Imagines a Better Economy for Kids!
Jered Bruzas Believes Fatherhood is Advocacy!
Messellech Abebe Believes YOU are an Ambassador for Kids!
#24 - Kids on The Ballot
#23 - The Importance of the First 1000 Days, with Miriam Calderón
SECOND LOOK: Who’s for Kids, and Who’s Just Kidding? with Celinda Lake
SECOND LOOK: Prioritizing Kids in Politics with Dr. Annie Andrews and Renee Harvey of Their Future. Our Vote PAC.
#22 - Children Are Not Little Adults with Dr. Glenn Flores
#21 - The Importance in Investing in Our Youngest with Cynthia Osborne
#20 - Advocating for Kids in Kentucky and Across America with Dr. Terry Brooks
SECOND LOOK: Money Matters with Dr. Kirabo Jackson
#19 - Pediatric Emergency Care Systems Are Failing Our Kids & It’s Costing Their Lives with Phyllis Rabinowitz
#18 - Raising the Voice of Dads in Child Policy with Rep. Jimmy Gomez
#17 - “They Came for Our Schools” with Mike Hixenbaugh
#16 - Centering Cultural Competence within Black Child Mental Health with Taraji P. Henson and Tracie Jade
#15 - Every Day is Mother’s Day, with the Moms of First Focus on Children
#14 - Supporting Children and Families is a Bipartisan Effort, with Abby McCloskey
#13 - A Conversation with a Top Champion for Children, Representative Rosa DeLauro
#12 - A Conversation with the Co-Founder and Executive Director of MomsRising, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
SECOND LOOK: Prescribing Away Poverty with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Shaefer
#11 - Child Poverty is a Policy Decision With Megan Curran and Sophie Collyer
#10 - A Conversation with Congress’s Top 2023 Champion for Children - Representative Suzanne Bonamici
#9 - Prescribing Away Poverty with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Shaefer
#8 - Prioritizing Kids in Politics with Dr. Annie Andrews and Renee Harvey of Their Future. Our Vote PAC.
#7 - The Urgent Need to Protect WIC with Nell Menefee-Libey
#6 - When It Comes to Human Rights, What About the Children? with Jonathan Todres
#5 - Money Matters with Dr. Kirabo Jackson
#4 - Defending Public Education with Arnie Fege
#3 - Creating a Children-First Mindset in Policy and Society with Adam Benforado
#2 - Who’s for Kids, and Who’s Just Kidding? with Celinda Lake
#1 - Introducing Speaking of Kids...
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