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We welcome our guests Travis and Kate to this episode. They are both elementary teachers and we get to explore all things listening in the classroom! They bring excellent insight into things like “whole body listening”, building relationships, and what trust and respect looks like in today’s public education system.

Things have changed a bit since Brandt and I were in elementary school. Back then, listening was just an expectation… and some us of weren’t very good at that. Today, it’s still an expectation, but they actually teach you how to do it.

A huge thank you to Travis and Kate for spending time with us. And thank you to all of our hard working teachers across the world!

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Welcome to the classic court case of Listening v. Reading ca.2025.

When it comes to the best way to take in a book, which method is the best? In this case, Brandt defends listening to books while Drew defends reading them. Clearly the author of this set of podcast notes is correct, but not without a great debate.

Can you experience a book the same way by listening to it vs reading it. Is it just as effective?

We dig deep into this topic and come out with 1 very clear indisputable outcome. Enjoy listening to this podcast and if you want to read this episode, please as AI to help…

Resources:

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+percetange+of+amercialns+read+daily&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=what+percetange+of+amercialns+read+daily&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMg0IBhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgoIBxAAGIAEGKIEMgcICBAAGO8FMgoICRAAGIAEGKIE0gEIOTgzMWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&zx=1761144795005&no_sw_cr=1

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyched/202506/can-we-just-read-audiobooks-instead

https://theconversation.com/do-you-really-need-to-read-to-learn-what-neuroscience-says-about-reading-versus-listening-250743

https://www.wcpo.com/brand-spotlight/how-reading-20-minutes-a-day-impacts-your-child-amazon-kindle

https://nesca-newton.com/why-does-my-child-have-to-read-20-minutes-per-night-after-being-in-school-all-day/

What are you thankful for? We want to know! We are putting together are second annual episode on gratitude and want to hear from you. Send us an audio clip of what you are thankful for. Keep it around 30 seconds. Send your clip to imlistening@duck.com, we hope to use it in an upcoming episode.

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There is no better time to capture the past than during a holiday. Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., a time most often spent with family. This episode is your re-reminder to listen and capture those stories!

And while you are at it, check out this link and upload your story to The Great Thanksgiving Listen and have it preserved forever in the Library of Congress.

https://storycorps.org/discover/the-great-thanksgiving-listen/

Enjoy!

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How often do we wish we would have captured the past? The stories from grandparents, parents, maybe even great grandparents. Or what about that neighbor you had for 20 years... what was their story? This episode of I'm Listening is your reminder to go capture those stories right now.

Brandt recently received a set of tapes from his brother who recorded stories 20 years ago and they are amazing. We visit some of those recordings live, listen to what life was like 100 years ago, and challenge ourselves (and you) to go capture any and all other stories right now. Go!

What are you thankful for? We want to know! We are putting together are second annual episode on gratitude and want to hear from you. Send us an audio clip of what you are thankful for. Keep it around 30 seconds. Send your clip to imlistening@duck.com, we hope to use it in an upcoming episode.

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