Podcast Hosts

Meet our podcast hosts, a diverse group of amazing storytellers and fact finders. They truly bring the medium to a whole new level for kids.

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Elise Hu

Elise is a journalist, storyteller, and curious human. She’s reported from around the world and now lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters. She believes asking good questions is a superpower.

Jelani Memory

Jelani is an African American entrepreneur, thinker, and constant learner. He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and six kids. He still wants to be an artist when he grows up.

Taes Leavitt

Taes (she/her) has spent the last 15 years creating content for kids as one half of the musical duo, Splash'N Boots. Her goal is to empower kids to move confidently through their big feelings.

Leo A. Perry

Leo Abelo Perry (he/him) is an 8-year-old actor, dancer, and founder of Dance for Justice, a movement raising awareness and funds for racial justice organizations and programs that educate kids through the arts, music, and sports.

Arionne Nettles

Arionne (she/her) is a journalist, professor, and pro storyteller living in Chicago, Illinois—a city full of museums, galleries, and theaters that keep her creativity flowing.

Nicole Young & Matthew Winner

Nicole Young (she/her) is a writer and voice artist whose work has appeared in Elle, Vox, and ZORA magazines. Before joining Worth Noting, she was co-host of the children's literature podcast, Kids Lit These Days.

Matthew Winner (he/they) is Head of Podcasts at A Kids Company About and has 15+ years in education as a teacher and an elementary school librarian.

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart & Nakita Simpson

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart (she/her) is a pediatric psychologist, parent coach, author, speaker, and business owner of a thriving practice in San Antonio, TX: A New Day Pediatric Psychology, PLLC. Dr. Lockhart has been married for 23 years and has two children (ages 9 and 11).

Nakita (she/her) is an art director, designer, illustrator, and a first-generation college graduate of Jamaican parents. She’s a lifelong learner who is making the world feel a little warmer one conversation at a time.

Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones (she/her) is an Emmy award-winning journalist with over 14 years of experience. She is also the author of A Kids Book About War, founder of Remembering Fallen Journalists, and currently creating a news program made for everyone. Find her on social media @sarahjreports.

Ben Tertin & Louis Halley II

Ben (he/him) is a pastor and teacher in Portland, Oregon, living out the adventure of life with his wife and two (tree-climbing) kids.

Louis Halley II (he/him) was born in Florida and raised in the Caribbean. Growing up in such a rich environment he felt pulled to always document it through the lens of video and that impacted his future. He is now a video producer at A Kids Company About.

Nina Purewal

Nina Purewal (she/her) is the founder of Pure Minds, a social enterprise that conducts mindfulness and meditation workshops. She is also the co-author of the international bestseller, Let That Sh*t Go. As a parent, Nina is an advocate of allowing kids to express their emotion by acknowledging it and talking through solutions.

Matthew Winner

Matthew Winner (he/they) is Head of Podcasts at A Kids Company About and has 15+ years in education as a teacher and an elementary school librarian.

Olivia Greenspan & Zanagee Artis

Olivia (she/her) is the co-author of A Kids Book About Climate Change. She applies her background in psychology and economics to better understand the challenges inherent in communicating about the climate crisis.

Zanagee (he/him) is a founder of the global U.S. based youth-led climate justice organization Zero Hour through which he continues to lead on environmental justice education and youth policy demands.

Matthew Winner & Cat Petru

Matthew Winner (he/they) is Head of Podcasts at A Kids Company About and has 15+ years in education as a teacher and an elementary school librarian.

Catherine Petru (she/her) comes to the world of podcasting via public radio, the performing arts, and community education. In addition to being Associate Producer of Audio at A Kids Co, she is co-founder and co-director of We Rise Production. Among other influences, her decolonial work is inspired and informed by the grassroots adult educational project Liberation Spring. She loves stories, collaborative visioning, and playing outside.

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