Episode 11

Tommy Orange: Reopening

Narrated by Forrest Goodluck

As schools reopen across the country, parents are facing another round of pandemic fear and uncertainty: How safe will their kids be and for how long? And can life—and work—finally take on some semblance of normalcy? Tommy Orange, the bestselling author of There There, asks a more salient and troubling question: What are the kids thinking?

Narrated by Forrest Goodluck. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford.

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The Interview:

Tommy Orange

Tommy Orange on school reopenings, Covid, and what kids are actually thinking

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