Robin and Anna explore the value justice (tzedek) and how we can teach this value to kids. Robin tells a personal story of injustice — threatened to pay twice the price on an airplane due to the size of her body. To add a little levity, the hosts play a game called “That’s Not Fair: Court Cast or Preschooler’s Complaint,” in which Robin shares complaints from real people and Anna must guess if it is the complaint of a real-life legal case or a preschooler.

The episode guests are the founders of a the Social Justice Literati Book Club — Smita Sanwardeker and Swati Chaturvedi — along with two book club facilitators — Kelly McClusky and Jackie Matusow.

Founded after the death of George Floyd, the Social Justice Literati brings together kids book clubs to read and discuss age-appropriate books about discrimination and injustice. The book clubs are made up of kids in the same age group and facilitated by an experienced educator. They use literature to think about injustice in the world and ways in which they might make a difference.

At the end of the episode, Anna and Robin commit to helping their own kids notice injustice during the week. The example they give is talking pointing out the abundance of fresh produce at their local grocery store and how many people in the US live in communities where fresh nutritious produce is difficult to find.