Estella Tirado and Vanessa Vargas sit down with us and discuss the importance of celebrating your Hispanic Heritage, and why you should encourage your kids to be bilingual.

Join our very first guest, Judge Edmond Naman, and us as we discuss the courtroom affects on children and how SHORT the Squirrel aids in filling their waiting time with reading.

Welcome to SHORTcast! Dr. Dee Dupree Bennett and Monica Anderson Young describe how they joined forces to create Alabama's official literacy mascot, SHORT the Squirrel! They also reveal the very first guest to appear. Alabama's Judge Edmond Naman will be featured in the next episode, and you won't want to miss it!