Podcast Roundup: January Guests on the Children’s Book Podcast

Feb 13, 2026 | Latinx Voices, Native Creatives, Podcasts

This year, Boyds Mills is partnering with The Children’s Book Podcast. As partner, we’ll be helping to bring some of our friends, faculty, scholarship recipients, and alumni onto the show.

This roundup features Boyds Mills team members Alexandra Villasante and George Brown, along with Torrey Maldonado and Aron Nels Steinke.

Alexandra Villasante

Photo of author Laurel Snyder

Alexandra Villasante, author of Fireblooms (Nancy Paulsen Books), joins Matthew to talk about paying for our words.

George Brown, for Boyds Mills

Stacy Wells photo

Executive Director George Brown of the Highlights Foundation, now Boyds Mills, talks about the organization’s rebrand.

Torrey Maldonado

Alison Green Myers photo

Torrey Maldonado, author of Just Right (Nancy Paulsen Books), illustrated by Teresa Martínez, joins Matthew to talk about finding and sticking to your places.

Visit Torrey Maldonado online at torreymaldonado.com.

Aron Nels Steinke

Yuyi Morales photo

Aron Nels Steinke, cartoonist of Speechless (Graphix) and the Mr. Wolf’s Class series (Graphix), joins Matthew to talk about verbal expression, anxiety, and wanting to communicate.

Visit Aron Nels Steinke online at mrwolfsclass.com.