4 Podcasting with Youth an “undo” button ready and waiting to be clicked. Nothing has to be permanent—it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t sound like the most downloaded podcast on iTunes. Let the teens make something they are proud of, let them have fun, let them learn and create, and a great product will follow. Connects the Students Our podcasting team has interviewed over twenty authors since we’ve started, and the teens have made several connec- tions, friends, and confidants. One of our podcast team members has written her own young adult novel, and many of the authors we’ve spoken to have offered to read it and provide feedback. Interviewing these authors has also resulted in some very exciting and unique opportunities. In June 2019, our podcast caught the attention of Penguin Publishing here in the United Kingdom, and one of our teens was asked to interview author Malorie Blackman at the London Palladium in front of close to 3,000 people. This was an experience that she’ll never forget. It wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t decided to start the podcast with little to no equipment, experience, or any idea what we were doing. We took a chance, we learned together, and it paid off in ways that can’t really be measured. My advice to anyone hesitant to start something like a podcast is to just dive in and try it because you never know where it’s going to lead you. Screen-Time Reduction Too much screen time is a big concern for both parents and educators. Podcasting is a great alternative to screens because not only are teens engaging their minds in ways that video games and social media can’t offer, but they are also think- ing critically, resting their eyes, and creating content that is uniquely their own. It’s a high-tech program without a screen, something that is rare in today’s society. Podcasting harkens back to the “olden” days of radio depending on what kind of show they produce, podcasting can take teens