In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that gets us fired up: audiobooks are real books. Period. From the ancient roots of oral storytelling to modern research on comprehension and accessibility, we’re bringing the receipts. We also unpack the ableist assumptions that still linger in schools and homeschools alike—and we’re not holding back. Whether you're a read-aloud devotee, an audiobook fanatic, or somewhere in between, this episode will challenge your thinking and maybe give you some firepower for your next literary-themed debate.

We promised links and here they are…. Lots of them! https://time.com/5388681/audiobooks-reading-books/https://blog.libro.fm/do-audiobooks-count-as-reading/

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/07/the-magic-of-audiobooks-deep-down-we-still-long-to-be-read-to

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/children-turn-to-audiobooks-as-traditional-reading-falls-away-p6wlq9fb5

https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.05296

https://drkarenspeech.com/

https://www.newberlinlibrary.org/blog/case-audiobooks

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