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Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs  \nin more than 80 countries around the world.  \nAuthors  \nAmanda Cardarelli, Elizabeth Hunt, Megan Silander, Mingyue Sun, Regan Vidiksis, Amanda Emsais, Lucy Nelson, Marcia Bueno, Benjamin Kim, Naomi Hupert, Janna Kook, Shelley Pasnik  \nAbout The CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative  \nThe Ready To Learn Initiative, led by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Public Broadcast Service (PBS) and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, develops innovative educational media for children ages 2-8 and their families with the goal of promoting school readiness and early school success for all US children, especially those in low-income households. In addition to supporting development and the national distribution of media content including videos, digital games, and podcasts, the Initiative supports effective uses of the content for learning in partnership with 44 local public media stations and nationally, as well as a robust formative and summative research program.  \nPRX is a non-profit public media company that specializes in audio storytelling and is a leading producer, publisher, and distributor of podcasts.  \nThe contents of this research report were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U. S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government. [PR/Award No. S295A200004, CFDA No. 84.295A]  \nAcknowledgments  \nWe would like to thank the children and parents who participated in our study. Without their participation, this study would not have been possible.  \nWe would like to extend our gratitude to our partners at PBS KIDS and CPB for their assistance and support of this work: Kea Anderson, Michael Fragale, Mona Leigh Guha, Abby Jenkins, Pam Johnson, Silvia Lovato, David Lowenstein, and Anne Lund.  \nDesign: EDC Digital Design Group  \nSuggested citation:  \nCardarelli, A. , Hunt, E. , Silander, M. , Sun, M. , Vidiksis, R. , Emsais, A. , Nelson, L. , Bueno, M. , Kim, B. , Hupert, N. , Kook, J. , & Pasnik, S. (2025) . Listen to This! Children's Podcasts, Family Engagement, & Opportunities for Learning. 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