Oh, ho, ho, book nerds.

How else am I supposed to introduce this very special edition of the bookcase on Christmas Day?

If you're joining us on Christmas Day, do, do, do be welcome.

We're so happy that you shared your holiday with us.

If you're listening to us after, that's okay, too.

You know, but, you know, I'm the Kate part,

and I'll introduce my counterpart, who is?

Well, Charlie Gibson, the statute of limitations I don't think runs out on Merry Christmas,

but you can start, you know, getting into the Happy New Year business if you want. Statue

of limitations on that never runs out. We have a really interesting show for you today, and we do

hope that you get to listen to it because Christmas season is busy, but we have two very

special guests who called us and said, we want to be on the podcast. Or their people did.

They are royalty in the city of Oakland, California, and in San Francisco. It is Stefan Curry,

the great basketball player and his wife, Aisha.

And they have done something pretty special.

Yeah, they have.

You know, I also have to say, just before we get into the special things that they've done,

I think I maybe know, and again, this has to do with my being a book nerd.

I don't hate athletics or anything, but I know like three professional athletes, period.

One of them is LeBron James. One of them is Travis Kelsey because he can't stay out of People

magazine. And one of them is the great Steph Curry. So the fact that we got this call was just

amazing. But they are hardcore literacy advocates in Oakland.

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