Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Carrying on from last week's theme of looking at children and how important movement is in their life,

today we're going to talk about whether it's possible for kids to learn, grow, move, and

use their creativity while also listening to podcasts.

You've likely heard me promoting a kid-friendly audio service that's called Pina on this podcast

for the last few weeks.

Well, in today's episode, I had a chance to chat with the CEO

of Pina to get to the bottom of why an audio service would be focused on children's education,

imagination, and also their movement. So my guest on the episode is Maggie McGuire. Like I said, the CEO of Pina, a media company offering the first and only ad-free audio on-demand streaming service for kids.

Now Pina produces and distributes breakthrough PINNA original podcasts and searches the world over for the very best

audio programming that's created for kids three to 12 years old to bring into their expanding

catalog and exceptional audio stories, songs, and podcasts.

Now, a seasoned media executive, Maggie herself, drove business strategy, content,

and product development for children's media and publishing companies such as Scholastic and

Nickelodeon that you may be familiar with. She began her career as a teacher and then

recruit her for Teach for America, and led the team that

launched the International Baccalaureate's Middle Years Program in North America. She is also very well

educated and holds an MA in educational theater from New York University and a BA in English

Literature and Philosophy from Boston College. So, all right. educational theater from New York University and a BA in English literature and philosophy

from Boston College. So, all right, enough of that. Let's dive into my conversation with Maggie,

and I started out by asking Maggie what got her interested in kids audio programming in the first

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