In The Loop With Andy Andrews

On this week’s episode, I answer a listener question asking if the teen years are too late to get kids to start reading.   I am dealing with this every day with adults. I was 23 when Jones found me under the pier and gave me biographies. Nobody ever told me, “Let me tell you why you want to read this.” We’ve all heard that experience is the best teacher, but I think somebody else’s experience is the best teacher. This is why reading biographies is so important.   While living under the pier, I went through periods of fear and periods of boredom. Jones told me that the books weren’t biographies but rather tales of romance, mystery, and adventure. I grew up hating history, but it’s a passion of mine now. I believe that sometimes people do not think things through to their foundation; many have surface-level thoughts about what they do and don’t like.   It’s amazing to me how many people will say, “Well, I don’t like to read.” You mean you’ve never read something that made you laugh out loud, or cry? I’ll a