The Chronicle
The Chronicle is a podcast about stories, creativity, and the incredible journey of childhood literacy—from the very first book a parent shares with their child to the moment a young reader discovers the magic of storytelling for themselves. Hosted by Charles "Dave" Jameson, founder of Chronicle Creations and creator of Dreambook, this show blends research-based insights into children’s development with real-life reflections on building an educational startup. Join Dave as he navigates the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, explores how reading shapes childhood development, and leads Chronicle Creations toward empowering families everywhere. Whether you’re a parent looking for inspiring ways to bond through books, or a fellow founder learning on the fly, The Chronicle offers an honest, heartfelt exploration of creativity, connection, and growing up together.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Can Stories Make Kids Kinder? The Science Behind Reading and Empathy | The Chronicle Podcast Ep.4
In this episode, we explore the surprising power of storytime to shape who children become. Grounded in rigorous research from Mar, Lee, Larsen, and Chen, we unpack how reading storybooks to children…
Why Boys Struggle With Reading — And What the Science Says We Can Do About It | Chronicle Podcast Ep.3
In this episode, I explore why boys struggle with reading from an early age and what we can do to help. I unpack the science behind the gender gap, from brain development to classroom expectations, a…
Wise Beyond Their Years: How Reading Nurtures Children's Empathy | Chronicle Podcast Ep.2
Wise Beyond Their Years – How Reading Nurtures Children's Empathy In this episode, I explore the link between reading and empathy — and why some kids seem to carry emotional insight well beyond thei…
What Is Dreambook & The History Of Chronicle Creations | The Chronicle Podcast Ep.1
Welcome to The Chronicle.
A little over two years ago, I founded Chronicle Creations. Since then, we've defined our flagship product and assembled an incredibly talented team to bring it to life. Tha…
Franz Alvardo | 100 Million Downloads, What a Decade Of Design Experience Teaches Us | Ep.70
Franz Alvardo has watched the world of design evolve and along with it his career from the material to digital. Franz started at a jewelery story and over a ten year career now works as a principal d…
A New Business, Memories Of MY Father, Leaving Japan, Moving To Thailand | The interstice Podcast Ep.69
I'm back after a half a year and ready to start this creative thing all over again. Let's get to work.
Speaking Last, Insomnia, Christopher Nolan's Character Evolution, Love, Heart Break | Interstice 68
On this episode of the podcast we get into a good idea I learned from the author, Simon Sinek. What follows is a discussion of the movie 'Insomnia' one of Christopher Nolan's first which followed the…
Entrepreneurial Planning, Corporate Evil, Playing An Infinite Game, Swimming With Dolphins | Ep.67
From swimming with dolphins to a dicussion of corporate evil. The interstice podcast will not subject itself to things like being beholden to one particular range of topics.
What Happens When We Die, The Wisdom Of Youth, Human And Social Evolution | Interstice Podcast Ep.66
Ever in search of the most light-hearted topics for the podcast this episode I chose to focus on the most cheery of all, death. Not only that of course, human evolution found its way in there as well…
Ai Companions, AAA games vs Indy history, GRIS Indy game | The Interstice Podcast Ep.65
I ran a social experiment on myself using a companion ai app. The results were very interesting. It will be a fascinating thing to see how ai companions and the relationships they have with us meat b…
Guest: Jason Mcnamar Artist On, Love Death And Robots, Spiderman, Angry Birds | Interstice Ep.64
Moving to two episodes a week we have our first guest in some time. Jason Mcnamar is an accomplished texture artist and modeler who's work can be found in both summer blockbusters and netflix origina…
Recent Success, Shorts, Don't Be A Turkey Theory, Randomness Is Healthy | Interstice Podcast Ep.63
#davetrippin #theinterstice #podcast It's official we are moving to two episodes a week for the podcast. And we've got a lot to talk about in this one. It has now been three weeks since finally givin…
Creating Your Own Path, Return To Tokyo, Ray Kurzwiel, The Singularity Is Nearer | Interstice Ep. 62
After so much time away I finally got back to Tokyo. I think it's been over two years actually but there I was back in the ol.. I don't know if there's a nickname for it. I got a chance to meet up wi…
Hormesis, Post Traumatic Growth, Shell Shock, Terry Pratchett | The Interstice Podcast Ep.61
Hormesis and Post Traumatic Growth, these are nearly completely new terms to me and they're both great for considering the idea of healthy stress. That's our opener for this episode but then we get i…
The Shrink Next Door, The Name Of The Wind, Don Bluth Animations | The Interstice Podcast Ep.59
Let's get to it EP.59. We are a little leaner this epsiode. For whatever reason I had a few less things to discuss. Perhaps a sign I need to crank up the adventure in my life. No biggy. I'll do it. T…
Guest: Joe Keating | Designer | The Interstice Podcast Ep.58
Joseph Keating is a fascinating man. Managing to develop a skill-set that expresses both his understanding of technical fields alongside the artistic is no simple task. We dicuss the kind of thinking…
Hiroshima, The Nuclear Bomb Museum, Wakeboarding, Odyssey | The Interstice Podcast Ep.57
I'd never been to anywhere in Japan more south than Kobe until very recently. I finally got a chance to go to Hiroshima for the purpose of filming a wakeboarding tournament taking place there. Come A…
Guest: Alan Algee | Director, Cinematographer, Educator, | The Interstice Podcast EP.56
Alan is a friend who I've met since moving to Kyoto. This man has skill. When you look at his body of work it is self evident. Crisply composed and tuned to some of the best colouring you've ever see…
Guest: Adam Valois | Syrian Refugee Crisis Logistics Manager | The Interstice Podcast Ep.55
Adam and I grew up together on Vancouver Island. It has been incredible to reconnect with him and discuss the absolutely mad path that he has taken through life. Like myself he was bit with the desir…
Guest: James Palmer | Mechanical Engineer | The Interstice Podcast Ep.54
Today's guest is James Palmer an old friend and mechanical engineer. He'll joined me to talk about mostly anything but then we ended up staying on the topic of education for quite some time. It will …