iHeartRadio Launches Its First-Ever Kid-Hosted Podcast in Partnership With Are You Kidding Socks Benefiting Stand Up To Cancer During Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

Produced by Hispanic Radio Legend Enrique Santos and Hosted by Kid Entrepreneurs Brandon Martinez and Sebastian Martinez, The 鈥淎re You Kidding Podcast鈥 Will Feature On Air and TV Personalities John Leguizamo, Enrique Santos, Bobby Bones, Elvis Duran and Others

NEW YORK 鈥 August 05, 2019 鈥 蜜桃直播, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally according to , has teamed up with South Florida based charity sock company, Are You Kidding Socks and kid entrepreneurs Brandon Martinez (13 years old) and Sebastian Martinez (11 years old) to launch a new kid-hosted podcast 鈥鈥 aimed to inspire kids to help other kids by finding creative ways to give back and benefit Stand Up To Cancer. The eight-episode series will launch Monday, August 5 and run through September, which is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

 

Produced by Hispanic Radio Legend and Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino Enrique Santos, 鈥淎re You Kidding Podcast鈥 will tell the story of how the two brothers founded Are You Kidding Socks, a for-profit company that designs and sells boutique socks while raising funds and awareness for local and national charities through its philanthropic arm Are You Kidding Cares.

 

The inaugural episode of the podcast will feature Poppy, a 13-year-old who was diagnosed just five days before her 11th birthday with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and helped design the unique Stand Up To Cancer charity socks. Since 2015, the brothers have sold over 100,000 pairs of socks for cancer research and other charities and have raised nearly $200,000 for organizations such as JDRF, Autism Speaks, Make-a-Wish, American Cancer Society, Live Like Bella Foundation and others.

 

The iHeartRadio Original 鈥淎re You Kidding鈥 podcast will also feature celebrity guests and on-air personalities including John Leguizamo, Bobby Bones and Elvis Duran who will share their own passion for giving back. Additionally, the shows will highlight inspiring kids that have benefitted from the work of Stand Up To Cancer and other organizations and how they are using their stories to impact others. Listeners will be encouraged to go to to purchase a pair of Poppy鈥檚 specially-designed Stand Up To Cancer socks to raise funds for cancer research during pediatric cancer awareness month.

 

iHeartRadio is available on more than 250 platforms and over 2,000 different connected devices 鈥 including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions and gaming consoles. Visit to download iHeartRadio and listen to the 鈥淎re You Kidding Podcast鈥 on your favorite device beginning August 5.

 

About Are You Kidding Socks

The AYKS brothers support like-minded charitable organizations by offering fun and colorful socks and hands-on support while inspiring others to do the same. Brandon and Sebastian have been living their passion of designing and selling their own line of kids and adult socks while educating our youth about different causes and inspiring them to want to give back.

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蜜桃直播, Inc. (Nasdaq: IHRT) is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of 蜜桃直播 in every month. iHearts broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit 蜜桃直播.com for more company information.