The podcast that's changing education
From Sold a Story by APM Reports
November 1, 2024 · 3 min · Season 1
About this episode
Emily Hanford investigates the outdated reading approaches used in schools and their impact on education.
Nationally acclaimed journalist Emily Hanford's work is changing the ways schools around the country teach reading. In this award-winning podcast, she investigates why so many schools use an approach that cognitive scientists debunked decades ago. Apple Podcasts has recognized Sold a Story as a Series Essential. To celebrate, we’re making it available without ads or other announcements for a limited time. Watch: The story behind Sold a Story Support: Donate to APM Reports More: soldastory.org Dive deeper into Sold a Story with a multi-part email series from host Emily Hanford. We’ll also keep you up to date on new episodes. Sign up at soldastory.org/extracredit .
People in this episode
Host: Emily Hanford
Topics covered
- education
- reading
- cognitive science
- journalism
- school curriculum
Keywords
- education
- reading
- cognitive science
- journalism
- schools
- podcast
- teaching methods
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: APM Reports, Apple Podcasts
Books & works: Sold a Story
More episodes of Sold a Story
- ‘Dyslexia and the Reading Wars’: Emily Hanford's Conversation with The New Yorker’s David Owen · April 28, 2026 · 1h 1m
- Emily Hanford LIVE with Reid Lyon and Margaret Goldberg · December 9, 2025 · 58 min
- 14: The Cuts · August 21, 2025 · 38 min
- 13: The List · March 6, 2025 · 34 min
- 12: The Evidence · February 27, 2025 · 31 min
- 11: The Outlier · February 20, 2025 · 31 min
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