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Sold a Story

Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. In Sold a Story, Emily Hanford investigates four authors and a publishing company that have made millions selling this idea.
21 episodes

Episodes

14: The Cuts

00:37:448/21/2025

13: The List

00:33:533/6/2025

12: The Evidence

00:30:312/27/2025

11: The Outlier

00:31:042/20/2025

The podcast that's changing education

00:03:1411/1/2024

10: The Details

00:31:154/11/2024

9: The Aftermath

00:27:354/4/2024

Introducing: Sold a Story en español

00:06:193/19/2024

8: The Impact

00:24:335/18/2023

7: Your Words

00:25:105/11/2023