Sold a Story

Sold a Story

Hosted by Emily Hanford · APM Reports

4.8from 11,509 ratings

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33Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
35
Episodes
16
Transcribed
11,509
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2022
First episode

About Sold a Story

Sold a Story is an investigative podcast about how kids learn — what works in the classroom, the science behind those insights and why that research often doesn’t make it into schools. Season 1 revealed why so many kids are struggling to learn how to read, and it sparked a wave of change across the country. In Season 2, we go beyond reading to look at teaching itself.

Publisher
APM Reports
Category
society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
13 Oct 2022
Latest episode
5 Nov 2026
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16 of 35 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    S2 E5: Why It Works

  2. 29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    S2 E4: What Can You Do for My Black Children?

  3. 22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    S2 E3: The Forgotten Experiment

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S2 E5: Why It Works

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Faultless communication is Faultless communication is not easy to achieve. I'm going to take you through an example with something as seemingly simple as teaching the color red. You could hold up a red apple, point to it, and say, this is red. The problem is a red apple is not just red. It's also round. […]

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Who has been a guest on Sold a Story

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • David Owen
  • Reid Lyon
  • Margaret Goldberg

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
7,888 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3,621 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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25
Social presence
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YouTube
0
Engagement
100

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Who hosts Sold a Story?

Emily Hanford host the show. Published by APM Reports.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does Sold a Story take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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