{"podcast":{"title":"ECE Unhinged","slug":"ece-unhinged-7716831","podcast_index_feed_id":7716831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/e1a038ac-5ff2-4c4c-b4f2-a4174f99ad7e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/eceunhinged","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/2/19/19/5b80c466-3b7c-4bed-97fc-be601bc99cf7_1000018307.jpg","author":"Brittany and Crystal","episode_count":17,"summary":"ECE UNHINGED - A Podcast for Today's Early Childhood Educator: Real stories, raw conversations and a little chaos from todays early childhood educators. We talk about burnout, behavior and the joys of teaching small humans-- honesty and off the rails conversations guaranteed, and as a bonus we are doing this from the comfort of our car and the view of the mountains. So ride along with us for an amazing journey ahead! 😂 Next episode drops Wednesday, January 7, 2026: Funny, real classroom stories submitted by educators — the moments you couldn’t make up if you tried","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831"},"episode":{"title":"The Elephant in The Classroom: Lets Talk ECE Pay","slug":"the-elephant-in-the-classroom-lets-talk-ece-pay","published_at":"2026-04-29T11:00:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831/the-elephant-in-the-classroom-lets-talk-ece-pay","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brittany-holmes9","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/b168bc20-feef-41ea-8c38-7b1adbe2dcf5/stream.mp3","summary":"In this episode of \"ECE Unhinged,\" hosts Brittany and Crystal introduce a new series focused on wage transparency in early childhood education. They discuss the financial challenges faced by teachers, such as low wages despite high tuition fees. The series aims to uncover where the money goes by interviewing various center owners and directors. They emphasize the need for transparency and open discussion without blaming directors, who often struggle to pay fair wages due to financial constraints. The episode also includes a segment called \"Red Flag Green Flag,\" where they discuss various classroom scenarios and their implications. The hosts encourage listeners to participate by sharing their questions and experiences, aiming to create a supportive community for educators.","meta_description":"In this episode of \"ECE Unhinged,\" hosts Brittany and Crystal introduce a new series focused on wage transparency in early childhood education. They discu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1655,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ece-unhinged-7716831/episodes/the-elephant-in-the-classroom-lets-talk-ece-pay/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ece-unhinged-7716831/the-elephant-in-the-classroom-lets-talk-ece-pay.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}