{"podcast":{"title":"Growing Up In America: The Way It Is","slug":"growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419","podcast_index_feed_id":6419419,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/growingupinamerica/feed.xml","website_url":"https://childrenatrisk.org/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/growingupinamerica/20251029_051005_f6b6876ce66bafd6a70177f0e5c0c8aa.png","author":"Dr. Robert Sanborn","episode_count":172,"summary":"Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth. Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T16:19:18.424634+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419"},"episode":{"title":"Gen Z and Activism, Proposed Changes to Head Start & Fighting Food Insecurity in NYC","slug":"gen-z-and-activism-proposed-changes-to-head-start-fighting-food-insecurity-in-nyc","published_at":"2026-08-13T04:04:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/gen-z-and-activism-proposed-changes-to-head-start-fighting-food-insecurity-in-nyc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/growingupinamerica/3064650","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/193875/3064650/growingupinamerica/2026_08_13_04_03_16_6a5c6bc3-2078-430f-a03b-27c0c45f325f.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Growing Up in America , Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Abby Antoun discuss: Gen Z and Activism: Houston-based activist Iqra Tariq breaks down how Gen Z engages in activism, the role of social media and voting, the challenges of organizing in Houston, and what gives young people hope for the future. Head Start: Lyn Lucas , Associate Director of Early Childhood Education at CHILDREN AT RISK, explains proposed changes to Head Start and what they could mean for children, families, teachers, and the broader child care crisis. Food Insecurity: Stephen Grimaldi , Executive Director of NY Common Pantry, discusses food insecurity in New York City, rising costs, access to SNAP, and the policies and investments that can help families achieve greater economic security. Tune in every Wednesday, live on 90.1 KPFT in Houston or stream at https://kpft.org/listen-live-hd1/ !","meta_description":"On this episode of Growing Up in America , Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Abby Antoun discuss: Gen Z and Activism: Houston-based activist Iqra Tariq breaks d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3452,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/episodes/gen-z-and-activism-proposed-changes-to-head-start-fighting-food-insecurity-in-nyc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/gen-z-and-activism-proposed-changes-to-head-start-fighting-food-insecurity-in-nyc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}