{"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":162,"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":"2026-07-17T00:21:13.717821+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419"},"episode":{"title":"HISD Under Dept, of Ed Investigation, Gen Z Offline, SNAP & Hunger in Texas","slug":"hisd-under-dept-of-ed-investigation-gen-z-offline-snap-hunger-in-texas","published_at":"2026-05-27T18:49:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/hisd-under-dept-of-ed-investigation-gen-z-offline-snap-hunger-in-texas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/growingupinamerica/2863527","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/193875/2863527/growingupinamerica/2026_05_27_18_49_14_7178ae93-df68-4d2a-891b-73c978dfdc80.mp3","summary":"On this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Brian Greene , President & CEO of the Houston Food Bank, tackle some of the biggest issues affecting children and families. HISD Under Dept. of Ed Civil Rights Investigation: Megan Menchaca , Senior Education Reporter at the Houston Chronicle, joins the show to discuss the latest developments in Houston Independent School District, including the federal civil rights investigation into special education changes. Gen Z Offline: Lucy Lusk , Media Activism Intern (CHILDREN AT RISK) shares why more members of Gen Z are intentionally unplugging from screens and embracing offline hobbies, analog habits, and healthier relationships with technology. SNAP & Hunger in Texas: Jamie Olson , Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Feeding Texas, breaks down major conversations around SNAP benefits, federal policy changes, food insecurity, inflation, and the growing strain on food banks across Texas. Tune in every Wednesday, live on kpft.org !","meta_description":"On this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Brian Greene , President & CEO of the Houston Food Bank, tackle some of the biggest issues affecting chil…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3427,"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/hisd-under-dept-of-ed-investigation-gen-z-offline-snap-hunger-in-texas/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/hisd-under-dept-of-ed-investigation-gen-z-offline-snap-hunger-in-texas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}