{"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":"Texas Education & the Governor’s Race, HISD Takeover & School Closures, Preventative Care for Men","slug":"texas-education-the-governor-s-race-hisd-takeover-school-closures-preventative-care-for-men","published_at":"2026-09-17T03:58:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419/texas-education-the-governor-s-race-hisd-takeover-school-closures-preventative-care-for-men","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-up-in-america-the-way-it-is-6419419","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/growingupinamerica/3160091","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/193875/3160091/growingupinamerica/2026_09_17_03_52_24_d3b4646f-b188-482c-bcc1-437dc0cfb3cf.mp3","summary":"On this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Dr. Erica Hattery , physician and Executive Strategy Consultant, explore education, health, and issues affecting children and families across Texas. Texas Education & the Governor’s Race: Megan Menchaca, K-12 Education Reporter at the Texas Tribune, breaks down the education priorities of the candidates for Texas governor, including STAAR and accountability ratings and school takeovers. HISD Updates: Claire Partain, HISD Reporter at the Houston Chronicle, discusses declining enrollment, school closures and consolidations, and the end of the state takeover. Men’s Health: Texas State Representative Senfronia Thompson discusses men’s physical and mental health, access to care, preventative health, and how fathers’ and caregivers’ health can affect children and families. Plus, hear Hip Speak with Natalie Gonzalez and Data of the Day with Sarosh Nandwani. Tune in every Wednesday from 9–10 a.m. on 90.1 KPFT Houston, and listen to new podcast episodes each Thursday morning!","meta_description":"On this episode, Dr. Bob Sanborn and co-host Dr. Erica Hattery , physician and Executive Strategy Consultant, explore education, health, and issues affect…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3403,"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/texas-education-the-governor-s-race-hisd-takeover-school-closures-preventative-care-for-men/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/texas-education-the-governor-s-race-hisd-takeover-school-closures-preventative-care-for-men.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}