{"podcast":{"title":"Harvard Thinking","slug":"harvard-thinking-6767250","podcast_index_feed_id":6767250,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/tyge_lYM","website_url":"https://harvard-thinking.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4e7f56d4-eb27-4ac4-9d9f-899ce9b93b68/f986d52c-c815-4bfd-92ae-a3fd718956ac/3000x3000/2023-11-28-gazette-ht-podcast-thumbnail-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Harvard University","episode_count":29,"summary":"A podcast where the life of the mind meets everyday life. Hosted by Samantha Laine Perfas, produced by Harvard University. Visit harvard.edu/thinking.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250"},"episode":{"title":"Why are U.S. literacy rates declining?","slug":"why-are-u-s-literacy-rates-declining","published_at":"2025-09-24T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250/why-are-u-s-literacy-rates-declining","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250","url":"https://harvard-thinking.simplecast.com/episodes/declining-literacy-rates-p9sPmCkg","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/ac2b9968-4d64-42e6-b97f-e96f88f429fb/episodes/469358d9-261f-415b-bdf9-f206f430e60b/audio/da75836f-bee7-48be-b9cb-0c049748ed74/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=tyge_lYM","summary":"Literacy rates in the U.S. have been in decline for a while now. Experts are combing the data for answers. Researchers are examining the role of curricula, teacher training, and classroom best practices to figure out: How do we help our kids read better? In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas speaks with policy expert Martin West, teacher educator Pamela Mason, and reading researcher Phil Capin about how to best support our students.","meta_description":"Literacy rates in the U.S. have been in decline for a while now. Experts are combing the data for answers. Researchers are examining the role of curricula…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1554,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-thinking-6767250/episodes/why-are-u-s-literacy-rates-declining/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250/why-are-u-s-literacy-rates-declining.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}