{"podcast":{"title":"MindShift Podcast","slug":"mindshift-podcast-217419","podcast_index_feed_id":217419,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC5764600429","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/mindshift","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9998b9d4-a1ed-11ea-8b28-a332dd0f39b6/image/952ef1eed03f45b81baeaa89561c65ab.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":116,"summary":"It’s easy to see a child’s education as a path determined by grades, test scores and extra curricular activities. But genuine learning is about so much more than the points schools tally. MindShift explores the future of learning and how we raise our kids. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us @MindShiftKQED or visit us at MindShift.KQED.org. Take our audience survey! https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7297739/b0436be7b132","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T22:19:16.559721+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindshift-podcast-217419"},"episode":{"title":"The Lasting Legacy of Rita Pierson’s ‘Every Kid Needs a Champion’","slug":"the-lasting-legacy-of-rita-pierson-s-every-kid-needs-a-champion","published_at":"2026-08-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindshift-podcast-217419/the-lasting-legacy-of-rita-pierson-s-every-kid-needs-a-champion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindshift-podcast-217419","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC2909467136.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC2909467136.mp3","summary":"More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every child deserves a champion,” her words still echo through schools, teacher prep programs, and staff meetings across the country. But what does it actually take to live out that message in today’s classrooms when teachers are stretched thin, burnout is high, and the emotional demands of the job can feel relentless? In this episode, we go beyond the viral talk to meet the people who knew Rita best, the educators who carry her philosophy forward, and the researcher studying what happens to our bodies and minds when we lead with love.","meta_description":"More than a decade after Rita Pierson stepped onto the TED stage and declared, “Every child deserves a champion,” her words still echo through schools, te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1446,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindshift-podcast-217419/episodes/the-lasting-legacy-of-rita-pierson-s-every-kid-needs-a-champion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindshift-podcast-217419/the-lasting-legacy-of-rita-pierson-s-every-kid-needs-a-champion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}