{"podcast":{"title":"On the Road to Literacy Success","slug":"on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289","podcast_index_feed_id":6987289,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147788797/feed","website_url":"https://www.goodhumanseducate.com/podcasts/on-the-road-to-literacy-success","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/2148291904/podcasts/5e8651-ea86-cd5f-6844-5ab37d51b6c0_On_the_Road_to_Literacy_Success_16_.png","author":"Dr. Staci Bain","episode_count":25,"summary":"\"On the Road to Literacy Success\" is here to be a HELPFUL PART of your daily teaching, learning, and leadership life. If you're striving to get the MOST amount of kiddos as possible reading, spelling, writing, listening, speaking, and critically thinking -- this is the place for you. We take the MESSINESS of teaching, learning, and leading and ask people who have figured things out to share their minds with us. So join us and come ON THE ROAD as we drive for literacy and justice for all 8 billion humans on this planet. -staci","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T00:17:30.226232+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289"},"episode":{"title":"Season 2, Episode 10: A Joy-Filled Chat with Author Kristen Wilks","slug":"season-2-episode-10-a-joy-filled-chat-with-author-kristen-wilks","published_at":"2026-01-22T23:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289/season-2-episode-10-a-joy-filled-chat-with-author-kristen-wilks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289","url":"https://www.goodhumanseducate.com/podcasts/on-the-road-to-literacy-success/episodes/2149155589","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149155589.mp3","summary":"In this episode of On The Road To Literacy Success, host Dr. Staci Bain sits down with children’s author Kristen Wilks to explore how storytelling helps build strong, motivated readers. Kristen shares how her love of writing began early, and how she now creates stories that make kids belly-laugh, stay engaged, and feel genuinely connected to the characters. She unpacks what keeps young readers hooked—especially the blend of humor and action—and explains how books can nurture hope and resilience along the way. The conversation also highlights how schools and author visits can help grow confident readers and inspire young writers. Whether you’re a teacher, school leader, parent, or literacy advocate, this episode is a reminder that literacy success is built—one story at a time. Connect with Kristen: kristenjoywilks.com Connect with Dr. Bain: GoodHumansEducate.com","meta_description":"In this episode of On The Road To Literacy Success, host Dr. Staci Bain sits down with children’s author Kristen Wilks to explore how storytelling helps b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":734,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289/episodes/season-2-episode-10-a-joy-filled-chat-with-author-kristen-wilks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-road-to-literacy-success-6987289/season-2-episode-10-a-joy-filled-chat-with-author-kristen-wilks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}