{"podcast":{"title":"ScreenStrong Families","slug":"screenstrong-families-555882","podcast_index_feed_id":555882,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1460173.rss","website_url":"https://screenstrong.com/resources/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/i4bkdcati90axmj1el4mcm9o0jfg?.jpg","author":"Melanie Hempe, BSN","episode_count":288,"summary":"After her oldest son, Adam, dropped out of college due to his video game addiction, Melanie Hempe, BSN, put her nursing degree and training from Emory University to good use and founded ScreenStrong. It’s her mission to create educational programs for kids and parents so no one will experience the pain of screen addiction. Her ability to simplify medical science and provide practical solutions for families has allowed her to share her passion and bold screen solutions nationally. ScreenStrong has won the hearts of many families who are preventing and reversing childhood screen conflicts and addiction. Host of the popular weekly ScreenStrong Families Podcast, Melanie has been featured in Psychology Today, Thrive-Global, The Wall Street Journal , A&E Network, CBS, CNN, NPR, the documentary Screened Out , and various news and television outlets. Her ScreenStrong Kids’ Brains and Screens Courses are available for parents and students. Her four books include, “ Kids’ Brains & Screens: A ScreenStrong Student Course ,” “ Will Your Gamer Survive College? ” “ Can Your Teen Survive—and Thrive—Without a Smartphone? ” and “ The ScreenStrong Solution: How to Free Your Child from Addictive Scre…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T06:21:02.979759+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882"},"episode":{"title":"It’s Not Strict, It’s Protective: The Truth About Phone-Free Schools with Kathleen Barlow (#258)","slug":"it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258","published_at":"2026-03-11T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18789849-it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18789849-it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258.mp3","summary":"Host Mandee Hamann welcomes ScreenStrong Ambassador Kathleen Barlow for a heartfelt and eye-opening conversation about preserving childhood in today’s hyper-digital culture. Kathleen is a mother of six, grandmother of three, former French teacher, and a passionate advocate for phone-free schools. After leaving full-time education in 2024, she committed herself to raising awareness about the impact of digital overuse, especially inside our schools. She now serves on the leadership team of Smar...","meta_description":"Host Mandee Hamann welcomes ScreenStrong Ambassador Kathleen Barlow for a heartfelt and eye-opening conversation about preserving childhood in today’s hyp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2927,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/screenstrong-families-555882/episodes/it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/it-s-not-strict-it-s-protective-the-truth-about-phone-free-schools-with-kathleen-barlow-258.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}