{"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":"Life Skills, Not Screen Skills with Katie Kimball of Kids Cook Real Food (#248)","slug":"life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248","published_at":"2025-10-31T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882/life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/screenstrong-families-555882","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18112015-life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1460173/episodes/18112015-life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode, ScreenStrong Ambassador Liaison and host Mandee Hamann welcomes Katie Kimball, founder of Kids Cook Real Food and two-time TEDx speaker, for an inspiring conversation about helping kids build real life skills in a world obsessed with screens. As a mom of four, teacher, and creator of the #LifeSkillsNow summer camps, Katie has helped thousands of families empower their kids to cook, clean, and take responsibility for their daily lives—all while bringing families closer tog...","meta_description":"In today’s episode, ScreenStrong Ambassador Liaison and host Mandee Hamann welcomes Katie Kimball, founder of Kids Cook Real Food and two-time TEDx speake…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2749,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/screenstrong-families-555882/episodes/life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248/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/life-skills-not-screen-skills-with-katie-kimball-of-kids-cook-real-food-248.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}