{"podcast":{"title":"The Argument","slug":"the-argument-7510944","podcast_index_feed_id":7510944,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2541989.rss","website_url":"https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/bb2xld0b9syshjzu9w1dmr8yfbqo?.jpg","author":"Jerusalem Demsas & Matthew Yglesias","episode_count":37,"summary":"Has affirmative action gone too far? Should we abolish internet anonymity? Is liberal hypocrisy worth defending? Welcome to The Argument, a weekly podcast from Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias, where two friends argue about politics, policy, and whatever else is on their minds. This is a debate show for people who want the nitty-gritty without the typical screaming matches or softball interviews. Each week, one host argues a distinctive point of view — armed with facts and research, not just pundit bluster — and then Matthew and Jerusalem hash it out. New episodes post every Thursday. You can find The Argument on Substack, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. www.theargumentmag.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:20:30.719361+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944"},"episode":{"title":"America’s Reading Crisis: What Mississippi Got Right","slug":"america-s-reading-crisis-what-mississippi-got-right","published_at":"2025-12-15T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/america-s-reading-crisis-what-mississippi-got-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944","url":"https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2541989/episodes/18353686-america-s-reading-crisis-what-mississippi-got-right.mp3","summary":"America's literacy problem is a policy choice. As schools shifted away from phonics toward guessing-based instruction, a generation of kids paid the price. But a quiet reversal is underway in an unexpected place. Mississippi rebuilt reading instruction from the ground up and saw real gains. If it worked there, why are other states so resistant to copying it? The Argument is a podcast dedicated to honest, unflinching debate about the biggest questions facing democracy, culture, and our future....","meta_description":"America's literacy problem is a policy choice. As schools shifted away from phonics toward guessing-based instruction, a generation of kids paid the price…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-argument-7510944/episodes/america-s-reading-crisis-what-mississippi-got-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/america-s-reading-crisis-what-mississippi-got-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}