{"podcast":{"title":"The Integrated Schools Podcast","slug":"the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165","podcast_index_feed_id":520165,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/49087ad7-aab0-44e2-a4ec-1d264cf4e86f","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-integrated-schools-podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/4/22/17/1914f89f-e471-4e59-a566-34a221eed18b_cf-ca05-4c61-bfef-def91f03f01e_podcastlogo2022.jpg","author":"Andrew Lefkowits, Val Brown, Courtney Mykytyn","episode_count":169,"summary":"Hosts, Andrew, a White dad from Denver, and, Val, a Black mom from North Carolina, dig into topics about race, parenting, and school segregation. With a variety of guests ranging from parents to experts, these conversation strive to live in the nuance of a complicated topic.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165"},"episode":{"title":"Big, Beautiful Monstrosity - and a Call to Action","slug":"big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action","published_at":"2025-07-06T09:05:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165/big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165","url":"https://integratedschools.org/podcast/s11b1-big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/50af7ae1-5b1f-4fc3-9e3e-a0d9e37ba769/stream.mp3","summary":"The president just signed a truly monstrous piece of legislation into law. Much has been written about the impacts on health, climate and the debt, but there is a lesser known evil lurking in this bill - a national school voucher plan. It's temping to lose hope, but there is something each of us can do. LINKS: A blog post version of this episode. - https://integratedschools.org/big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action/ Visit our Bookshop.org storefront to support local bookstores, and send a portion of the proceeds back to us. - https://bookshop.org/shop/IntegratedSchools Join our Patreon to support this work, and connect with us and other listeners to discuss these issues even further. - https://www.patreon.com/integratedschools Let us know what you think of this episode, suggest future topics, or share your story with us – IntegratedSchools on Facebook, or email us podcast@integratedschools.org. The Integrated Schools Podcast was created by Courtney Mykytyn and Andrew Lefkowits. This episode was produced by Andrew Lefkowits and Val Brown. It was edited, and mixed by Andrew Lefkowits. Music by Kevin Casey. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"The president just signed a truly monstrous piece of legislation into law. Much has been written about the impacts on health, climate and the debt, but th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":465,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165/episodes/big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165/big-beautiful-monstrosity-and-a-call-to-action.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}