{"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":"Season 12 Kick Off: What Now?","slug":"season-12-kick-off-what-now","published_at":"2025-09-24T08:00:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165/season-12-kick-off-what-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165","url":"https://integratedschools.org/podcast/s12e1-season-12-kick-off-what-now/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/6b6beaef-8d9b-413d-b61c-a161dcbce1a8/stream.mp3","summary":"As we launch Season 12 of the podcast, Dr. Val and Andrew reflect on the start of the school year. With big personal transitions, and the country in a state of deep uncertainty, we ask, what now? How can we acknowledge the current state of eduction and find ways to act for justice. LINKS: Parents as Partners: Building Antiracist School Communities - Dr. Val and Andrew on the Raising Antiracist Kids Podcast (https://www.raisingantiracistkids.com/podcast) Big, Beautiful Monstrosity . . . And a call to action - Blog post from this summer about the budget bill creating a national voucher program. (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) Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes. (https://www.youtube.com/@integratedschools) Let us know what you think of this episode, suggest future topics, or share your story with us – IntegratedSchools on Facebook (https://facebook.com/integratedschools), 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":"As we launch Season 12 of the podcast, Dr. Val and Andrew reflect on the start of the school year. With big personal transitions, and the country in a sta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1918,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-integrated-schools-podcast-520165/episodes/season-12-kick-off-what-now/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/season-12-kick-off-what-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}