{"podcast":{"title":"The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories","slug":"the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700","podcast_index_feed_id":6813700,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/a7ad8d/feeds.megaphone.fm/OSSA2342546576","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories--6856387","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9576130ccfef0c13fe5cbe8d901dd393.jpg","author":"Danielle Mercy","episode_count":262,"summary":"All about conspiracy theories, follow me down the rabbit hole. This show will test your beliefs and give you new perspectives. Whether you know the conspiracy theory, or you're just now learning about them, we will cover all the angles so you are never left in the dark.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T14:17:14.560388+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700"},"episode":{"title":"Are Public Schools Failing Our Kids? | Inside the Failure Factory","slug":"are-public-schools-failing-our-kids-inside-the-failure-factory","published_at":"2026-05-11T06:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700/are-public-schools-failing-our-kids-inside-the-failure-factory","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-public-schools-failing-our-kids-inside-the-failure-factory--71715538","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71715538/failure_factory.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode, Dani sits down with investigative journalist and author Chris Papst to uncover what’s really happening inside one of America’s most heavily funded — yet lowest-performing — public school systems.Chris is the author of Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future, a deeply researched exposé that raises serious questions about accountability, funding, and the future of public education in the United States. Baltimore City Public Schools serves over 76,000 students across more than 150 schools and programs, with a staggering $1.7 billion budget in 2024. Yet despite this level of funding, only about 10% of students are proficient in math. So… what’s going on? In this episode, we dive into: • How Baltimore City Public Schools first caught Chris’s attention • What shocked him most during his investigation • How grades and graduation metrics may be manipulated • The truth about “ghost students” and how they impact funding • Why massive budgets don’t always translate to student success • Questions around equity, accountability, and systemic failure • Warning signs parents should watch for in their own school systems This conversation pulls back the curtain on a system that affects tens of thousands of students — and raises bigger questions about education across the country. 🎧 Tune in now and decide for yourself: Is this mismanagement, systemic failure, or something deeper? 📚 Check out Chris Papst’s book: Failure Factory https://www.sunburypress.com/collections/all-books/products/failure-factory?variant=4357589109974 1 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share if you enjoy diving down the rabbit hole with us. #Podcast #Education #Baltimore #FailureFactory #SchoolSystem #InvestigativeJournalism #PublicEduca…","meta_description":"In today’s episode, Dani sits down with investigative journalist and author Chris Papst to uncover what’s really happening inside one of America’s most he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2058,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700/episodes/are-public-schools-failing-our-kids-inside-the-failure-factory/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy-theories-6813700/are-public-schools-failing-our-kids-inside-the-failure-factory.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}