{"podcast":{"title":"The Truth Quest Podcast","slug":"the-truth-quest-podcast-676709","podcast_index_feed_id":676709,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/truthquest/feed.xml","website_url":"https://truthquest.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_Podbean9i1uq.jpg","author":"truthquest","episode_count":395,"summary":"“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself.” ~ Saint Augustine","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T02:18:56.549060+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-truth-quest-podcast-676709"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 358 - The Truth About Education Lotteries","slug":"ep-358-the-truth-about-education-lotteries","published_at":"2026-01-19T13:53:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-truth-quest-podcast-676709/ep-358-the-truth-about-education-lotteries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-truth-quest-podcast-676709","url":"https://truthquest.podbean.com/e/ep-358-the-truth-about-education-lotteries/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/imag86nxsdgtvfwc/Episode_358_-_The_Truth_About_Education_Lotteries99qix.mp3","summary":"In 1964, New Hampshire launched the first, state-run lottery with proceeds dedicated to funding education. Currently around half of the states have so-called \"education lotteries.\" In this episode, we examine the morality of state-sponsored gambling and analyze the evidence of whether more money funneled into the education complex equates to improved academic performance. Show Notes Twitter | Rumble | BitChute | Spotify | Apple -------------------------------- North Carolina Education Lottery Audit NC Education Lottery Reduces Funding to Public Schools -------------------------------- Support the podcast by shopping at the Truth Quest Shirt Factory.","meta_description":"In 1964, New Hampshire launched the first, state-run lottery with proceeds dedicated to funding education. Currently around half of the states have so-cal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1061,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-truth-quest-podcast-676709/episodes/ep-358-the-truth-about-education-lotteries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-truth-quest-podcast-676709/ep-358-the-truth-about-education-lotteries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}