7: Your Words

Across the country, school districts are dropping textbooks, state legislatures are going so far as to ban teaching methods, and everyone, it seems, is talking about "the science of reading." Things have been changing since Sold a Story was released. In this episode, we tell you ...  Show more

A Spanish adaptation of Sold a Story is now available. Hosted by journalist Valeria Fernández, the podcast is condensed into one 58-minute episode, plus a conversation between Fernández and Emily Hanford for Spanish-speaking parents whose children are learning to read English in ...  Show more

this DTA voicemail episode is all about getting catfished. before diving into fan-submitted stories, I share my very personal experience with it. stick around to hear all about discord drama, climbing mt. everest, high school bullies, free 1D tickets, and myspace perverts (lol i ...  Show more

Hey, you won't believe the scoop I've got! So, Chrisean Rock and her little sidekick, "The Golden Bachelor," have been on some wild escapades. They've even got more drama going on than a soap opera! As for me, I've been keeping busy with my secret double life as a bookworm. Get r ...  Show more

Emily Hanford introduces the first episode of her new podcast, Sold a Story.There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on thi ...  Show more

Stories matter. We tell them to help us understand the world around us. But what if the stories we tell don't mirror our Catholic morals? What if the lessons that they teach don't agree with our values? Should we keep telling those stories? Today Fr. Mike wrecks your childhood ve ...  Show more