Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. In Sold a Story, Emily Hanford investigates four authors and a publishing company that have made millions selling this idea. The podcast has won some of the biggest awards in journalism. Twenty-five states (and counting) have changed their reading laws because of it. Now, Apple Podcasts has recognized Sold a Story as a Series Essential. To celebrate, we’re making it available without ads or other announcements for a limited time.
| Title | Date published | ||
| The podcast that's changing education | 2024-11-01 | ||
| 10: The Details | 2024-04-11 | ||
| 9: The Aftermath | 2024-04-04 | ||
| Introducing: Sold a Story en español | 2024-03-19 | ||
| 8: The Impact | 2023-05-18 | ||
| 7: Your Words | 2023-05-11 | ||
| Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard? | 2023-04-11 | ||
| What the Words Say | 2023-04-06 | ||
| At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading | 2023-03-30 | ||
| Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read? | 2023-03-23 | ||
| Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia | 2023-03-16 | ||
| 6: The Reckoning | 2022-11-17 | ||
| 5: The Company | 2022-11-10 | ||
| 4: The Superstar | 2022-11-03 | ||
| 3: The Battle | 2022-10-27 | ||
| 2: The Idea | 2022-10-20 | ||
| 1: The Problem | 2022-10-20 |