# Sold a Story podcast by NPR

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Sold a Story podcast by NPR and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a thorough investigation of reading instruction, covering its history and the authors and company behind a widely promoted approach.

## Why people recommend it

- Thorough coverage of reading instruction (2 comments): "covers the history of reading instruction in the English-speaking world" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49954769)) "The excellent podcast series sold a story has great coverage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076973))
- Exposes authors and company behind approach (2 comments): "In this podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49853287)) "despite the comprehensive takedown in "Sold A Story"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47374107))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sold a Story podcast by NPR", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sold-a-story-podcast/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).