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In this week’s parenting podcast, Slate editor Dan Kois and special guest host Amy Scott talk about Asher Nash, a boy with Down syndrome whose mom wrote a viral post about her desire to see faces like his in clothing advertisements. Then, Amy and Dan talk about how much communication with a teacher is too much. Plus parenting triumphs and fails, recommendations, and a listener call about a racist neighbor.
This week on Slate Plus, Dan reads a piece about talking to his daughters about the election.
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Recommendations:
Dan recommends Laura Miller’s story about Island of the Blue Dolphins on Slate.
Amy recommends “Kedibals,” aka The Incredibles.
This week’s advertisers are Little Passports, Casper, and Speakaboos.
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Podcast produced by Zack Dinerstein.
