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On this week’s episode, Rebecca, Carvell, and Gabe discuss the controversial YouTube channel DaddyOFive, in which Mike and Heather Martin played sometimes troubling pranks on their children. Then they tackle a question from a listener who’s going through an amicable divorce and isn’t sure how much to accede to her children’s requests for the family to spend time together. Plus: parenting triumphs and fails, recommendations, and more. And on Slate Plus this week, Slate designer Holly Allen wants to know if she should let her twin sons go to the neighborhood playground alone.
Discussed on the show:
- Guardian summary of the DaddyOFive story.
- Mike and Heather Martin’s apology video.
- YouTuber Philip DeFranco’s report contains clips from the videos, some of which are disturbing.
Recommendations:
- Gabe recommends Joan Aiken’s Arabel and Mortimer series, especially in audiobook format.
- Rebecca recommends the rebooted One Day at a Time, available on Netflix.
- Carvell recommends Saturday morning family meetings.
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Podcast produced by Benjamin Frisch.