Are restaurants the new babysitters?

Full show - Wednesday | Server stories | News or Nope - Olivia Rodrigo and T1D Barbie | Erica's awkward car interaction | OPP - Can I ask my neighbor to stop? | The Diary - Day 3 | Slacker's slow fade | Slacker has beef with the DMV | Makeup-free first dates | Erica is worried ab ... Show More

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Women are ditching the makeup on first dates to try and find partners who are truly interested in them for who they are - and not just their looks. Would you go makeup free on a first date? 

Are parents wrong to impose their own restrictive diets on their children? An Italian MP wants to jail parents who choose vegan or other “reckless” diets for their kids. But many of these families argue their children are healthy and happy. This week, we take a look at the implic ... Show More

Do your kids pay the candy tax after they trick or treat? We hear from parents on what they steal from their kids treat bags. 

Dr. Mogel answers the question: Will my children hate me if I don’t allow them to curse in the bakery? She also teaches us new words: friluftsliv and iktsuarpok. 

The Federal government tabled $4.5 billion in childcare reforms last week – but is it time to reimagine the sector? 

Are public schools safe? What are they teaching our children? Join us for an unfiltered conversation about schooling and parenting. 

Parents who have their kids placed in foster care often get a bill to reimburse the state for part of the cost. NPR found that in at least 12 states there are laws that say parents could lose their kids forever if they fail to pay it. We hear about one family in North Carolina wh ... Show More

Are your kids going through that “picky eating phase?” They don’t want to try new foods; they might even refuse to eat foods that they once loved; and they tend to drive you crazy each and every time they refuse to eat whatever is put in front of them. Listen in as we give you st ... Show More

How did Chick-fil-A become the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S.? Why does it serve salad? And can Angie’s moral compass override her craving for a chicken sandwich? 

i talk with author / this american life editor / yale graduate susan burton (her memoir empty is out now) about our adolescent experiences with eating disorders . what were our first memories of wanting to change our bodies ? how did we feel when we were on various rungs of the e ... Show More