The state-mandated girlfriend

As the political economist Nicholas Eberstadt once put it, “a shrinking, aging world is something that we're intuitively, almost completely unprepared to encounter, because all of our experience, in ways that we don't even think about, has been framed by a growing world populatio ... Show More

This interview was actually recorded before Suella Braverman's most recent Question Time appearance, which sparked a public row over the question of English identity and ethnicity. As it happens, that was one of the topics we covered in our conversation, which is themed around Su ... Show More

In 2019, Rusty Reno – editor of First Things magazine – published ‘Return of the Strong Gods’, a book that argued that the postwar ideological order of tolerance and openness had overreached, and that we were set to see the reemergence of “strong gods” in politics—that is, the po ... Show More

Jordan Peterson sits down with author, speaker, and founder and president of the children’s rights organization Them Before Us, Katy Faust. They discuss the ethics of surrogate pregnancies, the importance of both the mother and father in the home, the purpose of marriage being fo ... Show More

Katy Milkman and Ryan talk about encouraging curiosity as a parent, embracing their kids interests, and when it is okay to spoil them.Katy Milkman is a Behavioral Scientist, Wharton Professor, and Co-Director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She is the Author of How to ... Show More

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://aspecialplace.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">aspecialplace.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>The womxn discuss their recent conversation with New York Magazine writer Rebecca Traist ... Show More

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://aspecialplace.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">aspecialplace.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p><strong><em>This episode is for paid subscribers only. Become a member if you want early ... Show More

Special guest, Katie Crosby, of @thrivinglittles, joins us to discuss trauma. We'll talk about the effects it has on our children's behavior, how to leave space for them to heal and how to be more emotionally available to them while holding that space, while also healing ourselve ... Show More

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://aspecialplace.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">aspecialplace.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>On this live-streamed (and members-only) episode, the girls/women ponder the merits of y ... Show More

Latisha is in Europe so Kat has taken over the podcast to give some Mum advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Listen to a foster story, social experiment, and more on children this week! Foster StoryCorps: https://storycorps.org/stories/finding-a-mom-and-the-power-of-love-reflections-from-a-foster-mother-and-daughter/ Social experiment full video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Z7EWFTYT ... Show More

<p>How should we talk to children, so that they can find their own happy places? Fearne meets child psychotherapist Philippa Perry to discover the latest thinking and advice we can take to help the next generation be their best selves.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Thanks to the sponsors of th ... Show More