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Welcome to mom and dad are fighting.

Slight's parenting podcast for Thursday, January the 3rd, the Behind the Velvet Rope Edition.

I'm Gabriel Roth. I'm the editorial director for audio here at Slate and I'm the father of Eliza who is 8 and Leo who is 4.

Today on our show we're doing something a little different.

If you're a dedicated listener to mom and dad or fighting you know that every week we do a special segment just for our slate plus listeners.

We talk sometimes about some more personal stories.

We get into the weeds a little bit, It's a little looser. It's sometimes

funny, it's sometimes silly, it's often quite interesting. Sometimes we take another

question from a listener. Sometimes we have a guest share a special triumph or fail.

Sometimes we just talk about whatever is going on in our lives.

It's got that special Slate Plus feeling.

Today, as a very special treat, we have pulled four of our favorite slate plus segments

from the past couple years and we are making them available to you. You will hear

Allison Benedict, the former host of this show, talk about good guys versus bad guys.

You'll hear Rebecca Lervoy give us the scoop on an Instagram-related scandal in her small New Hampshire town. You'll hear Isaac Butler talk about

not practicing what you preach to your kids. Finally, I will share the inspiring story of my own circumcision.

And if you're a Slate Plus member already, I, Gabe, will be back at the end of this episode

with a Triumph or fail from my Christmas vacation with my family.

So stick around or fast forward for that.

If you enjoy what you hear today, if you want to hear more of that every single week plus you don't

want to hear any ads in our podcast, you can sign up for Slate Plus.

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