Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The “Kids Are Philosophers” Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
Slate Audio
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Zak and Elizabeth are joined by Scott Hershovitz, author of the book Nasty, Brutish and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids and the director of the Law and Ethics Program and professor of law and philosophy at the University of Michigan. They discuss why you shouldn’t shy away from big questions, how to foster open mindedness in teens, and perhaps the biggest question of all—what’s a “floofer doofer.”
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Recommendations:
Elizabeth recommends the Sipsey Wilder hip pack
Scott recommends Teaching Children Philosophy
Zak recommends Julie’s Library.
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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Jasmine Ellis.
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| 0:00.0 | Spark your creativity with the Sims. |
| 0:04.0 | Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative, |
| 0:07.0 | and you have to go and search of your creative spark again. |
| 0:10.0 | Maybe this is catching up with creative friends, |
| 0:13.0 | experimenting with a new look, or trying out a new recipe, |
| 0:16.0 | and thanks to the Sims, inspiration is just one game and one spark away. |
| 0:21.0 | Ready to spark something? |
| 0:23.0 | Download the Sims 4 and play for free. |
| 0:27.0 | This episode contains explicit language. |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome to Mom & Dadr Fighting. |
| 0:34.0 | Slate's Parenting Podcast for Thursday, June 2. |
| 0:37.0 | The Kids Are Philosophers Edition. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm Zach Rosen, I make a podcast called The Best Advice Show, |
| 0:43.0 | and I live in Detroit with my family. |
| 0:45.0 | My daughter Noah is four, and my son Ami is one. |
| 0:48.0 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp, I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm the mom to three little, Henry, who's ten. |
| 0:55.0 | Oliver, who's eight, and Teddy, who's five, and a half. |
| 0:58.0 | I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but this week, |
| 1:01.0 | I am coming to you from Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. |
| 1:06.0 | I'm Scott Hershbitts, I'm the author of |
| 1:08.0 | Nasty British and Short Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids. |
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