Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: Are the Parents Alright?

Open to Debate

Education, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

These days, it can feel like raising kids has become a minefield. Somewhere along the way, older generations started looking at younger generations and asking, “Are the parents alright?” In this episode of “Generational Divides", Reason editor-at-large Nick Gillespie and parents from three generations tackle some of the thorniest questions in modern parenting around social media, gentle parenting, and whether kids should be free to roam. Our Guests: For Baby Boomers: Lenore Skenazy, Co-founder of the Free-Range Kids movement For Gen X: Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code; CEO of Moms First For Millennials: Kristin Gallant, Co-founder of Big Little Feelings Nick Gillespie, Editor-at-Large at Reason, is the guest moderator. Join the conversation on Substack - share your perspective on this episode and subscribe to our weekly newsletter for curated insights from our debaters, moderators, and staff. Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and TikTok to stay connected with our mission and ongoing debates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.8	Get the money side of you understand what others miss.
0:22.3	Get the money side of the story.
0:25.3	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:29.3	Welcome to Open to Debate.
0:36.9	I'm John Donvan, and today another in our generational divide series with Nick Gillespie, editor at large of Reason Magazine as host.
0:43.1	This time, Nick is diving into some of the questions that have ruffled parental feathers across the ages, across time.
0:46.9	This conversation is made possible by a generous grant from Liberty Ears Foundation.
0:51.7	As a quick note, there are references made in this conversation to some sensitive topics,
0:55.7	including the existence of childhood sexual abuse, so it may not be suitable for all listeners. Okay, Nick, it's all yours. Becoming a parent for the first time
1:00.5	is a steep learning curve. There's nap schedules, wake windows, feeding schedules. There's
1:06.3	getting all the correct gear, learning how to install a car seat. But the learning curve
1:10.6	certainly doesn't stop
1:11.7	there. The kids get older, and then there's screen time, bedtime, snack time out. Becoming a parent
1:18.2	is taking crash courses on a million decisions again and again and again. Where we get most of
1:24.9	our parenting advice has changed. It's no longer from grandparents and friends
1:29.9	and pediatricians. Instead, there's been an explosion in the advice industry. Move over, Dr. Spock.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 21 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Open to Debate, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Open to Debate and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.