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hello and welcome to mom and dad are fighting slate parenting

podcast for Thursday August 28th, the It

Costs How Much Edition? I'm Allison Benedict and editor at Slate and the mom of Harry Five, Sam

three, and Wally One. My co-host, Dan Coise is off this week, most likely committing spectacular

fails and triumphs on his family vacation all over North Carolina,

look for his failures, call in if you see any.

But don't worry, I will not just talk to myself

for the next 40 minutes.

I'll be joined by two black parents, Stacia Brown

and Dane Betts

to hear about how they talk to their kids

about Ferguson and racism in America.

Then, Slate's Business and Technology editor,

Jessica Winter, will help me come to terms

with the latest stats on how much it costs to

raise a child.

Also parenting triumphs and fails, recommendations, and a listener call about sleepovers.

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