Should We Skip Touring the White House?

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak answer a listener’s voicemail about planning a field trip to DC — and trying to avoid politics. The parents at this school have very different politics than our listener, and the listener’s already gotten her 10-year-old to agree to skip the White House… but is that the right call? And can you even avoid politics on a history lover’s tour of DC? And after that discussion, we’ll of course circle up for a round of triumphs and fails. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	This episode may contain explicit language. Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:40.3	I'm Zach Rosen. I host another show. It's called The Best Advice Show. And I am dad to Noah, who's seven, and Ami, who's four. We live in Amsterdam.
0:49.2	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom to Henry, who's 12, Oliver, who's 10, and Teddy, who's 8.
0:57.0	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
0:59.7	Hey, I'm Lucy Lopez.
1:00.8	I host another podcast, the Mamasita Rica.
1:04.5	I'm mother to Amelia, who's 14, Avery, who's 12, and we live in Miami.
1:11.2	Today on the show, a listener called in wanting some help with an upcoming spring break
1:15.6	trip to D.C.
1:16.9	A totally chill and normal place at a really chill and normal time, right?
1:21.2	Well, our listener's 10-year-old daughter loves history, and she's already agreed to skip out
1:25.9	on touring the White House.
1:31.7	But especially traveling with a big group of friends and other parents who don't share the same political views, how can this mom keep things from getting messy while still showing
1:36.3	her daughter the good stuff? There's a ton to talk about here and afterwards we will of course
1:41.3	circle up for a round of triumphs and fails. So let's do this.
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