The Failed Resolutions Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
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4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2016
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Dan Kois and Allison Benedikt discuss parenting and money with New York Times columnist Ron Lieber and then check with Slate staffers about how they did on their 2015 New Year's resolutions.
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| 0:23.0 | Mom and Dad. |
| 0:24.5 | And by That's B-O-L-L-A-N-D-B-R-A-N-C-H.com and use the promo code, Mom and Dad. |
| 0:24.4 | And by Texture. |
| 0:25.8 | The mobile app that lets you tap directly into the world's most popular magazines anywhere using your phone or tablet. |
| 0:31.9 | Dive deeper into Vogue, People, Esquire, Time, and hundreds more with interactive content for a richer reading experience. |
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| 1:08.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 1:18.0 | Hello and welcome to Mom and Dad are Fighting, Slate's Parenting podcast for January 7, 2015, the Failed Resolutions Edition. |
| 1:26.8 | I'm Dan Cois. I'm an editor at Slate and the dad of Lyra, who is 10, and Harper, who is |
| 1:31.2 | eight. |
| 1:32.0 | I'm Alison Benedict, also an editor at Slate and the mom of Harry 7, Sam 4 for one more week, |
| 1:38.4 | and Wally, too. |
| 1:40.4 | Happy New Year, Allison. |
| 1:41.6 | Happy New Year. |
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