Slate's Mom and Dad Are Fighting

This week, Rebecca, Gabe, and Carvell answer listener questions about the looming fear of talking with your kid about death and if it's okay if your ten year-old is into Amy Winehouse and other adult things. And as usual, we share our triumphs and fails and offer up some recommendations. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Cora, go to cora.life/momanddad to start a one month free trial. Gobble, get 6 meals for just $36, plus free shipping, by visiting

With Gabe and Carvell out this week, Rebecca and Isaac are holding down the fort. Today, they talk with the authors of the book Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won't Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It,  answer a listener question about placing your kids in a religious pre-school, and share their thoughts on Operation: Varsity Blue. This episode is brought to you by Everlane. Check out your personalized collection today at

Gabriel Roth, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace discuss follow-up to the piña colada censorship story, husbands that break promises, estranged fathers, and more. This episode is brought to you by Blinkist. Start your free trial today at

Gabriel Roth, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace discuss temporary visiting dog fails, teacher's strikes, doll-related crime scenes, bedwetting at science camp, and husbands in need of encouragement. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Grove. For a free $30 Mrs. Meyers gift set, go to

Decoder Ring is Slate's culture documentary show and this month they have an episode on a subject of special interest to Mom and Dad Are Fighting listeners: Baby Shark.  Baby Shark is an megaviral YouTube video, an unstoppable earworm, a top 40 hit, a Eurodance smash, a decades old campfire song, and the center of an international copyright dispute. This month on Decoder Ring we explore the strange history and conflicted future of the song, what makes it so catchy, and how it came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit