Episodes

  • Not just a grab-bag candy game

    Not just a grab-bag candy game
    Apr 21 2023

    Leveling the 'empathy gradient' has always been one of my biggest parenting challenges. In the last few years, it has felt more and more urgent.
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    17 mins
  • A different kind of game

    A different kind of game
    Mar 31 2023

    A growing game genre replaces mayhem with thinking and empathy.
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    13 mins
  • Finding a crew

    Finding a crew
    Mar 10 2023

    I’m not a social person myself, not a belonger. I’m an introvert and mostly happy that way. But there have been times when 'citizen of the world' didn't cut it. That's when I needed a crew.
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    14 mins
  • Rescuing the word 'privilege' for our kids

    Rescuing the word 'privilege' for our kids
    Mar 3 2023

    Privilege is a concept with tremendous potential to move us forward. But when the word becomes an epithet, it loses its transformative power.
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    17 mins
  • A face for the universe

    A face for the universe
    Feb 17 2023

    It's hard to live in a universe that doesn't care. So we give it a face.
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    13 mins
  • When Huxley lost his darling boy

    When Huxley lost his darling boy
    Feb 10 2023

    In the shadow of a terrible loss, Thomas Henry Huxley wrote a moving testament to intellectual integrity.
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    13 mins
  • Of song and story

    Of song and story
    Feb 1 2023

    Bedtime is an opportunity to share who you are, what you care about, and what you want your kids to know about the world.
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    14 mins