Family Proclamations: “The Red Suitcase,” with Deborah J. Cohan
Caregiving for aging and dying parents can be tough for anyone—tougher still when it forces you to confront longtime family dynamics of abuse. Sociologist Deborah Cohan blurs the lines between academic research on family caregiving and violence, and her own personal story about a father she calls both adoring and abusive.
Family Proclamations: “Building LGBTQ Families,” with Abbie E. Goldberg
The path to becoming a parent is complicated for LGBTQ people. Dr. Abbie E. Goldberg has evidence-based advice to help make it happen, debunking stereotypes and increasing the visibility of queer families. Her work can benefit all families. Including yours.
Family Proclamations: “Separation Revolution,” with April White
Divorce can be difficult today, but wait until you hear what it was like at the turn of the century. April White introduces us to the women who changed divorce in the United States.
Family Proclamations: “Leaving the Ghost Kingdom,” with Angela Tucker
As an adoptee, Angela Tucker invites us to consider the impacts of transracial adoption.
Family Proclamations: “All the Closets,” with Jessi Hempel
When Jessi Hempel came out of the closet she had no idea her whole family had been hiding in there with her.
Family Proclamations: “Won’t Someone Think of the Children,” with Adam Benforado
Adam Benforado says expanding children’s rights will benefit everyone.
Family Proclamations: “Healing From Family Trauma,” with Mariel Buqué
Mariel Buqué invites us to heal from our family traumas.
Family Proclamations: “Meet the Eves,” with Cat Bohannon
Cat Bohannon puts women back into the story of human evolution.
S’mores (Bonus Episode)—Tara Boyce on Hope
Tara Boyce says parenting with hope is more complicated than she anticipated.
Joy, with Ross Gay
Ross Gay says joy is something like what we feel like when we help each other carry our sorrows.
Invisible, with Meghan O’Rourke
As a silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans, Meghan O’Rourke calls for revolution.
Transitions, with Susan Stryker
A transgender scholar makes history writing about transgender history.
Mission, with Kathryn Gin Lum
The word “heathen” has fallen out of use, but the racist ideas behind it persist in the White American imagination.
Shell Play, with Toni Jensen
A Métis woman reflects on the violence enacted on the bodies and lands of Indigenous people, especially women, in the United States.
Hope, with Tom Whyman
A philosopher and prospective father wonders if things in the world are hopeful enough to bring children into it.
Heritage, with Masha Rumer
An immigrant falls back in love with her culture and yearns to pass it along to her children.
Monsters, with David Livingstone Smith
When fighting monsters, we risk becoming monstrous.
Voices, with Jeff Chu
After Rachel Held Evans died, Jeff Chu was there to finish her final book.
Margins, with Fatimah Salleh and Margaret Olsen Hemming
Reading scripture from the margins can change everything.