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PREVIEW - Isaac talks with Emily Oster
On today's episode, Isaac talks with Emily Oster, economist, author, and CEO of ParentData, to discuss declining fertility rates globally, the impact of financial incentives on birth rates, and the various factors influencing people's decisions to have children, which not only include financial constraints, but also by changing societal attitudes towards parenthood. They talk about cultural and policy implications of family support and fertility in the United States, the need for paid parental leave, the debate surrounding declining birth rates, and the evolving concerns of parents over the years. They examine the impact of COVID-19 on education, the political...
2025-05-26
26 min
Infertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building
Emily Oster, Professor of Economics at Brown University and founder of ParentData.org on how we can teach the next gen about fertility, sex ed, and more
It's another Infertile AF expert minisode! On today's episode, Ali welcomes Emily Oster, a Professor of Economics at Brown University, a bestselling author, and the founder of ParentData.org. Emily has a talent for translating complex data into practical advice—an approach that has made her a trusted voice for millions of parents. Today, she and Ali talk about sex ed, fertility, birth control, secondary infertility, endometriosis, and advocating for yourself in terms of healthcare and your medical team. Emily and Ali also explore the question, What should we be teaching the next generation, and how do we better pre...
2025-04-16
27 min
The Good Fight
Emily Oster on What’s Gone Wrong with Modern Parenting
Yascha Mounk and Emily Oster also talk about what public health authorities fell short during the pandemic. In addition to being a Professor of Economics at Brown University, Emily Oster is the founder and CEO of ParentData, a data-driven guide to pregnancy, parenting, and beyond. Emily is also a New York Times best-selling author, whose books include Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm and The Unexpected. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Emily Oster explore how parents can make data-driven decisions, if screen time for kids should be avoided completely, and school closures during COVID. Please do listen and...
2025-04-12
54 min
The Good Fight
Emily Oster on What’s Gone Wrong with Modern Parenting
Yascha Mounk and Emily Oster also talk about what public health authorities fell short during the pandemic.In addition to being a Professor of Economics at Brown University, Emily Oster is the founder and CEO of ParentData, a data-driven guide to pregnancy, parenting, and beyond. Emily is also a New York Times best-selling author, whose books include Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm and The Unexpected. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Emily Oster explore how parents can make data-driven decisions, if screen time for kids should be a...
2025-04-12
55 min
The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom
Data-Driven Parenting: Finding Balance in Information Overload
What does it really mean to parent with data—and how do you do it without losing your mind? Let’s unpack the power and pitfalls of data-driven parenting in a world full of misinformation and clickbait. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by studies, headlines, or trying to “do it right,” this episode will bring clarity, nuance, and a whole lot of reassurance. Today, I’m joined by Emily Oster, an economist and NYT best-selling author, to discuss: How data can guide parenting decisions—without demanding perfection or causing over...
2025-04-02
46 min
Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson
5 Things New Moms can Stop Worrying About (and 5 Things that Deserve your Attention) — with Emily Oster
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!As a new mom, I desperately needed guidance on what to worry about and what to let go of. I'm sure many of you can relate to those frantic 2am Google searches! That’s why today we're diving into the top 5 things new moms can stop worrying about, and the 5 essential things that deserve your attention.There’s no better person to help us with this than my favorite parenting guru, Emily Oster! Emily is the founder and CEO of ParentData, a data-driven guide...
2025-03-10
53 min
Lost Debate
Health Frauds and Facts + Parenting Lessons with Emily Oster
Ravi sits down with Emily Oster, New York Times bestselling author, professor of economics at Brown University, and founder and CEO of ParentData, to discuss the measles outbreak in Texas, the rise of vaccine hesitance, and the growing influence of misinformation on public health. They also break down the failures of COVID-19 messaging and the lasting consequences for experts now struggling to regain the public’s trust.Emily and Ravi then turn to parenting and explore the illusion of control, the dangers of overprotective parenting, and why kids thrive with more independence. Emily also shares her insights on...
2025-03-06
54 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Goodbye, for now
An announcement from Emily about the podcast.
2025-03-06
04 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
An Expert Roundtable on Trying to Conceive
For many people, when we start thinking about a family, we assume it'll just happen nine months from the moment we start trying. But that isn't the way it happens for all of us. And fertility can often be a journey that's more winding and more complicated and more confusing than we expected it to be. That's why ParentData has launched a new content vertical, Trying to Conceive (TTC), covering everything from ovulation windows to donor eggs to infertility treatments, along with a newsletter all about infertility treatment in particular, which aims to answer all of your questions with...
2025-02-27
57 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
How to Baby-Proof Your Relationship: Navigating a new marital landscape
When you look at the data, it is true that after people have kids, marital satisfaction declines. Having a baby drastically changes everything in your partnership that was familiar, that was predictable, that you got used to. And some of those are the reasons you got into the relationship in the first place. That’s the reality of having kids. And as much as we love them, it can be an incredible shock to the system. There were date nights, there were lazy Sunday mornings in bed, and now there are feedings and diaper changes, feeling touched-out, pac...
2025-02-20
53 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
All About Vaccines: Why they’re important, and how to make them more tolerable for your child
Shots are never a fun experience. Even if you are enthusiastic about vaccines, holding your kids as they get them is not usually a high point of parenting. And right now, the conversation about vaccines is increasingly fraught - and not just because our kids are sometimes afraid of needles.Because we're living in a moment where vaccines, long one of the most trusted and studied preventative medical treatments in existence, are suddenly being viewed with skepticism. Debunked theories about the relationship between vaccines and autism, for example, are taking center stage on Instagram and Facebook, but a...
2025-02-13
46 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Understanding Risk, Living With Uncertainty
In the last month, we've aired podcast conversations with Dr. Nathan Fox and Dr. Bapu Jena, and though the content is different, there’s an underlying thread that connects them both: what it means to deal with risk, and uncertainty. And not lose your mind.Economists deal with this constantly, and so do parents, but not in the same way. Economists learn not to panic in ways that parents, understandably, have a really hard time with. We’re trained to read the studies, and spot their holes, or their aims and impacts. Yes, we live in a worl...
2025-02-06
12 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
How to Talk to Your Doctor: Navigating important conversations about your care
Today on ParentData, we're welcoming back Dr. Nathan Fox, Emily's co-author for The Unexpected- a book about when things go wrong, or at least get complicated, in a pregnancy. Nate is an OB-GYN and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, and he is one of our favorite returning podcast guests, not just because he’s a great talker but also because it’s really nice to have a doctor who can both provide medical answers to questions that come up around pregnancy, and help you have the best possible experiences with your own doctor. We’re discuss some big issues...
2025-01-16
51 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
ParentData Presents: Raising Parents - "Should You Have Kids?"
Today on ParentData, we're airing an episode from Raising Parents, Emily's limited series podcast in partnership with The Free Press. The episode is the last in the series, but the first question we all need to grapple with before engaging with all the others: should you have kids?For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice. Social expectations, lack of birth control, and limited autonomy for women presented a couple of options: Have children, or join a convent. But the 1960s ushered in a big change. With better options for birth control an...
2025-01-09
50 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
ParentData Presents: The Lonely Palette's "Mary Kelly's Postpartum Document (1973-78)"
Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., and after a fall – and a year – of divisiveness, could all use a holiday in which Americans are united in the task of consuming too much pie. More broadly, this holiday, more than really any other, is something Americans tend to do together. And so is parenting. Especially the beginning. The experience of having a newborn – the sleeplessness, the disconnection from reality, the wonder….it feels magical and unique, and yet also like a line connecting us to billions of people through the past. Today on ParentData, we're featuring an episode f...
2024-11-28
46 min
WHOOP Podcast
What Data Can Do for Parents with Emily Oster
On this week’s episode, WHOOP Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data is joined by Economist and Parenting Expert Emily Oster. The pair discusses Emily’s background (1:50) and journey from economist to parenting expert (2:55), the lack of research in pregnancy and parenting (3:45), navigating caution in pregnancy (5:36), receiving pushback from physicians (8:11). Emily Oster gives insight into creating her business, ParentData (12:28), navigating social media (15:56), and presenting some of the biggest surprises in parenting research (19:58). The pair continue to discuss policy changes and parenting aid (21:41), when the best time to have children is (22:15), family planning (28:37), and unpacking some listener Q’s (41...
2024-11-13
56 min
Youth Career Readiness: The One Question Podcast
Emily Oster: Focus on What You'll Do, Not Be, in Your Career
Emily Oster, professor, author, and CEO of ParentData, joins Michael and Jean to share which information she thinks is most valuable in selecting a career. She advises career explorers to get a good understanding of what a person in a particular job does from day to day and offers a range of ways to gather this crucial data.Jean Eddy:Today, we're delighted to have Emily Oster join us. Emily is an economist who is a professor at Brown University. She's the founder of Parent Data, which is a data-driven guide from pregnancy to parenthood...
2024-11-12
03 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
The Power of Local Politics: How Vermont is revolutionizing child care
In the run-up to November 5th, it's easy to feel hopeless about the state of our national discourse, and what any single one of us can do to make a difference. That's when we need to look local, where it feels like things can actually change, and where the people who are trying to make the changes feel approachable but, often, no less inspiring. Today on ParentData, we're joined by Aly Richards, the CEO of Let's Grow Kids. They're on a mission to ensure affordable access to high quality child care for all Vermont families by 2025 - a...
2024-10-24
43 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
All About Midwives: What they do, and how they differ from OBs
Midwives are having a bit of a moment. Of course, that moment is not at all new. For a very, very long time, — hundreds, possibly thousands, of years — midwives, or people who were effectively midwives, were delivering all babies. Even when “doctor” became a more formal job, births were still nearly always attended by midwives. At some point, though, especially in the U.S., that changed. Midwifery attendance went way, way down, although it's starting to see an uptick. And it's because the data supports that there are benefits to having a midwife rather than having a doctor at...
2024-10-10
44 min
De Repente Cringe
#52 De Repente Perfeitas
No episódio 52 de De Repente Cringe, Luisa e Nanna falam sobre perfeccionismo. Até que ponto o perfeccionismo é saudável? Auto crítica ou perfeccionista? Ser uma mãe perfeita é bom?DICAS:- podcast: Raising Parents com Emily Oster- podcast: ParentData com Emily Oster - livro: The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications (Emily Oster)- Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (Emily Oster)Agradecimento especial ao @for.you.studio e a @marleipierolo que cuida da nossa beauty! E à @enlevoatelie pelas nossas canecas personalizadas!Encomende aqui a s...
2024-10-02
1h 01
ParentData with Emily Oster
It's A Podcast Anniversary Q&A! You asked, Emily answered
It's our one-year podaversary! We relaunched the new and improved ParentData podcast a year ago this week. We've heard from some incredible, thought-provoking guests, and many voices from our community and beyond. But today on ParentData, we're handing Emily the mic. In the spirit of her weekly Wednesday Instagram Q&As, she'll be answering your burning questions about pregnancy, babies, and older kids, in real time...and with a little help.Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.ParentData is generously supported by:
2024-09-26
1h 07
ParentData with Emily Oster
Phones and the Importance of Play: Are phones really to blame for the decline in kids’ mental health?
If you're a parent who reads the news - and who listens to this podcast - you probably heard a lot about screens this summer. And even now, as kids go back to school, we're hearing a lot about phones. No phones in schools. Put your phone in a Yondr pouch. Hide your phone in your backpack. People are doing TikToks in the bathroom. Take their phones away.Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the forefront of a lot of these conversations. His book, The Anxious Generation, has really galvanized a lot of these conversations, around kids...
2024-09-12
50 min
The Europeans | European news, politics and culture
Swedish authorities say it's fine if you listen to this podcast
We're back from our summer break! Rym Momtaz, the new editor-in-chief of the Strategic Europe blog, is here to catch us up on the main political developments we missed over the summer, from Ukraine to France. We're also talking about Sweden's suggestions for cutting kids' screen time, and a possible crackdown on outrageous concert ticket prices. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review or giving us five stars on Spotify. Strategic Europe is a...
2024-09-12
56 min
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro
Planning for Your Next Pregnancy with Emily Oster, PhD
#454: Pregnancy complications are…complicated. Nobody plans to have a miscarriage or preterm birth or uncontrollable vomiting while pregnant. Emily Oster is here to talk about pregnancy complications and how to use data in preparation for your next pregnancy.Listen to this episode to learn: How to prepare for your next pregnancy…especially if the last one didn’t go as planned What words to avoid when talking about pregnancy complications…and what to say instead How doulas help improve birth outcomes and when to consider an OB-GYN over a midwife Shownotes for this epi...
2024-08-01
41 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Every Kid is a Math Kid: Debunking the myths around learning math
Many of us grew up dividing the world into "math kids"... and the rest of us. It can be just as scary when our kids present us with their math homework as it was when we were assigned our own. So how do we get our kids excited about math?Today on ParentData, we're joined by Shalinee Sharma, who runs an online math platform called Zearn. She is a math zealot — a person who really, truly believes that all kids can not only succeed in math but love it. We talk about putting those beliefs on the pa...
2024-08-01
46 min
Overlooked: Women's Health Can't Wait
Not your mother's menopause, with Dr. Gillian Goddard
Episode Description:What’s the difference between menopause and perimenopause anyway? Is there such a thing as menopause misinformation? Why don’t we know more about menopause and HRT? Dr. Gillian Goddard, an endocrinologist and writer behind the Hot Flash newsletter, answers these and other important questions about menopause, debunking common myths and providing practical advice for how to talk to your doctor about menopause symptoms.This is the last episode of Overlooked in this season. Stay up to date with the show by subscribing to the newsletter here - www.overlookedpod.com. ...
2024-07-16
23 min
Intelligence Squared
Why Parenthood is a Numbers Game, with Emily Oster
Emily Oster is an economist whose analytical eye is often focused on how to make better sense of the data behind raising children. As professor of economics at Brown University her analysis of the facts and figures involved in parenting have made her one of the most influential thinkers in how to create healthier families in recent years. Her books include Cribsheet, Expecting Better and The Family Firm, and she’s the founder of Parentdata.org, a data-driven guide through pregnancy, parenthood and beyond. Her latest book is The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications. Joining her in co...
2024-07-16
45 min
Whelmed Podcast
Episode 2 - Brittany Lynch
On this week's episode, Katherine and Rachel get to chat with Brittany Lynch! They discuss balancing motherhood and a design career, parenting roles, unpaid labor and communication within a household, how the industry is reacting to mothers in the workforce, breastfeeding experiences and bringing up puberty with your kiddos.Links Brittany Mentions:Where Brittany works.Organizations:Moms First: Reshma Saujani founded, this movement is trying to get better care in the US. It’s a big task, but they are making their way. Better Life Labs: Brigid Schulte is the...
2024-07-15
56 min
De Repente Cringe
#42 De Repente mãe de menino
No episódio 42 de De Repente Cringe, Luisa e Marianna falam sobre meninos e sobre ser mãe de meninos. Mesmo você que não é mãe de menino, fique por aqui porque o episódio está super interessante!DICAS:- link da pesquisa: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/05/the-war-against-boys/304659/https://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/parentdata-with-emily-oster/id1633515294?i=1000659611320https://youtu.be/DBG1Wgg32Ok?si=pfGk3IV90GJ1G86Phttps://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/the-truth-about-raising-boys/id1473072044?i=1000658997547- Livro: A geração ansiosa (Jonathan Haidt)- Livro: Buscar (Olga De Di...
2024-07-03
1h 16
The Obs Pod
Episode 172 The Unexpected - A Chat with Prof Emily Oster
Ever wondered how to navigate the uncertain terrain of pregnancy complications with confidence? Join us as we welcome Professor Emily Oster, an economist from Brown University and a celebrated author, who brings her latest data-driven insights to the table. In this episode, we dive deep into her new book, "The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications," Co-authored with Dr. Nathan Fox, an OBGYN. The book shares personal experiences and valuable advice on preparing for medical consultations and understanding past pregnancy challenges. Emily's journey into the world of parenting data is not just enlightening but also empowering for expectant mo...
2024-06-29
32 min
Building Biotechs
Navigating Frontier Technologies with Ben Hemani of Bison Ventures
In this episode, I sat down with Ben Hemani from Bison Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage frontier technology companies. We explore his background in environmental engineering and his transition into the venture capital world, driven by a passion for technology and sustainability. Ben elaborates on the interconnected areas Bison Ventures invests in, such as biotech, high-performance computing, and climate sustainability, emphasizing the critical role cross-pollination plays in innovation. We explore the nuances of assessing early-stage companies, focusing on the importance of founder teams, technical maturity, and long-term planning. Ben also shares insights on the current...
2024-06-11
30 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Why Kids Can't Read: How we missed the mark on literacy education
Reading Rainbow. Reading is FUNdamental! Hooked on Phonics. We grew up steeped in a culture that encouraged reading. And in the past couple of years many U.S. states have embraced legislation about how kids are taught to read in school. The phrase that you may have heard is “science of reading,” as in “let’s make sure schools are using reading curricula based on science.” But what does that actually mean? And how would you, as a parent, know if your school was doing it?Today on ParentData, we're joined by journalist Emily Hanford, the host of the exc...
2024-06-06
51 min
The Economics Show
The Economics of Parenting, with Emily Oster
Emily Oster is a professor of economics at Brown University, but she is probably best known as the author of the bestsellers 'Expecting Better' and 'Cribsheet', which crunch the research about the often gut-driven practice of parenting. Today on the show we talk about research, process and the many myths about raising children. Oster hosts the ParentData podcast and publishes the weekly ParentData newsletter.Soumaya Keynes writes a column each week for the Financial Times. You can find it here.Subscribe to Soumaya's show on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.
2024-05-27
34 min
BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby)
Preparing for “The Unexpected” with Author and Economist Emily Oster
Emily Oster joins us again today in our first episode of our new format to discuss her new book “The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications” co-authored by Nathan Fox. Emily’s data driven approach brings comfort to parents everywhere and this book is no different. After years of receiving questions from readers about approaching a second pregnancy when the first one didn’t go as planned, Emily decided to create this book to help inform and educate parents about the reality that about 50% of pregnancies include complications. Whether its miscarriage, hyperemesis gravid arum. preterm birth or postpartum education, Emily pr...
2024-05-16
38 min
How To Get Your Toddler To Sleep In A Big Kid Bed
BONUS Episode - Emily Oster and Jessica Berk talk Toddler Sleep Solutions
Today on the show, we’re sharing an episode of the popular podcast, ParentData with Emily Oster. Jessica recently joined Emily to discuss the common struggles we face with our kid’s sleep and easy solutions to improve things.You’ll learn about why sleep training for toddlers and big kids is so different (and often more challenging) than babies and how you can make the process a little easier by getting your kids involved in the process and working with instead of against them.We’re talking bedtime routines, boundaries, sleepwalking, melatonin and lots...
2024-05-09
43 min
The Independent Advisors
The Independent Advisors Podcast Episode 248: April Showers Bring...
Show Notes:https://twitter.com/AndrewThrasher/status/1778057693908910553?https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/14/these-behavioral-traits-lead-to-greater-retirement-savings-study-finds.html?https://parentdata.org/theres-no-secret-option-c/
2024-04-18
34 min
She Did What?!
She Did Sex
Whoa, how sex lives evolve! We talk about the evolution from our 20’s to our 40’s AND after 15+ years of marriage. Buckle up, this one is juicy! Here are a few other great podcast about this topic: https://parentdata.org/sex-after-baby/ https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-17/you-are-worthy-of-great-sex-and-so-much-more-dr-celeste-holbrook/ If there’s anything you’d like to share with us, whether it be a love note, personal story or feedback to our episodes you can... Email us at info@shedidwhatpodcast.com Call or text us at 762-4...
2024-04-11
43 min
De Repente Cringe
#30 De Repente Sozinha
No episódio 30 de De Repente Cringe, Luisa e Marianna falam sobre solidão e solitude. Discutem a diferença entre os dois termos e porque hoje em dia esses sentimentos estão tão em voga.DICAS:- podcast: ParentData with Emily Oster- livro: O guia da grávida bem informada (Emily Oster)- livro: Em um porão escuro (Cara Hunter)Agradecimento especial ao @for.you.studioInstagram: @derepentecringepod*Escute também nas plataformas Youtube e Apple Podcast.
2024-03-27
52 min
The Boring AppSec Podcast
S1E01 - Asset Inventory
Welcome to the Boring AppSec Podcast! In Episode 1, we discuss software inventories. What they are, why we need them, and what are our favorite ways to build them. References: We will try and add information about all the references we make here. Please enter rabbit holes at will :) Cartography - https://github.com/lyft/cartography GenAI + Cartography https://shinobi.security/#how-it-works https://github.com/samvas-codes/cspm-gpt Commercial asset inventory mentioned on the show: https://www.jupiterone.com/ Talk by Sandesh and Satyaki on automating asset inventory generation at Razorpay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q42...
2024-03-04
44 min
80,000 Hours Podcast
#178 – Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parenting
"I think at various times — before you have the kid, after you have the kid — it's useful to sit down and think about: What do I want the shape of this to look like? What time do I want to be spending? Which hours? How do I want the weekends to look? The things that are going to shape the way your day-to-day goes, and the time you spend with your kids, and what you're doing in that time with your kids, and all of those things: you have an opportunity to deliberately plan them. And you can then feel...
2024-02-01
2h 22
True Vine Talks
Is it Burnout? Or is it Betrayal?
Most of us have heard about burnout. A state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress. Many employees have experienced this within the workplace. When an individual experiences burnout, others are quick to suggest they weren’t taking good enough care of themselves. Our question on this podcast is: could the reason behind such high rates of burnout be caused by betrayal? Many Employees have been betrayed by their employers. Individuals do not feel supported in the workplace. Many workers are expected to perform at unrealistic levels without necessary economic support (such as competitive wages, affordable childcare, pa...
2023-12-04
44 min
So Into That
emily oster is so into these soft pants... and helping parents chill the f out
Emily Oster is my motherhood messiah. I consider myself to be a pretty relaxed mom, but I certainly didn’t start out that way. Emily’s data-based parenting approach is to thank for that.Anytime I’m starting to bug out about whether sleep training is going to mess up my baby for life, or if my kid is going to go to college only eating chicken fingers, or whether letting my kids watch an extra hour of TV is going to turn them into ding dongs — there’s Emily, giving me the data-backed reasons why I should chi...
2023-11-29
45 min
Big Time Adulting
Friggin' Decision Fatigue with Emily Oster
Vagina economist Emily Oster is a world-famous data scientist who researches topics related to women’s health, pregnancy, and parenting. Emily translates confusing scientific data and jargon into digestible knowledge that helps parents make better and more relaxed decisions. Emily is a professor of economics at Brown University and the author of 4 books: Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected. She also hosts the Parent Data podcast and writes a popular newsletter by the same name. Emily recently appeared on The Daily Show and was included in TIME’s 2022 100 Most Influential People in the world! In thi...
2023-11-22
26 min
Kids Considered™ Podcast
Positional Plagiocephaly
In this podcast we talk about the most common cause of abnormal head shape in babies - positional or deformational plagiocephaly. Plagiocephaly is very common, with an estimated 20-40% of infants having a degree of plagiocephaly at some stage. We discuss how to differentiate plagiocephaly from other more serious causes of head shape differences. We review the common contributors to plagiocephaly, how to minimize risk (hint- more tummy time!) We also discuss the treatment options, including physical therapy and when a helmet may be indicated. We would like to thank Dr. Serena Yang, Division Chief of General P...
2023-11-13
00 min
Alive & Well – Burnout, Anxiety, Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance
195 - Overwhelmed by Parenting Data? How Data Can Help Us Make Good Parenting Decisions with Prof. Emily Oster of ParentData
When’s the last time you went down a research rabbit hole? If you’re anything like me, it can be easy to get caught up in researching the best parenting strategies, tools, and products for our kids. But holy moly is there a lot of information out there! And it can be challenging to parse out the reliable data and not get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available to us as parents. In today’s episode, Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University and NYT Best...
2023-11-03
36 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Parenting Through Divorce: The ultimate "no option C"
Even under the best of circumstances, the decision to end a marriage is often painful and always complicated - and even more so when kids are involved. Today on ParentData, writer and social worker Miranda Featherstone delves into the endless choices that accompany divorce, including making the initial decision, what it means to share your kids, what (and how much) to tell them, and other ways of thinking about the emotional and logistical aftershocks of making the right choice for yourself. Please look into support from the Domestic Violence Support Hotline, if it applies to your situation.
2023-10-19
41 min
Unswaddled
Emily Oster's Truth About Personalized Parenting Decisions
In this podcast episode, Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown University and author of books like Expecting Better, Crib Sheet, and The Family Firm, discusses her work and upcoming book, "The Unexpected." As the creator of the Parent Data newsletter and corresponding parentdata.org website, she focuses on bringing evidence-based decision-making to parents and pregnant individuals. Jamie and Emily pop the champagne for Emily Oster, who just hit 200,000 subscribers for Parent Data. The trio dives into "The Unexpected," which addresses pregnancy-related concerns and questions, particularly those related to the likelihood of recurring conditions from a...
2023-10-09
55 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Introducing Allergens: What we've been getting precisely wrong
You probably remember peanut butter being everywhere when you were a kid: commercials, birthday parties, packed in your school lunchbox. Now peanuts are notable for their absence. What accounts for such a dramatic change in such a short amount of time? When did something so commonplace become so high-risk? Dr. Gideon Lack led the study that aimed to understand what happened. Today on ParentData, he explains the precipitous rise in peanut allergies over the last twenty years, our own unfortunate role in the rise of allergies, and the best ways to safely introduce allergens to your babies. ...
2023-10-05
46 min
ericmckay4 's Listen Later
High-Achieving Kids: The culture of never enough
Podcast: ParentData with Emily Oster (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: High-Achieving Kids: The culture of never enoughPub date: 2023-09-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationKids today face an unprecedented pressure to succeed, and it's pushing their mental health, and their families, to a breaking point. Today on ParentData, journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains her research in her bestselling book, "Never Enough," how we got here, how these problems exist across both class and culture, and how we can combat this pressure by...
2023-09-21
39 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
High-Achieving Kids: The culture of never enough
Kids today face an unprecedented pressure to succeed, and it's pushing their mental health, and their families, to a breaking point. Today on ParentData, journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace explains her research in her bestselling book, "Never Enough," how we got here, how these problems exist across both class and culture, and how we can combat this pressure by simply allowing our kids to matter as much as we already know they do. Subscribe to ParentData.org for ad-free podcast episodes, hundreds of articles on pregnancy and parenting, and more. We need your stories! Click on...
2023-09-21
39 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Expecting Better with Amy Schumer and Dr. Sara Reardon
I’m thrilled to share the audio from an event we held earlier this month to mark the 10-year anniversary of my first book, Expecting Better. It was hosted by Dr. Sara Readon (also known as The Vagina Whisperer) and we were joined by Amy Schumer, who helped put the book on the map. We also announced my new book, The Unexpected, which is coming out next spring! ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at...
2023-07-31
49 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Random Acts of Data with Dr. Anupam Jena
I spoke with Dr. Anupam Jena, known as Bapu, who hosts the podcast Freakonomics, MD, about his new book, Random Acts of Medicine, written jointly with Dr. Christopher Worsham. The book is out this week, and after you listen here, I highly recommend you pick it up. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at parentdata.org/podcast. Want more on data, pregnancy, and parenting? Subscribe to the ParentData newsletter for free at...
2023-07-13
36 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Representation in Children’s Books with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a PhD student at Harvard in economics and public policy. Last year, she edited The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, which features Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, criminal justice, and technology. This week, the book is out in paperback. In honor of this, she and I connected to chat about two of the chapters — on education for Black girls and representation in children’s books. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read tran...
2023-06-12
35 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Ask Emily: All Your Questions About Running With Laura Green
When I do my weekly Q&A on Instagram (@profemilyoster), I get a lot of questions about running. Rather than interrupt the parenting content, we thought we’d collect those separately and put them in podcast form. And then I convinced Laura Green to ask the questions. If you do not follow Laura on Instagram, she puts out very funny running comedy; it is seriously the best. So: if you like running and parenting and discussions of the pelvic floor, please give this one a listen. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier ve...
2023-05-25
39 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
How to Talk to Kids About Diets, Weight, and Food with Virginia Sole-Smith
I heard about Virginia Sole-Smith’s new book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, a few months ago and was so excited I immediately insisted on reading it and interviewing her. I’m a big fan of Virginia’s — she is a journalist, an author, a podcaster, the writer of the excellent Substack newsletter Burnt Toast, and a mom. Her new book is about kids and weight and food, and I think it is an absolute must-read for all parents, especially for that moment when your child asks, “Does this shirt make me look fat?” and you know the...
2023-04-24
29 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
One Mother's Story of CMV in Pregnancy with Megan Nix
I speak with Megan Nix about her book Remedies for Sorrow, in which she recounts her journey with her daughter, Anna, who was born with congenital CMV. I would highly recommend the book, which is a combination of informative and deeply affecting. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at parentdata.org/podcast. Want more on data, pregnancy, and parenting? Subscribe to the ParentData newsletter for free atparentdata.org.
2023-04-17
26 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Race, Values-based Care, and Advocating for Yourself With Erica Chidi
I’m finishing out Black Maternal Health Week with an interview with Erica Chidi — writer, entrepreneur, doula, and more. We talk about issues around Black maternal health, maternal health in general, and possible solutions. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at parentdata.org/podcast. Want more on data, pregnancy, and parenting? Subscribe to the ParentData newsletter for free at parentdata.org.
2023-04-14
31 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Parenting Through Challenges with Dr. Kelly Fradin
I’m excited to be joined today by Kelly Fradin, who wrote a new book called Advanced Parenting: Advice for Helping Kids Through Diagnoses, Differences, and Mental Health Challenges. I think this book is a must-read for any parent struggling with a complicated parenting problem. And as Kelly describes in this conversation, it’s also a book for every parent, since all of us face the challenges of advocating for our kids at one point or another. Her book is full of tools and resources that will help you manage the stress and navigate the business of care. And we’r...
2023-04-06
22 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Ask Emily: Your Personal Questions on Parenting
A bonus episode where Emily answers your personal questions about her journey with pregnancy and parenting — thanks for sending in so many great questions on Instagram at @profemilyoster! ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at parentdata.org/podcast. Want more on data, pregnancy, and parenting? Subscribe to the ParentData newsletter for free at parentdata.org.
2023-03-23
22 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Bonus: Book Talk with Hillary Frank (The Longest Shortest Time)
Today’s episode is an audio recording from one of my recent appearances in Montclair, New Jersey. It was an amazing night. I was so lucky to be joined by Hillary, who asked me some really thoughtful, smart questions about my book The Family Firm and my work on parenting. If you don’t know her, Hillary is the creator of the podcasts The Longest Shortest Time and Here Lies Me and author of the book Weird Parenting Wins. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You...
2023-03-15
44 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Telling the Truth About Marriage with Young Kids with Majka Burhardt
I am thrilled to feature an interview with Majka Burhardt, a professional ice climber (seriously) and the author of a new book called More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood, which is a really raw, gripping book about the first years of parenthood. It’s a book that I had a hard time putting down, even when it pulled me back into the uncertainties and fears of the beginning of parenting. ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to...
2023-03-06
26 min
Marketing Against The Grain
How Lenny Rachitsky Makes +$500,000/Year As a Content Creator
Is a podcast easier than a newsletter?Lenny Rachitsky joins Kipp and Kieran as they dive deep into the content creation rabbit hole - tactics on how to grow and scale a newsletter, solving for a problem as your north star, how to validate your content, why being a ruthless editor is crucial, and more.About Lenny RachitskyLenny writes a popular newsletter at LennysNewsletter.com, hosts Lenny's Podcast, angel invests, and advises startups on product and growth. Previously, Lenny spent seven years at Airbnb leading initiatives...
2023-02-28
41 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Ask Emily: Your Personal Questions on Career
A bonus episode where Emily answers your personal questions about her career and more — thanks for sending in so many great questions on Instagram at @profemilyoster! ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read transcripts and listen to all of our episodes at parentdata.org/podcast. Want more on data, pregnancy, and parenting? Subscribe to the ParentData newsletter for free at parentdata.org.
2023-01-25
20 min
ParentData with Emily Oster
Puberty, Postpartum, and Adaptation with Lauren Fleshman and Molly Huddle
I am thrilled to feature an interview with two professional women runners, Lauren Fleshman and Molly Huddle. Lauren has a new book out tomorrow called Good for a Girl, which is the impetus for our interview, and we’ll also talk about Molly’s book How She Did It from last spring. We talk about running, but I promise this is really a conversation about postpartum and post-puberty and finding a way to excel in male-dominated spaces and tons of other stuff. It’s a good listen even if you do not love to run. ParentData relaunched in Sep...
2023-01-09
33 min