FWD‪:‬ Mari and Christopher

Mari and Christopher discuss the potential causes behind the growing fears that parents have for their children.

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References:
-The Outline: https://theoutline.com/post/5909/book-review-small-animals-parenting-age-of-fear
-Pew Social Trends: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/12/17/parenting-in-america/
-Child Find of America: http://childfindofamerica.org/resources/facts-stats/
-Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/14/theres-never-been-a-safer-time-to-be-a-kid-in-america/
-Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-missing-children/2013/05/10/efee398c-b8b4-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html
-Parents: https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/stranger-safety/child-abduction-facts/
-U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/MC19.pdf
-The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2016/09/abandon-parenting-and-just-be-a-parent/501236/
-Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/08/26/when-did-parents-get-scared/dEsGOllSt3zhFPfy1iOzKI/story.html
-TIME: http://time.com/4158007/american-fear-history/

Mari and Christopher discuss the limits of tolerance, and what happens when a desire to be open and accepting goes up against dangerous ideas and individuals.

Note: Following the recording of this podcast, Alex Jones and Infowars content was removed from a majority of popular social networks (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/technology/infowars-alex-jones-apple-facebook-spotify.html)

Mari’s Article FWD: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/07/18/620074926/empowering-kids-in-an-anxious-world
Christopher’s Article FWD: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/magazine/inside-the-aclus-war-on-trump.html

If you enjoy this podcast, follow FWD: on SoundCloud.

You can also search for "FWD:" in iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app to subscribe, and follow Mari at @MarissaMegumi and Christopher at @ChrisNBrooks on Instagram and Twitter:
-www.instagram.com/marissamegumi
-twitter.com/marissamegumi
-www.instagram.com/chrisnbrooks
-twitter.com/chrisnbrooks

For any feedback, questions, or topic suggestions, you can email: FWDPodcast@gmail.com

Mari and Christopher discuss our society's antiquated ideas about what it means to "be a man" and how we can help men and boys of all ages overcome the toxic notions of masculinity that pervade in our culture.

Mari’s Article FWD: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/05/28/614386847/what-kind-of-parent-are-you-carpenter-or-gardener
Christopher’s Article FWD: https://lifehacker.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-universal-basic-income-1825172737

If you enjoy this podcast, search for "FWD:" in iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app to subscribe, or subscribe on SoundCloud.

You can also follow Mari at @MarissaMegumi and Christopher at @ChrisNBrooks on Instagram and Twitter:
-www.instagram.com/marissamegumi
-twitter.com/marissamegumi
-www.instagram.com/chrisnbrooks
-twitter.com/chrisnbrooks

For any feedback, questions, or topic suggestions, you can email: FWDPodcast@gmail.com

Mari and Christopher discuss "play" and how this free-spirited activity, which is essential to children's mental, physical, and social development can (and should) fit into adults' lives.

Mari’s Article FWD: https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2018/03/15/594017146/is-it-time-to-bring-risk-back-into-our-kids-playgrounds
Christopher’s Article FWD: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/05/im-not-black-im-kanye/559763/

Peter Gray's Psychology Today series: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn

If you enjoy this podcast, search for "FWD:" in iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast app to subscribe, or subscribe on SoundCloud.

You can also follow Mari at @MarissaMegumi and Christopher at @ChrisNBrooks on Instagram and Twitter:
-www.instagram.com/marissamegumi
-twitter.com/marissamegumi
-www.instagram.com/chrisnbrooks
-twitter.com/chrisnbrooks

For any feedback, questions, or topic suggestions, you can email: FWDPodcast@gmail.com