Sean Illing talks with <a href="https://www.natehilger.com/">Nate Hilger</a>, economist, data scientist, and author of the new book The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis. The book explores what is expected of parents, and how a larger public investment in families and children beyond K-12 education could address inequality in America. Sean and Nate discuss parenting, the difference between caring and skill building, the pressure on parents to do it all, and the economic consequences that arise when they can’t. Host: Sean Illing (<a href="https://twitter.com/seanilling">@seanilling</a>), Interviews Writer, VoxGuest: Nate Hilger (<a href="https://twitter.com/nate_g_hilger">@nate_g_hilger</a>), economist and authorReferences: <ul><li>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691725/the-parent-trap-by-nate-hilger/">The Parent Trap: How To Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis</a> by Nate Hilger (MIT Press; 2022)</li></ul> Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app.Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox!<a href="http://bit.ly/givepodcasts"> bit.ly/givepodcasts</a>This episode was made by: <ul>
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The Parent Trap

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