Ep50 - "The Parent Trap" with Amil Niazi

Amil Niazi is a writer and cultural critic who's work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post and TODAY. She also writes a monthly column for The Cut called 'The Hard Part'. Amil sat down with us to discuss the parallels of puppy and baby parenting, the rejection fathers feel with newborns, failure, trauma-bonding, 'Broom Elsewhere-mode', the fun parts of raising children, fads, violence in kids shows, 'Gentle Parenting', toy guns, staying on top of pop culture as a parent, trying to find new music in 2023, twitter being a necessity as a writer, the privilege of not being on social media, cursed Tik Tok's, going viral is the new lottery, internet fame as currency, posting your kids online, 'Momfluencers', the appropriate age for kids to be on social media, Sofia Coppola's daughter, The Kardashians and much more!Amil NiaziJosh McIntyreAustin Hutchings----Cold PodSUPPORT THIS PODCASThttps://www.patreon.com/coldpod