Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Kidnappers Not Going to Let Me Use My Phone! Edition

Carvell Wallace, Rebecca Lavoie, and Gabriel Roth discuss the tyranny of demanding teens charge their phones, beginning of school-blues, balancing time between kids, and an interview with Slate's Rebecca Onion about how parenting groups are making it impossible to leave Facebook, plus triumphs and fails and a question about finding black friends for your black kids, and how to talk to your white friends about race. This episode is brought to you by the following advertisers: Coffee and Crayons, a new back-to-school podcast from Target and Slate Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Ben and Jerry's, try their new handheld frozen novelties, Pint Slices, today. Gobble, a meal kit delivery service that offers delicious, healthy meals that can be made in just 15 minutes. For $50 off your first box, go to gobble.com/momanddad. Ziprecruiter, the smartest way to hire. Try Ziprecruiter today for free at ziprecruiter.com/MOMANDDAD.