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Catch up on everything we learned about paid family leave this week, from how they do it in Sweden to whether it's a job killer. (article)
A few of our favorite segments from this week: The History of Paid Family Leave (First) | When the 1% Leaves Town (Starts 36:28) | Former NYC Public Advocate Mark Green (Starts 56:54) (article)
Mayor de Blasio takes calls; accidental shootings by curious preschoolers; is paid family leave good or bad for business?; introverted teenagers; how you became a mother. (episode)
Mayor Bill de Blasio joins the Brian Lehrer Show in the inaugural edition of what will be a weekly, Friday morning appearance on WNYC.
Accidental shootings by curious preschoolers are happening at a rate of about 2 per week. The New York Times' Jack Healy talks about these frequent tragedies and what we can do about it.
Hear a pretty heated debate over whether paid family leave is good or bad for business, and a conversation about Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Family Leave Act.
Susan Cain talks about her new book specifically about introverted teens and the issues that affect them in schools and social milieus that might favor their more outgoing peers.
There are many women who became mothers by adopting, or becoming stepmoms or god moms. Listeners call in to share the different routes they took to get to being called "mom."