Have you talked to a parent recently? Are they...okay? From textbook bans to health food trends, there’s a whole culture of fear and political propaganda that preys on new parents, convincing them that just buying this or just voting for that will keep their children safe. But how do you know if something is a moral panic or a legitimate concern? Brittany is joined by <a href="https://engl.uic.edu/profiles/leick-karen/"target="_blank" >Karen Leick</a>, author of Parents, Media and Panic through the Years, and <a href="https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-research/faculty/wang_cynthia/"target="_blank" >Cynthia Wang</a>, Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University to sift through the differences. Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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