The Baby Monitor Trap

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What Next: TBD The Baby Monitor Trap How a device designed to give parents some space demands that they pay more attention than ever. Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ . Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds.

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Episode Notes If setting up a baby monitor in the room with your sleeping kids doesn’t allow you to pop out and enjoy the cruise ship, what are they actually good for? Guest: Stephanie Murray, writer for The Atlantic, the newsletter Family Stuff , who wrote “ You’re on Vacation. You Leave Your Kid in Your Hotel Room With a Baby Monitor. What Could Go Wrong? ” for Slate.

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com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Parenting About the Show Every Friday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed look into the future.

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