Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-05-07
Books mentioned on Part One: The Parenting Gurus of Nazi Germany
Robert sits down with Margaret killjoy to talk about Moritz Schreber, the pseudo scientific parenting guru who strapped children into torture devices and helped prepare Germany for the Nazis. (4 Part Series) See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dr. Spock's baby and child care
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Discussed“You might think of him as like Dr. Spock, if you're old enough to remember Dr. Spock, not the one from Star Trek but like the child development doctor who was kind of huge. I think in the 80s and 90s, I think my parents had a Dr. Spock book or two around.”
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To train up a child
Discussed“There's a very popular book among the Christian right called To Train Up a Child, and the basis of it is you should, when children are infants, do stuff like lay them down on a mat, and if they like wiggle to such a point that any part of their body is off of it, you like whip them! Basically,”
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Sapling Cage
Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy is a compelling young adult fantasy novel that explores intricate themes of survival, personal growth, and adversity through a captivating fictional narrative.
Discussed“I wrote a YA novel without any bad things—of course there are bad things; it's a novel and bad things have to happen in a story—called 'The Sapling Cage.' It's great, by the way. Robert actually read it; it is my favorite piece of your writing so far.”
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