1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: This is parent Data. I'm Emily Oster. At the risk 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: of getting a little mushy, parent data is kind of 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: like another kid for me. You conceive something, you just 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: state it, you think about it a lot in the 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: middle of the night, you put it out into the world, 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: and you hope, with a lot of luck and a 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: lot of guidance, that it thrives. This last five years 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: of parent Data have been a wild ride. I went 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: from a plan for writing a newsletter to a few 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: thousand readers twice a month, to providing COVID guidance to 11 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: hundreds of thousands of people, to this current moment, when 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: this is a full fledged startup with a website, subscriptions, 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: and an amazing internal team that supports all the work. 14 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: Startups and kids have a lot in common. They demand 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: your time and your energy. They provide both very high 16 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: highs and very low lows. Require prioritization. You always need 17 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: to think about what extracurriculars you want to sign up for, 18 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: what's worth experimenting with, what's worth pursuing, and what to 19 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: stop piano soccer making a podcast. We've been producing the 20 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: parent Data podcast since the fall of twenty twenty three. 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: We here is me and my extraordinary producer Tomorrow. Over 22 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: the course of over sixty episodes, I've had the chance 23 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: to talk to so many incredible thinkers, journalists, medical professionals, 24 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: mental health professionals. We've gabbed about placentas and baby salting, 25 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: peanut allergies, and screen time, sleep and summer camp. That 26 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: was my favorite episode. We've been true to our mission, 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: which is to provide the best data driven analysis to 28 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: your most pressing parenting concerns, but with an extra human 29 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,639 Speaker 1: touch of hearing real people talk about their real kids 30 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: and their real passions and their fears. And you've heard 31 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: me talk about my own kids' births, my own pelvic floor, 32 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: my anecdotal experience with device hygiene, my marriage, basically all 33 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: of my own idiosyncratic parenting journeys. And we've had an 34 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: amazing response from you. You've contributed your own voices, your questions. 35 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: You've written to us to say when something particularly touched you, 36 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: or to tell me what you feel I've gotten wrong, 37 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: and more than anything, you've been listening. And that means 38 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: more to Tomorrow and I than you can imagine. But 39 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: now it's time to hang it up, at least for 40 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: the time being. We've got so much happening and more 41 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: in the pipeline, and I'm looking forward to giving my 42 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: voice arrest and letting my fingers do more talking. Writing 43 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: has always been my favorite and it's still where I 44 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: want to spend more of my time. Plus, as of 45 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: this recording, Tamor's having her baby literally any minute now, 46 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: and I think we're all looking forward to a well 47 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: deserved break. But first some thank you. Thank you to 48 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: all our guests for their time, their honesty, their insights. 49 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: Thank you to PRX for their generous hosting, and to 50 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: the Parent Data team for all their invaluable help with feedback, participation, 51 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: partnerships and always being willing to be an extra set 52 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: of ears. And thank you especially to my producer Tomorrow 53 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 1: of Ashy for really being everything here. If you ever 54 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: get a chance to make a podcast, I hope that 55 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: you have a partner as extraordinary as Tomorrow, someone who 56 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: holds everything to the very very highest standard and is 57 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: willing to say drive to a summer camp and talk 58 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: to kids about their friendship bracelets. Thank you, Tomorrow, really 59 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: thank you, And finally thanks to you for listen. Thank 60 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: you for sharing episodes and episode ideas, and I hope 61 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: you'll continue to share the episodes that helped you or 62 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: challenged you or felt meaningful to you. We are really 63 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: proud to have this resource Evergreen, out in the world, 64 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: right Penelope, Right, mam. That's goodbye for now.