Parents have a lot to worry about: what their kids eat, where to send them to school and how to rear them, just for starters. Compounding the mysteries of parenting is the debate over whether there are innate differences between raising a boy and raising a girl. Modern parents often try to be gender neutral, offering primary colors instead of pink or blue, and finger paints instead of trucks or dolls. But as many parents will attest, it seems that some boys are predisposed toward fire trucks and football, while girls want tutus and princesses no matter how you raise them. Should we change our parenting depending on our kids' gender? To help answer this question, we checked in with friends, contributors and listeners for their stories on how they were raised…and what they do with their own kids.
Along with our segment featuring Melissa Clark and Bryan Terry's versions of chili, we asked you to send in your own favorite chili recipes -- here are a sampling of them, ranging from "Bachelor's Chili" to vegan Cashew Chili to a buffalo-based recipe. Add your own in the comments!
As the health care reform bill drafted by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) makes its way out of the finance committee, many people still have questions about what is in the bill and how it will change health care. David Herszenhorn, congressional correspondent for the New York Times, answers our listeners' questions.
Your calls and emails came in all weekend about the news of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. We listen to what you had to say and compare responses from pundits and talk show hosts.
Marco Reininger, specialist in the New York Army Reserve and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, joins us as we review our listeners' responses to the ongoing war there.
We’re still getting responses to the conversation we had last week about "Driving While Distracted." Since that segment, the Obama administration banned all federal employees from texting while driving, and calls are growing for a nationwide ban. We hear some more of what our listeners had to say.
The hot topic on our show and across the country this week was "Driving While Distracted." Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation said almost 6,000 deaths last year were connected to driver distraction. They proposed some solutions, including a push for states to pass their own laws. You’ve been sending us your own ideas on this problem, which we cover this morning.
One listener, Anthony from Watchung, N.J., emailed us to say: “There is a BlackBerry application called "Color ID" which flashes a sequence of colors. I use this for important people who send messages. If it's cyan and purple, I know I need to check the message right away and look for a safe place to do so. Otherwise, I ignore the message.”
Yesterday we asked how often people do things like texting and talking on the phone while driving. Listeners weighed in all day, suggesting solutions to combat DWD ("Driving While Distracted") and responding to 19-year-old Alicia Jones, who admitted on the air yesterday to texting while driving.
We revisit your responses to our recent questions: the housing situation in your block, and what you think the biggest "clear and present danger" is to America.
Last Friday, when we talked about young people coming out at younger ages, we got phone calls, emails and comments on our website, including one from Susan in Oklahoma who told her 14-year-old daughter she would love her no matter what her sexual orientation turned out to be. We also heard from an anonymous listener who said that her husband of 19 years just came out after years of knowing he was gay.
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After four straight months of rising sales on the housing front — good news for the economy — those numbers slipped downward for August. From an economist's point of view, the economy is having bumps as it rebounds. But what's the story on your block? Listeners gave us the reports from their block.
The outburst and apology by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina), the public aftermath and charges of racism – some overt, some covert – have driven a national conversation this week. John Hockenberry takes us on a tour of some of our listeners' reactions to this week's news.
Have your own story? Join the conversation by calling us at 877-8-MY-TAKE, DM us on Twitter @the_takeaway, or send us an email at mytake@thetakeaway.org.
One of our listeners sent in the photo of his favorite view, taken from the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan bridge, showing the Brooklyn bridge. What's your favorite view? Tell us or show us!
What's your take? Leave a comment below or record your story at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE.
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