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Pandemic Childcare; Plus Mukbang Meets True Crime

Guest host <a href="https://twitter.com/elisewho">Elise Hu</a> looks at how the pandemic has exacerbated existing problems when it comes to the care of small children. A Massachusetts childcare center owner shares her story about reopening, while a public policy professor talks about the difficult choices women often have to make between their careers and caregiving. Also, a look at how mukbang and true crime collide in the world of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo9ZZ04kIhN_8xGxvnjaduQ">Stephanie Soo, a YouTube star</a> and host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rotten-mango/id1517954480">Rotten Mango podcast</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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