Oh boy, if we could only Riddikulus this one away. Lou and Frankie delve into the wizarding world as the entry point to the question: what do you do with a childhood joy that isn't so... Joyful? Tangents include Hershey's Chocolate, the importa

Childhood Chores and Big News

Feb 16th, 2023 1h 12m

Spin the Chore Wheel and join Lucille and Marie and... Francine (!) as we delve into the world of childhood house and yard work! We talk about the different things parents obsess over and how it makes for different perspectives as we clean our

Corporal Punishment Spectacular

Jan 30th, 2023 59m 16s

Lou and Marie strap in for a bumpy ride through the (unnecessarily) rough terrain of spanking and more. Marie shares a story of corporal punishment in school, Lou spent all the podcast money on a Time Machine, and you'll know who has a strange

The December Dilemma

Jan 13th, 2023 51m 16s

Happy Gregorian New Year, Same Here Squad! Marie Renee and Lucille are back to talk about a viral Christmas-in-schools Twitter thread, with detours involving palm trees, Barbara Walters, and more. Thanks for listening, rating, reviewing, sharin

An American Childhood Dream

Dec 27th, 2022 35m 1s

Marie and Lou talk a grab-bag of Americana, featuring the participation trophy fallacy, the American Dream®, and the weird context of "achieve anything" when set next to watching adults try and fail... and try again. This episode was recorded b

The Changing of Lenses

Dec 5th, 2022 28m 25s

Guess who is still alive and kicking! Marie and Lou reconvene to discuss the many events of 2022, and (spoiler alert) they have a lot to do with the childhood conversation. Some teasers for future episodes include the gentle parenting bonanza,

Revenge of the Mommy Blogger

Feb 16th, 2022 1h 22m

Lou and Marie share, like, and subscribe their way down a dark rabbit hole where kids are more valuable on-camera than off-camera. Lou drafts a history of the (online) world and Marie follows closely behind to pick up the pieces. Some of the ki

Kidfluencers

Feb 9th, 2022 1h 14m

Marie and Lou peel back layers of sponsored content and enabled cookies to find out exactly what it means to make minors into influencers. It begins with predictably corporate reactions to a lawsuit, includes the weirdness that is sponsorship,

The Tooth Fairy

Feb 5th, 2022 59m 40s

Lucille reminds Marie about how icky losing teeth is (very). Where did the tooth fairy come from, and why does she want our mouth bones? Is there a method behind why we use this myth? Side plots include the British Medical Journal, sexy fairies

Now That's What I Call Nostalgia

Jan 26th, 2022 37m 16s

Marie takes Lucille on a tour of Nostalgia-ville. Is it innate or cultural? Where does it come from? And most importantly, how angry can Marie get Lou to be over corporate co-opting of nostalgia for marketing?Field trips include Lisa Frank, th

The Lore of Frog and Toad

Jan 19th, 2022 39m 44s

Lucille dunks Marie headfirst into the world of Frog and Toad, the beloved children's works by Arnold Lobel. They read from "Shivers," a bunch of Language Arts Journals, and avoid reading an angry blog or two. Lou's partner clinks dishes in the

Kids and Conflict

Jan 12th, 2022 51m 45s

Marie teaches Lucille about Conflict Style Theory, and how (surprise) the conflicts we observe in childhood set us up to view differing needs for the rest of our lives. Distractions include whether Chipotle is preferable to Taco Bell, astrology

Elf on the Shelf vs. Humanity

Dec 24th, 2021 41m 4s

Christmas Bonus!Lucille learns that Marie has no idea what "The Elf" is or does. They dive into a (poorly constructed) lore to figure out the answers to their questions, including but not limited to:"Where did this Elf come from?""What does

Purity Culture pt. 2 - "Mature Content," or Just Adult Discomfort?

Dec 22nd, 2021 1h 3m

Lucille extends the conversation of childhood innocence to the forced purity and virginity of older children. Marie reads long, detailed lists of purported masturbation side effects from the late 19th century. We listen in on a dinner party tog

Purity Culture pt. 1 - Innocent Until Proven... Adult?

Dec 15th, 2021 43m 56s

Lou and Marie dig up the roots of "childhood innocence," tracing the role of children through history and capitalism. Lucille makes Marie read a mommy blog. Tangents include Freud, the moral panic around Critical Race Theory, and the Industrial

Marie Renee vs. Food

Dec 8th, 2021 1h 18m

Marie tells Lucille about the diet culture of the Katz household in the early 2000s. Lou screams in frustration at youth-targeted weight-loss grifts. Detours include Q-Anon, Crohn's disease, and the economics of Halloween candy. They hope the l

Lucille vs. Parentification

Dec 1st, 2021 1h 14m

Lou tells Marie all about the phenomenon of parentifying children, ranging from her own experiences to some larger classic examples. Marie talks about the "right" way to clean a bathroom, Lou shares a snippet about Deaf history, and Kevin (Lou'

Why are we here?

Nov 24th, 2021 42m 5s

So, like... What are we here for? Meet Lucille (Lou) Mills and Marie Renee Katz, two friends and researchers who are obsessed with childhood--be it the universality of childhood, the trope of the child, or their own memories as former little o