When sharing becomes oversharing becomes Sharenthood
How you get from Instagram posts to urine-monitoring diapers. Opening of the new youth jail. And the water and shimmer of Boston’s Poet Laureate.
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Leah Plunkett, Sharenthood
Everyone has that acquaintance. You know: the one who overshares pictures of their kids on every social media platform, always including the words "hashtag blessed." That's a form of "sharenting," says Harvard researcher Leah Plunkett, who's written a book called Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online.
King County youth jail opens
The number of youth in detention in King County is at a historical low. But racial disparities in that incarcerated population have increased. KUOW’s Amy Radil tells Bill Radke about her visit to the building, followed by a conversation with Judith Ramseyer, Chief Judge at the King County Children & Family Justice Center.
Porsha Olayiwola, I Shimmer Sometimes, Too
“When two or more margins meet at an edge, they create a jagged funeral.” So says Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola in her new book, I Shimmer Sometimes, Too. It’s an exploration of her multiple identities: fat, black, and queer. But in addition to the dangers faced by folks who are marginalized, these poems also celebrate the magic, the shimmer, the joy.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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