Before Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller became a parent, she worried having children would zap her creativity. “I had a really patronizing view of them,” she said. “Like, you gotta use dumb, simple words and keep it real easy and safe.” And given the sometimes parasitic nature of child rearing, she wondered if she would even have the energy to create? These days, she has two small kids, and she’s enthralled with their curiosity, their resilience, and how they tell stories about the world around them. As she shares with Anna, her kids have informed and deepened her work, and inspired her new podcast series for kids, Terrestrials.
In this episode, you’ll hear clips from the Terrestrials episode “The Water Walker,” but we recommend you check out the whole incredible series here. And for the curious kids in your life, watch some bonus video extras here.
How to Say Goodbye to Your Pets
Your One Night Stand Stories, Revisited
Gabrielle Union Completes Herself
Margo Price After Cheating and Drinking
Your Estrangement Calls Answered Live
From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
Why the Creators of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Treat Their Partnership Like a Marriage
Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp Talk About Their Divorce, Anxiety, and Slowing Down
Trevor Noah Talks Depression, Radical Honesty, and Braiding Hair
Estrangement’s Alternate Endings
Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official
Estrangement Purgatory
Fran Lebowitz’s Guide to Life (And Parties)
Estrangement: We Were Close, Now I Don’t Know You
Race and Friendship After 2020: An Update
Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship
An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door
Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity
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