Michelle Janning, author of The Stuff of Family Life.
Topic: How our homes reflect our lives.
Issues: Does putting your smartphone on a restaurant table during a date impact your relationship? How does where you place your TV in your home impact your family? Exploring and understanding the changing world of families by looking at their stuff; more.

Jack Gilbert, author of Dirt is Good.
Topic: The advantage of germs for your child’s developing immune system.
Issues: The microbiome; the importance of the bacteria that live inside us across the lifespan (but especially in childhood); where does our microbiome come from? The effects of diet, antibiotics, probiotics, and more; physical, emotional, and psychological effects of the microbiome; the dangers of antibacterial soaps and attempts to keep our children’s environment super clean; more.