Brad Meltzer: Empathy, Kindness, Magic, Transformation, and That One Guy in the Restroom That One Time

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Spawned Parenting Podcast with Liz of Cool Mom Picks

Liz Gumbinner

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Discover practical parenting tips, relatable insights, and lots of commiseration from host Liz Gumbinner, of Cool Mom Picks and Mom-101, and her incredible expert guests. (Celebrities! Authors! Activists!) For more than a decade, Liz has been helping us all navigate the ups and downs of parenting with common sense and good humor, and she's not going to let you down now. Spawned has been celebrated for its support of diverse families, named a top podcast by The Washington Post, Mental Floss, Business Insider, and Fatherly, and won the 1st annual Iris Award for best parenting podcast.

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Brad Meltzer: Empathy, Kindness, Magic, Transformation, and That One Guy in the Restroom That One Time

Spawned Parenting Podcast with Liz of Cool Mom Picks

25 minutes 32 seconds

1 year ago

Brad Meltzer: Empathy, Kindness, Magic, Transformation, and That One Guy in the Restroom That One Time

Fresh off his viral commencement address at the University of Michigan, I'm joined by best-selling author Brad Meltzer. (Yes, that Brad Meltzer from the "I Am..." biographical children's books we all own!) He talks about his thoughts on kindness as a "naive ideal worth fighting for," the need for more empathy online, his love for the Harlem Globetrotters, and why he believes one person can change the world. Plus, he shares some deeply personal stories of kindness that changed his own life, including one in a random men's room. You are going to love what he has to say.

Plus, by popular demand, Cool Picks of the Week is back! Whoo! (Though a new audio cue...eh, stay tuned for that one.)

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