
Spock Talk: A Parenting Advice Podcast
A conversation about the history of parenting advice.
In ten episodes we explore: what's the deal with Dr. Benjamin Spock? What was so great about the Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care? And who gets to tell parents how to parent?
Listen and learn about twentieth century history, weird recipes, gentle parenting, anti-war protests, the Paris Olympics, book publishing, medical school education, women's magazines, and more!
Podcasting since 2023 • 11 episodes
Spock Talk: A Parenting Advice Podcast
Latest Episodes
Now that We're Spockologists
This is our “Behind the Podcast” episode in which we talk about history crushes, library lessons, social media, influencer culture, information source evaluation, and obsolete audio technology.Listeners! Leave a review and let us know h...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:35

Such an American Story: Lessons in Dr. Benjamin Spock-onomics, Internet History, and Venture Capital
We discuss Dr. Benjamin Spock’s personal finances and the venture capitalists that brought Baby and Child Care to the World Wide Web.ReferencesAssociated Press. “Dr. Spock’s Advice - 60 Years Later.” The Canadian Pres...
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29:52

Spock, Oprah; Oprah, Spock: Celebrity Culture in the 20th Century
We explore Spock in the spotlight. Did he have an irresistible, outsized personality? Or was he attention-seeking and fame-hungry?Public domain archival audio courtesy of the Iowa State University Archives.References<...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:59

Spocked Or Spanked?
We explore Dr. Benjamin Spock’s political activism: Was he a hip protester? Or an anti-establishment pariah? Public domain archival audio courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston.References<...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:55

Spock's Women's Group: Sisters, Wives, and Daughters-in-law
We explore Dr. Benjamin Spock’s personal relationships with women: sisters, co-workers, dance partners, mentors, wives, and daughters-in-law.Spock recording used with permission from WNYC Archive Collections.Listeners! Let us kn...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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