S21,E18: 10/07/24 (PARENTHOOD! John Lennon, Little Fevers, Bo and the Locomotive, Irving, SMURNO, Haley, Dappled Cities, They Might Be Giants, Octopus Project, Ben Folds, Kimya Dawson, Sharon Van Ette

Season 21 Episode 18 EXTREMELY SPECIAL "PARENTHOOD" EPISODE! Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon Baby's Baby's - Little Fevers Before You Were Born - Bo and the Locomotive The Gentle Preservation of Children's Minds - Irving Море дерев (A Sea of ​​Trees) - SMURNO Daddy - Haley Father & Son - Dappled Cities And Mom and Kid - They Might Be Giants Reading Rainbow Theme Song - The Octopus Project feat. The Flaming Lips Still Fighting It - Ben Folds You Are My Baby - Kimya Dawson Do You Realize?? - Sharon Van Etten Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - Billy Joel White Lilacs - The Womenfolk This episode features a clip from The Local's podcast Sweden in Focus where Richard Orange talks about the country's generous paternity leave and the effect it has on families. There's also a clip from Bill Maher's not-so-great podcast Club Random where Penn Jillette talks about evolutionary love for one's children. Nick Cave also reads a response he wrote to a fan who was concerned about bringing a child into the world in its current state on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. There are also birthday greetings to September babies from Tiktoker Soupy Garbage Juice (he’s released the full song but I didn’t realize it until too late to include the whole song on the show). And while not mentioned in the episode, I highly recommend Ric Burns' documentary about Ansel Adams.