Otterly Rad!

In this episode Nathan and Hayley discuss Rad Dad (the book compilation of the zine) and break a couple of their favorite essays. Links: http://www.raddadmagazine.com/ http://www.twitter.com/weehermione http://www.twitter.com/justnathan

In this episode Hayley and Nathan discuss the manga Wandering Son and the place of graphic novels in kids' reading. Links: http://www.fantagraphics.com/series/wandering-son/ http://www.crunchyroll.com/hourou-musuko-wandering-son http://www.twitter.com/justnathan http://www.twitter.com/weehermione

We talk once again with Lauren (betterinrealife.com) - this time about Target's doing away with gendered aisles, why they doesn't really matter, the privilege of conscious consumerism, and how we're bad preppers.

Lauren from Better in Real Life joins us again and gets us talking about libraries, which is why the episode is longer than normal. We also talk about diversity in children's books, finding books that have better representation and that feature children who are not generic white kids, and how to talk to your local librarian/bookseller about carrying rad books for kids. Leave us a comment with your favorite diverse children's book! Links: http://betterinrealife.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/01/19/scholastic-pulls-childrens-book-starring-george-washingtons-happy-slaves/ http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?title=last+stop+on+market+street&mtype=B http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=nino+wrestles+the+world&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0 http://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/ http://weneeddiversebooks.org/ http://weneeddiversebooks.org/ http://www.twitter.com/justnathan http://www.twitter.com/weehermione http://www.twitter.com/betterinrealife

Our first guest Lauren (betterinrealife on Twitter and betterinrealife.com) joins us to talk about gender and colors and Inceptioning your children. Links: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3034029/blue-is-for-boys-pink-is-for-girls-see-children-surrounded-by-their-color-coded-toys https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/do-kids-change-parents-gender/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist Lauren's podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/im-better-in-real-life/id1071405020?mt=2 Otterly Rad on ITunes - rate and review us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/otterly-rad!/id1063005291?mt=2

In this episode we talk about teaching kids media literacy, especially when it comes to online sources. Our advice must be right; you're listening to it on the Internet! The article we reference in the episode: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/20/9768350/google-ads-search-results-ofcom Us online: Nathan - twitter.com/justnathan Hayley - twitter.com/weehermione The Show - twitter.com/OtterlyRad Subscribe to us on ITunes as well!