Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, Lucy Lopez

ben.richmond@slate.com

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Booking Overview

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting show where three hosts trade real-life parenting wins and fails, then bring in experts to answer practical questions about raising kids. It’s a high-engagement, advice-driven format that’s especially appealing for authors and child-development/media educators looking to reach caregivers.

Metrics

Episodes: 802

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 272.0k subscribers

Instagram: 1.1k followers

Contact Information

ben.richmond@slate.com

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Host

Zak Rosen - Co-host of Slate’s Care and Feeding, a parenting show focused on practical guidance for raising children from toddler through teen years, blending personal experiences with expert perspective.

Elizabeth Newcamp - Co-host of Slate’s Care and Feeding, sharing parenting triumphs and challenges and moderating conversations that translate child-focused research and guidance into everyday caregiver decisions.

Lucy Lopez - Co-host of Slate’s Care and Feeding, contributing firsthand parenting experiences and helping curate expert advice for families navigating issues across early childhood to adolescence.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Authors and recognized experts in child development, parenting education, and youth media; professors or media educators; creators of children’s programming or researchers who can translate guidance into actionable advice for caregivers.
Required Achievements:  
Published books for families/educators, Academic or teaching leadership (professors, media educators), Creation of well-known children’s educational media, Public-facing educational series (e.g., YouTube) or broadly recognized programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Angela Santomero - Children’s Entertainment And How It Supports Kids’ Learning And Laughter; Book/series Recommendations

Katie Day Good - Incentives For Reading (paying/bribing To Read); Motivation And How Print Reading Supports A Tech-intentional Home

Recent Topics

Parenting, Child Development, Education, Learning, Media Literacy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
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Bullying Help and Failure to Launch Syndrome

May 28, 2026

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are diving DEEP into the mailbag. They answer all your end of the year questions, like, is it too late to talk to your kid’s teacher about ongoing bullying; what do you do with a teen who won’t get off the couch and is at risk of losing his job; and more! Mentioned in the Show:Separation Anxiety in Overdrive - Care and FeedingPodcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Follow us on YouTube! ...

The Secrets of Your Favorite Children’s Entertainment

May 25, 2026

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talking all about the world of kids entertainment. And to help them out, they’re joined by non-other than the person responsible for some of the most iconic shows of your childhood—Blue’s Clues, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and more! Angela Santomero is a children’s television creator in the grand tradition of Mister Roger and she has a lot of advice and thoughts on how to help kids learn and laugh. Be sure to check out An...

The End of Hell Week

May 21, 2026

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen have a little bit of everything for you. First they share their triumphs and fails: Lucy brings tales of the theater kids, Elizabeth solicited her offering from the family, and Zak had a very special houseguest. Then, they dig into the mailbag and share your comments and triumphs. Finally, they do a dramatic reading of the hilarious essay in McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies, “Unsung Heroes of Motherhood.”Podcast production by Cheyna...

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