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On this episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth are joined by Phillip Maciak, TV editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books and teacher at Washington University in St. Louis. Phillip explains why Bluey, a kids show centered around a family of dogs in Australia, is the best depiction of parenthood on TV.\n\nRecommendations:\xa0\nPhillip recommends reading newspaper comics with kids.\nElizabeth recommends the games Stack the States and Globle.\nJamilah recommends Cheers Hydrate.\nZak recommends Joe Reilly\u2019s music.\xa0\n\nCheck out Phillip\u2019s original piece for Slate: Why TV\u2019s Best Kids Show Is Also Its Best Show About Parents\n\nJoin us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today\u2019s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes.\xa0\n\nPodcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola.\n\nSlate Plus members get a bonus segment on MADAF each week, and no ads. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to listen and support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices