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How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents
· 43 min · Episode 262
Episode How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents
New parents know the feeling. You’re sleep-deprived, scrolling, and desperate to solve the problem with a baby product. One $2000 bassinet later, you feel bamboozled! Chabeli Carrazana, reporter for The 19th, uncovers the manipulative marketing strategies around baby-rearing.
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Recommendations from the archive
• My very first episode is about struggling to get a newborn to sleep! Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process
• Another early one: My Newborn, the A**hole 😂
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Episode resources
• Chabeli’s article: You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that.
• Subscribe to Chabeli’s newsletter about mom guilt and consumerism
• There’s tons of other great reporting on gender, politics, and power from The 19th
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Links in the notes 12
- https://pod.link/412457621/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjI4NTMzMTg5
- https://pod.link/412457621/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjI4NTMzODQ0
- https://19thnews.org/2026/09/motherhood-baby-items-internet-algorithms/
- https://19thnews.org/newsletters/mom-guilt/
- https://19thnews.org
- https://longestshortesttime.com/wedlocked-a-womens-health-audio-thriller/
- https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250372208/wedlocked/
- https://longestshortesttime.supportingcast.fm
- https://instagram.com/longestshortesttime/
- https://longestshortesttime.substack.com
- https://bookshop.org/shop/longestshortesttime
- https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
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