Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Labor Day is over, fall is on the way, and parents all across the country are dealing with a new reality: the empty nest.
It's a time of transition for parents and kids alike. And it's one that families have gone through for centuries now. But is it any different in a world where many parents wait until later to have kids and where social media proliferates?
Writer, actor and new empty-nester Annabelle Gurwitch and NPR science correspondent
, a father of two sons now in college, talked with Alex Cohen about the modern state of the empty nest.
To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.