Lake Effect Weekend: Simplicity Parenting, Ex Fabula, Barrule

This weekend on Lake Effect: 

Simplicity Parenting founder, Kim John Payne, explains why he believes childhood is under siege. Then, essayist Art Cyr examines the recent election and we have the latest episode of our storytelling series Ex Fabula. Plus, Manx band Barrule explains why the music of the Isle of Man, like its geography, is a kind of crossroads. 

Guests:

• Kim John Payne, founder, Simplicity Parenting
• Art Cyr, Lake Effect essayist
• Ex Fabula​, series
• Barrule, band

Segments: 

• Simplicity Parenting Creator: 'Don't Read Parenting Books' 
• Essay: U.S. Presidential Politics Reflects Our Wider Society - for Better and Worse
• Barrule is Bringing Manx Music Beyond the British Isles
• Ex Fabula: The Importance of Listening