{"id":1502,"date":"2023-11-27T08:32:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T08:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:32:02","slug":"how-did-you-learn-about-life-and-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chatandbother.com\/w\/how-did-you-learn-about-life-and-death\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did You Learn About Life and Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/66dn8NJPjK8yEt2AczqfRo?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>How did you learn about the birds and the bees? The circle of life? While this episode won&#8217;t require earmuffs for big kids, it&#8217;s up to you to decide. 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