Ep. 104 | Originally aired: February 4-5, 2017
How we play and how we teach our children to play are tremendously important narratives in public life. This week’s guest, Jonathan Alexandratos, argues that “toys are texts,” and we should read them with the same analytical eye we bring to books, movies, songs, and other media.

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