Child Podcast
Child returns for the next chapter of the story of all of us. Delve deep into the mind of a toddler and explore how our emotions and our selves are built through life experience.
Episodes to download
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8. Love—Series 2
Christmas Eve 2025
8/8India examines the pressures of unconditional love and learns how love can be learned.
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7. Anxiety—Series 2
Wed 17 Dec 2025
7/8A parent’s fear, the science of anxiety, and how play can shape children’s freedom.
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6. Awe—Series 2
Wed 10 Dec 2025
6/8India explores moments that can elicit awe, and the power it has on our minds and bodies.
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5. Sadness—Series 2
Wed 3 Dec 2025
5/8India Rakusen explores the science behind crying and sadness, and the origins of empathy.
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4. Anger—Series 2
Wed 26 Nov 2025
4/8Anger. In our story of toddlers it's where changelings, the lizard brain and law collide.
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3. Surprise—Series 2
Wed 19 Nov 2025
3/8Surprise, from toddler jokes to toilet training — how it shapes learning and resilience.
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2. Fear—Series 2
Wed 12 Nov 2025
2/8India Rakusen pays a visit to fear, where shadows shape brains and tiny minds learn.
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1. Happiness—Series 2
Wed 5 Nov 2025
1/8Child continues with the story of emotions told through the minds of toddlers.
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Trailer: Child Series 2—Series 2
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Child returns for the next chapter of the story of all of us all.
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27. Birthday Cake—Series 1
Fri 14 Jun 2024
It’s here. The first birthday. Cake, balloons, fuss. We reflect on the last 12 months.
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25. Lullaby—Series 1
Fri 31 May 2024
Lullabies might seem soft, but what are the hidden powers and potential of music?
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24. Attachment—Series 1
Fri 24 May 2024
Attachment - it conjures up images of love and security, but what is it?
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23. Crawling—Series 1
Fri 17 May 2024
Watching a baby start to move is exciting, but how important are developmental milestones?
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22. Baby Food—Series 1
Fri 10 May 2024
What are parents being told and sold when it comes to first foods?
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19. Time Warp—Series 1
Fri 19 Apr 2024
What happens to our perceptions of time when you have a newborn baby?
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18. Fingers and Toes—Series 1
Fri 12 Apr 2024
How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now?
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17. Milk—Series 1
Fri 5 Apr 2024
We explore milk and how history and politics have shaped the way we feed our babies.
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16. First Love—Series 1
Fri 29 Mar 2024
What do we know about the bonding between a baby and its parents in those first few weeks?
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15. Golden Hour—Series 1
Fri 22 Mar 2024
India examines the moments after birth and how the rush of love isn’t always instant.
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14. Pain—Series 1
Thu 21 Mar 2024
India Rakusen examines how pain has been acknowledged historically and in modern day.
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13. Trust—Series 1
Wed 20 Mar 2024
India Rakusen explores the breakdown and rebuilding of trust during pregnancy and birth.
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12. Consent—Series 1
Tue 19 Mar 2024
India Rakusen examines the thorny issues of choice and consent during birth.
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11. Oxytocin—Series 1
Mon 18 Mar 2024
India Rakusen explores the influence that people and place have over labour and birth.
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10. Due Date—Series 1
Fri 15 Mar 2024
When the due date is so hard to predict, what are they for and how are they calculated?
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9. Birth Plan—Series 1
Fri 8 Mar 2024
How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth?
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8. Mother Brain—Series 1
Fri 1 Mar 2024
India Rakusen finds out just how much the body and brain is impacted by pregnancy.
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7. Are They What You Eat?—Series 1
Fri 23 Feb 2024
India explores the world of nutrition and what other factors influence an unborn baby.


