Episode 255: Cheaper By the Dozen
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Cheaper By the Dozen
On Episode 255, Alli and her guest consider Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey’s Cheaper By the Dozen… and it’s absolutely nothing like the romp of a Steve Martin movie you remember from your childhood. Instead, the book that inspired the movie(s) opens up conversations about the problematic nature of efficiency experts, narcissism, the Duggars, corporal punishment, and extremely toxic masculinity. You don’t want to miss this thoughtful, thorough discussion!
Jake Maia Arlow is the author of Almost Flying, How to Excavate A Heart, and The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet. Follow them on Instagram (@jakewhosasillygoose).
CHECK OUT JAKE’S BOOKS:
The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet
CHECK OUT JAKE’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
MORE READING:
“[REVIEW] Cheaper By the Dozen, by Frank B Gilbreth Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey” (Equal Opportunity Reader, 2021)
“‘Every child had to weigh themselves every night.’ The real-life family behind Cheaper By The Dozen.” (Mama Mia, 2020)
“Book Review: Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.” (Books: A True Story, 2014)
“The Movie Cheaper By The Dozen Was Inspired By A Real 1920’s Family With 12 Children” (Little Things, 2017)
“The Curious Immortality of Cheaper by the Dozen” (The Saturday Evening Post, 2022)
“On the Dark American Nostalgia of Cheaper By the Dozen” (Lit Hub, 2020)
“The Disney Plus Reboot of Cheaper by the Dozen Is Based on a True Story… Kind Of” (Distractify, 2022)
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