Danusia Malina-Derben
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The Parents Who Think podcast interrupts our parenting status quo. Join Danusia Malina-Derben entrepreneur, author and mother of 10 for no-holds-barred debates between intelligent parents with diverse perspectives as they deliver raw and unfiltered opinions on crucial parenting dilemmas. Whether you see yourself as a mainstream parent or embrace 'marginalized' views, PWT injects clarity into the hard realities of parenthood. Agreement is not the goal in the show; it's about finding your unique path in the messy, real-world chaos of raising kids. Flex your agency, think, and redefine modern parenthood with PWT, where debate is done different.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Structured debates connect contested parenting choices to personal history, practical consequences and the limits of any single answer.
Parents Who Think turns disputed parenting choices into structured, three-part debates. Danusia Malina-Derben gives three parents room to establish their positions and the experiences behind them, then keeps returning to the practical consequences of each argument.
A question about underage drinking gets three episodes; your snap judgment may need the extra time.
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A candid, reflective conversation about how motherhood shifts as children, work, marriage, and responsibility build.
Motherhood comes through here as something that keeps changing shape as a life gets larger. The guest looks back on loving those early years, then on becoming a single mother to Jimmy and Dolly while working as a journalist, before later trying to hold together three more…
A candid closing debate on parental modeling, early exposure, and consequences no parent can fully predict.
Parents Who Think closes its alcohol debate by keeping the hard part in focus: some parents see supervised exposure as a way to reduce rebellion and teach responsible drinking, while others worry that early exposure can increase dependence, risky behavior, and later health…
A personal debate about underage drinking weighs family history, trauma, and the example parents set.
What begins as a question about whether parents should let underage children drink becomes a more searching conversation about family history, coping, and the meanings people attach to alcohol.
A three-part debate opens with consent, shame, and the case for educating children about alcohol.
Underage drinking is approached through consent, shame, education, and the memories adults carry from childhood. Danusha Molina-Durban opens the first part of a three-episode debate by setting out the format, introducing the subject, and guiding listeners through the recurring…
Daily TED and TEDx talks hosted by Elise Hu, spanning science, psychology, and creativity.
Pop culture, personal stakes, and room for a tangent.
Danusia Malina-Derben hosts a solo episode sharing a hidden self-care habit from her Substack, sparking conversation among parents.
Danusia Malina-Derben discusses how stoic philosophy can be applied to parenting, exploring whether detachment and love can coexist.
Host Danusia Malina-Derben interviews Anna Pawlowicz, CEO of Humankind, about the caregiver crisis, focusing on Anna's personal experience parenting a son with a rare genetic disorder and autism while balancing family life in Denmark.
Dinusha welcomes Clover Stroud to Parents Who Think and frames the conversation around Clover's memoirs The Wild Other, My Wild and Sleepless Nights, and Blood.
Parents Who Think closes a three-part debate on whether parents should let underage children drink alcohol, with Danusha Malina Durban framing the question around secrecy, education, and long-term risk.
Parents Who Think episode two of three asks whether parents should let underage children drink alcohol, with Danusha Melina Durban moderating Dave, Casey, and Kiaya.
Parents Who Think opens a three-part debate on whether parents should let underage children drink alcohol, with Danusha Molina-Durban framing the question around legality, supervision, and risk.
Parents Who Think episode three closes the England and Northern Ireland debate over banning smacking, with Danusha Malina Durban questioning whether support should precede legislation.