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Dr. Becky and Emily Oster Talk with Dhruv Khullar

www.newyorker.com · November 7, 2026 · 00:36

The best-selling author Emily Oster joined Becky Kennedy—also known as Dr. Becky, the clinical psychologist who founded the parenting platform Good Inside—to talk with the physician and contributing writer Dhruv Khullar at the twenty-seventh New Yorker Festival. Oster’s data-driven books include “Expecting Better” and “Cribsheet,” works that have helped many an overwhelmed parent find the facts. Kennedy’s compassionate approach has proved similarly useful for caregivers trying to raise resilient, confident kids.

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