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A bill can say “child safety” on the front and still protect the companies causing the harm. In Wolves and Children, Aaron traces how lobbying, legal misdirection, and manufactured public pressure shape the laws parents are told to trust. Featuring Brody Mullins, Julia Duncan, Sarah Gardner, and Lennon Torres.

Links and Resources

Brody Mullins

The Wolves of K Street Podcast

A companion podcast exploring lobbying, corporate influence, and power in Washington.

https://www.thewolvesofkstreet.com/podcast

The Deciders

A show about the people and forces shaping politics, business, and public life.

https://www.deciders.show/subscribe

Julia Duncan

American Association for Justice

The national organization representing trial lawyers and civil accountability work.

https://www.justice.org/

Sarah Gardner

HEAT Initiative

Advocacy focused on tech accountability and child safety.

https://heatinitiative.org

Scrolling 2 Death

A podcast about social media harms and digital safety.

https://www.scrolling2death.com/

Lennon Torres

Diary of a Palatable Trans Woman

Lennon’s Substack and personal writing.

https://thediaryofapalatabletransgirl.substack.com/

More Links and Recommendations

Parents RISE

A parent-led group advocating for reform and accountability around online harms.

https://parentsrise.org/

The Amazing Generation

A youth-facing guide to understanding persuasive technology and healthier digital habits.

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/book/amazinggeneration

Overturned by Kelly Stonelake

Not mentioned in the episode, but one of my personal favorites by a close friend in the movement.

https://overturned.substack.com/

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: what keeps the truth buried

02:05 Brody Mullins on how lobbying really works

06:20 The 50-year rise of corporate influence

12:30 SOPA, engineered outrage, and the outside game

16:04 Julia Duncan on Big Tobacco, opioids, and Big Tech

19:39 Inside the KIDS Act markup

27:30 Sarah Gardner on pressure, app stores, and accountability

34:37 Section 230 versus product design

44:05 Lennon Torres on queer kids, grooming, addiction, and false tradeoffs

55:00 Why civil discovery still matters

1:01:33 Where parents go from here