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The best questions to ask in a job interview and your thoughts on screen time and staying present | Witching Hour

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.

In today's episode, we cover:

10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview (The Cut)
No Parent Can Make Home-Cooked Meals All the Time (The Atlantic)
And from the Ready or Not Instagram community, your answers to our Instagram poll all about screen time and staying present

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