In this almost 40 minute podcast, Katherine Newman speaks about research from her book The Accordion Family: Boomerang Kids, Anxious Parents, and the Private Toll of Global Competition which examines the experiences of accordion families in six countries- Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States of America. They discuss why there has been a recent increase in accordion families- or multi-generational households with working adults and their adult children- and their multiple effects and cultural responses.