On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we checked out NBC's absolutely fine and pleasant reboot of Night Court , created by and starring Melissa Rauch ( Big Bang Theory 's Bernadette). We enjoyed seeing a few actors from Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (India de Beaufort--who also appeared on One Day at a Time --and Kapil Talwalkar). But we might've enjoyed watching the original series' pilot even more (it's available on Freevee ). Mentioned: The late Harry Anderson's recurring role on Cheer...
Jan 24, 2023•23 min
When we read some " anti-parenting advice " prompted by a viral Twitter thread, we had to talk about it. Is it any surprise to learn that just as we are anti a lot of parenting advice, we are also anti anti-parenting advice?
Jan 23, 2023•12 min
On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. We tell our tales of cars that pull off magical U-turns, a family assembling itself from across the globe, and close encounters with groundhogs.
Jan 22, 2023•8 min
On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. Summer brings travel, and travel brings us such a lengthy list of to-dos and don't-forgets that maybe it's easier to just stay home.
Jan 21, 2023•11 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Terri's just one of many fans of Father Mike Schmitz's Catechism in a Year podcast. Nicole's caring for her local "community" cats with a cushy heated blanket . And all you need to know about the article Catherine's recommending is the title: An Oral History of the Time Six Doctors Swallowed Lego Heads to See How Long They'd Take to Poo . Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode....
Jan 20, 2023•13 min
Last week, we talked about parents using baby monitors to supervise big kids. Then we heard about a mom who tracked her kid down in cyberspace--not to quit playing games, but to defrost a lasagna for dinner. Brilliant!
Jan 19, 2023•10 min
On today's episode, we're complaining about Facebook's algorithm serving us up ads for clothing and shoes "for mature women." Listen, just because we like comfortable, roomy clothes and some nice arch support doesn't mean we are old !
Jan 18, 2023•15 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we caught up with the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum rom-com The Lost City, a delightful tropical adventure (ancient parchment! a volcano! leeches on someone's very attractive butt!). Then we moved to the also beautiful setting of Justin's rehab facility in Brothers and Sisters, for some family squabbling right in front of Justin's peers and therapist. Good times! Next: S1 E12, "Sexual Politics." We'll also check out NBC's reboot of Night Court . Don't...
Jan 17, 2023•24 min
After reading the life advice Sahil Bloom collected from 90-year-olds (found via Liz Gumbinner's Substack ), we talked about what advice made sense to us, what scared us, and what we're already doing (*pats self on back*).
Jan 16, 2023•14 min
On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. Our thoughts on what's overrated cover rather a lot of ground: Beaches. Amusement parks. Water parks. Camping. Leaving the house ever.
Jan 15, 2023•6 min
On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. A recent poll of dads finds that many of them feel "shamed" by comments about their parenting. We say "hey, that's our turf! Move along!" And also, we prefer to call it "educating" instead of "shaming."
Jan 14, 2023•12 min
On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, Catherine shouts out a fun store called BoxLunch , where you can buy fun goodies like a Hufflepuff ramen bundle . Nicole binged all of White Lotus season 2 in a single day, and Terri's recommending a new breakfast strategy: Oats Overnight . Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode....
Jan 13, 2023•9 min
The topic generator that is Julie Jargon at the Wall Street Journal strikes again, this time with an article titled " These parents use baby monitors to track older children--even teens ." We obsessed about whether or not this is ever a good idea (and how it's at least a little tempting).
Jan 12, 2023•16 min
A Scary Mommy article about a mom who didn't appreciate her babysitter's need to shower on the job got us complaining about--well, not babysitters. About lack of context, mostly, and our own inexperience with babysitter management.
Jan 11, 2023•13 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we caught up with the latest exploits of Benoit Blanc (of Knives Out) in the movie Glass Onion . It's full of fun performances, delightful cameos, and beautiful scenery, not to mention a twisty little mystery. Brothers and Sisters is another product with a cast full of familiar faces, but swaps in many (many) family dramas for the mystery--although we're still following the Case of the Missing Personalized Plate. Next up: S1 E11, "Family Day." We'll a...
Jan 10, 2023•28 min
An adult kid's confession got us talking about how hard it is to help grown children manage their money... or to ask for any help at all.
Jan 09, 2023•20 min
On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. When given the choice between two occupations, we'll always try to figure out which one has the lower potential for stress.
Jan 08, 2023•4 min
On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. We attempt to translate all those words kids say that mean everything and also nothing: "Sure." "Okay." "Later." "Whatever." If you want to listen, that's "fine."
Jan 07, 2023•11 min
Today we're taking a look ahead at our leisure and pop-culture consumption. Will we get anywhere with our backlog of newspapers, audiobooks, and podcast episodes in 2023? Stay tuned!
Jan 06, 2023•12 min
We're looking ahead (and around our homes) with fingers crossed: Please, nothing big break this year!
Jan 05, 2023•8 min
On today's New Year's episode, we look ahead to what our children might be up to in the coming year. Some of them have a pretty long to-do list.
Jan 04, 2023•9 min
On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2, we watched a Brothers and Sisters two-parter called "Mistakes Were Made." And, indeed, there were mistakes aplenty. We wouldn't expect anything less from the Walker clan. Next: Brothers and Sisters S1 E10 "Light the Lights," and we'll also watch the new movie Glass Onion , the Knives Out follow-up on Netflix.
Jan 03, 2023•20 min
To ring in the new year, we're returning to our speed round format to look ahead to what's coming up in 2023. Today, we're talking about our jobs (podcasting included!).
Jan 02, 2023•8 min
On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure. We know we should do all these important health tests and tasks, but we just don't wanna .
Jan 01, 2023•7 min
On Second-Listen Saturday, we share moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure. This discussion is from June 2019. A few weeks back, we identified lots of parenting tasks we'd like to outsource . Now, we've come up with a host of parenting problems we think a ghostwriter could handle for us.
Dec 31, 2022•10 min
This winter-break week, we’re going back to our old Speed Round format to bring you some quick episodes to close out the year. Today, with 2023 looming, we cast our memories waaaaay back to recall what was going on in our lives at age 23. Happy new year, and thank you for listening to us in 2022!
Dec 30, 2022•9 min
Only one of us got a master's degree (and we are so proud of her!) but we all took on some new challenges in 2022, and we should give ourselves credit for that.
Dec 29, 2022•6 min
This winter-break week, we’re going back to our old Speed Round format to bring you some quick episodes to close out the year. Today, we're looking back at 2022 and shouting out some the lovely places we traveled.
Dec 28, 2022•5 min
This winter-break week, we’re going back to our old Speed Round format to bring you some quick episodes to close out the year. Today, we're reminiscing about some of the best meals we had in 2022, at Koutouki Greek Estiatorio , Chick-fil-A , and Whataburger (just listen, we'll explain).
Dec 27, 2022•8 min
Every week, we chat about what parents are talking, complaining, and obsessing about right now. But this winter-break week, we’re going back to our old Speed Round format to bring you some quick episodes to close out the year. First up: Our favorite books of 2022, which include The Lincoln Highway , The Storyteller (the audiobook , in particular) and Where the Crawdads Sing (via the movie )....
Dec 26, 2022•7 min
