Parenting Roundabout
2,383 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoin parenting writers Terri Mauro and Catherine Holecko for a weekly look at the things parents are talking about, complaining about, and obsessing about right now.
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Speed Round: A Good Thing That Happened to You Last Week
December 21, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBIt's a stressful time of year, but c'mon, there's got to be something good going on. For today's Speed Round, we challenged each other to come up with something good that happened over the past week. From good grades to package deliveries to the simple joys of adulting, we came through. What good thing happened to you? Recall it in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Baking with Royalty
December 20, 2016 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri check in with Netflix’s original series The Crown, and continue watching The Great American Baking Show and The West Wing. Here’s your road map: 00:33 The Great American Baking Show — We continue to enjoy this comforting dish of not-fierce competition. This week, the bakers took on pies, tarts, and other pastries, and we waited with baited breath to find out if their bottoms were soggy. Next tim...
Speed Round: Are You a Cat Person or a Dog Person?
December 20, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBYou don't have to listen to our podcast very much to know that we're dog-friendly. Our episodes are often punctuated by barking or collar-jingling or toenail tip-tapping, and even the intro of our weekly group chat features a woof. So we have to answer this question carefully if there's going to be mention of felines, but at least one of us is cat-friendly too. Do you choose sides when it comes to cats or dogs? Have your say in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Tell Us About Your First Car
December 19, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MBOur first cars were largely large — the ones we learned to drive on, anyway. The first cars we bought were smaller, possibly explosive, and in one case not purchased until after marriage and family. Listen to our first-car stories and share yours in the comment here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 149: Holiday Traditions and Wistful Wishes
December 16, 2016 14:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBOn this week's group chat, we discuss holiday traditions, list some things we wish we could put on a wish list, share some stuff we love on the Roundabout Roundup, have a chat with Robert Rummel-Hudson, and do some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map to the episode: 05:31 'Tis the Season — Traditions rule this time of year, but sometimes traditions change with time and the nearness of family, and sometimes new members (or overzealous teachers) make for new traditions. We share our ...
Speed Round: What Is Your Signature Dish?
December 15, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.61 MBTwo out of three of us don't particularly cook, but still the question came up: what's that special thing you make, your signature dish? Baked goods, salads, and mashed potatoes are among our distinguished offerings, along with a couple of things aspired to. What do you cook that stands out? Tell us about it in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Who Is the Last Person You Called on the Phone?
December 14, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.33 MBNot everybody in our households has embraced texting and other handy electronic communication, but we have. If it was up to us, maybe we'd never talk on the phone at all. Yet some things, like changing doctor's appointments or touching base with Luddite spouses, require us to pick up that phone. Who were you gonna call? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Baking with Hairspray
December 13, 2016 22:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri check in with NBC’s latest live TV musical and continue following along with The Great American Baking Show and The West Wing. Here’s your road map: 00:38 Hairspray Live - While it may sound like we hated this adaptation, the truth is we found it perfectly pleasant. It just didn’t have the pizzazz of the 2007 movie version (see video for a scene from that one). 10:03 Great American Baking Show -...
Speed Round: If You Could Meet Anyone in History, Who?
December 13, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.82 MBA famous woman, a favorite author, and Nicole's possibly felonious forebears make an appearance in our fantasies of which historical figure we'd like to have a sit-down with. Who would you pick? Tell us in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What Was the Last Thing You Purchased?
December 12, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.14 MBWith Black Friday and Cyber Monday behind us and holiday shopping in full swing, we've got buying on our minds. In discussing our latest purchases, we found that one of us treated herself while the other two selflessly shopped for gifts. What did you buy most recently? Comment on our Facebook page.
Episode 148: The Doctor Will See You Now
December 09, 2016 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBOn this week's group chat, we discuss kids speaking up for themselves at the doctor; talk about holiday decorating on our Friday speed round; shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup, hear part two of our interview with occupational therapist Meghan Corridan; and do some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map to the episode: 05:30 Kids Flying Solo at the Doctor — Do your kids represent themselves to their pediatrician, or are you the one doing all the talking? How can yo...
Speed Round: What Is Your Favorite Ice-Cream Flavor?
December 08, 2016 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBCome to think of it, this probably would have been a better topic for summer, but we all eat ice cream even when it's icy out, right? Listen to hear our favorite flavors and one not-so-fave, then share your picks and pans in the comment here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What Is the First Thing You Do When You Wake Up?
December 07, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.28 MBShower? Breakfast? Paper? Yelling at kids to hurry up and get ready for school? There are all sorts of ways to start your day, but it shouldn't surprise you that ours involve electronics and dogs. What do you do first thing? Tell us in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Baking with the Hamilton Mixtape
December 06, 2016 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri check in with a new TV series and an old one, plus the latest in Hamilton- and Lin-Manuel Miranda-related pop culture. Here's your road map: 00:35 The Great American Baking Show - The Great British Baking Show has pitched its enormous tent on American soil, and we are basking in its warm, comfortable, sweet-smelling glow. 10:11 The Hamilton Mixtape - Maybe you've heard that we're fans of Hamilto...
Speed Round: Are You a Spender or a Saver?
December 06, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.47 MBSometimes in our lives, time is worth more than money, and we can spend for convenience without hyperventilating Other times, when money is not so easy to come by, we're willing to invest more of that time thing. In today's episode, we take a moment out from frantic online shopping to assess where we're at with this issue right now. You can do the same in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What's the Condition of Your Couches?
December 05, 2016 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.5 MBOur couches get a workout, between dogs and kids and grown-ups who fall asleep there. We assess the sorry state of our sofas and congratulate Nicole on her shiny new, though still problematic, addition to the furniture family. What shape is your couch in? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 147: When Teasing Is All in the Family
December 02, 2016 14:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBOn this week's group chat, we discuss parental teasing; talk about winter gear on our Friday speed round; shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup, hear an interview with occupational therapist Meghan Corridan, and do some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map to the episode: 07:27 Teasing Tension — When one loving parent thinks that gentle teasing is the best way to help a child get used to the way others may joke around, and the other loving parent knows that even gen...
Speed Round: Curtains or Blinds?
December 01, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.59 MBWe all agree that covering your windows is important (though some of Nicole's neighbors? Not so much.) But what are we covering them with? Blinds? Fresh new curtains? Old dirty curtains? Maybe a bedsheet in a pinch? Tell us what's on your windows in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Visiting "The Little Paris Bookshop" and the Movies
November 30, 2016 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Parenting Roundabout’s entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri take a break from all the TV they’ve been watching. Instead, they report on a book and two movies, and (because they can’t stay away from TV for too long) talk about what show to watch next. Here’s your road map: 01:24 The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George – Much like The Storied Life of AJ Fikry, we found this to be a super-book-clubby kind of book, featuring literary prescriptions and eve...
Speed Round: Who Fills Up the Cars with Gas in Your House?
November 30, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.17 MBAre you in a "you drive it, you fill it up" household, or is gassing up the vehicles part of the dividing up of household duties? Surprisingly, the one of us who lives in the easiest state for gas-getting is the least likely to do it. Tell us about your fill-up situation in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: How Early Is Too Early for Christmas Music?
November 29, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.1 MBThe seasonal music switch is officially flipped now to Christmas tunes, whether we like it or not. And since so many folks seem to be picking not at this post-Thanksgiving moment, we thought we'd figure out when exactly we think the carols and crooning about chestnuts should properly begin. Day after Thanksgiving? December 1? Two weeks before? Eve of? Share what you'd decree if you were the Master of Mall Music in the comments or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Are You Happy with Your Computer?
November 28, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.22 MBThe great deal Terri got on a laptop on a bygone Cyber Monday got us thinking about the computers we're using now and whether we're due for an upgrade. Is this your long weekend for tech-shopping? Tell us in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 146: Norman Rockwell We Ain't
November 25, 2016 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBOn this week's group chat, we talk about special-occasion pressure, discuss the start of the holiday shopping season on our Friday speed round, shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup, take a quiz about table manners, and do some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map to the episode: 05:55 Holiday Downsizing — Extended family all loving and rosy-cheeked around a food-stacked table is a heartwarming image, but the fact of it sometimes gives us heartburn. We talk about th...
Speed Round: One Thing You'd Change About Your Appearance
November 24, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBHappy Thanksgiving! We hope you're not surrounded by nitpicky family members who make you feel like something's wrong with you. But come to think of it, there might be something we'd like to change about our appearance, just if we could do so magically, no big deal. Not to be ungrateful or anything. If you could change something, what would it be? Theoretically speaking? Comment here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: How Much Do You Pay for a Haircut?
November 23, 2016 22:00 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBWe seem to be talking about grooming a lot this week, and today's question asks about how much we can bear to pay for hair cutting (and styling and coloring and what-all). Looking at the pictures on our homepage, perhaps you can guess who among us cuts her own hair in order to avoid the $20 fee at the cheapest haircut place. Do you pay big bucks or pinch pennies when it comes to haircuts? Comment here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Dancing With the Mirror-Ball Winners
November 23, 2016 15:10 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri discuss the two-part finale of Dancing With the Stars, finish off their Sports Night episodes, and continue on with West Wing season 2. Here's your road map: 00:29 Dancing With the Stars — And just like that, with two last days of sparkles and silliness, another season of Dancing With the Stars twirls away. We discuss whether the final three and the final winner were to our liking. 14:51 Sports...
Speed Round: How Expensive Is Your Shampoo?
November 22, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.39 MBContinuing on our grooming theme for the week, we look at shampoos and wonder how much is appropriate to spend. Our preferences range from pricey salon selections to the bottom of the supermarket barrel. How much do you spend on shampoo? Confess in the comments or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Bar Soap or Body Wash?
November 21, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.57 MBThis turned out to be kind of a grooming-themed week of speed rounds, and we're starting out with a discussion of good old-fashioned bar soap vs. fancy and fragrant body wash. It was two against one, but you'll have to listen to find out which won out. Do you have a shower-soap preference? Name it in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 145: Parenting Burnout
November 18, 2016 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBOn this week's group chat, we talk about parenting and work burnout; look for our own traits, good or bad, in our kids; shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup; chat with Robert Rummel-Hudson about the ABC series Speechless; and engage in some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map to the episode: 05:15 Enough Already— Our podcast is dedicated to the topics parents complain about, so we thought we’d discuss what can happen when you’re just overwhelmed with how much work...
Speed Round: How Faithfully Do You Go to the Dentist?
November 17, 2016 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.57 MBTerri's having a fight with her dentist. Nicole's always shopping around for a better one. Catherine lives in dread of being sent back to the gum surgeon. We're doing our best here to honor the concept of dentistry, but it's complicated. Are you a faithful dentist-goer? Report in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What Natural Disasters Do You Deal With?
November 16, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.3 MBEarthquakes. Fires. Tornados. Floods. Hurricanes. Hurricane panics. We've seen 'em all, and in some cases bought the insurance. What is Mother Nature up to in your part of the world? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Dancing with the Stars and Turkeys
November 15, 2016 22:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri watched the next to last week of Dancing With the Stars, the next to last batch of Sports Night episodes, and a real turkey of a West Wing episode (in the nicest way possible). Here's your road map: 00:32 Dancing With the Stars — Hey, it's the semifinals already, and we're feeling pretty good about having pegged four of the final five from the first day. By the end of the episode, though, one of...
Speed Round: Do You Ever Make Your Own Clothes?
November 15, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.54 MBHobbies like sewing, knitting, and crocheting theoretically have as their end product something somebody can wear. For today's question, we wanted to see if any of us are quite that industrious. Maybe our moms were, and maybe our daughters, but us? Listen and see, then tell us about your personal handicraftiness in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: When Was the Last Time You Took a Sick Day?
November 14, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.05 MBBeing sick is no fun, but sometimes, we wish for the ability to just put school or work on hold for 24 hours and take good care of ourselves. Sick days are few and far between for freelancers, alas, and even sparser for parents. Do you get a sick day sometimes? Tell us what it's like in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 144: Clashes with Coaches
November 11, 2016 13:57 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBOn this week's group chat, we talk about grown-ups who bully our kids; wonder if our families could figure out how to pay bills without us; shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup; revisit an episode from our early days; and engage in some shameless self-promotion. Here's your road map: 6:39 Bad Sports — Your kid made the team — hooray! Your family is putting loads of money and time into making your athlete successful — yay! go! And then the coach bullies your child in a way yo...
Speed Round: Do You & Your Spouse Like the Same Entertainment?
November 10, 2016 14:00 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBSure, we're there in sickness and in health, but in the watching of Adam Sandler movies and the adoration of Hamilton? Spousal unity may only go so far. On today's speed round, we shared the state of our entertainment unions and discovered some common ground and some battlegrounds. Do you and your spouse consume entertainment together? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: If You Were Invisible, Where Would You Go?
November 09, 2016 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.8 MBHarry Potter had his invisibility cloak, and we're jealous. If we had the power to move about undetected, just think of all the good intel we could gather about our kids' school experience! What would you do with the power of invisibility? Tell us in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Dancing With the Broadway Stars
November 08, 2016 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.5 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri watched the third to last week of "Dancing With the Stars," our second to last batch of "Sports Night" episodes, and another in a very long line of "West Wing" episodes.. Here's your road map: 00:29 Dancing With the Stars — "Showstoppers Night" brought a lot of pretty good dancing, Mark Ballas home to sing, Idina Menzel to judge for unknown reasons, bromances and sisterhood, and an upbeat and me...
Speed Round: Who Was Your Favorite Celebrity as a Child?
November 08, 2016 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBCatherine's son wanted to know who the Justin Bieber of her day was, and though we can't quite figure that out, we do recall some of our celebrity fandoms and crushes from years gone by. Who was your fave celeb when you were a kid? Gush in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What's the Craziest Thing You've Done?
November 07, 2016 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.73 MBWhether it's moving to a new country at a moment's notice, moving to the big city with big dreams but no job, or traveling abroad without really being sufficiently worldly, we've done some things in our lives that still leave us a little aghast. Have you done a crazy thing or two in your life? Tell us your tales in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 143: When You Can't Be Two Places at Once
November 04, 2016 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBOn this week's group chat, we talk about tough choices moms have to make; share some kid food quirks on our Friday speed round; shout out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Round-Up, and hear an interview with pediatric occupational therapist Meghan Corridan.. Here's your road map to the episode: 5:05 Can Someone Get Us a Time-Turner? — A week or so ago, Catherine was at a skating competition, biting her nails over whether her daughter would qualify to re-skate in a championship round ... b...
Speed Round: Which of Your Parents Are You Most Like?
November 03, 2016 13:00 - 4 minutes - 2.85 MBIn appearance, in temperament, in lying-down-in-a-dark-room-with-a-wet-rag-over-your-eyes anxiety, we all take after one or the other of our parents. Find out which side of the tree our apple doesn't fall too far from, and then tell us who you take after in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: What's on Your Bucket List?
November 02, 2016 13:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBA while back we talked on a Speed Round about places we'd like to visit, and thinking a little more along those lines, we share some other things we'd like to do before it's too late, from education to travel to all being in the same room. Do you have a bucket list? Tell us what's on it in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Dancing With the Stars on Halloween
November 01, 2016 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri chat about Dancing With the Stars, three season-2 episodes of Sports Night, and the latest episode in our West Wing watch. Here's your road map: 00:31 Dancing With the Stars — It was Halloween night on DWTS, which meant lots of funky costumes, lots of scary makeup, lots of 10 paddles, and a whole new horrible hairdo for Julianne. Girl, fire your stylist. Do it now. 11:17 Sports Night — Up this w...
Speed Round: What's the Scariest Place You've Been?
November 01, 2016 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.41 MBFrom high cliffs to dark forests to a scene right out of a suspense movie, we share some scary spots we've found ourself in. What's the scariest place you've been? Relive it in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Favorite Halloween Costumes
October 31, 2016 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.42 MBHAPPY HALLOWEEN! We're marking the day with a speed round on some costumes our kids have worn that we're proudest of, or maybe just happy they took as little work on our part as possible. Watch our Twitter feed for a look at the costumes we've mentioned, and share your own costume triumphs in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Episode 142: There Goes the Neighborhood
October 28, 2016 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBOn this week's group chat, we talked about neighborhood life; shared some family rules on our Friday speed round; shouted out some stuff we like on the Roundabout Roundup; and had our monthly check-in with one of our favorite dads, Robert Rummel-Hudson. Here's your road map to the episode: 5:07 The People in Your Neighborhood — Maybe you still live in one of those everybody-knows-each-other, everybody-watches-everybody's-kids, nobody-calls-the-city-for-the-least-little-thing neighborhoods we ...
Speed Round: Where Do You Keep Your Family Photos?
October 27, 2016 13:00 - 4 minutes - 2.91 MBUsed to be, family photo clutter meant shoeboxes full of snapshots to sort through. Now it's more likely to be thousands of phone-snapped images clogging up your cloud storage. We talk today about how and if we organize those precious pictures and whether we ever look at them again. Do you have family photos somewhere you can look at 'em? Tell us in the comments here or on our Facebook page.
Speed Round: Which Screen Do You Watch Most?
October 26, 2016 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBHome TV screens are getting bigger, yet phone-size screens are more and more becoming the place our eyeballs soak up entertainment. We talked today about which screens we're most likely to watch TV and movies on—theatre? television? laptop? iPad? phone? Where are you doing your viewing? Comment here or on our Facebook page.
Round 2: Dancing With the Hamildoc
October 25, 2016 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBOn this week's episode of Parenting Roundabout's entertainment-themed Round 2, Catherine and Terri chat about Dancing With the Stars, the #Hamildoc, four season-two episodes of Sports Night, and the latest episode in our West Wing watch. Here's your road map: 00:34 Dancing With the Stars — Alleged era-specific numbers and team dances filled this week's two-hour block of sequins, with one couple going home. We flip our own paddles on the dances and the results. 12:04 Hamilton's America — It's ...