On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Nicole is upping her fitness game with a set of SPRI Xertubes. Terri's shouting out Amazon Music for including our podcast in its offerings. And Catherine is looking forward to brand-new episodes of The Great British Baking Show dropping on Netflix every Friday, starting today.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

After reading this expert roundtable on the topic, we obsessed about how and why and whether we're encouraging our kids to manage their own money. It feels good to pay your own way, but if you don't have the means, how much should parents assist?

We know we're blessed with health, food, family, and shelter. But we're still bummed out about all the things that have been taken away or changed due to the pandemic. You know things are bad when we talk wistfully about public restrooms, airports, and the mall food court.

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: We take a detour from the DWTS ballroom and drop in on 18th-century Scotland with the first three seasons of Outlander (available on Netflix). Catherine found that the show was just the escape she needed right now. Mentioned: The Extra Hot Great podcast; the Outlander book series.

On Veronica Mars, the episode "Plan B" helps us inch closer to the resolution of the bus crash, the rehabilitation of Jackie, and the rekindling of the Logan-Veronica romance. Next: "I Am God."

Not to stress you out further, but cold weather is drawing nearer. We talked about this smart Vice.com article on small ways to prepare for a pandemic-affected winter (some of them are not so small, though). Also mentioned: Mug displays, outdoor preschool, and a wardrobe tip Terri shared last January.

On Speed-Round Sunday, we share a mini episode from our past for your weekend listening pleasure.

​​We chat about things that have completely fallen out of our everyday routine, and hatch a plot to fool today's kids about what that ancient relic the phone booth was really used for.

On Second-Listen Saturday, we share some fun moments from past episodes for your weekend listening pleasure.

​We recount just a few of the many ways that caring for our pets is remarkably like caring for our kids. For example, we feel like we're not that good at it.
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Want more? Listen to the rest of this September 2017 episode.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine's taking over her daughter's baking projects with Lazy Cake Cookies. Nicole discovered a resource for academic writing called Ref-N-Write. And Terri enjoyed Kimberly Williams-Paisley's memoir, Where the Light Gets In, on Audible.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.

California's El Dorado fire (the gender-reveal one) is burning very close to Nicole's home, so she's worrying about what to take if she has to evacuate. Aside from the essentials, there are some practical items she just won't leave behind. Mentioned: Our discussion of quarantine "bug-out bags."

A post about rules for parents of college students put us on the defensive. We don't need your stinkin' rules! And anyway, they don't apply to us. We have our reasons. Mentioned: Our rant on the advice "do something that scares you" (no thanks).