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Weekly Roundup: You Wouldn’t Want to… Series, Special Olympics Report, and Anti-Dopamine Parenting

6/19/2025

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Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.

Catherine's library find is a series of non-fiction books for kids that finds new and clever ways to teach history and science. We agree that You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy and You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Gravity, but we're living just fine without video games, thank you very much.
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Terri's random recommendation is a report from her annual trip to the New Jersey State Special Olympics, which featured good times and very good dogs.

In the archives, we checked in on an episode from 2023 on anti-dopamine parenting.

Next week's lineup: 
  • Lost S3 E4, "Every Man for Himself," on Tuesday, June 24
  • Duster S1 E5, "Ravishing Light and Glory, on Wednesday, June 25
  • Weekly roundup on Thursday, June 26

Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.
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Parenting Tips from “Duster” S1 E4, “Crimunalis Velocitus Super-Sonicus”

6/18/2025

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Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's Duster. We're sensing a pattern here: Jim keeps escaping from immediate danger, but the coming consequences are piling up. Please stay away from little Luna until things improve, Jim!!

Next Wednesday, we'll continue with episode 5, "Ravishing Light and Glory." We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
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Parenting Tips from “Lost” S3 E3, “Further Instructions”

6/17/2025

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Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. In this episode, we flashed back once again to the sad life of John Locke, understanding yet again why life on a very weird island is an improvement for him.

Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 4, "Every Man for Himself." Tomorrow, we'll continue our discussion of a newer show, Duster.
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Weekly Roundup: “Survival Mom,” “Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life,” and Laws of Parenting

6/12/2025

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Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.

Catherine's library find is a book that frankly made us tired: Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios by Lisa Bedford. Can't we leave this to the survival dads? Mentioned: How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy and a past discussion on how we'd do in a zombie apocalypse (hint: not well).
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Terri's random recommendation is a comedy special from Brett Goldstein, of Ted Lasso and Shrinking. It's called The Second-Best Night of Your Life and we both enjoyed it, although we'd slap a content warning on it for profanity (this is Roy Kent, after all). Mentioned: Goldstein telling Seth Meyers about how he got his role in Ted Lasso.

In the archives, we checked in on an episode from 2020 on laws of parenting.

Next week's lineup: 
  • Lost S3 E3, "Further Instructions," on Tuesday, June 17
  • Duster S1 E4 on Wednesday, June 18
  • Weekly roundup on Thursday, June 19

Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.
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Parenting Tips from “Duster” S1 E3, “You’re No Good”

6/11/2025

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Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's Duster. For a violent show about organized crime, it's yielding a surprising amount of parenting advice and family dramas. Mentioned: Brian Grubb on Duster.

Next Wednesday, we'll continue with episode 4, "Crimunalis Velocitus Super-Sonicus." We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
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Parenting Tips from “Lost” S3 E2, “The Glass Ballerina”

6/10/2025

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Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. In this episode, sweet, caring Sun was shown to be capable of many nefarious things, from lying to adultery to homicide. Sawyer comes up with another nickname for Kate, and Jack learns a truly shocking fact from the world outside the island. Mentioned: Some of our past discussions about motivating kids.

Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 3, "Further Instructions." Tomorrow, we'll continue our discussion of a newer show (starring our old friend Josh Holloway), Duster.
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Weekly Roundup: Purrmaids Series, SNL Stories, and Mom Strikes

6/5/2025

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Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.

Catherine's library find is a series of early chapter books by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen about "purrmaids," characters that are half kitten, half mermaid--and a spinoff about mermicorns, because don't all kids love kittens, mermaids and unicorns?

Terri's random recommendation is a double-dose of stories about Saturday Night Live. She listened to two short audiobooks: May You Live in Interesting Times: A Memoir, by Laraine Newman, and Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude, by Dan Aykroyd. Mentioned: Saturday Night, Ladies and Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (especially the opening montage), and the debt snowball/debt avalanche techniques.

In the archives, we checked in on an episode from 2021 on mom strikes.

Next week's lineup: 
  • Lost S3 E2, "The Glass Ballerina," on Tuesday, June 10
  • Duster S1 E3, "You're No Good," on Wednesday, June 11
  • Weekly roundup on Thursday, June 12

Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.
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Parenting Tips from “Duster” S1 E1, “Baltimore Changes Everything,” and E2, “Suspicious Minds”

6/4/2025

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Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and today we're kicking off a new watch. Duster is a '70s period piece with a cast full of familiar faces, starting from the top with Josh "Sawyer" Holloway. Will we get parenting tips from a show about a guy mixed up in organized crime and the FBI agent who recruits him as an informant? We will! Mentioned: IMDB (helpful in identifying those familiar faces).

Next Wednesday, we'll continue with episode 3. "You're No Good." We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
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Parenting Tips from “Lost” S3 E1, “A Tale of Two Cities”

6/3/2025

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Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. It's a new season, with a new setting and a bunch of new characters, so of course the flashbacks tread some very familiar ground. Jack has daddy issues! We get it!

Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 2, "The Glass Ballerina." Tomorrow, we'll kick off a new watch (with Lost roots, in the form of JJ Abrams and Josh Holloway): Duster.
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Weekly Roundup: Magazines on Libby, Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem,” and Mementos of the Teen Years

5/29/2025

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Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.

Catherine's library find is Libby, an app that she uses to borrow audiobooks. She knew it could also be used for e-books, but was thrilled to find that you can also find print magazines on the app. Get behind that paywall with a library card!

Terri's random recommendation is almost two hours of new music from Morgan Wallen, on an album called "I'm the Problem." Mentioned: Disney Peaceful Guitar tunes on her instrumental playlist.

In the archives, we checked in on an episode from 2023 on mementos of the teen years.

Next week's lineup: 
  • Lost S3 E1, "A Tale of Two Cities," on Tuesday, June 3
  • Duster S1 E1, "Baltimore Changes Everything," and E2, "Suspicious Minds," on Wednesday, June 4
  • Weekly roundup on Thursday, June 5

Until then (and anytime you're in need), the archives are available.
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