Back in our day, children, we had to haul firewood! Bring up our laundry all the way from the basement. Even practice the flute!
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Your road map to this week's entertainment-themed episode: 00:35 Vacation Entertainment: Who would watch a goofy movie musical set on a Greek island on Christmas Day, or read a 750-page doorstop called Winter's Tale at the beach? We would! Mentioned: The Try It You'll Like It podcast ep about The Family Stone (which actually is a seasonally appropriate movie). 08:03 The Good Place: With "The Trolley Problem," "Janet and Michael," and "Derek," we catch up with what's already aired of season 2, and are ready to jump into new episodes every Thursday. Mentioned: Forkin' Bullshirt podcast; No Context The Good Place on Twitter. 18:37 Challenge Round: The Revolution Was Televised: Terri challenged Catherine to read the 2015 updated edition of Alan Sepinwall's book. It's an enjoyable, convincing read, even if (like us) you haven't watched many of the seminal TV shows it covers. Mentioned: TV Avalanche podcast; this Emmys opener. For next week, Catherine challenged Terri to watch Bridesmaids. We'll also watch the brand-new episode of The Good Place airing on January 4, "Leap to Faith." Still no West Wing, though, as the West Wing Weekly podcast is on holiday hiatus. 00:28 USA! USA! Nicole's family is celebrating their first decade in the United States with a party. Mentioned: Factile, an online Jeopardy-style game maker, and Larry Ferlazzo's blog. 04:50 Resolutions Review: Catherine and Terri set some goals back in 2017 (episode 151). We listen back and check in to see if we achieved any of them. Mentioned: A Visit from the Goon Squad on Round 2; the Sandbox app (again!). 15:38 Most Popular Episode of 2017: Who would have predicted this, as sunshiny as we are? "Accentuate the Negative" from March 3, 2017, was our most downloaded episode of 2017. Let's listen to that title segment again now, shall we? Chances are your kids are taking offense to something even as we speak. 27:41 Most Popular Speed Round of 2017: "Do You Plan Your Travel or Wing It?" (featuring a tale of advance planning gone wrong), from February 21, was our listeners' favorite. It blows through this week's episode like, you might say, a hurricane. 32:19 Most Popular Round 2 of 2017: The most downloaded of our weekly entertainment-themed episodes was our February 28 chat about the Oscars, the "Bad Moon Rising" episode of The West Wing, and the movie Argo. Check out a snippet on Oscar dress mechanics and then give the whole thing a listen. Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music. Thanks to you, too, for listening to us this past year. We appreciate you! If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience. |
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