Your road map to this week's entertainment-themed podcast, featuring NYC, DC, LA, and London:

00:40 Master of None: This week's episode, "New York I Love You," takes a masterful spin through a few of NYC's 8 million stories. Mentioned: Making the Sausage podcast's episode on voice acting.

07:33 The West Wing: "Night Five" gives us the great Adam Arkin (as psychiatrist Stanley Keyworth) and the often problematic Rob Lowe (as foot-in-mouthed Sam Seaborn). Mentioned: the West Wing Weekly podcast. 

15:35 Battle of the Network Stars: We're not going to make a regular habit of this show, but Joshua Malina and friends showed us that the "athletes" who appear make a big difference in watchability.

21:30 Challenge Round: The Royal We: Catherine challenged Terri to read this smart romance by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (aka the Fug Girls). It's a great read, although Terri would have preferred the abridged version.

For next time, Terri challenged Catherine to watch the Cameron Crowe movie Elizabethtown. Plus we'll continue with Master of None's "Door 3" and The West Wing's "Hartsfield's Landing."

Let's just say that perms have not been our friends. Also, if your hairstylist is wielding a shaver? Ask.

We've been recently captured with lunch companions, new jewelry, and trolls.

00:31 A New Fitness Trend: Why and how is trying on clothes like working out at the gym?

06:33 Shame-Rich and Cash-Poor: We talk about the weird ways having money, not having money, spending money, and not spending money can all make you feel ashamed. What's up with that? (Mentioned: conversations on kids and money and hotel choices.)

24:28 Friday Speed Round: Parent Group Pet Peeves: It's hard being a newbie, and it's hard being a veteran. Let's just skip the whole thing.

35:29 Roundabout Roundup: Terri's praising Apple's Cloud-based magic, Catherine enjoyed the Loving Project podcast, and Nicole's pleased with Geico (although not its gecko).

42:53 Shameless Self-Promotion: 12 Education Sites to Keep Your Child Learning All Summer, How to Calm an Overexcited Toddler, 20 Signs You May Be Worrying Too Much About Your Child with Special Needs.

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.

We're just glad we got our guys to participate the first time around. Why push our luck?

Some of our yummiest things didn't even last long enough to be talked about. (Though Nicole's showing some heroic cheesecake restraint.)

Your road map to this week's entertainment-themed podcast:

01:48 Wonder Woman: Catherine and her daughter thought this super-heroine summer movie was wonderful, if not super-surprising.

08:52 Master of None: In season 2, episode 5, Dev goes on a terrible date, visits a museum, attends an exciting dinner party, and takes one long, lonely cab ride. We feel for ya, Dev.

13:32 The West Wing: In "The Two Bartlets," both Toby and Josh go out on a limb, and live to tell about it... we think. Mentioned: the West Wing Weekly podcast.

Next week, we'll discuss The Royal We, if Terri finishes reading it (only 8 hours to go!). Plus we'll continue with Master of None's "New York, I Love You" and The West Wing's "Night Five."

We're always on our computers and all about the online shopping, but occasionally we have to go to an actual brick-and-mortar non-virtual emporium. Can we even remember the last time?

Mentioned: Awkward Family Photos, Images of Canada, The Well-Dressed House, Poppystone, and ... something called PR Podcast!

00:31 Congratulations, Nicole! She finished editing her book manuscript, so all that's left is waiting for fame and fortune to arrive.

07:24 Ready for Kids ... or Not: We ask: How did you know you were ready for kids? And once you knew, did the universe help you out, or smack you around a little first?

27:11 Friday Speed Round: Summer Camp: You'll never guess what Catherine's kids are taking to camp along with the bug spray and sleeping bags.

37:37 Interview: Occupational therapist Meghan Corridan is back to tell us about kids' journals and activity books that might tempt your child to practice handwriting during summer vacation.

51:48 Shameless Self-Promotion: 10 Downsized Summer Goals that Any Parent Can Manage; 4 Things to Know about Successful Inclusive Schools; watch this space for Catherine's children's books (coming ... someday).

Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music. If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.