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

00:35 So You Think You Can Dance: Just like last week, 10 dancers were whittled down to 5, and we have complaints about a lot of it. Mentioned: This "lyrical hip hop" routine from Jim and Jaja in season 12.

11:41 The West Wing: At long last, Bartlet gets his groove back (thanks to a shove from Mrs. B.) and Josh returns from the doghouse in "Shutdown." Mentioned: Glen Weldon's government shutdown tweets.

22:15 Challenge Round: My So-Called Life: Terri challenged Catherine to correct her oversight—she had never seen an episode of this beloved one-season drama. The episode "Other People's Mothers" exemplified what this show did so well. Mentioned: Extra Hot Great canon presentation. 

Next week, we will put the challenge round on hold while we check out Making It, a new crafting competition show hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. We'll also watch another episode of So You Think You Can Dance and "Abu el Banat" from season 5 of The West Wing.

00:32 Hedgehog Happenings: Catherine reports on her spiky houseguest, and Terri also has some guests (overstaying their welcome).

08:54 Sing a Song: We name the tunes that put little ones to sleep, perk up a road trip—check out Terri's creative strategy!—and, of course, annoy our kids profoundly.

23:00 Speed Round: Irrational Anger: Some things go beyond simple peeves and turn into RAGE.

29:17 Roundabout Roundup: Advion ant traps, Educated by Tara Westover, and Weight Watchers.

36:15 Shameless Self-Promotion: Nicole's book (look for an upcoming discussion at Understood.org), podcast quotes on Facebook, and links to a whole bunch of articles by Catherine.

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.

If you think we live in pristine houses with immaculate furnishings and tables accented just so ... you haven't listened to this podcasts before, have you? Nah, our coffee tables are a mess, but a generally amusing mess, we hope. (Mentioned: Little Free Library.)

Nicole's enjoying #Australian slang, Catherine not enjoying being called "extra," and Terri just wishes people would stop making language harder. (Mentioned: the website Urban Dictionary; the book What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?; the podcast Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day.)

While Terri waits for her central air to be repaired, she's collecting tips on how to hack some chill, or just general gripes about the difficulty of keeping one's cool when things get hot. (Mentioned: our earlier episode on Thermostat Wars.)

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

00:45 So You Think You Can Dance: The heartbreak continues, as we just barely met the top 10 women and 5 of them are gone at the end of an hour.

10:45 The West Wing: Bartlet's finally coming back in "Separation of Powers," and the actor who played Angela Blake is delightfully goofy on the West Wing Weekly podcast.

18:30 Challenge Round: Lady Bird: Catherine challenged Terri to watch this Oscar contender from 2017, which featured a challenging mother-daughter relationship. We had high praise for the performers, including Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, and Saoirse Ronan.

Next week, Terri challenged Catherine to another mother-daughter show: My So-Called Life. We'll watch the episode "Other People’s Mothers," along with So You Think You Can Dance and West Wing's "Shutdown."

00:27 Plane Plague Tales: Nicole's back from Australia, and she brought home an unwelcome souvenir.

07:47 Kids in Flight: Speaking of planes, is it ever okay for parents to luxuriate in first class while their kiddos are back in the cheap seats with strangers? We make the judgment call.

25:15 Speed Round: Game Time: When it comes to time-wasting games, we run the gamut from numbers to letters to shiny candy. Mentioned: Candy Crush, Words with Friends, Flow Free, our old pal Sandbox. 

36:06 Roundabout Roundup: Tours on Viator; podcasts Sawbones and Pray More Novenas.

41:32 Shameless Self-Promotion: Catherine's pro page on Facebook; Nicole on LiveBinders; Love Notes for Special Parents.

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.

Today's speed round is a Speed Round 2, with Catherine and Terri bringing their Tuesday entertainment chat to Friday for a special round of "Would You Rather." In this case, they ponder whether they prefer trying out new TV, movies, and books or revisiting beloved favorites. Doesn't help that it's never been easier to find that old stuff, or just watch memorable scenes on YouTube over and over and over again.

We've talked a lot about inclusion on this podcast (did you hear that Nicole wrote a book?), and today we welcome author Ann Yurcek to tell us about an inclusion resource designed for parents and teachers to read with kids. Hear Ann talk about why she wrote Furry: The Little Penguins That Could: Teaching about Friendship, Ability, and Inclusion and then visit the website at furrythepenguin.com to learn more, buy the book and stuffed penguins, and eventually get the curriculum that goes with them. (Also mentioned: book illustrator Jodee Kulp and Better Endings, New Beginnings.)

Our guest for today's Speed Round is Tim J. Myers, author of Glad to Be Dad, who shares some of those stories of family life that you just might as well laugh at.