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On this week's Roundabout Roundup: Catherine had a good experience selling through StubHub. Terri got a warm welcome and some free electricity at a FedEx Office store. And Nicole's laughing with Sarcastic Mommy on Twitter.
Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.
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It's easy to obsess when our kids make big choices, like what college major to declare or what career to pursue. The hardest part might be deciding when to let it become their obsession instead of ours.
On today's Round 3, we complain about high school schedules. Should teens really have to wake up so early? And what about block scheduling, where they're in one classroom for 90 minutes straight? Mentioned: The Start School Later campaign.
On SYTYCD, the top 8 performed, and performed, and performed: Five dances each, in solos, duos, and groups. We're tired just watching. Mentioned: To the Pointe with Kristyn Burtt and The Dance Room, both podcasts where you can hear from the eliminated contestants each week.
The West Wing's "The Al Smith Dinner" was a refreshing return to a rock-solid, political-procedural episode of the show. We also enjoyed the returns of Donna Moss and Will Bailey. Next week, we'll skip West Wing and discuss Evvie Drake Starts Over, the new novel from our podcast inspiration Linda Holmes.
On today's Round 1, we compare and contrast our own weddings with those of the Kids Today, with their barn venues and their candy buffets and their gender-switched wedding parties. Mentioned: This McSweeney's Monologue from a barn that would prefer not to host your Pinterest wedding, thanks anyway.
On this week's Roundabout Roundup, Nicole shouts out the Rome Cavalieri Hotel, where she spent her anniversary. Catherine's hooked on Money Heist on Netflix, and Terri shares a guitar instrumental playlist by Austin VanDeSteeg; it's perfect music to work to.
Thanks as always to Jon Morin for our fun in-and-out music, which you hear on every episode.
When you're juggling as many balls as we are, sometimes one or two get dropped. We obsess about these mistakes, and particularly the shame of admitting to them right when we've worked up a good rant about how they're someone else's fault. Mentioned: Low-Effort Ways to Annoy Your Teen from Annie Get Your Gum.
This report on how much our little darlings cost us got us complaining about all the expenses we've covered over the years, from the predictable to the (unpleasantly) surprising.
On SYTYCD, just when we'd kind of gotten over the heartbreak of eager young dancers not being chosen for the show, now we get the heartbreak of eliminations. So long, Eddie and Stephanie (but see you on tour).
Speaking of heartbreak, West Wing crushed us with "Here Today." This episode is hard to watch, and not just because it's poorly lit and shot from weird angles the entire time. Next week, SYTYCD's top 8 perform, and we'll discuss West Wing's "The Al Smith Dinner."
Nicole's back from vacation and now she's getting her daughter packed up for college. Which means discussing the difference between "essentials" and "stuff that takes up a lot of space but won't ever be used."
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