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Ep. 63 Best of the Parenting Fails Part 3 (Top 10 Fails) featuring Jeff...

Here are the top ten parenting fails shared on the podcast so far! Two weeks ago, we started the countdown at number 30 and counted down to 21. In last week’s episode, we counted down from 20 to 11....

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Ep. 64 Interview with Heather Armstrong of Dooce, “Queen of the Mommy Bloggers”

Heather Armstrong, known by her fans simply as Dooce, is this week’s featured guest. She is not only one of the most successful bloggers of all time, she is a mother of two, a New York Times...

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Ep. 65 Interview with Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians and book critic...

Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians Trilogy, which is now a TV series in its second season on SyFy is the featured guest this week. Lev is also the book critic and lead technology writer for Time,...

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Ep. 66 Interview with HGTV star Josh Temple, host of House Crashers,...

Josh Temple, host of the popular HGTV show House Crashers, is this week’s featured guest. In recent years, Josh has also hosted America’s Toughest Jobs on NBC, Ultimate Treehouse on the Discovery...

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Ep. 67 Interview with Marc Webb, director of The Amazing Spider-Man, 500 Days...

  Marc Webb, director of The Amazing Spider-Man movies and 500 Days of Summer (also amazing) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel is the featured guest this week. On April 7, Marc has his...

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Ep. 68 Interview with Family Therapist Colleen O’Grady, author of Dial Down...

Family therapist Colleen O’Grady, author of Dial down the Drama: Reducing Conflict and Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter, is the featured guest this week. In our conversation, Colleen gives me a...

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Ep. 69 Interview with City Dads Group co-founder Matt Schneider

City Dads Group co-founder Matt Schneider is the featured podcast guest this week. In our conversation, Matt and I talk about how he and Lance Somerfeld started City Dads Group in New York City after...

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Ep. 70 Interview with Jay Chandrasekhar, director of Super Troopers,...

Super Troopers director Jay Chandrasakhar is this week’s featured guest. In addition to Super Troopers, Jay has directed the movies Beerfest, Club Dread and Dukes of Hazard. He’s also directed some...

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Ep. 71 Interview with Julie Clark, creator of Baby Einstein, bestselling...

Julie Clark, the creator of Baby Einstein, CEO of WeeSchool and author of more than 30 bestselling children’s books, is this week’s featured guest. In our conversation, Julie tells her awesome story of...

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Ep. 72 Interview with Jenna von Oy, star of Blossom and The Parkers and...

Jenna von Oy who played Blossom’s fast-talking best friend Six on the show Blossom is this week’s featured guest. She’s also starred in The Parkers and made several guest appearances on shows like Cold...

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Ep. 73 Interview with Pinkalicious and Peterrific author Victoria Kann

Pinkalicious author and illustrator Victoria Kann is this week’s featured guest. In our conversation, we talk about how she got started writing children’s books, the cool technique she uses to create...

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Perfect Parenting: A Complete History

This week, I released my second book in the ParentNormal Activity Series and it’s far from perfect – and that’s the point. Perfect Parenting: A Complete History is the parenting book with the fewest...

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Ep. 74 Parenting Fails Vol. VIII featuring stories from Heather Armstrong,...

This week, I’m releasing two editions of parenting fails in honor of my new book Perfect Parenting: A Complete History. I did the research and (Spoiler Alert) there is no history of raising kids...

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Ep. 75 Parenting Fails Vol. IX featuring stories from Pinkalicious author...

This is the second of two parenting fail episodes I’m releasing this week in honor of my new book Perfect Parenting: A Complete History. (Spoiler Alert) There is no history of raising kids perfectly....

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Ep. 76 Interview with platinum-selling singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb

Platinum-selling singer-songwriter and mother of two kids Lisa Loeb is this week’s featured guest. In addition to her radio hits, she has multiple children’s albums, specials and books. She’s also...

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Ep. 77 Interview with Jay Papasan, co-author of The One Thing: The...

Jay Papasan, author of multiple bestselling books including The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, is the featured guest this week. In our conversation, we talk...

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Ep. 78 Interview with Barry Watson, star of 7th Heaven and new show Date My Dad

7th Heaven star Barry Watson is this week’s featured guest. Barry has a brand new show premiering June 2 on UP TV called Date My Dad, a dramedy about a great dad who is a few years removed from having...

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Ep. 79 Interview with Nicola Yoon, bestselling author of Everything...

Nicola Yoon, the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of two books Everything Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, is this week’s featured guest. Everything Everything has been adapted into a movie,...

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Photo printing finally made as easy as using Amazon. $1000 of Amazon Gift...

Amazon has launched a photo printing service that allows all customers to print their memories. Prime members can upload images to their Prime Photos account, print the product of their choice and...

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Thanks Kids for the Beautiful Gift of Slapstick Comedy, Also Known as Parenthood

Father’s Day is nearly here and it has me reflecting on the privilege it is to be a parent. I’ve joked about how dads don’t always get the recognition they deserve on the “holiday,” but the truth is...

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