We spend a lot of time making podcasts, but do we listen to anything other than our own? On today's speed round, we share some favorite podcasts (Pop Culture Happy Hour,Extra Hot Great, and How Stuff Works), mourn some that have stopped making new episodes (The Inclusive Class Podcast and Firewall and Iceberg, RIP), and wonder whether just listening to one-offs from time to time counts. Do you have some podcasts you want to recommend -- besides this one, of course? Share in the comments here or on our Facebook page, or tweet us @RoundAboutChat
The Speed Rounds you've been listening to all week will be replacing Round 3 and 4 as you've known them -- we're tucking those mini-interviews into our group chats starting January 15. So the end of our anniversary week seemed like a good time to look back on our favorite Round 3s, Round 4s, and even Round 2s (which will still be bringing you entertainment chat every Tuesday-ish.) If you want to listen to the full episodes after hearing us chat about them, here are the links:
+ Nicole's favorites: Round 4s by Amanda and her husband Jon; Round 2s on Dancing With the Stars
+ Amanda's favorites: Round 3 on school lunches with Lexi Walters Wright; Round 4 on IEP meetings with Robert Rummel-Hudson
+ Catherine's favorites: Round 4 on Inside Out and Special Needs with Robert Rummel-Hudson; Round 2 on audiobooks and Dancing With the Stars
+ Terri's favorites: Round 3 on kids and commercialization with Lexi Walters Wright (and that Hulk cologne pull-quote); Round 2s on So You Think You Can Dance
(If you're reading this somewhere without hyperlinks, come to http://parentingroundabout.com for the full recap experience.)
You talk to the same people for fifty to 100 episodes, and you learn things. Even in this speed round, we uncover a surprising height-related fact about one of our members. You might be surprised that however many surprising facts we've learned, we rarely if ever get together in person. See how many of these revelations about our past jobs and colorful vocabulary and musical knowledge and culinary preferences (one of us doesn't even drink coffee!) you've also gleaned from listening to Parenting Roundabout.
When you get into real conversations about parenting, it's easy to sometimes go a little to far and say something that makes you hope your child never, ever listens to your podcasts. Sometimes that's because we've said something that might be hurtful, but more likely for us we've said something that makes us want to throw salt over our shoulders lest we cause the very behavior we're talking about to blossom. So don't tell our kids about this episode, okay? We're going to just sneak it in here.
New for 2016! There's now Parenting Roundabout group chat fun for every day of the week. Tune in at 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday as we answer one quick question. Today we relive some things you should never do on a podcast, including saying things you wouldn't want your spouse to hear, confessing your winter grooming secrets, dissing your customer base, and ... um, wait, what was that ... oh yeah! forgetting your own name.