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Welcome to our home. Sorry it’s so messy. We’re new parents in a new relationship. New episodes every Monday & Thursday. Parenting. Relationships. Trending Topics. Entrepreneurship. And how dentists are running the biggest scam in America. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Follow us on social @twoparentsandapod and visit justmediahouse.com.
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Thumb sucking, toddler shyness & are permanent holiday lights TACKY or WORTH IT?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!! We open with the debate you guys started: permanent holiday lights. The comments say they’re the answer to our white lights vs. colored lights problem.. we …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!! We open with the debate you guys started: permanent holiday lights. The comments say they’re the answer to our white lights vs. colored lights problem.. we say lights go UP and lights come DOWN (or you lose the specialness!!). Tacky or worth it, we need votes!!
A follow up on the budgeting app: the no-spend era is real. Alex is now submitting purchase requests to the CFO of the household (Jules jk lol) live on the pod (makeup remover, toy bins and hangers: APPROVED hahaha). Jules is also headed to a baby shower this weekend, which gets us into going splitsies on gifts, the wedding card she bought three years ago and never sent (it’s getting a baby drawn on it and a second life), and the sweetest story we’ve heard in a while about a shirt our friend has worn since his first date.. which turns into the real question: what are the sentimental items you will NEVER throw away?
What we’re watching corner: a Heated Rivalry update (season one is coming to theaters?!), the Elizabeth Holmes documentary feedback (every single person says GO, we’re going), and the Love Is Blind clip that has Harrison asking if he needs to start watching.
PLUS we announce our lunch giveback winner.. Dani from Seattle, DM us!!!
Then it’s what’s on the table today?!
🧸 Parenting: is my toddler shy, or is it just a new situation? (the dance class name song has us thinking) and thumb sucking vs. the pacifier.. Rocky has officially chosen the thumb and we’re at peace with it.
🍿 Pop culture: Selena Gomez quit vaping and used her platform to say it’s not worth it, which somehow leads to remembering when restaurants had SMOKING SECTIONS??
💼 Business: Airbnb is banning checkout chore lists (great news.. unless the cleaning fees go up?) and SpaceX & Tesla are exploring a merger, aka Elon negotiating with himself hahaha
💻 Technology: half the internet needs a security patch (and it’s apparently a 9.2/10 problem???)
We close with the Bicker of the Week: “I’ll be ready in a second”.. a second is not a unit of time Harrison recognizes. Plus the question of the week from Grace on YouTube: what’s the best and hardest part of having two kids close in age?
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:04:05 Are permanent holiday lights TACKY or WORTH IT?!
00:07:12 Budgeting follow up: no spending.. except the essentials
00:10:17 Going splitsies on a baby shower gift
00:12:24 The sentimental items you NEVER throw away
00:16:16 Heated Rivalry update: it's coming to theaters?!
00:18:02 The Elizabeth Holmes documentary feedback
00:21:57 Should Harrison start watching Love Is Blind?!
00:25:10 Announcing our lunch giveback WINNER!!
00:26:48 Is my toddler shy.. or is it just a new situation?
00:29:58 Thumb sucking vs. the pacifier
00:34:17 Selena Gomez quit vaping
00:37:31 Remember smoking sections in restaurants?!
00:39:01 Airbnb is banning checkout chore lists
00:42:43 Half the internet needs a security patch?!
00:45:04 SpaceX & Tesla are exploring a MERGER
00:48:57 Bicker of the Week: "I'll be ready in a second.."
00:53:29 Our early personality reads on Tate & Rocky
00:55:07 Question of the week: kids close in age.. worth it?
00:56:58 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*Heated Rivalry: https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/heated-rivalry-released-movie-theaters-1236916996/
*Elizabeth Holmes: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-elizabeth-holmes-documentary-f5b0f67e
*Toddler Shyness: https://blog.lovevery.com/social-emotional-behavior/supporting-shy-child/
*Thumb sucking: https://midlothianpediatricdentist.com/thumb-sucking-in-babies-is-it-really-bad/
*Selena Gomez quits vaping: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/selena-gomez-shares-warning-vaping-changed-voice/story?id=137373235
*Airbnb bans checkout chore lists: https://people.com/airbnb-introduces-new-rules-limiting-checkout-chores-like-laundry-dishes-and-trash-12186624
*Security patch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly0lg3w5x2o
*SpaceX & Tesla exploring merger: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/business/elon-musk-spacex-tesla-merger.html
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Mental load, babysitter non-negotiables & the best baby shower gift (not on her registry!)
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We start off with the HARD-HITTING question everyone is talking about: what’s the perfect pool temperature? (lol) But really, Harrison started the morning …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We start off with the HARD-HITTING question everyone is talking about: what’s the perfect pool temperature? (lol) But really, Harrison started the morning with a 6:55am father/daughter swim (pool heated to a magnificent 92 degrees), so now we NEED to know.. comment yours, and nobody ask about our heating bill hahaha
House updates: the fence is officially in fabrication!! The front yard should be done in two weeks (check back with us then), and the outdoor kitchen behind the pool is “best case Thanksgiving”.. or best case Christmas, depending which one of us you ask. Which, speaking of the holidays, this is your friendly reminder to book your flights NOW.. they’re up 31% from last year (Christmas flights too, up 23%!!)
Jules has a baby shower this weekend, which gets us into the best baby shower gift that isn’t on her registry (the answer involves a monogram, and we stand by it). And things are THRIVING on our block: our neighbors celebrated their 25th anniversary by swapping the Halloween decorations for hearts for ONE week (she tried on her wedding dress for everyone in the neighborhood.. we’re obsessed with them), postcards are officially the lost art we’re bringing back, and the booing is spreading.. our neighbors are Googling the rules and taking it seriously!!
A follow up on the budgeting app Harrison built us with AI: it’s WORKING (a text every morning with yesterday’s spend, the month to date, and how we’re tracking against budget).
In an effort to bring some structure, we’re calling this next section “What’s on the table?!”. And on the table TODAY… The Coterie Golf Digest ad, which we’re giving a 10/10: the first baby brand to EVER advertise in a golf magazine, because moms carry 71% of the mental load and dads can’t share the load if no one’s talking to them. In pop culture: the DWTS pregnancy announcement (and live gender reveal!!) that had everyone crying. Plus the Victoria’s Secret fashion show comeback: the fantasy bra is back, 15 of the 60 models were moms, and Harrison is mostly mad he missed the stock run hahaha. And another great debate: custom license plates, cool or cringe?!
We close with a question from the audience: the grandparents have been drinking on babysitting duty.. is that normal?? Which gets us into our babysitter non-negotiables and why clear is kind. Tell us yours!!
Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:01 We started the morning with a swim…
00:03:36 What are the chances our home updates will be done before Thanksgiving?!
00:04:45 Friendly reminder to book your Thanksgiving flights!!
00:08:11 The best baby shower gift (that isn't on her registry)
00:15:04 On our block: a 25th anniversary, postcards & booing
00:20:48 Harrison built us a budgeting app with AI (and it’s working!!)
00:26:47 Coterie's Golf Digest ad is a 10/10
00:38:27 DWTS: the pregnancy announcement that had everyone crying
00:45:11 The Victoria's Secret fashion show comeback
00:50:26 Custom license plates: cool or cringe?
00:57:25 Question from the audience: grandparents drinking on babysitting duty
1:00:52 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*Coterie ad: https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuNlIvG4-L/
*Breadwinner stats: https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2112234825361084726?s=20
*Thanksgiving flight stats: https://media.hopper.com/research/2026-holiday-travel-index
*DWTS announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/DevTy-iCL5Y/
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Our first parents-only vacation, introducing solids & why your toddler needs older friends
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! We’re back from the parents-only trip to Jackson Hole!! And we were greeted with the sweetest thing Tate has ever said (“I missed you”).. so naturally we’re …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! We’re back from the parents-only trip to Jackson Hole!! And we were greeted with the sweetest thing Tate has ever said (“I missed you”).. so naturally we’re never leaving again hahaha
Which kicks off the kids corner: can a 2 year old ACTUALLY miss their parents? Why do kids save their meltdowns for YOU (spoiler: it’s actually a compliment)? And the take we stand by: we don’t FaceTime the kids while we’re away.. it’s for you, not them (discuss). Plus Tate spent the day playing with the 5 year old across the street and we watched her level UP in real time (the sharing song WORKED and we’ve never been prouder), and Rocky started solids on his half birthday!! (And we think he likes food more than his sister??? hahaha)
The trip itself: 72 hours of undivided attention with the neighbors (who shall now be known as Mr. & Mrs. Bears), an activity-based itinerary with one non-negotiable per day, and Alex solving a live influencer brand-trip mystery at lunch like a detective. All of which leads to the real question: what makes a good travel companion? Oh, and the Tetons are named after.…. you’ll have to listen.
In other news: Abercrombie is CRUSHING college apparel, we need to STOP saying “go to market” (and all corporate buzzwords), Harrison is building us a family budgeting app (if you have one you love, comment it!!), we need to see the Elizabeth Holmes documentary, and we design our fence LIVE on the pod.
Then we’re in full holiday mode: an audience question on keeping a Christmas party adults-only, planning OUR Christmas party (black tie.. with bbq??), family Halloween costume ideas, and the debate we need you to settle: is November 1st too early to decorate for Christmas?! (Pls let us know in the comments)
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:40 Can a 2 year old ACTUALLY miss their parents?
00:02:33 Why kids save their meltdowns for YOU
00:06:20 Abercrombie is CRUSHING college apparel
00:08:56 Rocky started solids (HALF BIRTHDAY YAY!!)
00:12:45 THIS is why your kids should play with older kids
00:24:33 We need to STOP using corporate buzzwords
00:25:58 IRL home update: designing the fence LIVE
00:30:27 Our parents-only trip to Jackson Hole
00:36:03 What makes a good travel companion?
00:40:40 We need a family budgeting app…
00:42:22 Going deep with your friends
00:44:06:23 The Tetons are named after WHAT?!
00:45:14 What Alex is reading: City of Girls
00:45:37 The Elizabeth Holmes movie everyone's talking about
00:52:53 Question from the audience on adults-only party invites
00:56:11 Planning our Christmas party (black tie.. with bbq?)
00:57:03 Is November 1st too early to decorate for Christmas?!
00:59:57 Halloween costume ideas for families
01:01:26 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*The Tetons - https://www.nps.gov/places/000/grand-teton.htm
*Elizabeth Holmes documentary - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_can_see_everything (Rotten Tomatoes), https://abc11.com/post/the-dropout-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-amanda-seyfried/11617331/ (payment), https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/you-can-see-everything-box-office-nathan-fielder-elizabeth-holmes-huge-start-1236915640/ (debut)
*Anna Sorokin paid for Inventing Anna - https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-paid-anna-delvey-sorokin-tv-series-victim-fund-2021-1
*Why kids save meltdowns for you: https://www.tapouts.com/learn/after-school-meltdowns
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Navigating mom guilt, work-life balance & 4 kids as CEO of fastest growing women’s health company
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! We have a special guest: Victoria Thain Gioia, co-founder & CEO of Perelel, Harvard MBA.. and most importantly, a working mom of 4 (ages 9, 7, 6 & 2!!) We …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! We have a special guest: Victoria Thain Gioia, co-founder & CEO of Perelel, Harvard MBA.. and most importantly, a working mom of 4 (ages 9, 7, 6 & 2!!)
We start with the story behind it all: a 20-week scan that didn’t go as expected, and how obsessing over the “why” sent Victoria deep into prenatal nutrition research.. deep enough that she pitched her OB a company idea mid-appointment (from the stirrups!!) The big takeaway: one-size-fits-all doesn’t work for women.
Then we get into the part we know you guys most want to hear: what it actually looks like to run a company with 4 kids at home. The 5am wake-ups, white-knuckling it from 7 to 7:50 every morning, the 2.5 year old who interrupts her work calls for a scheduled cuddle (we’re obsessed), and the mom guilt conversation we think every working parent needs to hear: “I’m a better mom because I work.” Plus why her answer to “is this worth it?” lives in a photo from her daughter’s school project.
We also talk about why there is NOTHING more powerful than the mom group chat (you’re not on an island, we’re all on the island together), the work-life balance advice that makes her laugh, and the realities of working motherhood.
We finish up with the women’s health research gap: women weren’t included in clinical trials until 1993, less than 10% of funding goes to women’s health, and what Perelel is pledging to change that. Then we close with rapid fire: what every TTC couple should know, the wellness trend she wishes would die, and the thing she wishes was talked about more.
Thank you Victoria!! Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:38 Meet Victoria: CEO, Harvard MBA & mom of 4
00:03:15 The 20-week scan that started it all
00:13:28 What the prenatal industry gets wrong
00:17:44 Making life easier for moms
00:24:00 A day in the life of a CEO mom of 4
00:28:47 Navigating mom guilt (“I’m a better mom because I work”)
00:32:00 Creating your community of moms
00:33:44 The reality of working motherhood
00:38:09 Why there is NOTHING more powerful than the mom group chat
00:39:17 The work-life balance advice that makes Victoria laugh
00:42:25 The women's health research gap explained…
00:46:49 Rapid fire questions: TTC, wellness trends & pregnancy loss
00:49:27 Thank you for listening!
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or Two Parents & A Podcast. This episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your diet, supplements, or health routine, especially while pregnant, postpartum, or trying to conceive.
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Positive parenting, siblings at birthday parties & is asking to stay with friends RUDE?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Before anything else: we’re doing an audience check-in!! Comment what you want to hear more of (Q&As? guests? news rundown? pop culture?) and we’re …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Before anything else: we’re doing an audience check-in!! Comment what you want to hear more of (Q&As? guests? news rundown? pop culture?) and we’re picking one comment and sending you to your favorite lunch spot on us ($100!!) So comment!!
By the time you’re listening, we’re in Jackson Hole on a couples trip with the neighbors!! Alex packed a carry-on (brave), Harrison packed “extreme” location-specific outfits, and there are custom t-shirts involved that we legally (lol) cannot spoil yet. But leaving the kids had us in our feelings.. we thought we’d be excited for the getaways and honestly the break from the kids is zero percent of the excitement?? Which leads us to the parenting cliches that are ACTUALLY true: no phase lasts that long, and every chapter is somehow better than the last (meanwhile “sleep when the baby sleeps”.. like who is doing the laundry??? hahaha)
Mid-episode, Harrison needs to vent about the new sales tactic that has to stop: strangers sending UNSOLICITED calendar invites (“hey, I spoke to Alex!!” no. no you did not.) But, in happier news, our whole street is in the Halloween spirit and it’s proof that neighborhood morale starts with ONE house (we got boo’d!! we’re booing back!!) Plus the bike bus: have you seen these?? Whole neighborhoods biking to school together.. there are 200+ of these programs now and we’re obsessed.
THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: positive parenting literally wires kids’ brains for joy. A new study found praise at age 3 shows up in brain scans at 18?! It confirmed what we see every time Tate shows us an outfit she’s proud of (and like honestly with ourselves??? Love being around positive people).
And the big viral debates this week: is it rude to ask to stay at your friend’s place when you travel?? Jules would be OFFENDED if a friend came to Austin and didn’t stay with her, Harrison is a forever hotel guy, so we need your votes. Same with siblings at birthday parties: family invite or just the kid on the card?!
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:02:19 Audience check-in: tell us what you want to hear (we'll pick a comment & send you to lunch!!)
00:05:13 Part 29834 of us not being able to pronounce words
00:07:26 Couples trip to Jackson Hole!!
00:11:29 How do you ACTUALLY feel about vacationing without the kids?
00:17:44 The parenting cliches that are ACTUALLY true
00:18:45 The new sales tactic that needs to STOP
00:26:12 Neighborhood morale starts with ONE house
00:33:31 Have you seen the bike bus?!
00:36:51 3 banger movies coming out SOON
00:41:08 Can you make popcorn from corn on the cob?!
00:43:54 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: parenting & the power of positivity
00:51:21 Is it rude to ask your friend to stay at their place?!
00:59:47 Should siblings be invited to birthday parties?!01:0319 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*Positive parenting: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-positive-parenting-children-joy-mental.html
*Bike Bus: https://bikebus.world/
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Why life gets better with age, child-led potty training & how much football is too much?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! EURO JULES IS BACK!! The trip recap is lowkey scattered throughout the entire episode (sry), but the highlights: a Tuscany wedding, a “2 hour” drive that was …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! EURO JULES IS BACK!! The trip recap is lowkey scattered throughout the entire episode (sry), but the highlights: a Tuscany wedding, a “2 hour” drive that was actually 4.5 through scenery Jules swears is Pittsburgh adjacent (it’s a compliment??), and a new barometer for measuring the success of a trip.
But first, Alex gets sent to the mall with a box of Harrison’s returns and gets absolutely humbled at the counter (“ma’am, has this been washed?”).. so we need a ruling: can you return a shirt you already washed?!
The wedding’s pizza night spirals us into the food corner: pizza vs burgers for America’s favorite food (the official ranking has burgers & fries not at #1.. Alex is appealing the decision), mashed potatoes catch a STRAY (“it’s literally a liquid French fry”), and milk is in bags in Canada?!
We get into why traveling at 30 beats traveling at 22, and the real theme of this episode: life gets BETTER with age. Alex keeps meeting 38 year olds doing really cool things, and instead of fearing getting older.. knowing that’s when the hard work pays off.
Football is in FULL swing: Harrison made corn dogs from SCRATCH for the Red River Rivalry (the secret is dipping the dog in a cup of batter), Sooner Magic was sprinkled (BOOMER!), and the question of the week (NOT a new segment): how much football is a dad allowed to watch in a weekend? We landed on zero uninterrupted games at home.. but the better the behavior, the longer the leash hahaha.
Then the parenting corner: Tate is OFFICIALLY in need of her own suitcase (maybe a ride-on one??) and the article claiming child-led potty training is becoming a problem. We did child-led, so we have thoughts (and a Tate update: she’s batting 80-90%!!)
Plus Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife’s wedding with their kids in the front row (we’re here for it), the Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple.. aka Harrison waited 45 minutes and Alex’s head hit the pillow (point: Harrison), and we close with Harrison’s 3 jet lag tips!!
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:29 Can you return a shirt after washing it?!
00:03:36 Jules' Euro trip recap (kind of this really continues sporadically throughout the episode lol)
00:07:21 Did you know pizza ranks as the #1 favorite food in the United States?!
00:11:21 Why does Canadian milk come in bags?!
00:15:08 Making friends at a wedding…
00:17:34 Do you prefer traveling to big cities or small towns?!
00:19:30 Life gets better as you get older
00:22:53 Combs vs. hairbrushes for men…
00:25:43 Harrison's from-scratch corn dogs
00:28:15 Red River Rivalry (BOOMER!)
00:32:20 How much football is too much football?!
00:39:08 Austin City Limits
00:40:41 Uber safety features & preferences
00:46:43 Tate OFFICIALLY needs her own suitcase
00:47:44 Jules’ new barometer of a successful trip
00:51:58 Is child-led potty training a problem?!
00:55:58 Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife's wedding?!
00:58:30 Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple
01:01:49 Harrison's 3 jet lag tips
01:04:23 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/08/potty-training-delay-problem/688299/
*Tobey Maguire officiated ex’s wedding: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/11/tobey-maguire-officiates-ex-wife-wedding/
*Pizza is officially America’s favorite food: https://www.ajc.com/life/according-to-a-recent-poll-pizza-is-officially-americas-favorite-food/JHGCWVWMQFGERPFL37ID4KB5PI/
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Terrible twos, toddler language explosion & Gen Z slang EXPLAINED
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!! Anyone else keeping up with Jules’ insta story?? (bc we are and like need to book a Euro trip ASAP?!) Alex kicks us off with her girls night recap (which …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!! Anyone else keeping up with Jules’ insta story?? (bc we are and like need to book a Euro trip ASAP?!)
Alex kicks us off with her girls night recap (which apparently she already recapped to Harrison last night) (and this morning) (hahahhaha blame the margaritas). Harrison also has some thoughts on her outfit.. sorry to the audio listeners (you’ll have to use your imagination lol).
The business corner is packed this week: is Starbucks actually buying Chipotle?! Harrison breaks down the CEO shuffle and what it would mean. Nvidia is officially the most valuable company EVER. Plus, SpaceX just made a move that could make it your next cellphone carrier?? Over in AI land, Ben Affleck is suddenly everywhere talking artificial intelligence, and everyone is debating: actual tech savant or cosplay? And the Kardashians’ AI trailer confusion raises the real question of how you can even tell what’s real anymore.
THEN P (our Gen Z rep) quizzes A & H on Gen Z lingo…aura farming, crash out, it’s giving...(spoiler: their millennial-ness was showing ahahaha).
In the parenting corner, Tate is in a full language explosion, Alex is officially rebranding the “terrible twos” as the terrific twos, and we react to 5 controversial parenting takes (sweeping generalizations do NOT go over well).
And finally, the Bicker of the Week: sharing towels with your partner.. yes or HECK NO?!
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:43 Alex's girls night out
00:07:38 Harrison’s thoughts on Alex's outfit (sry to audio listeners)
00:09:31 Is Starbucks buying Chipotle?!
00:14:27 Nvidia is now the most valuable company EVER?!
00:20:27 Starlink is getting into cellphone service?!
00:22:19 Ben Affleck's AI press circuit
00:24:27 The Kardashians' AI trailer confusion
00:29:18 Why you should ask "what keeps you busy?"
00:33:13 Gen Z lingo explained…
00:41:24 Rebranding the “terrible twos”
00:42:15 5 controversial parenting takes
00:51:47 Bicker of the Week: sharing towels?!
00:56:44 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
Starbucks is Exploring Buying Chipotle: Is starbucks buying chipolte
Nvidia is now the most valuable company: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nvidia-hits-time-high-ai-013502375.html
Starling is Getting Into Cellphone Service: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starlink-mobile-carrier-radio-airwaves/
BuzzFeed 37 Contraversial Parenting Takes: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/37-controversial-parenting-opinions-spark-233101812.html
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Walking to school, Airbnb-gate & and an update on my postpartum journey
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Wea open with the homework we promised: the Jura vs. Mr. Coffee blind taste test (but also promised this section was 2.5 minutes MAX lol) Results? Closer …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Wea open with the homework we promised: the Jura vs. Mr. Coffee blind taste test (but also promised this section was 2.5 minutes MAX lol) Results? Closer than you'd think (about a 10% difference.. the Jura wins on ease, Mr. Coffee holds its own).
On the home front: a postpartum update - Alex's first cycle is back, the bloodwork results are in, and the TLDR is she needs iron (P has a rec, but as always its #NotMedicalAdvice). Also Tate's sleep is back to normal, fingers crossed.. she asked to go to her own bed, and we're crediting the block party. Our neighborhood did “Night Out”: street blocked off, everyone brings a dish, the firefighters come by and the kids sit in the fire trucks. Tate played SO hard. When Alex said “night night?" she said "yeah" hahaha
Then the parenting corner: the peak road trip age according to YOU is 7 to 12 (makes sense.. below seven, a park is a park lol), and the tiny habit that builds your kid's confidence: when they say "mama, LOOK".. look. Every time. They need to know they're more important than whatever you're doing.
Then Harrison's conference learnings: where consultants think GLP-1s are headed (25% of adults in the US!!) and a theory on Gen Z drinking that traces it to whoever was in college during COVID.
Plus THINGS WE DMED: the college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall.. we're reaching out to buy a spot, and we may or may not be selling our own backdrop once before the studio move lol.. And continuing rapid fire on topics: AIRBNB-GATE (65% of reviews are five stars?? the internet has questions), Utah becoming the first state to let AI prescribe medication (starting with acne.. low risk, easier access, we're watching), THIS WEEK WE LEARNED kids who walk or bike to school do measurably better in class (a 12 minute walk can last four hours into the school day!!), Lane Johnson retiring for his mental health (no stage too big to take care of yourself.. RESPECT), and the college tour road trip we're officially stealing: our neighbor drove his daughter to 16 schools up the East Coast. We have 16 years to plan ours and we've already started hahaha
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:02:33 How does the Jura coffee machine ACTUALLY compare to a Mr. Coffee?!
00:05:02 Postpartum update: first cycle back + bloodwork results
00:06:50 Tate's sleep is back to normal!! (fingers crossed)
00:08:48 Our friend's Pilates studio was robbed the week before opening..
00:12:14 The peak road trip age, according to YOU
00:12:42 Help build your kid's self confidence by doing THIS…
00:14:30 Harrison's conference learnings: GLP-1s & Gen Z drinking
00:25:06 THINGS WE DMED: The college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall
00:27:06 AIRBNB-GATE: are bad reviews disappearing?!
00:32:03 AI NEWS: Utah is now letting AI prescribe medication?!
00:34:57 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: Kids who walk to school do better in class?!
00:40:20 Lane Johnson retires for his mental health
00:44:47 Anyone else excited for their future college tour road trip?!
LOVE YOU GUYS!!
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Sources:
*Kids who walk to school: https://www.sciencenordic.com/children-and-adolescents-denmark-exercise/children-who-walk-to-school-concentrate-better/1379550
*Utah AI prescriptions: https://news.lavx.hu/article/utah-launches-first-u-s-program-letting-ai-prescribe-medication-without-direct-doctor-oversight
*AIRBNB-GATE: https://x.com/levelsio/status/2107417249216679999?s=20
*Vinyl Pilates: https://www.instagram.com/vinylpilates/
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Spoiled kids, horseback riding lessons & when do road trips ACTUALLY get fun?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! Quick housekeeping: Jules is officially off on her Euro trip, which means P is filling in ON THE MIC this week.. (everyone say hi to P!!) We open with a …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! Quick housekeeping: Jules is officially off on her Euro trip, which means P is filling in ON THE MIC this week.. (everyone say hi to P!!)
We open with a confession: we joined the Jura cult (anyone else??? the neighbors are founding members lol) Alex gives a full review of the new coffee maker, PLUS a question that spirals us: does anyone actually know / care where their coffee beans come from? You know your wine regions.. why don't we know our coffee?
Then road trips: fresh off ours, we need to know at what age they get FUN with kids (comment when yours turned the corner!!) Like we are IN on the Fort Worth Stockyards (EVERYONE needs to make this family trip).. but the HOW of getting there isn't so great with 2 under 2(ish). And a Bicker of the Week brought to you by I-35: does the driver control the radio?!
OK listening back, this was a very Texas episode.. the big news: Tate rode her first horse!! Which opened the question we weren't ready for: are we doing horseback riding lessons? (Alex: "Do you know what a horse COSTS??") Plus Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" hit 24 weeks at number one and we have to ask: is Texas single-handedly carrying this chart? (Or is something else going on??) And the ACL mudfest: knee-deep mud, Uber drivers canceling on anyone covered in it, and honestly.. we get it (but also people need rides!!)
Then the parenting corner: the nanny share logistics you asked about (yes, there are cribs EVERYWHERE), spoiled kids aren't born they're RAISED (we get into the delayed gratification learnings and the habits we're watching in ourselves), and speaking of habits we created: Tate is sleeping in our bed, we let it happen, and we knew exactly what we were doing (one of us got in the CRIB last night, we're fine).
Finally, a hot airline take from the DMs: carry-ons should cost $25 and checked bags should be free. Think about it: every single boarding problem is a carry-on problem. Plus the ADHD pen analogy that will itch your brain, and your daily reminder to check your food labels.. this week's discovery HURT (RIP to a beloved bread for us).
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:26 We joined the Jura cult (aka our review of the new coffee maker!!)
00:04:50 Does anyone ACTUALLY care where their coffee beans come from?!
00:14:17 Road trips: at what age do they get FUN with kids?!
00:19:54 Bicker of the Week: does the driver control the radio?!
00:21:46 The family trip EVERYONE needs to make: Fort Worth Stockyards
00:27:16 Should our kids take horseback riding lessons?!
00:29:43 Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas": 24 weeks at number one?!
00:35:11 ACL mudfest
00:39:28 Nanny share update: yes, there are cribs everywhere
00:41:56 Airline hot take: carry-ons should cost $25, checked bags free
00:44:03 Spoiled kids aren't born.. they're raised
00:48:56 We’ve created a habit (Tate sleeping in our bed)
00:51:12 The ADHD pen analogy
00:54:26 Daily reminder to check your food labels!!!
00:55:41 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Balancing career, kids & everything else with our family framework
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! As you guys know, last Saturday we spoke at Dear Media by Day, and our panel was called “Having It All-ish: Career, Kids & the New Reality of Balance.” We …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! As you guys know, last Saturday we spoke at Dear Media by Day, and our panel was called “Having It All-ish: Career, Kids & the New Reality of Balance.” We had SO much fun up there that we knew before we left the stage: we had to bring it to you guys. So consider this the run-back.. and if you were there, act surprised lol
Here's the premise: we were told we could have it all. The career, the relationship, the family, the social life, and somehow eight hours of sleep. But like HOW?! For us, the honest answer is a system we've never fully explained on the pod until now: our FAMILY FRAMEWORK. The six buckets we value most as a couple, ranked 1 to 10, monitored constantly. When they're full, we're happy. When one dips, we don't wing it.. we name it, and we play offense.
We get into how the buckets came to be (Harrison's observation that the richest people he knew weren't the happiest.. the most balanced ones were), and then we deep dive ONE bucket (relationship) as an example (but NOTE: the same principles can be applied across all!!). You'll hear how the framework catches the slow slide before it becomes resentment, the exact language we use to bring something up without putting each other on defense, and the math for deciding where the energy goes: taking a bucket from a 3 to a 7 beats polishing a 9 to a 10. And if you're someone who gets overwhelmed easily, this might be the most useful part: "I'm overwhelmed" becomes "THIS bucket is overwhelming me," and suddenly it's solvable.
Then the career section: how having kids changed our ambition (short version: career ambition unchanged, LIFE ambition never higher), the sacrifices we have and haven't made, and the misconception we each had about kids before vs. after.
And your questions from the panel: do we still believe in balance now that we have kids (more than ever, actually), what Alex has stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood, what to do if you're scared kids will derail your career momentum, and how to decide what deserves your energy.. which turned out to literally be the buckets hahaha
Tell us in the comments: which bucket are you focused on right now?
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, and happy weekend :-)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:54: Why we're running the panel back for YOU (if you were there.. act surprised lol)
00:01:23 Introduction to our family framework
00:05:45 How the 6 buckets came to be…
00:09:24 Bucket deep dive: Relationship
00:14:01 How we decide which bucket gets our energy
00:15:55 THIS is why the family framework is so helpful
00:18:09 Career Q: How has having kids changed your ambition?
00:27:17 Career Q: The career sacrifices we have & haven't made since kids
00:25:09 Career Q: One misconception we had about kids.. before vs. after
00:27:03 Audience Q: Now that you have kids, do you still believe in balance?
00:28:15 Audience Q: What have you stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood?
00:29:56 Audience Q: I'm scared kids will derail my career momentum.. help?
00:33:18 Audience Q: How do I decide what deserves my energy?!
00:34:43 Our closing thoughts
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
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The death of hosting, revisiting childhood hobbies & what do you do if your kid gets hit?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Getting ahead of this: YES - Alex & Harrison are in the wrong seats (#SocialDistancing). We open with the moments you realize you're THE parent of the …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Getting ahead of this: YES - Alex & Harrison are in the wrong seats (#SocialDistancing). We open with the moments you realize you're THE parent of the house: Alex packing a pizza-and-banana lunch for dance class, Harrison standing in the yard with the plumber feeling like his dad.. and the one that reminded Alex of her childhood: clacking around in heels before Dear Media by Day, hoping Tate remembers the sound the way she remembers her mom's. Plus a DM that's changing our vocabulary: when you're putting on makeup (or heels!!) in front of your daughter, say mom is getting FANCY, not pretty.. because she's always pretty, with or without it.
Then we break our own podcast rule to talk about the weather (a storm is coming and Jules flies out in the THICK of it), padel lesson one is complete (drenched, humbled, hooked), and Jules walks us through her Europe itinerary.. or total lack of one. Milan to Florence to a wedding to Santa Margherita to the south of France, with essentially nothing planned. Send her your suggestions!!
On the homefront: SLEEP UPDATES! Rocky's progress and Tate's new move of joining us in bed.
Then our internet convos: the unspoken rules of men's handshakes (dap, shake or bro hug??), and the big one: hosting in America has collapsed from 42% of people hosting monthly in 1975 to 12% today. We get into why, and our whole case: hosting does not need to be complicated. Monday we texted friends "we're having burgers tonight" and that was the invite. DoorDash counts. Paper plates count. Bring back hosting!! Next: OU vs. Texas week in a house divided (Tate is picking who Harrison bets on lol), the Brooklyn bathroom with a 10 minute TIMER, the case for revisiting your childhood hobbies (what was yours?!), and should we do a Survivor bracket?!
And we close with the one we really want your input on: if your kid gets hit or bitten, what do you teach them to do? We walk through the options, where we've landed for now, and why this might be a Dr. Brown question. Tell us what's worked for your family.
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:14 The moment you realize you're THE parent…
00:02:47 Swapping "pretty" for "fancy"
00:05:20 We're breaking our podcast rule to talk about the weather…
00:06:44 Padel lesson one: COMPLETE
00:07:49 Jules' Europe itinerary.. or total lack of one (send suggestions!!)
00:18:42 Rocky’s sleep update
00:23:43 Tate’s sleep update
00:25:48 The unspoken rules of men's handshakes (dap, shake or bro hug?!)
00:30:38 The death of hosting in the U.S.
00:37:12 OU vs. Texas week in a house divided
00:43:05 The Brooklyn bathroom with a 10 minute TIMER
00:46:52 The importance of revisiting childhood hobbies
00:55:20 Should we do a Survivor bracket?!
00:56:38 If your kid gets hit or bitten: what do you teach them to do?
01:01:59 LOVE YOU GUYS
#twoparentsandapod
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Sources:
*The death of hosting: https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-of-the-american-host
*Revisiting childhood hobbies: https://time.com/article/2026/09/22/revisiting-childhood-hobbies-is-a-way-to-learn-who-you-are-as-an-adult/
*The Brooklyn bathroom timer: https://time.com/article/2026/09/22/revisiting-childhood-hobbies-is-a-way-to-learn-who-you-are-as-an-adult/
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High-effort friends, third places & will THIS ruin our toddler's sleep habits?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! We are STILL buzzing from Dear Media by Day.. Saturday was AWESOME: panels all day, brand activations, happy hour, and our first time ever doing something …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! We are STILL buzzing from Dear Media by Day.. Saturday was AWESOME: panels all day, brand activations, happy hour, and our first time ever doing something like this as a couple. Talking about “having it all (ish)” in front of 300+ people?? SO cool.
One of the best parts: our friends were in that crowd. Even better? We never asked them to come. They found out, bought tickets, and showed up for us. Which is EXACTLY why this week's PSA on friendship felt so timely: you need to start being a "high effort friend." The internet spent years teaching us to cancel plans and call it self care, and the pendulum is officially swinging back (& we're here for it).
As for the panel itself: we talked all about our "family framework." Consider this episode the sneak preview (what it is, how we rank each bucket out loud every week, why it's changed how we bring things up with each other).. and we'll do a FULL episode on it this coming Friday!! Pop questions in the comments and we’ll hit them friday!!
Life stuff: Tate had an "I need cuddles" night and ended up back in our bed.. and we need to know: will THIS ruin our toddler's sleep habits?! Our honest answer: some nights can be just for the memories. Jules is off to Europe, which sparks the great travel debate: do you bring food on a flight? Safety sandwich rules are discussed at length (Italian, NO tomatoes, you're welcome). And our date night giveback winner is announced!!
Then two things we DMed that we're still processing: the "butter" on movie theater popcorn isn't butter (it's soybean oil in a trench coat.. we feel lied to??), and third places are disappearing. Starbucks and McDonald's traded the cozy / fun hangout for the pickup shelf, and we need SOMEONE to figure out balancing vibes with efficiency.
To close: the best investment one mom made once her kids left for college (plane tickets.. go to THEM), and should we go to Japan on our honeymoon?! (aaaand should the neighbors be invited hahaha)
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:27 Our Dear Media by Day recap (thank you to everyone who came!!)
00:03:17 Sneak preview: our "family framework" (full episode coming FRIDAY!)
00:14:57 How we both got over hating public speaking (the reps theory)
00:22:23 Retiring "fake it til you make it"
00:23:33 You need to start being a “high effort friend"
00:31:49 Jules is off to Europe!!
00:34:29 Do you bring food on a flight?
00:37:42 Will THIS ruin our toddler's sleep habits?!
00:43:28 Date night winner!!!
00:44:30 The "butter" on your movie theater popcorn isn't butter?!
00:47:26 Where did all the third places go?!
00:51:38 The best investment once your kids leave for college: plane tickets
00:56:12 Should we go to Japan on our honeymoon?!
00:58:24 LOVE YOU GUYS!
#twoparentsandapod
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Sources:
*High Effort friends: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdzGNTIjICy/?stkn=MXMzMjZnc2FjOWUzag==
*Movie theatre “butter”: https://x.com/TipOfTheBanana/status/2104234088802451546?s=20
*Texas Roadhouse “butter”: https://www.aol.com/articles/texas-roadhouses-famous-honey-cinnamon-181100000.html
*Third place convo: https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/2103849448254390750?s=20
*Best investment once kids in college: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddtu16RmzSJ/?stkn=MWhheWo1MG81aWM0bw==
*Japan reading club nights: https://x.com/_3emeOeil/status/2104109416672838128?s=20
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How we built community on our street, rule breakers vs. followers & is it too early for Halloween?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! We shared a bit about our street this week on socials, and the comments had one big request: "please dig deep on the community y'all have created on the …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! We shared a bit about our street this week on socials, and the comments had one big request: "please dig deep on the community y'all have created on the pod." So hi! We get into when it all started, the little ways everyone shows up for each other.. plus the couples trip we just booked with THE neighbors (who we realized we've somehow never hung out with 1:1..) AND, if you want one place to start with YOUR street: host the street-wide barbecue.
Before all that: do you remember the first time your parents embarrassed you in public?? Harrison has a convertible pickup memory, Alex genuinely cannot think of one, and all Jules could come up with was that Nori (Minich) wore a lot of brown LOL.
Then Jules is back from New York with a story we're still processing: she caught her pilot LYING. Pilots need a full 8 hours of rest, hers fudged his timesheet, and someone caught it because the math didn't math. Rules are rules!! (No public shaming.. but a strongly worded DM is coming lol)
On the home front: we are officially a couple who "padels" together, we're going BIG on Halloween because Tate APPROVED the skeletons, and Rocky is giving us 5 to 6 hour stretches since starting the nanny share. There's something to babies being busy and around other babies!!
Plus our coffee GIVEBACK winner is announced (s/o Jetta.. enjoy Hattie's Coffee House in Whitestown, Indiana!!) and the next giveback is live: comment your favorite date night idea and we're treating one of you to it.
Rapid fire: McDonald's says GLP-1 users are their next big opportunity?!, where's the first place you drove when you got your license, the big one: are you a rule follower or a rule breaker?!, handedness is decided in the WOMB?!, the most popular Uber Eats restaurant in America, ergodic theory, and Harrison's AI update: Meta launched Muse (and the rollout is a masterclass).
Come see us at Dear Media by Day TOMORROW!! Sold out, but if you have a ticket: we can't wait!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:32 Do you remember the first time your parents embarrassed you in public?
00:02:19 Jules caught her pilot LYING?!
00:10:38 We are officially a couple who “padels” together
00:16:40 We're going BIG on Halloween
00:21:36 Rocky sleep update: the nanny share effect
00:23:55 Coffee GIVEBACK winner announced!! (+ our new date night giveback)
00:27:23 We've never hung out with the neighbors alone??
00:29:27 How we’ve created community within our neighborhood
00:35:27 Favorite Halloween costumes (yes, we know it's September lol)
00:37:01 McDonald's says GLP-1 users are their next big opportunity?!
00:41:01 Where's the first place you drove when you got your license?!
00:42:49 Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker?!
00:47:03 Handedness follow up: it's decided in the WOMB?!
00:50:21 The MOST POPULAR Uber Eats restaurant in America?!
00:53:51 Ergodic theory ( a fun life lesson from TikTok)
00:55:39 Come see us at Dear Media by Day TOMORROW!!
00:57:13 Harrison's AI update: Meta launched Muse (a masterclass in product launches?)
00:59:22 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
• • • Handedness in the womb: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-asymmetric-brain/202006/does-left-handedness-develop-before-or-after-birth
• • • Forcing left-handers to switch: https://www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/stuttering-and-retraining-left-handed-children-mid-century-us
• • • Padel growth: https://athletechnews.com/padel-growth-us-report/
• • • Meta Muse launch: https://www.benton.org/headlines/meta-debuts-muse-its-long-planned-personal-ai-agent
• • • • McDonald's GLP-1 "next big opportunity”: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/mcdonalds-exec-says-glp-1-boom-is-an-opportunity-204354994.html
• • • • • • • • • McDonald’s Stock Price: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimosman/2026/09/25/mcdonalds-stock-fell-29-its-turnaround-plan-could-make-things-worse/
• • • • • • The Uber Eats most popular restaurant: https://x.com/BarredinDC/status/2102364966187680053?s=20 https://x.com/BarredinDC/status/2102364966187680053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2102364966187680053%7Ctwgr%5Ede9349122d54bf21483e99d0db8fffab1e1aa826%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.notion.com%2Fp%2FWEEKLY-EPISODES-39dabaf47b5180d9831ce94c7f5877b8
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“Concierge moms”, left-handed kids & do men ACTUALLY notice makeup?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We open with the question every woman has wondered: do men ACTUALLY notice makeup? Harrison's honest answer confirmed what we suspected (the answer being …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We open with the question every woman has wondered: do men ACTUALLY notice makeup? Harrison's honest answer confirmed what we suspected (the answer being "no") hahaha. We get into the levels of makeup (1, 2 and 3.. and how "you're so beautiful without makeup" is usually said to a level 1), what the "right" age is for kids to start wearing it, and the getting-ready gap: his entire routine is teeth and deodorant, hers is a production with a budget.
Next up, a weaning update from Alex: the fog is lifting!! Things that felt really big are starting to feel manageable again, and for anyone in it right now: they say the hormone transition can affect you for 1 to 3 weeks. The only way out is through, and it DOES get better. (Oh and Harrison’s excited he can not eat my food)
We also have a debate we need your help settling: what causes a kid to be left-handed?! Harrison is going full speculator mode (his smudge theory involves ink, school desks, and a prediction that computers will create MORE lefties), and we need every left-handed listener to sound off in the comments. Plus a quick pause for panel outfit planning.. (come see us at Dear Media by Day THIS Saturday!!)
Over in the internet section: a PSA that the algorithm cannot tell your hate comments from your love comments (if you don't care, don't engage!!), Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is back for Season 5, and Jules' DWTS corner: the pregnant pro, a prediction we're putting on the record, and her rec for making any reality show better: a "watch party" group chat. Plus the iced coffee at an interview saga continues.. the recruiters found Alex's TikTok and they are MAD.
And Harrison's corner: the best performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last 45 years will genuinely surprise you (hint: "something with jugs" lol), and the New York Times covered a trend we can't stop thinking about: parents are hiring "concierge moms" to check on their college kids?! Errands, energy drinks, X-ray rides.. we get into whether this is genius or a step too far.
And a giveback to close: comment your favorite LOCAL coffee shop (on YouTube or Spotify) and we're randomly giving one of you a $100 gift card to that exact spot (HOT COFFEE ONLY lol)!! Finally, the sweetest thing we learned this week: matching with your toddler isn't just cute, it's a visual cue that you're on a TEAM.
Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:38 Do men ACTUALLY notice if a woman is wearing make up?!
00:01:58 What’s the “right” age for kids to start wearing make up?!
00:03:39 How men get ready vs. how women get ready
00:06:30 Update on weaning from breastfeeding
00:09:46 This is NOT an ad for Kevin’s Natural Foods
00:12:41 What causes some people to be left-handed?!
00:18:07 Quick pause for panel outfit planning (come see us at Dear Media by Day Saturday!!)
00:20:38 PSA: the algorithm can't tell hate comments from love comments
00:21:40 What we’re watching: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5
00:23:48 Jules’ DWTS corner: Pregnant ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Witney Carson + Reality TV group chats
00:32:52 Iced coffee at an interview cont…
00:47:01 The best performing stock in the S&P 500 will surprise you
00:51:16 $100 COFFEE SHOP GIVEBACK: comment your favorite LOCAL spot!!
00:52:42 Parents are hiring "concierge moms" for their college kids?!
00:55:47 Matching with your toddler is more than just cute
00:58:29 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*The Highest-Returning Stock of the Last 45 Years Is Home Depot - WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/home-depot-acquired-podcast-stock-returns-cbdf037f
*Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom - NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/well/college-concierge-mom.html
*Unemployment Rates - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/
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We became the over-the-top birthday party parents… (+ big news & the iced coffee debate)
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! First, the big news: WE ARE OFFICIALLY A DEAR MEDIA PRODUCTION!! (yay) If you're new here from the Dear Media world: hi!! We're Alex and Harrison, married …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! First, the big news: WE ARE OFFICIALLY A DEAR MEDIA PRODUCTION!! (yay) If you're new here from the Dear Media world: hi!! We're Alex and Harrison, married, two kids (Tate and Rocky), and the “third-wheel” (lovingly) is Jules our producer!!! Welcome, we're so happy you're here. And if you’re not new here, the short story is - nothing is changing!!!
Then we get into the episode with a confession: we are officially the parents who throw the over-the-top birthday parties. The exact parents we judged before we had kids. We get into why we've fully made peace with it (the joy is REA), plus the undisputed best time slot for a toddler birthday party: 5 to 7 PM. Everyone's out of nap territory, people are always looking for something to do during this dead zone, and dinner is handled. We will be taking no further questions at this time hahaha
And the rest: Harrison is teetotaling 13 out of 14 days “per week” (his math, not ours lol), the Tweet of the Week we're carrying into fall ("the curse of no discipline is every year looks the same"), and the TikTok discourse we had to weigh in on: is going to your friend's birthday party optional?! Plus a Rocky update: he's officially in the nanny share and he LOVES it.
Then book club: Princess Diana's brother wrote a memoir about her (Swan Song, out tomorrow!!), and Harrison's corner: Warren Buffett officially stepped down from Berkshire Hathaway (we think it might be because he’s 96 but idk you tell us lol). The math will break your brain: $1,000 invested with him in 1965 is worth almost $60 MILLION today. We get into what made him one of one, whether anyone can do it again, and Alex's hot take that Paris Hilton is the Warren Buffett of influencing (out of respect for Mr. Buffett, Harrison disagrees LOL).
We close with the dog corner: two studies say dogs are genuinely good for your brain (dog owners, your pet might be syncing to YOUR stress levels??), our updated family dog rules (short version: no diapers in the house), and the internet's current debate: can you bring an iced coffee to a job interview?!
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:10 We are officially a DEAR MEDIA production!! (+ VERY short intros for the new listeners)
00:04:43 We're now the parents who throw the over-the-top birthday parties…
00:15:32 The undisputed best time for a 2 year old's birthday party
00:17:12 Harrison is teetotaling 13/14 days per week lol
00:19:57 Tweet of the Week: "the curse of no discipline is every year looks the same"
00:25:56 Is going to your friend's birthday party optional?!
00:34:35 Rocky officially joined the nanny share!!
00:36:41 BOOK CLUB: Princess Diana's brother wrote a memoir (out TOMORROW)
00:38:28 Warren Buffett retires at [AGE REDACTED]
00:50:37 Dogs are officially good for your brain (two studies + our update thoughts on getting a family dog)
01:00:12 Iced coffee at a job interview: yay or nay?!
01:09:34 LOVE YOU GUYS!
#twoparentsandapod
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Sources:
*Warren Buffett steps down as chairman: NPR — https://www.npr.org/2026/09/18/nx-s1-5973852/warren-buffett-steps-down
*Berkshire vs. S&P returns: credited on graphic
*Swan Song: Diana, My Sister: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/836436/swan-song-by-charles-spencer/
*Pets & cognitive decline study: https://x.com/NTFabiano/status/2101664911738683802?s=20
*Dogs mirror their owners' stress: https://x.com/anishmoonka/status/2101906772017455410?s=20
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Tate's 2nd birthday, the ultimate mom car & the dictionary got 1400 new words?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! TATE IS OFFICIALLY TWO 🥹 (can you guys believe it?!) We recap the whole thing: the pancake breakfast, the revolving door of neighbors and family, and Alex …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! TATE IS OFFICIALLY TWO 🥹 (can you guys believe it?!) We recap the whole thing: the pancake breakfast, the revolving door of neighbors and family, and Alex stepping up for an emergency cake bake after a flight delay. As always, this is just our experience.. but here are a few "tips" if you have a toddler birthday coming up!! 1) Even if your kid "won't remember it," they still feel the JOY.. a day of your kid feeling extra loved is ALWAYS worth the extra effort. 2) Doctoring a box cake WORKS: yellow cake + pudding + OJ, coconut milk icing.. gluten and dairy free, and there was NONE left. 3) The balloon farm: buy the helium tank, order the animal balloons, and blow them up together the night before (it's like Christmas Eve 2.0).
Oh, and Tate got a CAR (thank you Harrison's parents hahaha)
Before all that: a pool update featuring Harrison's confession about the lawn chairs, and a question for the group: does anyone's neighborhood have a "share program" for tools and yard equipment?? Our street is PRIMED for a communal lawn mower and we need to know if this exists.
Then some fun stuff: is a self-driving MINIVAN the ultimate mom car?! (someone is going to make a lot of money on this). Our favorite quintessential (is that the word??) Austin restaurants (comment yours, we're building the list!), and Merriam-Webster added almost 1,400 new words: “looksmaxxing” is officially a word, and Harrison has feelings about this… Then a POOP-GATE update: we’ve renamed Harrison “Flip Flop Fugman”, iykyk. Plus we co-sign the comment that HYROX is just adult PE class (LOL)… then in college football corner: The Athletic shared what every team pays its players, and it’s different than we thought???
We close with the Bicker of the Week (are outside shoes allowed on the bath mat?! + Jules's mildew-proof solution that might end the fight), and what we're watching: Alex is on the classics train (Parent Trap, Lizzie McGuire) and Harrison finally finished The Gentlemen.
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
Pool update: Harrison's confession about the lawn chairs…
Does anyone have a "neighborhood share program" for tools, yard equipment etc.?
How to make a box cake better…
When your kid's birthday feels like Christmas morning…
Our #1 tip for kids' birthdays: the balloon farm (buy the helium tank.. trust us)
Tate got a CAR?!
Is a self-driving MINIVAN the ultimate mom car?!
Our favorite QUINTESSENTIAL Austin restaurants
Merriam-Webster added 1,395 new words?!
POOP-GATE update (Flip Flop Fugman iykyk)
Is Hyrox just adult PE class?!
College football corner: which team pays its players the MOST?!
Bicker of the Week: are outside shoes allowed on the bath mat?!
What we're watching: Parent Trap, Lizzie McGuire & The Gentlemen
LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*Merriam-Webster's new words: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/us/merriam-webster-new-words-looksmaxxing-yacht-rock.html
*The Hyrox Beijing incident & rule changes: https://www.newsweek.com/joanna-wietrzyk-puma-line-disappears-site-hyrox-backlash-12455033
*College football roster payments: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/college-football-nil-spending-budgets/
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Pediatrician on potty training, the measles outbreak & cold and flu season (ft. Dr. Ari Brown)
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, DR. BROWN IS BACK!! We start where you'd expect: toilet training (you guys know this is overtaking our brains lately). Alex gets a live check-in on Tate’s progress …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, DR. BROWN IS BACK!! We start where you'd expect: toilet training (you guys know this is overtaking our brains lately). Alex gets a live check-in on Tate’s progress (verdict: she's in the "warm up phase"), and Dr. Brown drops the reframe every potty training parent needs to hear: it's the CHILD'S milestone, not the parent's.. so when they're ready, it happens in about a day (WHAT?!). Plus her honest take on pull-ups, and the nighttime potty training news that shocked us.
Then the important stuff: the measles outbreak (including the recent Austin case and what early symptoms actually look like), cold & flu season prep, which medications are appropriate at which ages, and when seasonal allergies actually start (+ her Vegas bet on the "it's just allergies" toddler.. hahaha). Plus her takes on OUR recent debates: toddler ear piercing and video games around kids, because she knows a whole lot more than us!!!
And then YOUR questions (baby then toddler): the 4 month sleep regression (she calls it a progression and we're never saying regression again), when baby moves out of your room (her answer is different than you might think!), sudden bottle refusal, the car seat hater, the toddler who eats like a bird, the "bridging" trick for meat refusers, the teeth brushing battle, and what to watch for when your climber takes a fall. WOW we learned a ton.
DISCLAIMER: This episode is for general informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult your own pediatrician or healthcare provider for questions about your child's health.
Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (The 411 with Dr. Brown!!)
00:00:39 Reintroducing Dr. Ari Brown: Austin pediatrician, AAP spokesperson & author of the 411 books
00:04:42 Toilet training should only take ONE day?!
00:14:37 The measles outbreak: what parents need to know right now
00:21:49 Cold & flu season prep (it starts earlier than you think!)
00:28:51 Revisit: toddler ear piercing
00:31:09 Revisit: video games around kids
00:35:39 Cold & flu medications: what's appropriate at what age
00:40:19 Seasonal allergies: when do they actually start?
00:44:53 Baby Q: Is the 4 month sleep regression real?
00:53:46 Baby Q: When should baby move out of our room?
00:56:29 Baby Q: Our exclusively nursed baby suddenly refuses the bottle.. help!
00:59:36 Baby Q: Our 15 week old HATES the car seat
01:02:52 Baby Q: How do you treat chemical burns from diapers?
01:04:36 Toddler Q: My 20 month old eats like a bird.. are we doing okay?
01:08:15 Toddler Q: My toddler won't eat meat (the "bridging" trick!)
01:10:04 Toddler Q: Teeth brushing is a BATTLE
01:11:12 Toddler Q: Our 22 month old is a climber.. what do we look for if she falls?
01:13:29 Where to find Dr. Brown…
01:13:45 Thank you for listening!
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About Dr. Ari Brown: Dr. Ari Brown is a board-certified pediatrician and the founder of 411 Pediatrics in Austin, TX, with 30+ years in practice. She's a Fellow and national spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, has chaired the AAP's working group on children and media (yes, the screen time people!!), and received the AAP Lifetime Achievement Award. She's the bestselling author of the 411 book series: Baby 411 (over 1 million copies sold, 11th edition out now!), Toddler 411, and Expecting 411. She trained at Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard/Boston Children's Hospital, and has been featured by the Today Show, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Most importantly (her words): she's a mom of two (and now a grandma!!!)
Resources mentioned:
*American Academy of Pediatrics parent resources: https://www.healthychildren.org
*Car seat safety guidance: https://www.nhtsa.gov
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Brain fog, Pokemon cards & how to stop apologizing for everything
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! (we recorded this Sunday afternoon but still HAPPY MONDAY!) We open with Harrison's freak accident: he caught a falling glass, the glass did not cooperate …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! (we recorded this Sunday afternoon but still HAPPY MONDAY!) We open with Harrison's freak accident: he caught a falling glass, the glass did not cooperate, and now his hand is out of commission. Alex's 10:40 PM response ("you can Uber to the stitches..") will haunt her forever hahaha. Harrison’s first thought: thank goodness this didn’t happen before HYROX… And in HYROX news that we cannot believe is real: POOP-GATE. A competitor at the Beijing race had an.. incident.. mid-race and was allowed to finish, and we have genuine rules questions (you get disqualified for dropping a GEL on the course??)
Then the home front: a toilet learning follow up (yes, we are absolutely pranking the neighbors with the official terminology), and the sweetest new phase: Tate is starting to APPRECIATE things 🥹 We asked her what she wanted to do and she thought about it and said gymnastics.. watching her actually love something is a whole new level of this. Plus the burnt orange feedback is IN (we hear you, we live here, the kids were born here!!), and Saturday's blueprint: 10 AM breakfast, two families over, games on in the background. Which sparked the debate: is non-breakfast food for breakfast genius or psycho?! (Jules eats sweet potato and chicken at 8 AM. Harrison thinks there are seven breakfast foods and that's that.) Then Alex shares the weaning brain fog nobody warned her about.. when you genuinely cannot remember if you showered, you're not losing it, it's hormones!!!
And Harrison's corner: Pokemon cards have reportedly outpaced the S&P 500 over 20 years?! Harrison breaks down why that’s not exactly accurate (and why we shouldn’t all be rushing out to by Jigglypuff cards lol) Plus an AI update: the rival CEOs all publicly agreed to pace development.. which never happens, and might tell you something.
Then a bit of self improvement: stretching doesn't prevent injuries?! (A 26,000-person analysis says strength training is what actually cuts injury risk.. everything our gym teachers told us is on trial.) The compliment vs. critique rule we're adopting: no mom needs unsolicited advice, every mom needs unsolicited acknowledgment. And do you say "I'm sorry" too much? Our friend's challenge: replace it with THIS, and watch what happens.
We close with the 'Martha' review (the Martha Stewart / Snoop origin story!! spoilers, but like.. this happened 20 years ago lol) and why we're recommitting to date night.
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:35 Harrison's freak accident
00:05:37 POOP-GATE at the Beijing HYROX
00:09:49 Toilet learning follow up…
00:12:38 When your toddler starts APPRECIATING things 🥹
00:17:14 Our kids in burnt orange: the feedback is IN
00:22:57 Non-breakfast food for breakfast: genius or psycho?!
00:28:20 Weaning brain fog
00:29:35 How do Pokemon cards compare to the S&P 500?!
00:38:53 AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development
00:43:08 Stretching doesn't prevent injuries?!
00:46:28 Compliment vs. critique: what every mom ACTUALLY needs
00:49:46 Do you say "I'm sorry" too much? (say THIS instead)
00:52:16 ‘Martha’ Review (w/ spoilers but like this happened 20 yrs ago lol)
00:57:28 Why we're recommitting to date night
00:59:03 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*HYROX athlete competes amid diarrhea emergency: NY Post — https://x.com/nypost/status/2099484377960816892?s=20
*Pokemon cards as investments: CNBC — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/25/pokmon-card-winner-scaramucci-says-collectibles-are-asset-class.html
*The stretching study: British Journal of Sports Medicine (Lauersen et al.) — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24100287/
*Dario Amodei's essay — https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential
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Youth sports, toilet learning vs. potty training & when should parents start "dressing their age"?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast.. we open today by acknowledging September 11th, 25 years later. We take a minute to remember, share where we were, and say what matters most: we will never forget. There's …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast.. we open today by acknowledging September 11th, 25 years later. We take a minute to remember, share where we were, and say what matters most: we will never forget.
There's no good way to transition into the rest of the episode, so here we are. Lots of stuff today, but we start with a major question: when do you have to start dressing your age?? Like, can a dad of two be walking around in trendy fits.. or is it time for a collared shirt? (Harrison is at a genuine crossroads.) Then a potty training follow up: apparently what we're doing isn't potty training at all lol. The internet has informed us we are TOILET LEARNING. Great that there's a name for it!! But our vibe remains the same: no pressure, dance parties when it works, and we will not be looking into this further hahaha… And a Tate's birthday update!! Thank you all for letting us know we cannot do a Pink Pony Club party for a two year old… Instead: a party with LOTS of pink (and ponies) but there will be NO clubs.
Now let's get into what's going on in the world (that we're interested in.. guys, that's why we talk about this stuff): the headline that was everywhere this week, could AI ACTUALLY k*ll us all?! We break down what actually happened behind it and whether there's any merit (plus how we’re thinking of this as parents). Then the new iPhone's most underrated feature: two phones, ONE number?! Football is officially back (and kicked off in AUSTRALIA, where the two teams ran two totally different travel strategies.. one of them, we'd argue, chose toilet learning), the Clay Matthews ad campaign that fooled the entire internet first (genius or too far?), and HYROX got acquired!!
Finally, a big topic of interest: youth sports. Two things: the fastest growing youth sport in America is being funded in a genuinely smart way (follow the money on this one), and the question every parent eventually faces: how long should kids stick with a sport they try? Like if Tate signs up for flag football and hates it.. does she have to finish the session?
LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:17 When should parents start "dressing their age"?!
00:09:28 Remembering 9/11, 25 years later
00:14:13 Toilet learning vs. potty training
00:19:29 Tate is turning TWO!! (the party is ON.. and there's a pony)
00:27:25 Could AI ACTUALLY k*ll us all?!
00:39:39 The new iPhone's most underrated feature (two phones, one number?!)
00:46:25 Do you actually know your favorite song's lyrics?!
00:48:26 Caddy update: she's going to the shop.. for a while
00:50:15 Football is BACK (and kicked off in Australia?!)
00:56:58 Clay Matthews ad: marketing genius or too far?
01:02:51 Elevator etiquette: is it rude to talk.. or rude to SHUSH?!
01:07:33 HYROX got acquired!!
01:11:41 The fastest growing youth sport in America
01:14:17 How long should kids stick with a sport they try?
01:16:40 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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*The AI resignation story: CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-anthropic-researcher-who-said-ai-could-kill-us-all-explains-his-reasoning/
*HYROX acquisition: Athletech News — https://athletechnews.com/hyrox-acquisition-l-catterton-led-group-co-founders-wndr-infront/
*Girls flag football growth: Sports Business Journal - https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/11/sports-media-pod-the-incredible-growth-of-girls-flag-football/
*The Clay Matthews campaign: TMZ — https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/08/clay-matthews-dramatic-new-look-transformation/
*iPhone announcement: Apple Newsroom — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/
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Potty training, weaning & what the heck is a wellness darty?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! It's a big day of kid updates: we officially tripped and fell into potty training Tate.. no method, no timeline. Harrison bought a little toilet when she …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! It's a big day of kid updates: we officially tripped and fell into potty training Tate.. no method, no timeline. Harrison bought a little toilet when she started getting curious, we left it there, and she started using it when it felt right for her (removing the pressure has been the whole magic!) Meanwhile Rocky is in a sleep regression (idk, we feel like we just call everything a regression??), and Alex is weaning off of breastfeeding and shares it all: the decision tree, how she's doing it, and the emotional part nobody warns you about.. All of which turns into one of our favorite convos we've had: when did you know you could trust your parental instincts?
But before all that: Harrison's big tennis night!! Alcaraz vs. Shelton raised the real question: would you stay at a sporting event until 3:33 AM?! (we can't decide)… Plus the new iPhone might be FOLDABLE?! (and as of the time that Jules is writing this, it's officially announced!!) We debate whether Apple is giving us something we didn't ask for, or something we don't know we need yet.
Then Harrison has his eyes on two new movies: we're getting a Social Network-style movie about Sam Altman ("Artificial".. we are SO in) and a Nathan Fielder documentary where he spends 34 days with Elizabeth Holmes before she reports to prison?! (WOW)
And in THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: are heists BACK? Someone stole $70K of PBR and Harrison workshops the marketing opportunity live (a heist experience at the Pabst Mansion.. you're welcome, PBR), college kids are throwing WELLNESS parties now (meanwhile in 2016 we were dancing on tables lol), and the Girl Scouts dropped a new cookie that is.. not for humans?! (those girls really know what they’re doing…)
Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:27 Would you stay at a sporting event til 3:33AM?!
00:04:03 What's the first sports movie you want to show your kid?!
00:06:09 The new iPhone is FOLDABLE?!
00:14:25 We tripped and fell into potty training Tate
00:20:01 Rocky's sleep regression
00:22:26 Alex is weaning off of breastfeeding
00:28:15 When did you know you could trust your parental instincts?
00:32:01 Harrison's movie updates: “Artificial” & “You Can See Everything”
00:36:54 Are heists BACK?! (…it seems like heists are back)
00:47:08 College kids are throwing wellness parties now?!
00:48:53 The new Girl Scout cookie is.. not for humans?!
00:50:44 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
Artificial (Sam Altman film): The Hollywood Reporter — https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/artificial-trailer-andrew-garfield-sam-altman-1236693901/
You Can See Everything (Elizabeth Holmes doc): Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/news/nathan-fielder-secret-elizabeth-holmes-doc-you-can-see-everything-a24-telluride-1236853584/
PBR beer heist: AP — https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/09/pabst-blue-ribbon-offers-20000-reward-to-help-find-its-missing-beer/
Girl Scouts Patch Pals announcement: Girl Scouts of the USA — https://www.girlscouts.org/en/footer/press-room/2026-press-announcements/2027-new-cookies-patch-pals-sparkables.html
iPhone announcement: Apple Newsroom — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/
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The US Open, Robotaxis & pediatricians are piercing ears?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday and happy Labor Day!! Confession: we cut our first-ever weekend away from both kids a night short. Zero regrets after the morning we had… Tate climbed into bed …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday and happy Labor Day!! Confession: we cut our first-ever weekend away from both kids a night short. Zero regrets after the morning we had… Tate climbed into bed with us, said "mama hand, dada hand," and held both ❤️ (one of the many fun things she learned over a weekend with Grandma!!)
As for the trip: our official US Open review is in, and it's hands down the BEST sporting event in the world for a casual sports fan. There’s a whole tennis village!! Free Junior matches you can walk right up to, restaurants, shops.. and yes, we got the $100 chicken nugget box. Six pieces. SIX. The nuggets themselves? Phenomenal. The count? Unforgivable.
Before NYC, Harrison did his HYROX.. and all four of the dads CRUSHED it. For any dads listening, Harrison officially recommends doing one: 1) it takes way less time to train for than a marathon, and 2) they do a great job of making you feel like a professional athlete (which, as it turns out, is all any man has ever wanted). We also compare spectating notes: HYROX lets you get right next to the sled pushes vs. marathon makes you do a scavenger hunt across a city for one wave hahaha
And of course, it's not a trip without some travel drama: we witnessed the most LAWLESS airport line of our lives at JFK & (we have thoughts on line-cutting etiquette).
Before all of that.. we took a ROBOTAXI to recording today!! Austin is officially market one, and we came prepared: the full experience review, price myth-busting, and the big debate Harrison's timeline can't stop fighting about: what happens to Uber when the robotaxi has its own app?
Onto the parenting topic: kids ear piercing, part two. Some pediatricians pierce ears IN OFFICE?! Plus the case for piercing parlors over the mall gun (Jules has the cartilage story), and where we've officially landed for Tate.
And the fun corner: Alex reviews Earle Meets World and explains the entire family tree (you need a whiteboard), football season is officially here (which is why we can't commit to DWTS.. yet), and the craziest dish we have EVER been served at a restaurant. The photo says it all (Jules had to debate censoring it lol)
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:27 We took a ROBOTAXI to recording!! (our full review + the Uber debate)
00:17:09 Coming home to your kids after a trip
00:19:19 The most LAWLESS airport line we've ever seen
00:31:21 The US Open is the BEST sporting event for casual fans
00:38:19 The $100 chicken nugget box review
00:42:20 Competing in HYROX as a regular dad
00:48:35 HYROX vs. marathon spectating
00:50:35 Kids ear piercing follow up: pediatricians do it?!
00:52:59 Earle Meets World review
01:02:32 Football season is HERE (and therefor we can’t get into DWTS)
01:03:44 The craziest dish we've ever been served (the photo says it all)
01:05:40 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Q&A: Investing as a couple, befriending your neighbors & when should kids get their ears pierced?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! Harrison is out finishing his HYROX race (as Jules writes this lol).. results Monday, we can't wait hahaha We filmed this Q&A answering YOUR questions, and …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! Harrison is out finishing his HYROX race (as Jules writes this lol).. results Monday, we can't wait hahaha
We filmed this Q&A answering YOUR questions, and we were so excited to get into them.. but first we got stuck on lip combos (and whether there's ANY men's product a woman wouldn't know.. comment if you have one, we came up short!) and a topic Alex has been thinking about a lot lately: how do you handle the first time your child's feelings get truly hurt? Not the falling-down kind.. the kind that breaks your heart a little 💔
Then we get into your questions: will it be hard leaving both kids for the first time (spoiler: YES) , and everything we're excited about for the US Open.. until we found out the chicken nuggets are $100?!
Then probably our most-asked question: finance corner with Harrison. We will say it until we're blue in the face, this is NOT financial advice!! But we do get into how we approach investing together, and even came up with some fun money date night ideas.
Then earrings: why doesn't Tate have hers pierced yet? We checked the AAP recs, landed on our answer, and got a surprise H BOMB along the way.. Harrison used to have HIS ear pierced?? (We are still trying to find the 11th grade photos… pls stand by.)
We finish with the relationship section: relationships with your neighbors (porch culture is undefeated), prioritizing your relationship with your partner, and your relationship with yourself (IMPORTANT!!).
Finally, WHEN Rocky will join the nanny share (Rocky roll update included), and a little advice column moment: answering a Q from someone who's on a different page than their partner about how many kids to have.. we see this with people we know more than you'd think!
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:27 Are there ANY men’s products that women wouldn’t know?!
00:05:12 When your kid's feelings getting hurt for the first time…
00:08:09 Q&A: Is it hard leaving both kids for the first time?
00:12:57 Q&A: Is this your first time at the US Open?!
00:28:11 Q&A: Tips (NOT financial advice!!) for a couple that wants to start investing together
00:35:21 Q&A: Why doesn't Tate have her ears pierced?
00:43:06 Q&A: How do you have such good relationships with your neighbors?
00:49:57 Q&A: How do you prioritize your marriage / being your own person?
00:56:37 Q&A: Is Rocky joining the nanny share?
00:57:08 Q&A: How do you talk about having more kids when you're on different pages?
01:00:37 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Drinking habits as parents, children's books & when your toddler calls you by your first name...
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We open with a very important announcement: it's REST DAY (Harrison’s rest day lol but maybe all of you could join him), which somehow spirals into a real …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We open with a very important announcement: it's REST DAY (Harrison’s rest day lol but maybe all of you could join him), which somehow spirals into a real debate: is "downhill" positive or negative?! (If you're running, downhill is great. If your week is going downhill…? you see the problem.)
Then Jules brings a word from the people: collective effervescence.. the term for that shared-energy magic that happened at Wrigley (and at every Fenway “Sweet Caroline”, and every Coldplay "Fix You”). We're working it into daily (or bi-annual) rotation. Plus Alex reveals her special power: she wakes up in the middle of the night and just KNOWS what time it is (psychic or circadian? The chair delivery prediction says psychic), and we realize we are officially living in the "late 20s" of the century.. which sends us straight into Y2K pandemonium and what our 4-11-year-old brains thought was happening in 1999 hahaha
Then the home front: the kids book gift tip we're stealing forever (find your kid's favorite book and keep copies on hand as gifts.. Going to Sleep on the Farm is out of print but on ThriftBooks for $6!!), the universal truth that when a toddler is awake they are AWAKE, and Tate's new bit: calling Alex.. Alex. She thinks it's hilarious.
Then a segment your comments built: cities have MIDDLE names?! Chicago Marie. Cincinnati Eileen. Atlanta Nicole. We're solidifying Austin Riley.. comment your city's middle name, we need them all. And another follow up from the video game convo: where does drinking after work fall on the scale?! We get into it honestly AND share our rule for drinking as new parents: one parent is ALWAYS the metaphorical DD. Meaning one of us is ALWAYS sober enough to legally drive.. because you're on duty for the kids, and in an emergency you might literally need to drive. Simple, non-negotiable, works.
And in wedding world: 818 Tequila is sponsoring weddings (no contracts, no posting requirements, just vibes.. genius or too far?), and OUR wedding planning continues: it's officially a seated dinner, and Harrison's dream late-night sponsor is DoorDash hahaha
We close with the lightning round of internet topics: Dyson made a $499 TOOTHBRUSH (we started at sticker shock and talked ourselves into it.. if it touches your body twice a day!), gym bros discovered the pink tax, a new app that sends your texts by virtual carrier pigeon (110mph, and a 0.2% chance your message literally dies mid-flight.. we're obsessed), and a closing pep talk: we all need to TOUGHEN UP. A cup of coffee cannot ruin your day!!
Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:01 It’s rest day!! (Lol)
00:05:35 Is "downhill" positive or negative?!
00:06:24 “Collective effervescence” - the word for what happened at Wrigley
00:11:26 Knowing the exact time when waking up - psychic or circadian?
00:17:09 We're now living in the “late 20s”?! (+ Y2K pandemonium)
00:21:05 The kids book gift tip we're stealing
00:24:24 When a toddler is awake, they are AWAKE
00:26:27 Tate thinks it's funny to call Alex.. Alex
00:28:29 What's your city's middle name?!
00:34:09 Video game follow up: where does drinking after work fall?!
00:36:06 818 Tequila is sponsoring weddings?!
00:40:58 Our wedding planning continued…
00:50:25 Alex is entering her fashion era (watch out)
00:52:22 Dyson made a $499 TOOTHBRUSH?!
00:L57:20 The "bro tax": gym bros now have their own pink tax
01:02:18 What if your texts traveled as slowly as a carrier pigeon?!
1:09:40 The pool chair debacle
1:11:43 We all need to TOUGHEN UP (a cup of coffee cannot ruin your day!!)
1:15:02 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Video games after kids, toddler gymnastics & when does summer ACTUALLY end?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! So.. we (Alex & Jules) found ourselves in some heat over our video games after kids take from Friday, so we had to get a guy's POV.. and you guys? He may …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! So.. we (Alex & Jules) found ourselves in some heat over our video games after kids take from Friday, so we had to get a guy's POV.. and you guys? He may have even HOTTER takes. Turns out Harrison was a GAMER gamer back in the day (18-hour Grand Theft Auto Sundays.. we have questions), but as a dad he has rules: there are more productive ways to decompress, never let it eat family time, and play when everyone's asleep. Then Jules asks the question that will surely put us back in the comments: are video games just Cocomelon for adults?!
But before ALL that: it's officially HYROX race week for the dads (we're heading to DC later this week!) We settle the great seasonal debate: when does summer ACTUALLY end? Alex says Labor Day, Harrison says September 21st because "the sun does not lie." Plus Saturn Return (why your life flips upside down between 26 and 29.. planets, maybe!) and Tinx's 3-articles-a-day challenge. We're in.
On the home front: Tate had her first gymnastics class 🥹 Airplane arms on the balance beam, and the 8:45 AM Saturday slot that gave us sticker shock is now the anchor of our perfect Saturday (gymnastics, brunch, nap). Plus our new birthday math: birthdays are for the PARENTS until the kid turns three.. two per kid, use them wisely lol
Then a real-time rabbit hole: how were popsicles invented?! (Thank you, Frank. And his kids, who named it.) An etiquette Q we need your take on: cars are already at the house party.. knock or walk in? (We have a 30-second rule.) Plus: do we need an interior designer for touch ups?? Austin designers, our DMs are open. And the "focusing illusion": stop drawing massive conclusions from ONE thing in someone's life.
We close with the news corner: Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO.. $350 billion to $4.7 TRILLION, and the family stock story that still stings. Has AI lost its PR battle in the US? And Jennifer Garner's take we (kind of) loved: never apologize to your kids for working.. thank them for being sweet and patient about it instead 🤍
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
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00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:00 It's HYROX race week for the dads!
00:04:41 When does summer ACTUALLY end?!
00:06:01 Saturn Return: why your late 20s flip your whole life?!
00:09:05 Tinx’s 3-articles-a-day challenge (we're in)
00:14:19 You simply cannot beat a Cubs game in a Chicago summer
00:17:19 Video games for dads: a follow up
00:29:50 Tate's first gymnastics class 🥹
00:31:11 Birthday parties are for the parents until the kid turns THREE
00:34:32 How were popsicles invented?!
00:41:56 Etiquette Q: do you knock at a house party.. or just walk in?
00:44:06 Do we need an interior designer?!
00:47:28 The "focusing illusion”
00:53:42 Tim Cook's last day as Apple CEO ($350 billion to $4.7 TRILLION?!)
00: 58:52 Has AI lost its PR battle in the US?
1:01:35 Our favorite Tim Cook quotes
1:04:45 Should you ever apologize to your kids for working?!
1:06:41 PSA: stop wearing Nike socks with dress shoes!!
1:07:44 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Q&A: Single at 30, child-free weddings & is it ever OK to ask someone if they want kids?
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! It's a GIRLS episode.. Harrison is in Chicago, so it's Alex & Jules answering YOUR questions. The theme: married with kids vs. single and child-free, and …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! It's a GIRLS episode.. Harrison is in Chicago, so it's Alex & Jules answering YOUR questions. The theme: married with kids vs. single and child-free, and every question in between.
But first, life: Tate learned to cockadoodle doo AND somersault this week (grandma brought a tumbling matt.. Harrison is going to come home to a full show). Then we get into the birthday crying phenomenon (high expectations + "don't plan anything!!" = a recipe lol.. moral of the story: say what you actually want, and a card is the MINIMUM), the Mommy & Me dance class dynamic where the mom vibes matter just as much as the toddler vibes (the water bottle incident.. iykyk), you know you're an adult when.. (Alex has a wrapping paper CLOSET), and your new favorite word: detritus. You will now see it in every book you read forever, you're welcome.
Then the Q&A. You guys sent the most thoughtful questions about opposite seasons of life and we tried to answer from both sides: how to actually show up for friends in a different phase, whether Alex ever misses her pre-kid life, how Jules finds contentment single at 30, and whether it's EVER okay to ask someone if they want kids (short version: let them bring it up!) Plus the etiquette rapid-fire: exclusively breastfed babies at no-kids weddings, declining a good friend's party when you don't want to leave your baby, whether single friends actually want kids' birthday party invites (yes.. if that's where her people are, that's where she wants to be 🥹), and Jules's official baby-holding policy: nothing before four months, she's not doing the head bobbing hahaha
Also in there: the video game rules when you have kids (time-bound it or lose it), our best advice for college girls and post-grads, the words we use sparingly besides "no," and how Alex is juggling podcasting, momming & working out.
And we close with OREO GATE: a mom texted the class asking everyone to stop sending Oreos to school.. and it turns into the best question of the episode: are you preparing the road for the child, or the child for the road? (someone smart said this - not us!!!)
Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Ps. P says sorry for coughing !!!!!!!!!!!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (girls episode.. Harrison's in Chicago!)
00:02:45 Mornings with Tate: cockadoodle doo & somersaults
00:05:12 Do you cry on your birthday?!
00:09:28 Mommy & Me dance class: the mom vibes MATTER
00:17:18 Meeting your friends' kids for the first time
00:19:50 You know you're an adult when..
00:24:49 Detritus: the word you'll now see in every book you read (you're welcome)
00:31:09 Q&A: How do you show up for friends in the opposite season of life?
00:38:22 Q&A: Does being around single, child-free friends ever make Alex miss a past life?
00:45:16 Q&A: How does Jules find contentment in singleness at 30?
00:52:07 Q&A: Is it annoying to ask people when/if they want kids?
00:55:50 Q&A: Can you bring an exclusively breastfed baby to a no-kids wedding?
00:59:35 Q&A: How do I decline a good friend's party when I don't want to leave my baby?
01:01:07 Q&A: Single with no kids: do you WANT to be invited to kids' birthday parties?
01:05:10 Q&A: Do you want to hold my baby? (Jules has a 4-month rule lol)
01:10:03 Q&A: What should the rules be if your husband plays video games and you have kids?
01:14:24 Q&A: Best advice for college girls & post-grads
01:22:03 Q&A: What words do we use sparingly besides "no"?
01:25:49 Q&A: How is Alex working out, working AND pumping?!
01:33:14 OREO GATE: preparing the road for the child.. or the child for the road?
01:37:55 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Saying “NO” to your toddler, football season & is LinkedIn the new dating app?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! You guys know we record same-day, which means we get to open with actual breaking news: Meta agreed to a $17 BILLION settlement in the child safety trial …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! You guys know we record same-day, which means we get to open with actual breaking news: Meta agreed to a $17 BILLION settlement in the child safety trial. Harrison dusts off his finance-guy trick for understanding any settlement (go straight to the stock price.. what it did tells you everything) and we get into what actually changes for kids: time restrictions and nighttime blockouts. And while we're being all professional and stuff lol, Alex shares how she beat her 2 AM heartburn after Prilosec, Tums AND Pepto all failed. The winner? Baking soda and water. (NOT medical advice.. she literally ate a bag of chips first as a strategy lol)
It's not until after ALL of this that we finally welcome you back to the episode :-) and Alex starts out hot. Backstory: she posted a TikTok about letting Tate wear her helmet and while mommy ALSO wears her helmet (red light mask).. and a comment saying "it's okay to tell her no" racked up over a thousand likes. So you're telling me a thousand people think we should say no to a toddler wearing a HELMET for fun?! Video two was born, the internet responded, and the ratio has spoken 💅 The real convo: we DO say no.. we just save it for safety and the impossible stuff, because a no used all day loses its luster. When Tate hears a real one, she stops in her tracks.
Other things on the home front: we're STILL shopping your Babylist registries AND we seem to be starting a little etiquette corner?? We answered YOUR question about should guests ever do dishes!!
Then it's officially FOOTBALL SEASON!! Our new fantasy twist: every Monday everyone in the crew individually picks a team to win, no picking the same team twice, and the most wins at the end takes home a prize. Plus Harrison makes his case for changing your fandom as an adult, and we give our official bar-vs-stadium ratio (there was immediate agreement, which never happens).
We take a minute for our queen, Dolly Parton 💛🌈 We love how she's being remembered, and the thing we can't get over is her philanthropic legacy.. 1 in 7 kids under 5 in the US gets a book in the mail from Dolly every month. We're excited to make a podcast donation to the Imagination Library in her honor.
We close with the internet section: Gen Z invented SILENT book clubs (you read alone together at a coffee shop until a timer goes off.. we wanted to hate it, we love it), LinkedIn is being used as a dating app and 22% of people have already tried it?! (Harrison's ruling: instant removal from the platform), the Reddit rule for DNFing a book guilt-free, the exact ages you age out of high school shows (25) and college shows (30), and Uber letting parents LIVESTREAM their teen's rides. And a BICKER OF THE WEEK years in the making: Harrison interrupting Alex's sacred workout-drive "banger time" means one thing.. Harrison officially needs his own car.
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:07 Meta agrees to $17 BILLION settlement in child safety trial
00:04:44 Home remedy for heartburn that ACTUALLY works (NOT medical advice lol)
00:06:02 Why we will ALWAYS welcome you back to the episode (manners!!)
00:08:00 Saying no to your toddler (an update from TikTok)
00:17:26 We're STILL shopping your Babylist registries!!
00:19:42 Etiquette corner: should guests do the dishes?!
00:28:10 Our new fantasy football twist
00:37:24 Can you change your football fandom as an adult?!
00:43:43 Watching football at the bar vs. going to the game (our official ratio)
00:47:51 Remembering Dolly Parton 💛🌈
00:53:10 Gen Z invented a new type of book club (we wanted to hate it.. we love it)
00:54:58 LinkedIn is being used as a dating app?! (instantly NO)
01:00:14 PSA: It’s OK to DNF a book!!
01:05:09 When do you age out of watching high school shows?!
01:07:13 Uber will now let parents LIVESTREAM their teen's rides
01:08:13 Bicker of the Week: Harrison needs his own car (ASAP lol)
01:11:56 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Wedding planning, baby shower etiquette & is peanut butter sweet or savory?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! The headline: we FINALLY did some wedding planning (live on the pod..) and we think we may have unlocked something?! You guys know we've been kicking this …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! The headline: we FINALLY did some wedding planning (live on the pod..) and we think we may have unlocked something?! You guys know we've been kicking this can down the road (2 under 2 - FORGIVE US), but one little scheduling switch changed everything (iykyk) and now we're officially in planning mode (send us your ATX dueling piano wedding reviews!!)
Before all that: the BEST fantasy football punishment we've ever seen (18 holes of golf with strangers.. no clubs, no ball, full commitment to every pretend swing hahaha), Harrison's cooking redemption arc (Alex used to WINCE from across the kitchen.. now he cleans as he goes?!), and an etiquette check from Jules: do you need a hostess gift for a baby shower at someone's house? Plus a question back to Jules: should you serve alcohol at your wedding if YOU don't drink?! (the short answer: it depends).
Then a Babylist It Forward follow up: we bought your gifts!! Thank you for sharing your registries with us, this was genuinely so fun 🤍
And the Bicker of the Week (borrowed from TikTok): is peanut butter sweet or savory?! (Harrison made us asked chat which led to…) The AI corner: AI FOR EVIL (?? lol).. ChatGPT is coming to your iMessages, and we get into whether messages should come with a "sent with ChatGPT" label. And AI FOR GOOD: personalized cancer treatment breakthroughs that genuinely made our jaws drop. Plus THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: a magazine made of your saved articles?! (We redesigned the whole product live, you're welcome)
For those who are following along with our little podcast book club: Alex is 120 pages deep into Careless People and has THOUGHTS (kind of not spoiler safe so I guess skip if you just started??). And finally, what's going on at home: a potty training update, the great ice cream night debate (is 2 too young for a scoop?!), Tate officially shutting laptops when it's family time ("no no no no”), and Rocky is OFFICIALLY trying to get in on the action.
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:00:05 The BEST fantasy football punishment we've ever seen (18 holes.. no clubs)
00:05:34 Chaos in the kitchen (Harrison's cooking redemption arc!)
00:13:21 Do you need a hostess gift for a baby shower? (etiquette check!)
00:18:26 Should you serve alcohol at your wedding if YOU don't drink?!
00:21:45 LIVE wedding planning on the pod (we finally unlocked something?!)
00:26:48 Babylist It Forward follow up: we bought your gifts!!
00:27:38 BICKER OF THE WEEK (borrowed from TikTok): is peanut butter sweet or savory?!
00:33:48 AI FOR EVIL (?? lol): ChatGPT is coming to your iMessages
00:40:08 BOOK CLUB: Careless People update (Alex is 120 pages deep & has THOUGHTS)
00:48:32 AI FOR GOOD: personalized cancer treatment breakthroughs?!
00:50:46 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: a magazine made of your saved articles?!
00:55:02 WHAT’S GOING ON AT HOME?!: potty training, ice cream night & getting in the action
01:00:34 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Babylist It Forward, ChatGPT for Teens & are modern playgrounds TOO safe?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! Let's start with the fun stuff: we've seen the #BabylistItForward movement (thank you Alex Cooper!) and we want to do this for YOU guys.. or a friend you …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! Let's start with the fun stuff: we've seen the #BabylistItForward movement (thank you Alex Cooper!) and we want to do this for YOU guys.. or a friend you think could use it! Comment yours (or someone else’s!) Babylist links on YouTube or Spotify and we'll be picking a handful at random to send gifts to. (PS: Alex is requesting a story alongside the link!!)
Ok, let's get into the episode, because it was a good one. Of course we started with three rando topics no one planned: not all shopping lists are created equal (are you a recipe planner or a free-baller?!), Harrison's new H BOMB segment "Is THIS hard for everyone or is it just ME?!" (this week: printing.. why is it SO hard), and a rare (actually not rare at all lol) Bicker of the Week between Harrison and Jules over a word they were actually both wrong about.
Then we get into the good stuff: the back to school decorating trend we LOVE, Alex's new go-to postpartum gift for moms (daytime pajamas!!), what to say when family calls your toddler's big feelings a "temper tantrum," teaching kids discernment (not just independence!), how/when phobias develop, and why playgrounds might be a child's first real taste of the world. Plus a quick note on why we're not covering the Lindsay Clancy case.
Our last convo is all about ChatGPT for Teens.. including a really interesting debate on chatbot relationships, how AI is making homework easier but learning HARDER, and who the heck is supposed to be governing all of this?!
LOVE YOU GUYS, happy Friday!!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:07:08 Not all shopping lists are created equal (recipe planners vs. free-ballers)
00:04:48 Why is printing SO hard?! (new H BOMB he named “Is THIS hard for everyone or is it just ME?!”)
00:07:09 Bicker of the Week: “Bragocious” vs. “Bragacias” (spoiler alert: it’s “braggadocious”)
00:11:31 The back to school decorating trend we LOVE
00:14:14 Alex's new go-to postpartum gift for moms (daytime pajamas!!)
00:16:56 Advice for when family calls your toddler's big feelings a "temper tantrum"
00:22:00 The first time your toddler shows CONCERN 🥹
00:23:45 Do kids need independence.. or discernment?!
00:28:46 How do kids develop phobias?
00:39:37 Playgrounds are a child's first taste of the real world
00:43:08 Babylist It Forward: comment your registries!!
00:47:18 Why we're not covering the Lindsay Clancy case
00:49:39 ChatGPT for Teens
LOVE YOU GUYS!#twoparentsandapod
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Toddler independence, sleeping through the night & is social media the new smoking?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! As you watch this, we are likely on our way back from Vancouver, woo! You guys know we've always said we think travel unlocks milestones.. and WOW did we …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! As you watch this, we are likely on our way back from Vancouver, woo! You guys know we've always said we think travel unlocks milestones.. and WOW did we notice it on this trip. Tate is truly in her independent toddler era (BIG time on doing everything herself, it's so sweet 🥹) and our Rocket Man slept 8 HOURS through the night?! (YAY)
OK we started with a little update from Harrison's golf tournament: gimmes were allowed per the tournament rules, but he wants you all to know he did NOT take any. (This is Jules now… while we were recording, I was thinking about how funny it would be if he DID take a gimme and one of you caught it on camera.. like he truly can't take one for the rest of his life lol. I would have said this on the pod if I wasn't on the phone hehe)
I feel like we were getting a little philosophical this episode?? Here's the advice we're living by right now (had to share with the class). The Tweet of the Week says it best: you're allowed to be happy while you're still figuring it out.. stop delaying joy until life looks a certain way!! Plus our new motto that trying is COOL. And Harrison ties it together with the reminder that there's no such thing as overnight success: behind every one is ten years of preparing, so date an idea before you marry it! OK you guys can totally take or leave all of this, but we're taking all of it into the new school year (bc we feel like this is another New Year's Day??)
Then we get into the real topics: is social media the new smoking?! We talk about how social media is following the big tobacco playbook.. engineered to hook you, marketed to kids, and downplaying the harms while the evidence piles up. Then Gen Z is officially changing their majors because of AI: 22% have already switched, and Harrison shares why he thinks that might be the wrong move (skills over specialization!). And finally, a DOGTV follow-up you didn't know you needed: it's REAL, we pulled the funding history live, and we had to ask.. is it possible for dogs to have too much screentime?!
Ok, LOVE YOU GUYS, see you Friday!! :)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:08 Does your spouse count as a "family member"?!
00:02:16 Harrison's didn’t take any ‘gimmes’ at his golf tournament
00:05:23 Bicker of the Week: Together we have 1 phone charger, who gets the phone charger?!
00:07:40 ROCKY SLEPT 8 HOURS!!
00:11:01 Why we’re excited to get back to Austin
00:14:07 Tate has entered her independence era ("bye bye bye!")
00:17:02 Why can't we UN-press elevator buttons?!
00:20:48 Tweet of the Week: you're allowed to be happy while you're still figuring it out
00:25:10 Venmo-ing the neighbors for pool time (and Airbnb for pools is REAL??)
00:28:37 The most attractive quality in a friend: NO gossiping (+ trying is cool!!)
00:34:27 There's no such thing as overnight success
00:40:50 Social media is the new smoking?!
00:51:46 Gen Z is changing their majors because of AI?!
00:57:03 DOGTV: Is it possible for dogs to have TOO MUCH screentime?!
00:59:06 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT: the toddler eating trick that actually works
01:52:00 LOVE YOU GUYS!#twoparentsandapod
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Back-to-school, scrapbook nights & do you turn on the ‘big light’?!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday from Vancouver!! (Let us know if we should pick this studio up and drop it in Austin, because we are officially feeling like we need a remodel..) Ok guys, it's …
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday from Vancouver!! (Let us know if we should pick this studio up and drop it in Austin, because we are officially feeling like we need a remodel..)
Ok guys, it's back to school time, so we're taking a sec to ask YOU: how are you feeling?? We can feel the energy shift. We don't know what this season is like as parents yet, but we can absolutely remember shopping for a new pair of True Religions and heading to the bookstore for school supplies. WOW, nostalgia.
So the episode… travel is on the mind (we know, SORRY, we talk about flights more than your average pod.. but hopefully something in there is helpful!) The 24-hour cancellation window is NOT always 24 hours, and we make the official case for the back row of the plane with kids (still not as elite as the bulkhead).
Then a lot of random fun stuff: sponsored sorority recruitment (get your bag, girls!!), the "big light" debate (are you a big light house or a lamp house?!), signing up for fall activities, and Bluey is apparently PERFECT for dogs.. Jules tried it on her Ginny during a Dallas trip and has a full report. Plus Tate is officially getting into fashion 🥹 and we're thinking it's time for full Mary-Kate and Ashley family matching.
Then in Harrison's little corner: the girls are fighting!! (Jules's words lol) We get into the neighborhood drama between two major CEOs playing out on Twitter, and Starlink on planes.. you can FaceTime mid-flight now, but SHOULD you?! Ok, we had to wrap quickly because we were timing out at the studio, but we LOVE YOU GUYS!
Hope everyone has a great week :-)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:02:04 The 50 best restaurants in North America were just announced (we’re wondering who made the list lol)
00:04:44 It's back to school time!! (comment how you're feeling)
00:09:50 PSA: the 24-hour cancellation window is NOT actually 24 hours?! (sometimes)
00:15:25 Why the BACK row of the plane is elite for flying with kids
00:20:13 Brands are sponsoring sorority rush now?!00:28:40 The “big light” debate
00:32:57 Scrapbook nights with the mom group chat
00:35:37 Signing up for fall activities (dance, gymnastics & music class!)
00:36:25 The Lindsay Clancy case (why we're waiting to to talk about it properly)
00:39:09 People are playing Bluey.. for their DOGS?!
00:43:46 Couples in China wear fully matching outfits (and we love it)
00:51:42 Christmas travel planning LIVE on the pod (sorry, we moved on quickly lol)
00:53:39 The girls (former Taco Bell CEO + his neighbor) are fighting (on Twitter)
00:58:10 Starlink on planes: you can FaceTime mid-flight now.. but SHOULD you?!
01:05:51 Tate officially cares about fashion
01:08:04 LOVE YOU GUYS!#twoparentsandapod
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