Rebecca and Rachel join Jeff for this episode. They start with a text message from listener Pam and then roll into something Rebecca has been thinking about: How do you ensure your program sticks to its mission and philosophy?

Lisa and Jeff go off the rails from the beginning and spend the whole episode chatting about the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and specifically about the fun new spreadsheet Jeff's created to track his progress. There are formulas and everything--what fun!

This episode was recorded the day before Brett's first anniversary and aired the day of Jeff's 32nd anniversary. With those milestones in mind, Jeff scoured the internet for wifely advice from the olden times. Spoiler Alert: most of it is outdated.

Happy New Year! Is it OK to lose it if you don't use it? I mean, you can always re-learn it or look it up, right? Carol and Jeff discuss.

Samantha and Jeff take a look at the contents of another theme box.

Jeff and Nicole talk more about early math skills. Turns out, physical development is important.

Carol and Jeff explain the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and invite listeners to play along.

Samantha tells Jeff about a worksheet experiment she tried in her classroom, and they discuss.

Tash Treveton is back with Jeff and Nicole for an annoyance-based round of the Top Five game.

Carol and Jeff do an all-voicemail episode. They start with a couple of jokes from Harmony and then roll into Jessica's call about a child in her program.