First Time Listeners

Sunday School nightmares kick off this week's episode - from the K-2 kid class to the innocent looking ladies class down the hall. Don't be fooled! Autumn digs into birth order and how it impacts development. Josh finds practical application, and the two discuss ways to make sure the little Locketts know there is enough love to go around. Later, a Christmas-themed Granny Linda letter will shock you.

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Some IRL Granny Linda advice and commentary from real First Time Listeners kicks off Episode 5, so get ready to roll your eyes. Then, Autumn tries to find a balance between raising kids in Kennedy Camelot and the arctic blast of Special Snowflakes. Surely there's a middle ground. Josh opens up about his anxiety when it comes to traveling with kids and the couple share a harrowing tale of, ahem, "playing Scrabble" somewhere forbidden. You'll either find it endearing or complain to the pod gods that the episode should be rated explicit. A fun run both ways, really!

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Was it poop? You can decide if you're #TeamHugo or #TeamJosh on that question. The Locketts are pet-sitting and the animals are most certainly in cahoots with the kids. Then find out more than you ever wanted to know about a small-town Oklahoma tire shop. Seems Karma is decidedly #TeamHugo. Autumn guides us through Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. Spoiler: kids are supposed to be messy and maybe aren't bound for hell after all. Who would have known?

Are you properly airing your baby? On this episode, Josh explains what happened when the burgeoning practice of pediatrics and the 2nd Industrial Revolution created the ultimate must-have baby accessory. (It's not as boring as it sounds, we promise.) Autumn charms her way through the nonessential oils and potions every mom in a FB group is raving about and waxes poetic about the Whack-A-Mole locomotion of kid behavior. Finally, you'll learn just how fancy the Locketts really are. Get your ballgowns and tuxedos ready!

In this episode the duo ponder imaginary friends and examine the rise, fall, and rise of Babywise. While Autumn thinks believing in spooks grants her access to a host of imaginary friends, Josh considers whether his lack of them can be chalked up to unpopularity. Mister Roger's makes a brief cameo; find out on which side of the trolley tracks Autumn and Josh live.

Josh (a lawyer, y'all) and Autumn (a higher ed director), introduce their four kiddos, Ava (12), Levin (6), Hugo (3) and Ingrid (1), and a roadmap of their new fifth child, the First Time Listeners podcast.

In this episode, Josh and Autumn introduce their family and invite listeners to commiserate with them as they tell stories from home and their plans for the podcast. The little Locketts reign supreme and don't seem to adhere to most of the advice and early childhood guidelines they studied in preparation of having children. (It's like the kids didn't even read the child-rearing books, you guys.) Funny, nostalgic, and sweet, you'll want to pull up a chair and have dinner with this family, who make it work with wit and whimsy.

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