Jumping Monkeys (Audio)

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Jumping Monkeys (Audio) episodes

November 15, 2008 JM 72: RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.
RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.

Our guest is Amy Wondany of RattleMe.

Spend: Nintendo DS Smart Girls and Smart Boys Series

Save: Save money on a memory game, use Ze Frank's free Flickr memory game instead.

Give: Technology and Your School: What to donate and what not to donate

Audible pick of the week: (This one is just for grown-ups) The Garden of Last Days, Unabridged, By Andre Dubus III, Narrated by Dan John Miller. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Amy Wondany

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
54 min
November 15, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 72: RattleMe
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.
Guest: Amy Wondany of RattleMe
Spend: Nintendo DS Smart Girls and Smart Boys Series
Save: Save money on a memory game, use Ze Frank's free Flickr memory game instead.
Give: Technology and Your School: What to donate and what not to donate
Audible pick of the week: (This one is just for grown-ups) The Garden of Last Days, Unabridged, By Andre Dubus III, Narrated by Dan John Miller. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 53:02
54 min
November 11, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 71: The Mommy Docs
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.
Guests: Jamie A. Freishtat (Board Certified Pediatrician), M.D and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D., FAAAAI (board certified in both Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine) of MommyDocs.com They offer practical pediatric information for parents by moms (who happen to be doctors.)
Spend: Froose, an alternative to juice.
Save: Watch Neil Gaiman read "The Graveyard" in its entirety.
Give: Nest
Audible pick of the week: Classic Wizard of Oz,
Unabridged, By Listen & Live Audio. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 56:46
57 min
November 08, 2008 JM 71: The Mommy Docs - Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.
Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.

Our guests are Jamie A. Freishtat (Board Certified Pediatrician), M.D and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D., FAAAAI (board certified in both Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine) of MommyDocs.com They offer practical pediatric information for parents by moms (who happen to be doctors.)

Spend: Froose, an alternative to juice.

Save: Watch Neil Gaiman read "The Graveyard" in its entirety.

Give: Nest

Audible pick of the week: Classic Wizard of Oz, Unabridged, By Listen & Live Audio. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: Jamie A. Freishtat, M.D. and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
57 min
November 01, 2008 JM 70: Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.
Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.

Our guests are Amy and Marc Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting

Spend: Lots to Say Baby

Save: $5 Dinners

Give: Girls on the Run

Other links: Dad-O-Matic

Wired Magazine: Bloggers should pull the plug

Audible pick of the week: Homer Price, Unabridged, By Robert McCloskey, Narrated by Mike Ferreri. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: Amy Vachon and Marc Vachon

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
56 min
November 01, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 70: Equally Shared Parenting
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.
Guests: Amy and Marc Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting
Spend: Lots to Say Baby
Save: $5 Dinners
Give: Girls on the Run
Other links: Dad-O-Matic
Wired Magazine: Bloggers should pull the plug
Audible pick of the week: Homer Price, Unabridged, By Robert McCloskey, Narrated by Mike Ferreri. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 55:09
56 min
October 26, 2008JM 69: Coworking - Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.
Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.

Our guest is Felicity Chapman of Cubes and Crayons

Spend: The Manga Guide to Statistics. Here are some example pages

Save: Gagas' Going Out of Business sale

Give: Metal for Monsters
Other links:
AAP doubles daily recommended intake of Vitamin D for kids

Ze Frank's YoungMeNowMe

Audible pick of the week:

Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Felicity Chapman

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
57 min
October 25, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 69: Coworking
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.
Guest: Felicity Chapman of Cubes and Crayons
Spend: The Manga Guide to Statistics. Here are some example pages
Save: Gagas' Going Out of Business sale
Give: Metal for Monsters
Other links:
AAP doubles daily recommended intake of Vitamin D for kids
Ze Frank's YoungMeNowMe
Audible pick of the week:
Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 56:01
57 min
October 19, 2008 JM 68: Using Wikipedia - How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.
How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.

Our guest is Pheobe Ayers, librarian and one of the authors of How Wikipedia Works

Spend: The Boon Squirt

Save: Book Closeout's Kids Section

Give: Tiny Revolutionary's new line of Giving Tees

Other links: DonorsChoose

Audible pick of the week: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman read by Philip Baker Hall. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Phoebe Ayers

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
1 hr 2 min
October 18, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 68: Using Wikipedia
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.
Guest: Pheobe Ayers, librarian and one of the authors of How Wikipedia Works
Spend: The Boon Squirt
Save: Book Closeout's Kids Section
Give: Tiny Revolutionary's new line of Giving Tees
Other links: DonorsChoose
Audible pick of the week: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman read by Philip Baker Hall. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 1:01:31
1 hr 2 min

About Jumping Monkeys (Audio)

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Join Megan Morrone, mother of three toddlers, and Leo Laporte, father of two teens, as they talk about parenting in the digital age, featuring lots of helpful links and advice, plus interviews with other geek parents, web site designers, and bloggers.