Jumping Monkeys (Audio)

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.

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.

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.

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:

Audible pick of the week:

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.

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.