Jumping Monkeys (Audio)

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Jumping Monkeys (Audio) episodes

September 06, 2008JM 62: Techy Toys - Toy B. Ville, Fantastic Contraption, Free Language Lessons, Recycline, Rickets, and more.
Toy B. Ville, Fantastic Contraption, Free Language Lessons, Recycline, Rickets, and more.

Our guest is Darren Turbeville from Toy B. Ville

Spend: Fantastic Contraption, $10

Save: Free Language Lessons at the BBC blog

Give: Recycline
Other links:
Rickets and other Vitamin D Deficient Diseases May lurk in breastfed babies

Jill Lepore on Stuart Little (podcast and article)

Audible pick of the week: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Darren Turbeville

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.
55 min
September 06, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 62: Techy Toys
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Toy B. Ville, Fantastic Contraption, Free Language Lessons, Recycline, Rickets, and more.
Guest: Darren Turbeville from Toy B. Ville
Spend: Fantastic Contraption, $10
Save: Free Language Lessons at the BBC blog
Give: Recycline
Other links:
Rickets and other Vitamin D Deficient Diseases May lurk in breastfed babiesJill Lepore on Stuart Little (podcast and article)
Audible pick of the week: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
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: 54:51
55 min
August 30, 2008 JM 61: Eco-Friendly Families, Darling Mummy, Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp, books, a contest, and more.
Eco-Friendly Families, Darling Mummy, Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp, books, a contest, and more.

Our guest is Helen Coronato, author of Eco-Friendly Families and A Novel Idea: Stories Behind the Bookshelves

Spend: Darling Mummy

Save: Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp

Give: What Book Got You Hooked?

Contest: Send us your parenting tech tips, spends, saves, gives. The first ten we receive on the show will receive a product code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer. Please put "peanut butter" in the subject line.

Audible pick of the week: The Amelia Bedlia Collection by Peggy Parish, read by Suzanne Toren

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Helen Coronato

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 6 min
August 30, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 61: Eco-Friendly Families
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Eco-Friendly Families, Darling Mummy, Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp, books, a contest, and more.
Guest Helen Coronato, author of Eco-Friendly Families and A Novel Idea: Stories Behind the Bookshelves
Spend: Darling Mummy
Save: Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp
Give: What Book Got You Hooked?
Contest: Send us your parenting tech tips, spends, saves, gives. The first ten we receive on the show will receive a product code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer. Please put "peanut butter" in the subject line.
Audible pick of the week: The Amelia Bedlia Collection by Peggy Parish, read by Suzanne Toren
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: 1:03:11
1 hr 4 min
August 24, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 60: Comeback
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
The Comeback, Juku Couture, Laptop Lunches, back to school guide, NUI Water, Totlol, scanning digital photos, and more.
Guest: Emma Gilbey Keller, author of The Comeback, about leaving the work force to raise kids and then going back.
Spend: Juku Couture - dolls for geeks.
Save: Laptop Lunches
Cool Mom Picks back to school guide
Give: NUI Water
TotLOL
Archivist Allison: Scanning Your Digital Photos
Audible pick of the week: We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Listen and Join In) by Michael Rosen
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: 1:09:07
1 hr 10 min
August 23, 2008 JM 60: Comeback - The Comeback, Juku Couture, Laptop Lunches, back to school guide, NUI Water, Totlol, scanning digital photos, and more.
The Comeback, Juku Couture, Laptop Lunches, back to school guide, NUI Water, Totlol, scanning digital photos, and more.

Our guest is Emma Gilbey Keller, author of The Comeback, about leaving the work force to raise kids and then going back.

Spend: Juku Couture - dolls for geeks.

Save: Laptop Lunches

Cool Mom Picks back to school guide

Give: NUI Water

TotLOL

Archivist Allison: Scanning Your Digital Photos

Audible pick of the week: We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Listen and Join In) by Michael Rosen

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Emma Gilbey Keller

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 10 min
August 17, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 59: The Stinky Cheese Man
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Stinky Cheese Man, Mo Willems Stuff, Rookie Moms Staycations, the gift of sight, and more.
Guests: Jon Scieszka, author of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," "The Story of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," and Guys Read
Spend: Mo Willems Stuff
Save: Rookie Moms Staycation Guides
Give: Give the Gift of Sight
Audible Kids pick of the week: Cowboy and Octopus (Unabridged) by Jon Scieszka, narrated by Mike Ferreri. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.
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: 1:06:07
1 hr 7 min
August 16, 2008 JM 59: The Stinky Cheese Man - Stinky Cheese Man, Mo Willems Stuff, Rookie Moms Staycations, the gift of sight, and more.
Stinky Cheese Man, Mo Willems Stuff, Rookie Moms Staycations, the gift of sight, and more.

Our guests are Jon Scieszka, author of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," "The Story of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," and Guys Read

Spend: Mo Willems Stuff

Save: Rookie Moms Staycation Guides

Give: Give the Gift of Sight

Audible Kids pick of the week: Cowboy and Octopus (Unabridged) by Jon Scieszka, narrated by Mike Ferreri. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Jon Scieszka

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 7 min
August 11, 2008 Jumping Monkeys 58: SmugMug
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
SmugMug, Peanut Butter Pointer, Thrifty Green Baby Guide, Brady's Smile, and more.
Guests: Andy Williams from SmugMug.
Spend: Peanut Butter Pointer
Save: The Thrifty Green Baby Guide
Give: Brady's Smile
Use coupon code LEOLAPORTE and get 20% off the first year of any SmugMug account.
Audible Kids pick of the week: The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.
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: 1:06:14
1 hr 7 min
August 09, 2008 JM 58: SmugMug, Peanut Butter Pointer, Thrifty Green Baby Guide, Brady's Smile, and more.
SmugMug, Peanut Butter Pointer, Thrifty Green Baby Guide, Brady's Smile, and more.

Our guest is Andy Williams from SmugMug.

Spend: Peanut Butter Pointer

Save: The Thrifty Green Baby Guide

Give: Brady's Smile

Use coupon code LEOLAPORTE and get 20% off the first year of any SmugMug account.

Audible Kids pick of the week: The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Andy Williams

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 7 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.