Just a Phase Podcast

We bring Beth Simon back to talk about one of her favorite subjects (kids and the outdoors) and some books that can help you enjoy and get more out of your time outside as a family. Plus, our podcast turns 1-year-old and like bad podcast-parents, we kind of forgot.

Resources & Links:

-- Last Child in the Woods: http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/

-- How to Raise a Wild Child: http://www.scottsampson.net/index.php?page=wild-child-book

-- Nature Anatomy: http://www.juliarothman.com/nature-anatomy/

-- Whitney’s pick: Code Switch podcast http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

-- Drew’s pick: glittens! http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=glitten

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Whitney digs deep with friend and fellow mother Anna Falicov about her experience with what she calls the infertility industrial complex. Anna’s journey covers everything from being an egg donor for a family member to her own (and eventually successful) experience with IVF. This is a great interview you won’t want to miss, no matter where you’re at on the fertility spectrum. Plus, Drew and Whitney stand up to one of their community’s villains and Whitney (true story) gets hit on the head with a bolt of fabric.

Resources & Links:

-- Some background on our awful school board member: http://tiny.cc/1it3fy

-- Buffalo Infertility and IVF Associates: http://www.buffaloivf.com/

-- Memoir called “The Art of Waiting” https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/art-waiting

-- Whitney’s pick: the Amazon original series “Catastrophe” http://tiny.cc/rlt3fy

-- Drew’s pick: dance party in the car!

On this episode we introduce the podcast’s new book reviewer (#BookTalkwithBeth) and talk about her current favorite parenting reads. Plus, Whitney gets real about some postpartum mental health experiences and we ask all of you to grade Drew on a scale of 1 to Donald Trump.

Resources & Links:

-- Follow Beth’s adventures: http://instagram.com/mrs.simon

-- Beth’s book picks: How Toddlers Thrive (http://www.tovahklein.com/), The Read Aloud Handbook (http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/), Nurtureshock (http://www.nurtureshock.com/)

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: public meetings http://tiny.cc/u70hfy

-- Drew’s pick: thoughts on Columbus Day from Native Americans http://tiny.cc/o7rjfy

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Ep 20: The One with the Rat

We’re back! In this first episode of Season 2, Drew and Whitney reveal the highs and lows of their respective summers which included death, rodents, and travel. Plus, multiple guest appearances by Cecilia and exploring our September sadz.

Resources & Links:

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: taking a social media break.

-- Drew’s pick: Amazon Prime music playlists for kids http://tiny.cc/ijoyey

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We're back...soon. Whitney reveals the Season 2 launch date.

Ep 19: Above Average Dad

On the last episode before our summer break, we invite our friend Kirk Laubenstein to chat with us about fatherhood. Kirk and Drew go deep about their least-favorite assumptions about dads, lessons they’ve learned from the fathers in their lives, and how they’re trying to raise decent, equality-loving kiddos. Plus, Drew reports from the front lines of an end-of-the-year school event and Whitney (kind of) introduces her daughters to the goddess Dolly Parton.

Resources & Links:

-- “Teaching Kids Consent” article (again!): http://tiny.cc/a1zz9x

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: letting your kid garden because stop being a control freak.

-- Drew’s pick: his mom and mother-in-law because they saved his ass.

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Ep 18: A Tale of Two Summers

Summer is coming. Drew and Whit talk about creating summer schedules for kids, family bucket lists, and our summer plans for this very podcast. Plus, Whitney learns a lesson about nagging your spouse in front of your kids and Drew introduces a new theory on parades.

Resources & Links:

-- The Families That Can’t Afford Summer: http://tiny.cc/uye1by

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: Viv’s daycare teacher and her “Best Day EVER mentality” expression

-- Drew’s pick: Ommegang Brewery http://www.ommegang.com/

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Whitney and Drew talk about parenting and friendship: how they have made friends, kept friends, and even categorized friends since having kids. Plus, one of Drew’s daughters may be the new Banksy and Whitney’s recent car trip with her girls was not terrible.

Resources & Links:

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: a bubble machine http://tiny.cc/jdbpby

-- Drew’s pick: Black-ish http://abc.go.com/shows/blackish

It’s Bike Month! We hung out with Justin Booth, father of three and bicycle enthusiast/advocate. Justin shares how he and his wife have created a bike-centric life for their family, tips for incorporating cycling into your own family, and the craziest thing he’s carried on his bicycle. Plus, Drew hits a parenting milestone, Whitney loses her patience, and we remember the once-great department store Hills.

Resources & Links from this episode:

-- Go Bike Buffalo: http://gobikebuffalo.org/

-- Bike month

-- Whitney’s pick for Person Place or Thing: Creativebug online art classes http://creativebug.com

-- Drew’s pick: Pittsburgh Dad http://pghdad.com/

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We celebrate International Day of the Midwife by getting real with Whitney’s own midwife. We candidly discuss the midwifery model of care for pregnant women, teen girls, and the whole family. Plus, Drew talks about disrupting the Trump rally and teaching his girls about civil disobedience. And Whitney wants a night out as long as it means her baby never grows up.

Resources & Links from this episode:

-- Mothers day wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day

-- Khristeena Kingsley’s website: http://www.wnymidwife.com/

-- Video of the procedure Whitney had done to flip Ceci from breech: http://tiny.cc/iwp2ay

-- Multiple book recommendations from Khristeena: http://tiny.cc/2up2ay

-- International Day of the Midwife: http://www.internationalmidwives.org/events/idotm/

-- Midwives Alliance of North America: http://mana.org/

-- American College of Nurse Midwives: http://www.midwife.org/

-- NYSALM: http://newyork.midwife.org/

-- Drew’s pick: PUNCH BALLOONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlrGw_0Dw6U

-- Whitney’s pick: Little Free Libraries https://littlefreelibrary.org/

Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license.