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Nick will be a dad soon; his wife is pregnant and he's trying to be useful around the house, the doctor's appointments and the day-to-day preparations. Maybe he'll be kinda useful to people who, like ... more
FAQs about Kinda Useful:How many episodes does Kinda Useful have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.
January 31, 2018Episode 24: Racked With GuiltNick and his wife have found a nanny and goes through the process of trying to find a nanny, interview her, and eventually leaving his daughter alone with this other person on a daily basis. Now he feels guilty about spending less time with his baby. Also there's math....more27minPlay
January 14, 2018Episode 23: Your Daughter Didn't Get Into Harvard Because You Didn't Do Enough Tummy TimeNick, like most Americans, doesn't get much in the way of paternity leave. He looks back at not having had much time off in the first few weeks of his daughter's life, and then looks forward to a future where his current choices come back to haunt him — and her. Also more talk about that damn Owlet....more19minPlay
December 31, 2017Episode 22: A Ridiculous ProductNick tells Bruno about some of the many purchases they made for their daughter now that she's here, and admits to a ridiculous (and expensive) purchase....more31minPlay
December 24, 2017Episode 21: Silent Reflux Versus Happy SpittersAfter a few weeks of trying to schedule a new episode recording (the guy has been busy), Nick tells Bruno about some bad habits he's picked up, delves into the controversial world of infant sleep (and its message board wars), and shares some sleep tactics....more31minPlay
December 02, 2017Episode 20: Words Don't Do It JusticeNick does a play-by-play of the very intense day when his daughter was born, with wasps still on his brain. We follow the different emotions in his journey from dopey sidekick as his wife gives birth in an emergency C-section to a number of different "adverb-adjective" combos. ...more20minPlay
November 17, 2017Episode 19: The Baby Is Here, Part 2 — Nick's Side of the StoryThis is another episode we've been looking forward to for a long time. Remember months ago when Nick found out he was going to be a father soon? He's a father now! And today he tells about the (very eventful) day his daughter was born, the (wasp-infested) crazy day leading up to it and a little bit of the weird days since. If you listen closely you get to hear his daughter cooing in the background too! ...more21minPlay
November 11, 2017Episode 18: The Baby Is Here! And Nick's Wife Tells It All About a "Ridiculous" Day.THIS IT GUYS, THIS IS THE DAY WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Nick's daughter is here and — let's get this out of the way: she's healthy and doing great. BUT the day in which she came into the world was not at all uneventful. Nick's wife is back once again to tell it all about what he calls a "ridiculous" day (he'll tell his side of the story in the next episode)....more37minPlay
September 27, 2017Episode 17: Nick's Wife is Back and So PregnantNick's wife is about to pop and back on the podcast! On this episode, taped as she hit 37 weeks in her pregnancy, she talks about the extra 15 pounds sitting on her organs, strangers on the train looking at her nostalgically, having a bag ready and all those things that happen when the doctor says "ok, see you next week."...more39minPlay
September 22, 2017Episode 16: "This is Why We Could Never Do This"After more than one episode when we dove deep into the gender rabbit hole, Nick avoids that conversation this time. He still double-checks the femaleness of his baby in the ultrasound, though — and then becomes very proud of how big she will be. Poor Nick's wife. We would never be able to go through what women go through....more15minPlay
September 16, 2017Episode 15: Nick's Biggest FearBruno finds out Nick's biggest fear as a dad. Nick tells two stories that prove his point (and his realization of his fear realizing itself), while Bruno makes two pitches for sponsors. If you've been looking forward to an episode where we talk about bookcases too much, this is the one....more27minPlay
FAQs about Kinda Useful:How many episodes does Kinda Useful have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.