In this episode of Parenting Then and Now, Technology Expert, Author and Media Personality Marc Saltzman joins Sam to provide his thoughts on how tech has changed throughout the years, particularly with family and kids.

Marc talks about the changes in how we consume media and how kids and teens in particular have a natural advantage and understanding of how to use various media to enhance and augment their lives through social and digital media.

On this week's PTAN Retro Memory, we're remembering "Clackers." Two glass balls that kids are supposed to smash together at high speeds. What on earth could go wrong?

This week's PTAN Retro Memory discusses the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of the early-to-mid '80's. At the end of the decade, the dolls brought in over $2 billion in sales.

Stand-up Comedienne, Scriptwriter, and general funny gal Joanne O'Sullivan joins Sam in a conversation that goes from funny to serious to funny again all on the same show. Joanne's unique experience in having lost her mother at the tender age of six is reflected in the eyes of her own daughter, Eliza, and Joanne's wisdom and reflections on her experience make this a show that you won't want to miss!

In this inaugural episode of the PTAN Podcast, Sam speaks with Jackie Morgan MacDougall, mother of three and Producer, Digital Content Creator, Podcaster and general powerhouse. They discuss growing up in the '70's, the air of being "free" as a kid, and the difference in how she's raising her kids now, compared to her Boston upbringing. 

Were the "good old days" really so good? Was parenting easier back in the day or is that just an illusion? What about being a kid? Was it better than...or now? That's what I'm on a mission to find out in my new podcast, Parenting Then and Now. Join me, won't you?