Nicole brings us this week's rant, about parents who elbow other kids out of the way to help their own offspring get ahead.

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup, a real hodge-podge awaits you. Terri's loving Taylor Swift's surprise new album, "Folklore [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsZ6tROaVOQ&list=PLmU8B4gZ41icKdheg4d2KZBgDR1wSWfbH]." Nicole fulfilled her husband's wish for a bidet with the Luxe Bidet Neo 120 toilet attachment (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0RHSJO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1; Nicole's calling it a gateway bidet). And Catherine wants you to know that you can now get cauliflower rice at Chipotle [https://www.chipotle.com/].

Nicole's obsessed with her new kitten, and we've seen many other families bring home new pets (and toys like boats and motorcycles) during the pandemic. Did you develop a new obsession when so much else in life got cancelled? Mentioned: Covers for your Roomba from Robo Rascals [https://www.roborascals.com/].

Thanks to pandemic restrictions, it's been months since any of us has been home alone. Instead of complaining, we dream about what we'd do with that elusive alone time if we had some. (Spoiler: We're a little out of practice.)

On this week's entertainment-themed Round 2: We're very displeased that World of Dance ended its first round of semi-finals by making children cry. We've been telling them for weeks not to! Next: We'll discuss the second set of semi-finals (airing today, August 11) and the finals, airing August 12.

Veronica Mars also included some suffering children (well, 18-year-olds) as both Logan and Veronica were imperiled in "Ahoy, Mateys!" And Duncan had some disturbing dreams. We would not like to revisit any of those things. Next: "My Mother, the Fiend."

After seeing a few posts recommending college students pack a "bug-out bag" in case of Covid-19 isolation, we talked about what we'd need to pack up if we had to seclude ourselves. Podcast mic is on the list!

Statistics say 10 percent of the population is left-handed, but for our podcast, it's more like 33.3 percent. Guess which one of us is the leftie.​

In an episode from July 2017, we discuss guilt of the "it's not you, it's me" variety, as in "You should play the trombone because I didn't get to be in the band when I was a kid."

On this week’s Roundabout Roundup: Catherine shouts out Pier 1's going-out-of-business sales [https://www.pier1.com/] as a good resource for dorm and new-apartment shopping. Nicole's Instagram Minute returns with Cameo, the celeb-connection service [https://www.instagram.com/cameo/]. And Terri throws it back to the '70s with her purchase of Alberto VO5 shampoo [https://www.mariettahospitality.com/retail_brand_stories/VO5.php].

With many kids set to do some kind of distance learning in the fall, we obsess about how to keep them motivated and engaged. Starbucks gift cards only go so far.