Parents Just Don't Understand

Kurt & Denise went on This Might Be A Podcast to talk about the They Might Be Giants song "I Am A Paleontologist!", parenting, dinosaurs, science, and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is a great podcast and you should check them out!

https://www.patreon.com/ThisMightBeAPodcast

After recording our Hobbit episode, Chris was kind enough to stick around to share his perspective on a topic a lot of parents are grappling with as a result of the COVID-19 crisis: talking to kids about illness, health, and medical care.

We're joined by fellow parent and friend of the show Chris Woodward to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 children's fantasy classic The Hobbit, as well as the 1977 animated version from Rankin-Bass.

Podcaster and childcare worker Ben Udashen of the Unpopular Front podcast returns to talk about parenting and childcare during a pandemic, the political economy of childrearing and household labor, universal childcare, and the swift changes in parenting norms we're seeing as a result of COVID-19.

Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/marxistmanny?lang=en

Unpopular Front: http://unpopularfront.com

"The Coronavirus is a Disaster for Feminism," Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/feminism-womens-rights-coronavirus-covid19/608302/

"Red Diaper Babies," Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2017/12/red-diaper-babies

This week, we're joined by Jack Allison of JackAM and Struggle Session to answer the question: "When's the right time to talk to YOUR kids about The Force?" We discuss the Star Wars Forces of Destiny children's web series, why and how kids have connected with Star Wars throughout the years, and what they can (and can't) learn from it.

Jack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackallisonLOL/

JackAM: https://www.twitch.tv/jackam

Struggle Session: https://www.patreon.com/strugglesession

This week we're joined by podcaster & music teacher Greg Simpson of This Might Be A Podcast to discuss a unique band that's just as popular with small children as with adults: They Might Be Giants! We also discussed music education, curating the soundtrack of a childhood, what makes for good children's music, and why terrorizing babies with loud sounds is actually very smart and good.

This Might Be A Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThisMightBeAPodcast

TMBaP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisMightBeAPod/

This week, we're joined by Podside Pete of the sci-fi & fantasy podcast Podside Picnic to explore a throwback to the golden age of cartoons: Jonny Quest! We explore the show and its latter day descendants (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest & The Venture Bros, as well as the history of boy science adventures, pulp literature, racism and xenophobia, the Cold War, sci-fi adventures at the End of History, and a whole dang slew of other things.

Listen to Podside Picnic: https://soundcloud.com/user-733327042

Podside Picnic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsidep

Podside Pete on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodsidePete

This week we've got one from the archives! In an ep that was previously lost to the mists of time, Kurt sits down with James the Anonymous Gamer Dad to talk about video games from childhood to parenthood. We discuss managing screen time, micro transactions, what kids can learn from games, and whether or not James's kids are actually any good at Fortnite. THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU!

For more family gaming content, check out Kurt's guest spot on the Sleazoids film podcast to talk about TRON and THE LAST STARFIGHTER: https://soundcloud.com/sleazoids/105-tron-1982-the-last-starfighter-1984

Denise and Kurt take on Disney's modern cultural juggernaut: Frozen and Frozen 2. We discuss how to smash the patriarchy, why eco-terrorism is cool and good, conservative media having a meltdown about cartoons, and the full range of Frozen tie-ins and spin-offs. We also spend a few minutes catching up about what's been on the TV in the Schiller household.

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParentsPod

Listen to We Need to Talk About Kevin: https://soundcloud.com/weneedtotalkaboutkevin/

Intro by Matt Lilienfeld (www.youtube.com/intellectualdarkwave)

Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kohD5z5mE0E

We're joined by Justin Roczniak, better known as urban planning and Cities: Skylines aficionado donoteat01, to discuss the labor politics and mass transit infrastructure of Thomas the Tank Engine. We dig into Sir Topham Hatt's troubling history of strike-breaking, Sodor's surprisingly durable residential housing, and the nature of locomotive sentience and being. ALSO: British Rail privatization, locomotives of the Great Leap Forward, *tons* of train info and, as a special bonus for our Philly native listeners, some complaints about SEPTA.

donoteat01 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFdazs-6CNzSVv1J0a-qy4A

Justin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/donoteat1

Well There's Your Problem: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg

Philadelphia Transit Rider's Union: https://twitter.com/phillytru

Intro by Matt Lilienfeld (www.youtube.com/intellectualdarkwave)

Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VALJZBKFEFQ