Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss.

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How do we get to know who are parents really are, when they're not all parenting it up? In this episode, an item from my childhood resurfaces, fully awash in mystery. As I get to the bottom of the Pillowcase Mystery, I learn all about my Mom and a true Olympic hero.

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Pete wrestles with an unruly essay about soccer, wonders why he can't seem to let anything go and explores whether or not he has passed on his cursed memory to his son. With: Parken Brown.

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Do you like Fall? Or Football? Or Foibles? Then this is the episode for you.

Is there something you always thought you’d be good at, but never have actually tried? Well, there was something I thought I’d be good at, and finally went out and tried it. Results were...mixed.

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Why do we tell lies? And once you tell a lie, can you just move on with your life? Or does the canard continue to haunt you?

In this episode, I explore lying by diving into a few corkers that I've told over the years. Plus, what it takes to get hit by a pitch in baseball, and listener stories about a basketball career that should have been and a man who may or may not have believed himself to be Jon Bon Jovi.

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When is something an homage to source material, and when is it plagiarism? I explore this line, plus fan fiction, junk drawers and the time I came this close to winning a contest. This show includes an interview with my 14-year-old daughter that proved to be one of the top-5 toughest interviews I've ever had.

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Do you have a word that's unique to your family only? Or maybe a funny pronunciation that's carried through from you or your kiddo's childhood? Most made-up words have unique backstories just below their surface.

In this episode, we explore a made-up word that made its way into a high school English class, as well as one from my own childhood that I've been trying to reclaim. Along the way, you're going to hear about a very odd poster hanging in a child's room, swirlies, Russian babushkas, the lamination machine and the Peanuts gang.

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In Episode 0, you'll hear what PeteBrownSays is all about:

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