Raising the Betts

RTB123: After more than two months, Dom and Melanie and their family finally move back into their repaired home, so they catch up on what’s been happening; what they’ve cooked since getting home; starting Marvel movies with the kids; and a special homecoming to their parish.

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* Invasion on AppleTV+

* The Wheel of Time – Amazon Video

* Forgotten Ruin: An Epic Military Fantasy Thriller

* Arundel

* The City of Brass: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy)

* Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy (Book III: Lesser Evil) (Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy)

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RTB122: Dom and Melanie give an update on their home situation; visit Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II; love Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings and discuss other movies; and reflect on being at the beach during the offseason.

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* Plimoth Patuxet Museums

* Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Wikipedia

* Red Notice (film) – Wikipedia

* The Harder They Fall (2021 film) – Wikipedia

* Stagecoach Mary

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RTB121: Continuing their podcasting-in-exile lifestyle, Dom and Melanie share their time in Plymouth while surviving a nor’easter power outage and sick kids by walking to the beach every day, reading lots of books, organizing the repair of their home, and counting their many blessings.

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* One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

* The Goblin Emperor

* The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 1)

* The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel

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RTB120: Their exile isn’t over yet, but Dom and Melanie and the family have been staying in borrowed and rented homes while their own home is being repaired. Meanwhile, they’ve been cooking in other’s kitchens, catching up on books and movies, and visiting new parishes.

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* The Last Graduate: A Novel (The Scholomance Book 2), by Naomi Novik

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RTB119: This is a special episode in which Dom explains that RTB will be on hiatus for a few weeks because of water damage and mold growth in their house, which has made it unlivable until it’s fixed. But the Betts will be back!

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* Help the Bettinelli Family Come Home – GoFundMe

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RTB118: Inspired by SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission, Dom and Melanie discuss watching the liftoff and splashdown then stargazing and seeing the ISS pass overhead. Plus three soups and three apple desserts; YA novels set in Afghanistan, a Pearl Harbor book, Longmire, and a Guy Ritchie movie

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* SpaceX

* Wrath Of Man

* Longmire

* To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

* The Breadwinner

* Parvana’s Journey

* Mud City

* My Name Is Parvana

* Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

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RTB117: Is apple-picking season the best season? Dom and Melanie make the case, talk about their favorite orchard, then discuss some new recipes, including apple cider donut cake and ranch fried pork chops. Plus, they talk about what picking up your cross means for kids.

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RTB116: The best New England season is beginning and Dom and Melanie are ready for it, including starting with homeschooling, getting out in the great weather, cooking all the great produce. Plus they discuss a dark episode of Marvel’s What If? and a wonderful African children’s book.

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* SAS: Rise of the Black Swan | Netflix

* Schmigadoon on AppleTV+

* What If…? | Disney+ Originals

* Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Disney+ Originals

* The Mysterious Benedict Society | Disney+ Originals

* The Mysterious Benedict Society

* To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

* Too Small Tola

* Missionaries of Divine and Human Love, Nuptial Mass of JP Von Uffel and Victoria Giardina, September 5, 2021 – Catholic Preaching

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RTB115: From summer to fall, it’s a time of transition and Dom and Melanie are experiencing some of them. From long-delayed Scouting promotions to their beloved pastor getting a new assignment to schooling starting up again, a lot is changing.

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* The Years of Rice and Salt: A Novel

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RTB114: While the oldest kids are off at summer camp, Dom and Melanie lear nwhat it’s like to have only two kids again; go camping themselves; make grilled Korean short ribs; read books about burgers and about rebels and Redcoats; and discuss radical trust in God.

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