Sh*t My Kid Watches

🎵It's a podcast mash!🎶 On this special Halloween episode of SMKW, the hosts digest a Halloween Blippi episode and struggle to pinpoint the timelessness of Charles Schulz's "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." While Blippi offers bizarre music choices, Charlie Brown continues to persuade us that existentialism can be cute. Happy Halloween, listeners! Episode Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UWmmW8IFTL10VnQWdJsNxwcjlpcbvGL-KQbfiys1uxA/edit?usp=drivesdk

In the final episode of the season, Jennifer, John, and Jesse compare and contrast Emily's Wonder Lab with Bill Nye shows from the past and present. Questions arise on how to deliver science to people on tv, how much to faith to put in an audience's attention span, Emily's Wonder Lab goals vs Bill Nye's goals, and more. Bonuses: a final (?) word about Blippi and Jackass references. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122DYUp24ykTsyo_-yb3GAmMelBN13sk01D8QTKM_39U/edit?usp=drivesdk

The hosts get topical with Emily Calandrelli's TED Talks and sundry YouTube presentations. After talking about copyright law for humming well known tunes, home videos, and ancient medical practices, the hosts of SMKW discuss the messages and merits of a variety of presentations from Emily Calandrelli. Bonus: Jennifer tells lies about ballpoint pens; Jesse reveals her passion for Jeff Goldblum. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122DYUp24ykTsyo_-yb3GAmMelBN13sk01D8QTKM_39U/edit?usp=drivesdk

In this episode, the hosts analyze episodes from the one and only season of Emily's Wonder Lab. Though the show is geared toward an older kid audience, there are a lot of lessons to be learned as parents of toddlers. Bonus: Jesse doesn't know how the body works; John creates a crossover episode concept of Emily's Wonder Lab with Breaking Bad. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122DYUp24ykTsyo_-yb3GAmMelBN13sk01D8QTKM_39U/edit?usp=drivesdk

The hosts of SMKW introduce listeners to Emily Calandrelli, the host of Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, and whose credentials are literally out of this world. Though the show is likely to be canceled, the hosts see a bright future for Emily on other streaming platforms like YouTube. Bonus: John gets bitter about Jesse never listening to the podcast episodes. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/122DYUp24ykTsyo_-yb3GAmMelBN13sk01D8QTKM_39U/edit?usp=drivesdk

Co-host Jesse gives a brief rundown of kid show sh*t in the news and reveals what's up next on SMKW. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nE3sPMRTilkgUC-_OgrclqQCVSt7LmYbuwPOkTkrjE/edit?usp=drivesdk

In this episode, the hosts discuss a very curious murder of a writer for early episodes of Curious George. Jenn and John indulge Jesse as she talks about producer Brian Grazer. Then the hosts wrap up Curious George, throwing in some more darkest timelines to boot. Episode Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1StRaFB9JOvVABTuw9f_h7otVmwFKq_WbkLp61riEPK4/edit?usp=drivesdk

Get Goofy with the hosts of SMKW as they attempt to stay on course with a few more of their favorite Curious George episodes. Comparing Curious George to other shows proves tough. Bonuses: John shows off his linguistics knowledge, random discussion of John Arbuckle as a nefarious stalker, and a delightful discovery of the wonders of Curious George theme song performer, Dr. John. (See episode 009 for show resources link.)

This episode is otherwise known as: The Episode with ALL the Background Noise, featuring: Sneezes by Jessy, distressed doggo borks, thunder booms, and the ambient sounds of Jennifer typing on her computer. Jennifer's belief was not suspended with Curious George in space; John renamed every Curious George Episode he watched to fit a doomsday scenario; Jesse catches John scrolling through social media even though they're in completely different states. 

Episode Resources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1StRaFB9JOvVABTuw9f_h7otVmwFKq_WbkLp61riEPK4/edit?usp=sharing