Jumping Monkeys (Audio)
Summary: Join Megan Morrone, mother of three toddlers, and Leo Laporte, father of two teens, as they talk about parenting in the digital age, featuring lots of helpful links and advice, plus interviews with other geek parents, web site designers, and bloggers. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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Our guest is Amy Keroes from Mommy Track'd - The Working Mother's Guide to Managed Chaos SPEND: Ebay ParentingSAVE: LookybookGIVE: Free Rice AUDIBLE PICK: The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary OTHER LINKS: Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip OverThe Shortage of Helium is No Laughing Matter Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guest: Amy Keroes Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Our guest is former TechTV anchor, and Good Morning America tech reporter, Becky Worley - soon to be mother of twins! Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guest: Becky Worley Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Our guest is Jeremiah McNichols, creator of Zrecs, Toy Instructions, and Prizey SPEND: The Cool Mom Picks Safer Toy GuideSAVE: Design MomGIVE: Let's Say Thanks AUDIBLE PICK: Life of Pi by Yann Martel (for grownups!) OTHER LINKS:World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) just released their 2007 "10 Worst Toys" ListBad Behavior Does Not Doom PupilsThe Derringdos (recommended by Joel from Sweden) Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guest: Jeremiah McNichols Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Our guests are Bill Childs, Stefan Shepherd, and Amy Davis with the winners of the 2007 Fids & Kamily Awards! SPEND: Computer Guy Action Figure. Finally, we're getting some recognition around here. SAVE: Black Friday Ads GIVE: Rattle N Roll Christmas Cards BOOK PICK: The Emporer's Children. Megan just finished this novel (for adults) and I loved it. It's set in New York City at the end of the 20th Century. The characters are all pretty unlikable, which it makes it even more interesting that the book is so wonderful. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guests: Bill Childs, Stefan Shepherd, and Amy Davis Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Our guests are Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea Serrette authors of The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies Announcing a brand new sponsor, Kajeet pay as you go cell phones for kids and our first contest! The creator of Peanut Butter PC, a child-friendly desktop replacement, has created a mash-up of sounds from Disney movies. Identify the movies and win a copy! Listen for details. SPEND: Triba: Wellness in Motherhood. A listener named Edward recommended this awesome place that's right now only in South Africa. It is a facility targeted at catering to the needs of all mother regardless of their children's age. It has a workout facility, office space with wireless access, printers, copiers (mini Kinkos), Spa services, SLEEPING ROOM (what a concept!) and they offer care givers that cater to all ages. SAVE: Fresh Bargains. Simple Googlesque interface that makes searching for bargains a lot easier. I used it to find a hotel in SF. Thanks go to listener Andrea. GIVE: Bitty Braille Tees - Kids T-Shirts that Spell your kids name in braille. 10% of all proceeds go to the American Foundation for the Blind. (Found on Tutus and Turtles) OTHER LINKS Home Lead Test Kits Don't WorkWhy Beautiful People Have More DaughtersKidSafe Giggle Bug Toddler Tracker Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte Guests: Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea Serrette Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
