Hey Other Parents is an honest podcast about raising kids. Each podcast includes nostalgia from the 80’s & 90’s, authentic honest judgment-free advice from real parents, information from the experts, without you feeling overwhelmed with information. As co-hosts of the podcast, Michael, Sara, and Mike bring diverse cultural backgrounds, family dynamic, experiences, and parenting styles. Parenting issues are discussed with sincerity and humor for both moms and dads. At the end of each episode topic they administer Parenting Unplugged where the hosts give a prescription of entertainment, self-care or date night ideas to help you through those rougher parenting moments. We discuss everything from new parents, babies, infants, toddlers, tweens, and teens. For listeners who prefer their parenting support on the go we have episodes posted early Tuesday morning to listen to on your commute. Listeners can write and call in seeking help with their parenting issues; because it’s weekly honest discussion on raising kids. Subscribe to Hey Other Parents Podcast, follow us on Instagram, and leave a message for us anytime at 559-LES-KIDS (559-537-5437). You can also listen on-demand through Apple Podcasts or Spotify. You can donate to the show or if that’s beyond your means, consider sharing the Hey Other Parents Podcast with your friends and family.
🎙️HEY OTHER PARENTS - S02E005: Hosting Duties
Being a host for your family and friends is a tough thing to pull off. How do you keep peace in the kitchen, have happy guests, and spend time with your family? We even discuss how to use boundary phrases to handle uncomfortable comments and questions.
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⏰ Time to Unplug
Michael: What We Do In The Shadows (6 Seasons FX / Hulu)
Sara: Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 (Netflix)
Mike: Call of Duty Black Ops 6
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S02E05 | Series Episode 35
Intro voice recording done by the one and only Koltrane
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🎙️HEY OTHER PARENTS - S02E004: Fantastical Beasts & Lies We Tell Our Children
This week we discuss all those white lies that are part of growing up.
❗️Disclaimer: We discuss the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Elijah’s Cup, Pets passing away and stuffed animals getting packed up
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⏰ Time to Unplug
Michael: Bandle (Song Quiz Site)
Sara: Worst Roomate Ever (Netflix 2022)
Mike: Out This Week
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S02E04 | Series Episode 34
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🎙️HEY OTHER PARENTS - S02E003: Building Resilience
This week it's all about guiding kids through moments that require resilience & grit while keeping the door open to important conversations.
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What things can drive you crazy when it comes to cleaning with your kids?
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⏰ Time to Unplug
Michael: Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future Of Blizzard Entertainment (Book by Jason Schreier)
Sara: Escaping The Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (Tubi)
Mike: The Wild Robot (Book by Peter Brown)
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S02E03 | Series Episode 33
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S02E002: Hot Mess Express
This episode is all about executive functioning, developing routines at home, family planning meetings, strategies for different ages and demystifying the roles of occupational therapy.
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⏰ Time to Unplug
Michael: Rings of Power (Amazon)
Sara: You Like It Darker (Stephen King)
Mike: (Out This Week)
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It’s Not My Fault (by Jory John and Jared Chapman)
S02E02 | Series Episode 32
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S02E001: Making and Changing Friends
It's time for Season Two! We are going to start off this season with a discussion all about friendships changing, navigating making new friends, and how to support your kids through these challenges.
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Michael: Nobody wants this (Netflix)
Sara: Call the Midwife (Netflix)
Mike: Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
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S02E01 | Series Episode 31
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Thank you for listening to Hey Other Parents: Season One. Season Two will return in the fall.
Please consider sharing this podcast with another parent or two. In addition, we are looking for feedback and any topics or ideas that you may have for season two (and beyond)
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This week we are discussing the secret language of slang. So let’s take this 10 word quiz together on how well you understand modern slang terms. See if you score better than Sara D and Mike Levine! We also discuss when and where slang is appropriate and when and where it’s not. Of course we talk about what it was like when we were younger, now with our own kids and what the supposed experts say. Raising kids truly is a four way game of tug of war, because it’s the three of us and all of you!
Time To Unplug
Michael: X-Men '97 (Disney+)
Sara: Under the Bridge (Hulu)
Mike: Mike gets a Steam Deck
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Article mentioned on show Parents Teen Slang Words in 2024: A Dictionary for Parents https://www.parents.com/teen-slang-dictionary-for-parents-8547711
A 43-Year-Old High School Teacher Has Been Keeping A Personal List Of "Gen Z" Slang Terms He Overhears His Students Using - There are a LOT more words here! https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/43-year-old-teacher-has-google-doc-of-gen-z-slang-terms
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*Question of the Week? * How many words did you know? What did you get WAY wrong?
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This week we are discussing how to have a good Mother's Day. Whether it's your first time being a mom or celebrating yet again, we try to think about what has worked for us and what hasn't in the past. We discuss ways it has gone right, when it goes wrong, going out to eat, maternity leave ending and picking the right gift, finding balance with grandma and in-laws, making time and trying to do the most important thing according to Levine... whisper "sentimental" as you push the gift across the table.
Of course we talk about what it was like when we were younger, now with our own kids and what the supposed experts say. Raising kids truly is a four way game of tug of war, because it’s the three of us and all of you!
Lastly, a big Happy Mother's Day to Sara D, Our Wives and Moms, and of course to all of our listeners and friends!
Time To Unplug
Michael: The Twenty-Sided Tavern Theatrical Experience https://thetwentysidedtavern.com/
Mike: Star Wars - Tales of the Empire (Disney Plus)
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Article mentioned on show 5 Ways to Make Mother's Day Special for a First-Time Mom https://www.marthastewart.com/8250058/how-make-mothers-day-special-first-time-mom
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*Question of the Week? * How do you make mothers day special? What is something SMALL that you do that has a big impact?
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On this episode we are giving you some insight on the food and rides of the four Disney World Parks. We will be discussing our favorite attractions and some of our favorite quick order or sit down eats that worked best for our families. We are hoping to help out Sara D and others like her who haven’t gone as a family yet. Mike Levine has been a number of times and I went over the summer so I think we are going to learn a lot from each other on this second part of our Disney World Run of episodes.
Big thanks to Liam & Bridget of our Camp Pain podcast for some Disney Food recommendations and the reminder you can enjoy some Disney goodness regardless of your age! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camp-pain/id1725529161
Additional thanks to Mike, Maria, & Christopher for some Disney Food recommendations, life saving tips including popcorn and some Monday Motivation!
Random Tips -Don't forget about Rider Swap when traveling with young kids -Book those rides at 7am (Individual Lightning, Virtual Queue, Genie Plus if staying on property) and 1pm (Virtual Queue) -Check for cancellations on reservations (2 hour cancellation policy might open up some food 2 hours before you want to eat) -Soarin' Around the World (1st Row Concourse B - Avoid Motion Sickness) -When lines present two directions, try going left instead of right -Free Ice / Water at Quick Service locations (transfer cups of water to your water bottles and bring powdered liquid iv / gatorade etc)
Magic Kingdom Cinnamon Rolls, Cheeseburger Spring Rolls, Dole Whip, Cheeseburger Bites, Kitchen Sink Ice Cream, Turkey Legs, Liberty Tavern
EPCOT Festival Food Share & Go (Food and Wine Festival), The Garden Grill Restaurant, La Crêperie de Paris
Hollywood Studios Woody's Lunchbox Grilled Cheese and Lunch Box Tart, Blue Milk, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, Docking Bay 7, Oga's Cantina
Animal Kingdom Yak and yeti, Boma - Flavors of Africa Breakfast Buffet
Off Campus Disney Springs - Gideon’s Bakehouse, Morimoto Asia, Rainforest Cafe (beware volcano), Enzo's Hideaway Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter - Scat Cat's Club - Café Disney's Contemporary Resort- Chef Mickey (Character Meal)
Food, rides end of night celebration 13:05: Magic Kingdom (Food, Rides, Happily Ever After) 43:00 EPCOT Theme Park (Food, Rides, Luminous The Symphony of Us) 58:15 Hollywood Studios (Food, Rides, Fantasmic - Don't mess up with projections / check into dinner package) 1:28:30 Animal Kingdom (Food, Rides, lit up tree) 1:35:00 Off Campus (Disney Springs, Disney Port Orleans Resort, Chef Mickey Contemporary Hotel)
Time To Unplug (returning after Disney Episodes)
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**Question of the Week? ** What rides are you most excited to go on? What food are you most excited to try?
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This week's episode is a part one of a two parter all about going to Disney World. This episode is our survival guide to help you understand the lay of the land, genie plus, lightning lanes, staying on property, reservations, strategies to getting on some good rides, magic bands, some medical advice and sore feet, strollers, matching t-shirts, a little about nighttime celebrations and so much more.
Time To Unplug (returning after Disney Episodes)
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**Question of the Week? ** What was overwhelming about visiting Disney? Are you nervous about something?
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.