Stay ConnectedJoin 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.
RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.
Our guest is Amy Wondany of RattleMe.
Spend: Nintendo DS Smart Girls and Smart Boys Series
Save: Save money on a memory game, use Ze Frank's free Flickr memory game instead.
Give: Technology and Your School: What to donate and what not to donate
Audible pick of the week: (This one is just for grown-ups) The Garden of Last Days, Unabridged, By Andre Dubus III, Narrated by Dan John Miller. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Amy Wondany
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.
Our guests are Jamie A. Freishtat (Board Certified Pediatrician), M.D and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D., FAAAAI (board certified in both Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine) of MommyDocs.com They offer practical pediatric information for parents by moms (who happen to be doctors.)
Spend: Froose, an alternative to juice.
Save: Watch Neil Gaiman read "The Graveyard" in its entirety.
Give: Nest
Audible pick of the week: Classic Wizard of Oz, Unabridged, By Listen & Live Audio. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guests: Jamie A. Freishtat, M.D. and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.
Our guests are Amy and Marc Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting
Spend: Lots to Say Baby
Save: $5 Dinners
Give: Girls on the Run
Other links: Dad-O-Matic
Wired Magazine: Bloggers should pull the plug
Audible pick of the week: Homer Price, Unabridged, By Robert McCloskey, Narrated by Mike Ferreri. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guests: Amy Vachon and Marc Vachon
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.
Our guest is Felicity Chapman of Cubes and Crayons
Spend: The Manga Guide to Statistics. Here are some example pages
Save: Gagas' Going Out of Business sale
Give: Metal for Monsters
Other links:
Audible pick of the week:
Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Felicity Chapman
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.
Our guest is Pheobe Ayers, librarian and one of the authors of How Wikipedia Works
Spend: The Boon Squirt
Save: Book Closeout's Kids Section
Give: Tiny Revolutionary's new line of Giving Tees
Other links: DonorsChoose
Audible pick of the week: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman read by Philip Baker Hall. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Phoebe Ayers
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Caring Corners, EyeClops Night Vision Goggles, NaughtyCodes.com, Stinky Kids, and more.
Spend: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles - now $72.84 at Amazon
Save: NaughtyCodes.com
Give: Stinky Kids
Other links:
Audible Kids pick of the week: Socks, Unabridged, by Beverly Cleary, narrated by Neil Patrick Harris. To get free audiobooks, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Jerry Perez
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
The Baby Name Wizard, new Nanos, PicWash, Amuse Me Baby, and more.
Our guest is Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard and creator of The Baby Name Voyager.
Spend: New Nanos
Save: PicWash
Give: Amuse Me Baby - Nursing Covers
Other links: They Might Be Giants
Audible Kids pick of the week: The True History of Little Goldenhood, by Andrew Lang, Narrated by Leo Laporte. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Laura Wattenberg
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Our guest Dr. Danny Lee speaks on adolescent obesity and Internet/video game use.
Spend: Cooking Tongs
Save: Gaga's - rent formal wear for kids online.
Give: Princess Katie and Racer Steve's Music Drive
Other links:
Audible pick of the week: Raising Your Spirited Child, Abridged, By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Narrated by Mary Sheedy Kurckina. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Dr. Danny Lee
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Instant Amber, Fliggity, Free Coloring Book, banning cluster bombs, and more.
Our guest is Matt Berman of InstantAmber
Spend: Fliggity
Save: Free Coloring Book: The true story of Inky the Whale
Give: Survivor Corps: Sign the treaty to ban cluster bombs. Donate here.
In Palin, a New Twist in the Motherhood Debate
Audible pick of the week: Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Matt Berman
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
Overcoming School Anxiety, Family Music Meltdown 2, Rather Be Shopping, Save Mr. Rogers, and more.
Our guest is Diane Peters Mayer, author of the book Overcoming School Anxiety.
Contest: Send us your tips. Make the subject line "Peanut Butter" and if we use your tip we'll give you a code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer.
Spend: Family Music Meltdown 2
Save: Rather Be Shopping
Give: Save Mister Rogers
Audible pick of the week: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, read by Rex Robbins. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Diane Peters Mayer
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.
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