Pratfalls of Parenting

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Adriana Zabala | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 141 Sep 15, 2015

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“You sing what you are made to sing; physiologically, physically, and temperamentally.” Adriana Zabala is a mezzo soprano opera singer but she’s also so much more. In this episode of the show, Adriana shares her very dramatic opera origin story. She also talks about her obsession with classical music as a young person and how […]

Dr. Robert Zeitlin | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 140 Aug 25, 2015

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Dr. Robert Zeitlin is an author, speaker, psychologist, and perhaps most importantly a father. On this episode of the podcast, Dr. Zeitlin talks about his book, Laugh More, Yell Less. He also talks about his work with adolescents, balance a busy schedule as a psychologist with raising two children, and he shares stories of trying […]

Kate Hopper | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 139 Aug 18, 2015

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“Once we start to share our stories, everybody feels less alone.” Episode 139 features writer and educator Kate Hopper. Kate talks about the shifting understandings of motherhood and moms that comes from parenthood and adulthood. Kate talks about getting burned out as a writer and how she’s trying to deal with that. Kate shares stories […]

Dan Kois | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 138 Aug 11, 2015

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“I have found ways to exploit all the things I am good at and the things I’m okay at.” Dan Kois is co-host of Slate’s Mom & Dad Are Fighting podcast and Slate’s culture editor. On this episode of the podcast Dan talks about the idea that parents and the adults in children’s lives tell us […]

Philip Sheppard | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 137 Aug 04, 2015

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Composer and educator Philip Sheppard has been making music for a very long time. In this episode of the podcast, Philip talks about growing up in a musical home, how he thinks about collaboration, and the difference between writing music and playing music. Philip also talks about raising creative children, how hard it can be […]

Tim Gihring | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 136 Jul 21, 2015

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“Storytelling is a pretty good way to tell art history, science, you name it.” Tim Gihring is the Brand Narrator at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and a former editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine. His reporting and essays have appeared in Best Food Writing, Fodor’s, Salon, and newspapers around the world. In this episode, Tim […]

Meghan Wilker | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 135 Jul 14, 2015

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“Not everybody’s a parent and not everybody wants to be around kids.” Meghan Wilker is Chief Operating Officer at Clockwork. She’s also the Author of Interactive Project Management: People, Pixels, and Process, Founder of Geek Girls Guide and Twin Cities Interactive Project Management Meetup and a Board Member, Bollywood Dance Scene. In the show, Meghan talks about being a mother to […]

Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 134 Jul 07, 2015

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“It’s impossible to be 100 percent in the moment with your children all the time.” Visual artist and educator Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl is the latest guest. She talks about reclaiming her family name, creating potluck meals and making art in a shared space, and raising a 4 and 1 year old and how that results […]

Sam Choo | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 133 Jun 30, 2015

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“One informed guest or one informed caller can just but us on a different rail.” Producer and broadcast director for MPR News Sam Choo talks about working with on air personalities Kerri Miller and Tom Weber on weekday talk and call-in shows. Sam shares what it’s like to work in the high intensity space of […]

Rob McGinley Myers | Pratfalls of Parenting Ep 132 Jun 16, 2015

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“My blog distracted me so much from getting my novel out, that I didn’t actually get my novel published.” Producer of the Anxious Machine podcast Rob McGinley Myers talks about discovering an early interest in writing and ultimately going to graduate school for fiction. Rob talks about what it was like to work for Garrison […]

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