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Turning This Car Around

America’s number one best and favorite podcast about fatherhood hosted by Lex Friedman, John Moltz and Jon Armstrong.

Turning This Car Around is a podcast about parenthood from three dads, Lex Friedman, John Moltz and Jon Armstrong. You can follow us collectively on Twitter as @ttcashow

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Lex Friedman is the Chief Revenue Officer at ART19. He is a pretty important guy in the world of podcasting. He’s also a writer; he authored humor books like The Snuggie Sutra and The Kid in the Crib.

He was also a senior contributor to Macworld, an author of technology books, and the co-host of Not Playing, a podcast where Dan Moren and Lex watch movies that everyone else has already seen. Mr. Friedman was formerly the cohost of Unprofessional.

Lex’s blog is called Lex, Briefly.

Lex lives with his wife and three kids in New Jersey.

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You might know John Moltz as a person on the Internet. Many people do! However, he also appears in other guises, sometimes as a large, golden bull and others as a phalanx of beautiful swans! Usually, however, he appears as a guy working at a desk. Other important points that John Moltz would like to share:

John Moltz is fluent in English and conversational in two other languages.

John Moltz is the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs. He’s fast enough for you, old man.

John Moltz is actually made up of thousands of smaller John Moltzes, all furiously working tiny little gears to keep the larger construct you know as “John Moltz” functioning.

John Moltz is a little too comfortable talking about himself in the third person.

Jon Armstrong is a long time blogger at the barely alive Blurbomat, a UX/UI consultant, a web/business developer, a photographer and the impetus for this show. In a past life he executive produced a popular blog and ran the business. Yes, business. Turning This Car Around marks Armstrong’s first foray into podcasting.

You can see his photos on Flickr and Instagram.

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Jon splits time between Brooklyn, New York and Salt Lake City, Utah. Armstrong has two wonderful and amazing biological children and two also wonderful almost-stepchildren.

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Latest Episodes:

181: Mazel Tov To You, Jon Sep 17, 2017

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Jon is sick. Moltz is travelling, so Lex goes solo. Until the TTCA Slack sent enough messages to wake Jon. Lex talks back-to-school wins. Jon mentions the accidental discovery of Dream Daddy, a gay dad dating sim. The Steam reviews are priceless: https://kotaku.com/dream-daddy-as-told-by-steam-reviews-1797199049 Our thanks to ProFlowers.com for sponsoring this week's episode. Get 20% off Rainbow Roses or any other bouquet of $29 or more by visiting ProFlowers.com and using the promo code "TTCA" at checkout. A big thanks as well to for their support of this week's episode. To get 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit care.com/ttca and subscribe.

180: I'd love an option where I can throttle him Sep 08, 2017

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Sending good vibes to Florida. Stay safe during the coming storm. In Moltz's neck of the woods, it's fire that's the problem. Probably a good time to learn how to plan for a disaster. Jon saw Dunkirk and The Big Sick and liked both. Moltz recommends The Museum of Flight if you're in the Seattle area. Do you want your child to get into the best colleges and universities, have the best schooling, whether it's public, private, charter or homeschool? Read "Education a la Carte" by parenting expert and educator Dr. Kevin Leman. Go to Revellbooks.com to learn more. Our thanks also to Sleep Number, the best sleep of your life. Set your sleep number from 0 to 100 to adjust how firm or soft you want your sleep experience. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). Our thanks as well to Blue Apron. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/TURNING and get three meals FREE with free shipping. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

179: Dog-Like Object Sep 01, 2017

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Lex has now seen all the Star Warses, thanks to Not Playing with Lex and Dan. Long Lake Camp for the Arts is pretty amazing. Here's the camp Lex went to, see if you can find the places he made out. Moltz can't believe it but Urinetown is a real musical. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

178: Disney, No Kids! Aug 26, 2017

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Lex recently visited Disneyland and his question: "Why is there any amount of Chip 'n' Dale? Our thanks to That's It Fruit for sponsoring this week's episode. That's It Fruit bars are great grab-n-go snacks for kids made of real fruit with no added sugar. Go to ThatsItFruit.com and enter the code "TURNING" to get 10% off your order. Our thanks to Sleep Number, the best sleep of your life. Set your sleep number from 0 to 100 to adjust how firm or soft you want your sleep experience. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

177: MaxPunCon Aug 20, 2017

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Who needs a Dew bucket? Have you read The Butter Battle Book? We struggle to remember which Daily Show correspondent was in Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. Blast From The Past was kind of cute. So was Enchanted. Arrival isn't cute, but it's good. Our thanks to Care.com for sponsoring this episode. Care.com helps you find any kind of care help you need: babysitters, nannies, dog walkers and elder care. Go to Care.com/TTCA and you'll get 30 percent off a premium membership. Our thanks as well to Blue Apron. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/TURNING and get three meals FREE with free shipping. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

176: Hamilton Slash Fiction Aug 12, 2017

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Jon is the best of us at Alto's Adventure. He recommends Zombie Gunship. Liam solved a problem with Nabbit. Dunno if you've heard but the kids love Minecraft. Moltz reminisces about Red vs Blue. Our thanks to Pro Flowers, fresh flowers delivered straight to your door, guaranteed fresh for seven days. It's a no-brainer gift for any occasion. Go to ProFlowers.com, click on the microphone and enter the code "TTCA" at checkout and get $10 off your purchase of $29 or more. Our thanks as well to Revant Optics. Revant Optics makes replacement sunglass lenses for any brand starting at just $24 a pair. Don't suffer with scratched lenses, go to RevantOptics.com/TTCA and use the code "TTCA" to get 20% off your first order! Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

175: Kids in Cars Not Having Coffee Aug 05, 2017

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No Armstrong this week so Lex and Moltz talk cars again a bit. Lex has a Tesla Model S. Moltz's wife got a Subaru Crosstrek. Our thanks to Sleep Number, the best sleep of your life. Set your sleep number from 0 to 100 to adjust how firm or soft you want your sleep experience. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). Our thanks as well to Revant Optics. Revant Optics makes replacement sunglass lenses for any brand starting at just $24 a pair. Don't suffer with scratched lenses, go to RevantOptics.com/TTCA and use the code "TTCA" to get 20% off your first order! Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

174: New Cars! Jul 29, 2017

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Jon and his kids play Steven Universe Monopoly. Lex uses the Plugshare app to... do electrical car stuff. Our thanks to That's It Fruit for sponsoring this week's episode. That's It Fruit bars are great grab-n-go snacks for kids made of real fruit with no added sugar. Go to ThatsItFruit.com and enter the code "TURNING" to get 10% off your order. Our thanks as well to Revant Optics. Revant Optics makes replacement sunglass lenses for any brand starting at just $24 a pair. Don't suffer with scratched lenses, go to RevantOptics.com/TTCA and use the code "TTCA" to get 20% off your first order! Our thanks also to Redbox for sponsoring this week's episode. School is out so it's time to get some movies and games. Go to Redbox.com and use the code "TTCA6" to get your first 1-night game rental for free! Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

173: Horrible Bike Puns Jul 23, 2017

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Here's Jessie Char's passenger feet horror with Anderson Cooper. Our thanks as well to Blue Apron. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/TURNING and get three meals FREE with free shipping. Our thanks as well to Revant Optics. Revant Optics makes replacement sunglass lenses for any brand starting at just $24 a pair. Don't suffer with scratched lenses, go to RevantOptics.com/TTCA and use the code "TTCA" to get 20% off your first order! Our thanks also to Redbox for sponsoring this week's episode. School is out so it's time to get some movies and games. Go to Redbox.com and use the code "TTCA6" to get your first 1-night game rental for free! Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

172: Lex is a Hero Jul 15, 2017

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James Thompsons is the author of PCalc and also Lex's personal travel agent. Moltz got a Switch but didn't get the ARMS game. Conan O'Brien battled Will Arnett in a game of ARMS. Our thanks to Pro Flowers, fresh flowers delivered straight to your door, guaranteed fresh for seven days. It's a no-brainer gift for any occasion. Go to ProFlowers.com, click on the microphone and enter the code "TTCA" at checkout and get $10 off your purchase of $29 or more. Our thanks as well to Revant Optics. Revant Optics makes replacement sunglass lenses for any brand starting at just $24 a pair. Don't suffer with scratched lenses, go to RevantOptics.com/TTCA and use the code "TTCA" to get 20% off your first order! Our thanks also to Redbox for sponsoring this week's episode. School is out so it's time to get some movies and games. Go to Redbox.com and use the code "TTCA5" to get your first 1-night game rental for free! Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

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