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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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91: Snowball(ing) Dec 17, 2015

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Patton Oswalt's Star Wars filibuster is a must-see. The Chevy Malibu Classic Moltz grew up driving looked almost exactly like this one. The record store Moltz worked in during the '80s is still there You cannot buy pot there. Never could. Jon attended a dance called The Snowball. Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". And 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. Check out Sleep Number's temperature-balancing pillow. 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.

90: A Very Chomsky Christmas Dec 11, 2015

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No Lex this week, he's still on vacation. Jon's daughters are fans of Little Big Planet. Moltz's son is hoping to get Lego Dimensions this year. Moltz will, sadly, not be playing Star Wars Battlefront on a shiny new Playstation 4 this year. Moltz reminisces about March of the Wooden Soldiers which he feels is what a joke in this Simpsons episode is based on. There's yet another trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Carrie Fisher did a terrific interview on Good Morning America. This brings us to an Ewok-themed t-shirt. If you're looking for something indescribably for that special someone, try some art by Brandon Bird (not a sponsor, we're just fans). Check out Bad Day On The High Sea, for example. Or Winter Wonderland. Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". And 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. Check out Sleep Number's temperature-balancing pillow. 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.

89: Stereotypically Lex Dec 04, 2015

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The Moltzes played Settlers of Catan on Thanksgiving. The Friedmans played Pop 5. Moltz misspoke in the episode. The game his wife and son played was Cover Your Assets, not Protect Your Assets. Jon suggests getting people underwear and other items. Moltz has still not seen Inside Out. Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". Our thanks also to OurPact, the free and easy way to take control of your kids' screen time. Block, schedule and grant access from the OurPact app. Get it today and start guiding your kids' mobile device usage by going to OurPact.com/CAR. And 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. Check out Sleep Number's temperature-balancing pillow. 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.

88: Thankful for being born Nov 26, 2015

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Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". Our thanks also to OurPact, the free and easy way to take control of your kids' screen time. Block, schedule and grant access from the OurPact app. Get it today and start guiding your kids' mobile device usage by going to OurPact.com/CAR. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

87: Record Breaking Prostate Nov 19, 2015

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Lex and Jon are fans of Rocksmith, which is not an advertiser. Harrison Ford surprised some fans on Skype, unfortunately none of them were us. Hey, who likes purity balls? There's nothing weird about them. When talking to your kids about sex, you can go Focus on the Family or Planned Parenthood. At what age should you talk to your kids about The Snuggie Sutra? Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". And 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. Sleep Number's dual air technology and sleep monitoring (there's an app!) give you the best sleep you've ever had. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). Our thanks also to OurPact, the free and easy way to take control of your kids' screen time. Block, schedule and grant access from the OurPact app. Get it today and start guiding your kids' mobile device usage by going to OurPact.com/CAR. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

86: Guitar Shopping Nov 13, 2015

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Moltz is away this week and we invite listeners to send some good energy and thoughts his way. Everybody should be fine. Unless they are not. The correct pronunciation of pedagogy. TL;DR: the long and short o sound are acceptable. Lex and Jon have a conversation about Math homework and the Common Core, both of which are the bane of parents throughout the known universe. Jon references this article on Medium about how a student showed the correct answer, but an incorrect methodology. Lex is having doubts about his sordid past, namely The Snuggie Sutra, posted here in a tacky, sad way. We aren't above sad and tacky. Lex and Jon talk about piano lessons, benefits of staying with an instrument through high school. Horrible dad jokes are exchanged. Shopping ensues. Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". Our thanks also to Our Pact, a free (yes!) app that allows parents to schedule screen time on iOS devices. No catches! No in app purchases! And 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. Sleep Number's dual air technology and sleep monitoring (there's an app!) give you the best sleep you've ever had. 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.

85: Helloween Nov 07, 2015

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For reference, here's Liam as a restricted motion pumpkin. Jon is not a fan of Five Nights At Freddy's. Children, however, seem to like it. Kids also like Disney's Descendants. Lex's Olaf pumpkin is a little messed up. The Minion is a little better. Lex is a fan of the Inside-Out Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Not everyone should look at Moltz's Halloween mustache. Here's Lex as Mr. Incredible. Our thanks to Little Passports. Subscribe to Little Passports and your child will get an age-appropriate package with fun and engaging items that teach them about a new country every month. Turning This Car Around listeners can save 40 percent if you use promo code "TTCA". Our thanks as well to Framebridge the best way to get your photos and artwork framed for less. Prices start at just $39 and are up to 70 percent cheaper than traditional framing stores. Listeners will get 15 percent off their first order AND free shipping when you use the code "KIDS". ONLY AVAILABLE THIS WEEK! RUN! And 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. Sleep Number's dual air technology and sleep monitoring (there's an app!) give you the best sleep you've ever had. 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.

84: Holy My Goodness Oct 30, 2015

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This week we start by talking about how you talk to your kids about an uncertain future. Moltz is the only one who took his kid to The Martian, which has swearing and is suspenseful but not terrifying. Unfortunately, the trailers before it for Crimson Peak and The Forest are terrifying. Lex approves of the trailer for Hotel Transylvania 2, which is getting decent reviews. Lex recounts his kids watching The Princess Bride. The big take-away from Back to the Future is that a boy kisses his mom. We also talk about swearing! Lex would like you to consider visiting Cheeburger Cheeburger. Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon. Mack Weldon makes fucking glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve and we know this because we're wearing it right fucking now. It is awesome stuff. So go to their site and use the promo code "CAR" to get 20 percent off your order. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

83: Star Wars Schtick Oct 22, 2015

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We spend most of this episode talking about the new Star Wars trailer because kids. Lex doesn't like Star Wars that much but he super likes Spaceballs. Then we spend some time talking about Mel Brooks movies. LATE BREAKING NEWS: Our data team has this to report. Lex bought his daughter Clue but it wasn't this one. Lex's favorite movie is My Cousin Vinny. We discuss the biggest movies of all time. Our thanks to Tales Untold, an app featuring original episodic audio stories for young kids. Perfect for the car, bedtime, airtime, any time your kids need entertainment and you don't want them staring at a screen. Check 'em out at TalesUntold.com/ttca. And 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. Sleep Number's dual air technology and sleep monitoring (there's an app!) give you the best sleep you've ever had. Find a Sleep Number store near you at SleepNumber.com and tell them Lex from Turning This Car Around sent you (really). And thanks as well to FanDuel, the leader in one-week fantasy football with more winners and more payouts than any other site. Go to FanDuel.com and click on the microphone in the upper right hand corner. Use the code "TURNING" and sign up now. Fanduel, where every day is a new season. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

83a: The Force is Calling Oct 22, 2015

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Lex is absent on this very special episode of Turning This Car Around where Moltz and Armstrong let The Force in by talking about the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Moltz mentions the tweetfest of @drance about the Star Wars trailer which is conveniently archived on Storify. A lot of the feels are shared. Follow us: @ttcashow. Lex Friedman can be found @lexfri, John Moltz can be found @Moltz and Jon Armstrong is @blurb.

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