Parenting Roundabout
Join parenting writers Terri Mauro and Catherine Holecko for a weekly look at the things parents are talking about, complaining about, and obsessing about right now.
Episodes
September 3, 2025 • 22 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's The Gilded Age. In this episode, some people are learning that gossip doesn't pay, and others that enemies can be lurking behind every door. Mentioned: HBO's Gilded Age podcast.
Next Wednesday, we'll finish season 3 with episode 8, "My Mind Is Made Up." We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
Next Wednesday, we'll finish season 3 with episode 8, "My Mind Is Made Up." We'll be back tomorrow with our weekly roundup.
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September 2, 2025 • 15 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. In this entirely pointless episode, we got the backstory (and the current story) of Nikki and Paulo, two characters we only met a few weeks ago and don't care about in the slightest. Watching it was an exercise in practicing patience, as parents have to do a lot.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 15, "Left Behind." Tomorrow, we'll...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 15, "Left Behind." Tomorrow, we'll...
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August 28, 2025 • 22 mins
Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.
Catherine's library find is for all you Janeites who are also fiber artists. It's called Austentatious Crochet: 36 Contemporary Designs from the World of Jane Austen by Melissa Horozewski. Mentioned: The Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney mystery series.
Terri's random recommendation is graciously stepping aside this week so Catherine can report on her trip to Scotland and En...
Catherine's library find is for all you Janeites who are also fiber artists. It's called Austentatious Crochet: 36 Contemporary Designs from the World of Jane Austen by Melissa Horozewski. Mentioned: The Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney mystery series.
Terri's random recommendation is graciously stepping aside this week so Catherine can report on her trip to Scotland and En...
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August 27, 2025 • 19 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's The Gilded Age. In this episode, Bertha crosses an ocean to help her daughter. She wisely does so by coaching Gladys to taste victory, knowing that's all her girl needs. Peggy should take notes, because she's going to need these techniques soon.
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 7, "Ex-Communicated." We'll be back tomorrow wit...
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 7, "Ex-Communicated." We'll be back tomorrow wit...
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August 26, 2025 • 18 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. In this episode, Ben's manipulative skills and Locke's sad-sackery and poor decisions were on full display. The result: A submarine blew up. Oops!
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 14, "Exposé." Tomorrow, we'll continue our discussion of a newer show, The Gilded Age.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 14, "Exposé." Tomorrow, we'll continue our discussion of a newer show, The Gilded Age.
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August 20, 2025 • 21 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's The Gilded Age. And Duchess Gladys isn't the only one in a different world. Jack's navigating the milieu of the newly rich, Ada's visiting the spirit realm, and Larry's lighting out for the wild west.
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 6, "If You Want to Cook an Omelette." The weekly roundup is on vacation this week, so we'll b...
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 6, "If You Want to Cook an Omelette." The weekly roundup is on vacation this week, so we'll b...
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August 19, 2025 • 20 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. This episode showed us that some castaways have not just daddy issues, but also mommy issues. Poor Claire! We also draw a parallel between Desmond's ability to see the future and the worries that come with being a parent. Mentioned: Lostpedia.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 13, "The Man From Tallahassee." Tomorrow, we'll contin...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 13, "The Man From Tallahassee." Tomorrow, we'll contin...
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August 13, 2025 • 25 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently that's The Gilded Age. This episode's crisis was the will-they-or-won't-they wedding of Gladys to the Duke of Buckingham. But if you know Bertha, we think you know how this turns out. Mentioned: Recaps at the Drinks with Broads Substack.
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 5, "A Different World." Our weekly roundup is off this week, so ...
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 5, "A Different World." Our weekly roundup is off this week, so ...
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August 12, 2025 • 19 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. In this episode, Locke makes some bad decisions (no surprise here), Sayid is tortured by his past (again, familiar), and we predict, correctly, that Sawyer's bravado will come back to bite him.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 12, "Par Avion." Tomorrow, we'll continue with our discussion of The Gilded Age.
This episode was recorde...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 12, "Par Avion." Tomorrow, we'll continue with our discussion of The Gilded Age.
This episode was recorde...
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August 7, 2025 • 27 mins
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Catherine's library find is her response to Terri's challenge: Are there etiquette books for children? You better believe there are, with options from dinosaurs and SpongeBob to Clifford and American Girl; and of course, there's a book specifically about manners related to passing gas. Also mentioned: 365 Manners Kids Should Know and Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf.
Ter...
Catherine's library find is her response to Terri's challenge: Are there etiquette books for children? You better believe there are, with options from dinosaurs and SpongeBob to Clifford and American Girl; and of course, there's a book specifically about manners related to passing gas. Also mentioned: 365 Manners Kids Should Know and Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf.
Ter...
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August 5, 2025 • 21 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's The Gilded Age. It's true that love is never easy (for Larry/Marian, Peggy/Hot Doctor, and more), but of course, Bertha gets her way when it comes to her daughter's marriage plans. Mentioned: Actor Andrew Garman, who played the father of another potential duchess and was also in The Holdovers.
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode...
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode...
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August 5, 2025 • 20 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. And this episode, for everyone except Tricia Tanaka, was a lot of fun (which we sorely needed). While we did learn that Hurley has daddy issues—who doesn't, on this island?—we also got to see the power of a joyride to make life feel a little less heavy.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 11, "Enter 77." Tomorrow, we'll continue our...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 11, "Enter 77." Tomorrow, we'll continue our...
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July 31, 2025 • 23 mins
Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.
Catherine's library find is another of the parenting books we love to hate (or at least find fault with). It's called Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff. Mentioned: Similar "other cultures have this figured out" books on French, Danish, and broadly Scandinavian par...
Catherine's library find is another of the parenting books we love to hate (or at least find fault with). It's called Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff. Mentioned: Similar "other cultures have this figured out" books on French, Danish, and broadly Scandinavian par...
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July 30, 2025 • 20 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's The Gilded Age. "What the Papers Say" is that Gladys is going to marry the duke, so her attempted elopement with Billy Carlton comes to a very abrupt end. No one is going to cross Bertha on this topic, not even railroad tycoon George. Thankfully, it seems that Peggy's illness and Oscar's poverty will also be coming to a quick end, althou...
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July 29, 2025 • 22 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. This episode, we learn from Lostpedia, is considered one of the worst of the series, and was inspired by actor Matthew Fox's own tattoos. The creators admitted that this was because they were "desperate for flashback stories." We could tell. But we did manage to wring some parenting advice out of it!
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, epis...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, epis...
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July 24, 2025 • 28 mins
Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week.
Catherine's library find is a Lucky Day pick called West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. It's based-on-a-true-story historical fiction, which is right up her alley, and maybe yours too. Mentioned: The audiobook version, the history of the San Diego Zoo (toward which the giraffes of the title are traveling).
Terri's random recommendation is an audiobook enhanced by i...
Catherine's library find is a Lucky Day pick called West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. It's based-on-a-true-story historical fiction, which is right up her alley, and maybe yours too. Mentioned: The audiobook version, the history of the San Diego Zoo (toward which the giraffes of the title are traveling).
Terri's random recommendation is an audiobook enhanced by i...
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July 23, 2025 • 22 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and we've now traveled back in time to The Gilded Age with the first episode of season 3. The battles for control of the title refer to the Ada/Agnes household, the Fane marriage, the Russell marriage, and of course the Russell mother and daughter, as we set up the game pieces for the season. We're ready!
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 2, "What...
Next Wednesday, we'll watch season 3, episode 2, "What...
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July 22, 2025 • 18 mins
Each Tuesday, we discuss an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. This week, we're mostly off the island, learning more about Desmond--who is both flashing back and flashing forward. It's confusing. Plus, Bad Dad Charles Widmore makes another appearance.
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 9, "Stranger in a Strange Land." Tomorrow, The Gilded Age is back, and we'll discuss season 3, episode 1, "Wh...
Next Tuesday, we'll continue with season 3, episode 9, "Stranger in a Strange Land." Tomorrow, The Gilded Age is back, and we'll discuss season 3, episode 1, "Wh...
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July 17, 2025 • 21 mins
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Catherine's library find is another for our scatology shelf: It combines farts (hilarious) with Where's Waldo-style search and find illustrations. She encountered Who Farted?, but reports that Find the Farter is also an option, should you need more than one of these titles.
Terri's random recommendation is a shout-out to central air conditioning. After living without...
Catherine's library find is another for our scatology shelf: It combines farts (hilarious) with Where's Waldo-style search and find illustrations. She encountered Who Farted?, but reports that Find the Farter is also an option, should you need more than one of these titles.
Terri's random recommendation is a shout-out to central air conditioning. After living without...
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July 16, 2025 • 18 mins
Every Wednesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property, and currently, that's Duster. This episode was nothing but parenting, with kids trying to avenge their parents, parents sacrificing for their kids, and everybody using those family relationships against everybody else. And, of course, a couple of shoot-outs. This was far from a perfect show, and we're not too put out that it won't be back for a second season....
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