Spawned Parenting Podcast with Liz of...
Discover practical parenting tips, relatable insights, and lots of commiseration from host Liz Gumbinner, of Cool Mom Picks and Mom-101 fame, and her incredible expert guests. (Celebrities! Authors! Activists!) For more than a decade, Liz has been helping us all navigate the insane ups and downs of parenting with common sense and good humor, and she's not going to let you down now. Spawned has been celebrated for its support of diverse families, named a top podcast for parents by The Washington Post, Mental Floss, Business Insider, and Fatherly, and won the 1st annual Iris Award for best parenting podcast.
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Ep 16: Fighting your kids' battles
Has intervening in your children's issues become the new parenting pastime? Kristen and Liz discuss when to step in, when not to, and why it's important for kids to fail. But first, we're laughing about our own family members who might possibly be...
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Ep 15: Why can't kids walk to school alone?
Today Kristen and Liz weigh in on Kim Cattrall's recent statement that you don't have to have children to be a mother. Which....uh. Well, we have a few thoughts about that. Then, we take on "the last parenting taboo": Admitting you let your kids walk...
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EP 14: Should you pay for chores?
Today we're trying to navigate one of the many parenting mysteries: Kids and chores. Because, really, who doesn't love free labor. Though, if you're paying for them, is it really free after all? But first, we have a good laugh over Liz's address book,...
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Ep 13: Competitive Crochet
Today Kristen and Liz are laughing -- hard -- about the most embarrassing Google searches by state, and we share some of the (seriously, seriously weird) queries that have lead people to our own sites. Then we're talking after-school activities,...
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EP 12: Should every kid get a trophy?
This week, we answer a listener's question about how not to screw up your kids. We may or may not have given her the advice she was hoping for but hey, it's the truth! We also talk about NFL player James Harrison's controversial move to make his son...
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Ep 11: First they come for our guns, now our tu...
Today we get feisty about the people protesting target’s removal of BOYS TOY signs from the store. Because without that sign, how would boys even know what to play with? But first, we try to figure out why there are so many of these weird...
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Ep 10 ESCAPE FROM CAILLOU
If you need a break from all things children, lie back and get comfortable with this very special R-rated episode of Spawned. Today we discuss the Lenny Kravitz wardrobe malfunction, Kristen's Netflix (and Lenny Kravitz gif) addiction, and Liz plays...
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Ep 09: You are not a crappy parent
Really, you're not.
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Ep 08 “You let us watch death, Mom.”
You picked a fun day to join us! Today on SPAWNED, we’re talking about kids and media — when do you let your kids watch certain movies? Are you more concerned about sex or violence? Which classic kids' musical actually terrified us more...
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Ep 07: Kale, no.
Thanks for joining us! In this episode, Liz shares sordid tales from her high school reunion, and some of the surprising benefits of turning 40. Then we take on the delicate topic of picky eaters, and break down 10 top tips that we've found from...
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Ep 06 PANTIES. AGAIN.
In a previous episode, Kristen mentioned putting on your grownup panties (metaphorically) as a parent, and now a reader wants to know about our recos for actual grownup panties. We may reveal too much here. Literally. Apologies. Also, are we the only...
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Ep. 05 Girls Toys vs. Boys Toys
Summer birthdays, girls toys vs. boys toys, plus the cool picks of the week.
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Ep. 04 Grownup Panties
Today we're talking about email etiquette and some of our own pet peeves. NOTE: Please don't send us angry emails, Comic Sans fans. Or can you at least send them in Helvetica? We're also answering our first listener question from dad James, who's...
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Ep. 03: BOOBAGE
In which we use words like “boobage” and earn an explicit content warning! Whoo! A new milestone for us.
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Ep. 02: There Will Be Blood
Ep. 02: There Will Be Blood
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Ep. 01: The Dawn of Spawned
Spawned is upon us. Why the name, you ask? We answer. Plus, tips for handling kids’ screen time, and more.
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Promo for Spawned with Kristen and Liz
Premieres Wednesday, June 10th
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