by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast
Are moms okay right now? I really want to know. So I called on the one guest I knew would have a terrific birds-eye view: Jessica Grose, author and The New York Times Parenting Editor. If you’ve ever had a must-read parenting article sent to you by a friend,...
by Kristen Chase | Podcast
If you’ve got as many photos on your phone as we do, then you know how challenging it can be to find what you need when you need it. Holy smokes. But we are not alone! How do I know this? Well, this week’s Spawned podcast guest, Casey von Stein, aka Miss...
by Kristen Chase | Beauty + Cosmetics, Podcast
If you’re like us, then you’re always quite curious about everyone else’s self-care skin routine. So when author and podcaster Kate Spencer (you know her from Forever 35!) was a guest on Spawned a few weeks ago, we had to ask. Especially since she...
by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast
If you’ve hit a point where you’re asking yourself, “what’s next for me? Should I keep this career? Should I dump this side hustle? And where should my efforts go when my kids are getting older?” you’re definitely not alone. And...
by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast, Tips + Tricks
After science journalist and author Melinda Wenner Moyer published the NY Times article, How to Talk to Your Kids About Ukraine, I knew we had to have her back on Spawned to elaborate on her 5 expert tips. You may remember Melinda from our recent interview on raising...
by Kristen Chase | Podcast
Liz and I have a special place in our hearts for storytelling, because that’s how we first met online almost 17 years ago. That can’t be right, can it? We connected through our personal blogs—Mom 101 and Motherhood Uncensored—and the rest is Cool Mom Picks...
by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast
The world feels like a pretty awful place right now. I’ve seen a lot of people in my social feeds say things like, “it must be hard to have kids and have to explain things like the Russian aggression against Ukraine to them.” I always think that yes,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Podcast
This week, I was really happy to get to sit down and chat with Amy Koppelman, director, writer, and producer of the recent film A Mouthful of Air starring Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock. It’s based on on Amy’s critically acclaimed novel inspired by her...
by Kristen Chase | Books for Adults, Podcast
We’ve probably all used the phrase “adulting is hard.” Probably an awful lot over the last two years. And that’s because being an adult is pretty darn hard. Way to state the obvious, Kristen. Okay, so yeah, it is obvious, but what isn’t...
by Kristen Chase | Podcast
We’ve been so grateful to our recent expert Spawned guests who have offered their help in navigating these last two years with our kids. And this week’s expert, Mara Koffmann, is no exception. She shares her expertise from years working with kids and...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year, Living, Podcast
Well now, this has been quite the year — giving both of us a whoooole lot of topics to cover on the Spawned Parenting Podcast in 2021. It’s been so interesting looking back at our 10 most downloaded episodes of the year and seeing what resonated with you...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks, Podcast
As we close out the year (phew, what a year it’s been, we wanted to devote our last episode of Spawned 2021 to cool picks of the week. Holiday style. Whether you still have time to grab one last-minute, or you want to bookmark them for holidays, and other...
We started Cool Mom Picks in 2006 to help make life cooler, more meaningful, and more fun for parents of all kinds. Whether you found us from appearances on the TODAY Show, from a Google search, or from a friend, we're so glad you're here.
