The GenX midlife crisis: It’s real, you’re not alone, and it’s not your fault. | Spawned Ep 207
This week on Spawned, I have a fantastic, encouraging conversation with Ada Calhoun, prolific author and writer, who’s always got her finger on the pulse of culture. Her latest book, Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis (from Amazon,...
How to be the fun mom, with thoughts from fun dad and Magic for Humans host Justin Willman | Spawned Episode 206
On our special Father’s Day edition of our Spawned podcast, we wanted to figure out how we can get a little more credit for being the fun parent from a dad who is peak fun. We’re talking about magician and dad Justin Willman, who’s also the creator...
Rene Syler on speaking up and speaking out about racial injustice. Now. | Spawned Ep 205
We understand that everyone is at different stages when it comes to understanding, internalizing, and speaking out against systemic racism and Black Lives Matter. But it’s important to know that even if a lot of the information coming out these days is new to...
Meena Harris on the importance of diversity in children’s books, and raising kids who care | Spawned Ep 204
A few days ago, just before an intense week of protests and democratic uprising across America, I was grateful to talk to the truly delightful, brilliant Meena Harris. She’s an activist, strategist, mom of two, and now, author of the wonderful new...
What we’re keeping and what we’re ditching, after the pandemic is over | Spawned Ep 203
This past week, Liz and I were chatting about some of the changes we’ve made since this pandemic started. We’re finding ourselves cooking more, taking more time for ourselves, and spending way less (waaaaay less) on Starbucks. So it got us thinking: what...
KJ Dell’Antonia on how to be a happier parent in a pandemic. Is it even possible? | Spawned Ep 202
This much is clear about parents right now: We’re stressed. We’re tired. We’re anxious. We’re sad. We’re coping in any way we can, all while taking care of our kids’ feelings too. So the big question is, is it selfish to want to...
How to Be a Person (aka how to raise responsible, independent kids), with author Catherine Newman | Spawned Episode 201
Do your kids know how to do laundry? Do your teens know how to leave a tip? It’s amazing how many life skills tend to fall through the cracks when it comes to raising our kids. That’s why we’re so excited to chat with Catherine Newman, whose new book...
Parenting middle schoolers during a pandemic with author Judith Warner | Spawned Ep 200
Parenting through a pandemic is no easy feat, as we’re all learning for the first time. But parenting middle schoolers seems extra challenging. But thanks to the insights of our guest Judith Warner, author of several best selling books and the new And Then They...
Virgie Tovar talks about body positivity and self love, and why it’s so important right now | Spawned Ep 199
If you’re like us, then you’ve probably seen a whole lot of weight-related pandemic memes and posts on social media. Whether it’s the kind of worn out “Gaining the COVID-19” joke to talking about “letting ourselves go,” ours...
Humor, struggles, and clown sex with Tova Leigh | Spawned Ep 198
Tova Leigh is the exact person we needed to talk to this week. At least if these days, your dream social life would include time with a few friends for some real talk, real laughs, some needed venting, and a random reference to clown sex. No wonder this episode was...
Finding small joys in crazy times: How we’re making memories with our kids | Spawned Ep 197
Real parenting talk: Emotions are up and down in the age of Covid, times are stressful — in fact we both just got the “school is cancelled for the whole year” notices. Sigh. We definitely are not trying to “win” quarantine with 800...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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