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Episode 68: "...so that people on the space station aren't bored while they're exercising."

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 10:11


After another long absence from the podcast world, we're finally back, interviewing Sophie again. Sophie and Papa briefly discuss the Hobbit, robotics competition and solutions for NASA, our favorite kind of residential architecture, the 100 Acre Wood, and more. Our cat Gracie tries to crash the podcast at one point.  music by www.bensound.com

Episode 67: Oh, the silly days of youth!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 19:49


This episode was actually recorded toward the beginning of the month, and is being published toward the end of the month. July has been that kind of a month. In this episode, Papa asks Kinsley all about her newsletter, The Monthly Frying Pan. See https://www.patreon.com/Kinsley Check out the free sample newsletter at that site. You won't be disappointed! Send letters to Aunt Agatha at questionsforauntagatha@gmail.com . Papa and Kinsley also discuss sports, how they want to grow old, the latest animal in the house, and more. Music by www.bensound.com.    

Episode 66 :: Can crocodiles go up on a tree?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 7:52


After another long pause, we're back, talking to 3-year-old Violet. We talk about swimming lessons, we look at and discuss insect collections, talk about crocodiles, and more. Violet had a cup of milk with her, so please excuse her occasional long gulps from that cup.   Music from www.bensound.com 

Episode 65 :: It's half a foot, or something.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 11:21


After a long break due to busy-ness, Gillian is back in the studio to discuss the start of summer break. Papa and Gilli talk about camping, the summer reading program, dining out, ice cream, custard pie, and wombat poop, among other things.   Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 64 :: I'm working on the Jungle Book people, but Mogli's looking like a ginger-root person.

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 11:58


Tonight Sophie and Papa are talking about felting, a trip to the zoo, favorite historical figures, and what kind of plant one would be, given the choice.   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 63 :: I might be white phosphorus.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 15:53


Kinsley and Papa talk about theater, Dubai, presidents, their favorite elements, and of course, cryptids. music by www.bensound.com

Episode 62 :: Are those actually real beetles?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 6:55


Tonight Violet talks with Papa about her upcoming birthday, Charlottes Web, house spiders, her favorite foods, and lots more. Email your own questions for any of the kids papatimepodcast@gmail.com, and they might just be answered on the show!music by www.bensound.com

Episode 61 :: Is Greece the one with the big ocean with really nice water?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 15:48


Gillian talks with Papa this evening about her recent emergency room visit, spring break, and the idea of visiting Greece.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 60 :: What's your least favorite sickness?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 9:56


It's Truxton's birthday week!  I can't believe that this worried baby is already a worried nine year old, but somehow, it's true. Tonight Truxton and Papa are discussing the theater workshop that Trux is in, how many pushups he can do, and everyone's favorite (and least favorite) dreaed diseases. Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 59 :: I thought you meant night terrors.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 14:19


Sophie comes loaded with strange, anthropomorphic questions. She and Papa discuss Theodore Roosevelt, the night vision skills of bears and other desirable skill sets.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 58 :: The creatures are the descendants of the people that went feral.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 18:15


After a week off, Papa and Kinsley have a cryptid-dominated conversation, discussing Bigfoot, the Lochness Monster, and a fierce, sloth-like creature in the Amazon. They also briefly discuss sewing and the book by George Orwell, Animal Farm. Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 57 :: We don't have cows.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 8:02


Violet tells Papa all about chapstick, the weather, pictures that she's painted, and monsters vs cows.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 56 :: Snow has ice in it, so you can make snowmans.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2018 14:32


Tonight Gillian and Papa are talking about play kitchens, the natures of snow and sand, colorful mud puddles, and really difficult jobs.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 55 :: I would name it Fred.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 9:15


Truxton and Papa are talking about theoretical pet sloths, weaponry, board games and favorite toys.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 54 :: It'd just be coating the bottom of it in a couple hundred years.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 13:20


Sophie and Papa are talking about the Loch Ness, dry chicken breasts, what to eat for Christmas dinner, goals for an eleven-year-old and stinky meat.   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 53 :: I don't know why they pretended to be friends.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 14:35


Kinsley and Papa are talking about FIRST Lego League, marriage proposals, Marc Antony and his associates, life goals, and the up and coming household newspaper.

Episode 52 :: I growded and got bows.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 6:33


Violet and Papa are chatting about the day's events, how old they are, and the colors of all the things.   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 51 :: Well, I forgot all the ornaments that we have...

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 11:45


Gillian is in a festive mood this evening and talks with Papa about favorite Christmas ornaments, favorite gifts, and favorite cakes.   music by www.bensound.com

Epsode 50 :: The Gratitude Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 17:34


For our fiftieth episode, we decided to do a Thanksgiving special with all seven of us together! (The result of a lot of people crowding around one mic can be a bit rough on the ears.)We wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving, filled with gratitude and love.   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 49 :: I would buy a nice house and a stream....

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 10:58


Tonight Truxton and Papa are talking about really good hamburgers, Truxton's admiration for Bloody Mary, and what they would do if they won the lottery.   We have an email now, so shoot the kids a question to be answered on the show, and please rate, review, and subscribe! Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 48 :: Sister Time - Papa Free Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 6:02


Sophie and Kinsley wanted to bring you this special edition podcast about record-breaking foods!music by www.bensound.com

Episode 47 :: Infinity of Yeses and Noses

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 14:21


Papa and Sophie discuss math, good books, bad restaurants, lipstick, and proper funeral etiquette.Guess what? We have an email address now, and we're accepting your questions! We may not get to them all the time, but we thought it would be fun to add in a question from our audience every now and then. Just email papatimepodcast@gmail.com. If your question is for a specific person, just be sure to say so!Music by www.bensound.com 

Episode 46 :: Their eyeballs taste good.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 18:39


Kinsley and Papa discuss Napoléon Bonaparte and his piles, flies that decapitate fire ants and come out of their heads, invasive species, foggy weather and Alice in Wonderland. Music by www.bensound.com  

Episode 45 :: It's really nice of him!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 8:56


Tonight Violet is talking with Papa about her broken arm, bodily functions, birthday cake and Andy Griffith. All while noisily slurping milk and banging her sippy cup around. music by www.bensound.com

Episode 44 :: Winter's really fun because you can have snowball fights!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 13:06


Gillian is back to talk to Papa tonight, and they cover the season, soccer, The Boxcar Children, racing in cowboy boots, and how the world spins.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 43 :: ...and I laughed so hard I cried.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 19:13


Truxton is visiting with Papa tonight!Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 42 :: Then you could have a friend and ride on it, too.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 12:30


Sophie's on the show tonight, and she's mostly got monsters, dragons, and mythical creatures on her mind!music by www.bensound.com

Episode 41 :: Maybe in the future there would be a colony on Mars.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 24:38


Kinsley and Papa talk a lot about the universe this evening. Also, they discuss cartoons and conversations with crickets. There's a lot of deep stuff happening here.  music by www.bensound.com

Episode 40 :: The Thunder is Nice.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2017 5:22


Violet came back for our 40th episode! Unfortunately, we had a bit of an issue with the microphone, so the sound quality isn't the best (someday maybe we'll get this!) but she's still pretty darn cute to listen to!Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 39 :: I tried to catch a butterfly. Or something.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2017 13:17


Gillian and Papa are visiting tonight. About sand and mice and the first day of school. Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel PC: M & M JacobsonMusic by www.bensound.com

Episode 38 :: I would see my future.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 12:00


Truxton and Papa talk about mountains, clean houses, teleportation, fire breathing dragons, and the world's largest piggy bank,   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 37 :: Italy kinda freaks me out, because of all the water.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 16:50


Tonight Sophie and Papa discussed all sorts of things. They covered topics such as countries they would like to see, glow worms, hippos (of course!), retirement, and a recent business venture undertaken by the children.         music by www.bensound.com

Episode 36 :: All the same, I'm thankful for Tootsie Rolls.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 16:53


Kinsley and Papa talk about our vacation, favorite toys of childhood, math problems, Chopped, and rabbit holes.Here's a link to Calico Critters. They are the ultimate toy, it seems.music by www.bensound.com

Episode 35 :: Cousin Time!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 12:06


Today's episode is another special edition - where the kids get to visit with their cousins from out of state! I'm afraid we have another episode with bad sound quality, but this time for a different reason. We weren't able to record in our usual corner since there were eight kids to fit around the mic. So there's a lot of wiggling and knocking on the table, and a lot of Violet noise. Hopefully, we'll have better sound quality in our next episode, which will air on July 20th, due to family vacay!Music my www.bensound.com

Episode 34 :: I would do podcastes with the other kids.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 15:24


This week Gillian is back to talk to Papa about a variety of subjects, including chess vs checkers, whether or not watching TV can kill you, the rescue of an unusually large woman from a skyrise, a new favorite TV program in the house, and what to do with 100 mansions.  The book mentioned by Gilli: Digger Dog. We have to apologize for the sound quality being a little sub-par for this episode.  Music by www.bensound.com  

Episode 33 :: I can only think of gnats and butterflies that aren't dangerous.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 18:16


And we're back from our unannounced vacation! We took off to do a bit of summer camping and forgot to schedule a podcast.  Truxton and Papa discussed the usual wide variety tonight - including fairy eating rats, falling bridges, dangerous animals, and Marco Polo. music by www.bensound.com

Episode 32 :: You can never tell, with bees.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 16:22


Sophie and Papa talk about Washington Irving, magic fruit tree beans, racism, honey bees, and squirrels, among many other things.   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 31 :: Squish, squish, squish! (Plus, a special announcement!)

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 5:38


Tonight Papa and Violet try to overcome the difficulties that interviewing a two-year-old can encompass. Violet enjoys "squishing" the pop filter (see picture below), which doesn't really help to produce a great sounding podcast.    music by www.bensound.com

Episode 30 :: In my experience, none of the stuff they say works, works.

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 24:22


Kinsley and Papa visit tonight, and they talk about all sorts of fascinating topics. Including, but not limited to, the following. Disappearing wetlands What we might find at the center of the earth Baby talk and it's long term effect Emerald green rivers and magical fish Heaven and adventure Pirates Giant lobsters Karma Books they mention: Cheaper By The Dozen Where the Sidewalk Ends   Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 29 :: It could be some night creeper person.

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 11:58


Gillian lost not one, but two front teeth today! The cover picture in this podcast was taken after the first tooth came out and just before she lost the second. She was pretty thrilled! Naturally, the tooth fairy was a large presence in this episode. Other topics discussed include, how we take our tea and coffee, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, and (surprise!) books.Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaur! Curious George Are You My Mother?   www.bensound.com

Episode 28 :: The Mother's Day Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 28:57


This episode is a special episode in honor of Mother's Day which is coming up this Sunday! It is also the first time we have attempted to record as an entire family (except for Violet, who preferred to sleep). If you enjoy the podcast, do us a huge favor and rate, review, and subscribe! It truly would help us out.We talked about many books in this episode, but the main one I wanted to make sure you can find is this coloring book. We love ours!   Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 27 :: I wonder if any snakes have leashes.

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017 13:57


This conversation between Truxton and Papa ends up being heavy on reptiles. After a trip to the zoo, they talk about the Emerald Tree Boa, the rhinoceros snake, snakes that look just like sticks in the water, anacondas, chameleons, copperheads, spring peepers, corn snakes, and bearded dragons. They do also end up discussing the polar bear.    Books mentioned:  National Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians Joan of Arc, by Diane Stanley   music by www.bensound.com  

Episode 26 :: I would want to grow a bunch of Zinnia flowers.

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2017 16:13


Sophie and Papa are chatting this evening. They talk a bit about Abigail Adams, the creative process of sewing, what sorts of things we should grow in our garden, furniture, and imaginary toothbrush ladies.  Book links:Abigail Adams, Witness to a RevolutionThe Enchanted Castle The Little House SeriesThe Little Britches Series The Chronicles of Narnia Series   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 25 :: In this very podcast, you will hear some weird stuff.

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2017 22:38


Kinsley and Papa cover some weird stuff, indeed. Topics discussed this evening include the Boxer Rebellion, how to outsmart a dragon, how a pearl is formed, the importance of the wireless telegraph in solving a murder, how to cope with a giant walking goldfish, and the importance of sleeping with one's throat covered.   Books mentioned in this episode:Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (L.A. Times described this book as "A ripping yarn of murder and invention...") Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre Abraham Lincoln's World by Genevieve Foster   music is by www.bensound.com

Episode 24 :: Another Uncle, Another Papa Free Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 15:20


Tonight the kids got to chat with another uncle - this time Uncle Eric! Topics covered include: Owls Entangling kites Favorite types of spiders Pet grizzly bears Weapons of choice for dragon slaying Peanut butter and jelly Enchanted forests and dangers therein Europa World travel Appropriate use of propaganda in taking over the world   music by www.bensound.com

Episode 23 :: Roar, roar!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2017 5:32


Tonight Violet and Papa discuss fun gifts from mail carriers, all the babies that we know, Easter egg hunts, and various animals and the sounds the make (hint: they mostly roar, which sounds like the word "why"). Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 22 :: Last time I had this cake... and there was a fat frosting.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 15:29


Gilli and Papa discuss her upcoming birthday, gifts from our mail lady, going camping, flowers, and what constitutes a cozy book, among other important topics.Gillian feels that the Tumtum and Nutmeg books epitomize literary coziness. Music by www.bensound.com

Episode 21 :: Do you remember what thoughts were going through your head when you first saw me?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2017 17:10


Since you have been able to hear Violet in the background of so many of the recent podcasts, we thought we'd give you an audio glimpse of what it's like when we try to remove her from the studio prior to recording each podcast.In this episode, Papa tries to put the fear of big, hungry snakes into Trux. I don't think he was successful. They also discuss days spent exploring outdoors, angry bearded dragons, and preferences regarding fish. Truxton re-tells the story that Mama heard on the In Sight Podcast, about the missing crew of the Sara Joe, and Papa tells the Skunk and the Corncob story, once again.    music by www.bensound.com    

Episode 20 :: If a Llama could do things like a human, would you be freaked out?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 9:15


Let this late night chat with Sophie be a warning to us all. Don't do podcasts when you're tired and slapstick.    music by www.bensound.com

Episode 19 :: Yes, yes. Sipping our tea with our airy and annoying voices.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 13:51


Tonight Kinsley and Papa are hiding from the protesting Violet in order to discuss Pride and Prejudice, skunk-eating owls, eight-legged animals, the genius of PG Wodehouse, dangerous beach craters, and the favorite places of introverts.    Are you curious about these adorable things called water bears? Read more about them here. The Books: Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth and Jennifer Eyhle) Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman (check out all her stuff, her illustrations are perfect!) The Jeeves and Wooster books by PG Wosehouse The Coming of Bill by PG Wodehouse Love Among the Chickens by PG Wodehouse   Music by www.bensound.com  

Episode 18 :: Uncle Time, the Papa Free Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 25:42


This is a special edition of the Papa Time podcast, because it's Papa Free, tonight! We have a {contested} guest host... Uncle Jacob, who discussed some important topics with the niblings.  Topics include owls, submarine cars, magical cleaning powers, literary works, and a species of reptilian humanoids who are currently running the world. The list of literature discussed on this episode consists of many of our standard favorites:The Lord Of The Rings and other works by JRR TolkeinThe Chronicles of Narnia by CS LewisThe Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket All The Wrong Questions by Lemony SnicketFor your reading pleasure, here's some info about the cryptids discussed this evening:The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp The Mapinguari     Music by www.BenSound.com

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