POTY: The Podcast For Parents of the Year

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POTY: The Podcast for Parents of the Year is a funny look at parenting and work/life balance. Join us while we discuss our parenting fails and wins and the ups and downs of raising 4 kids.

Ben and Sarah Jedd


    • Jun 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 62 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from POTY: The Podcast For Parents of the Year

    POTY 58: Sportsball Parents are the Worst

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 23:06


    POTY 58: Sportsball Parents are the Worst by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 57: What do People do With Their Kids in the Summer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 45:10


    POTY 57: What do People do With Their Kids in the Summer? by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 56: Sarah MISSED Dorothy's Kindergarten Recital...Bahahahaha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 31:44


    POTY 56: Sarah MISSED Dorothy's Kindergarten Recital...Bahahahaha by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 55: You Must Respect My Authoritah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 32:29


    POTY 55: You Must Respect My Authoritah by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 54: I have Good Hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 27:03


    POTY 54: I have Good Hair by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 53: The Times They are a Changin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 24:32


    POTY 53: The Times They are a Changin' by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 52: Sarah Reads. A lot. Top 10 Books of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 33:50


    POTY 52: Sarah Reads. A lot. Top 10 Books of 2018 by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 51: What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 26:25


    POTY 51: What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie? by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 50.5 Replay: YOU. MUST. VOTE. Our Interview With Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate, Tony Evers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 27:27


    POTY 50.5 Replay: YOU. MUST. VOTE. Our Interview With Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate, Tony Evers by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 50: Take Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 30:46


    POTY 50: Take Two by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 49: The Patriarchy...Nope Never Heard of It.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 41:08


    POTY 49: The Patriarchy...Nope Never Heard of It. by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY48: Man,There's a Lot Happening on the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 23:55


    POTY48: Man,There's a Lot Happening on the Internet by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 48: Man, There's a Lot on the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 23:55


    POTY 48: Man, There's a Lot on the Internet by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 47: Back to School. FINALLY.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 23:43


    POTY 47: Back to School. FINALLY. by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 46: ROAD TRIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 20:18


    POTY 46: ROAD TRIP by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 45: I Love Internet Comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 29:23


    POTY 45: I Love Internet Comments by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 44: Maybe We Shouldn't Have Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 25:06


    POTY 44: Maybe We Shouldn't Have Kids by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 43: Welcome Ta POTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 21:43


    POTY 43: Welcome Ta POTY by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 42: Sarah has the Good Mic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 30:24


    POTY 42: Sarah has the Good Mic by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 41: Season 2- Welcome to the Juggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 33:02


    POTY 41: Season 2- Welcome to the Juggle by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    POTY 40: Who's Your Favorite (you know you have one)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 26:45


    POTY 40: Who's Your Favorite (you know you have one)? by Ben and Sarah Jedd

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    Ep 39: Hello and Welcome ta POTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 28:04


    Ep 39: Hello and Welcome ta POTY by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    Ep. 38: Don't get too close, use lots of hand sanitizer, Lysol your earbuds--WE HAVE THE FLU.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 26:56


    Ep. 38: Don't get too close, use lots of hand sanitizer, Lysol your earbuds--WE HAVE THE FLU. by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    Ep 37: You're my Life Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 26:50


    Ep 37: You're my Life Coach by Ben and Sarah Jedd

    Ep 36: Today We Analyze the Internet (and other dumb stuff Ben says)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 38:41


    On this episode, we talk about why you should drag your kids to the store, why you should have more sex with your partner, and why you should cool it with the birthday parties already. Plus, we talk about how we juggle mornings and nights, who’s the week’s good parent, and who really sucked it up, and what to do when your kids don’t get along.

    Ep 35: That's our dog throwing up. She's just yackin on a bone.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 24:43


    We talk about going back to work and bad parents on TV, and we introduce a new segment we call The Juggle.

    Ep 34: Helicopter Parenting's Not So Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 33:20


    We talk about winter break, the witching hour, and why helicopter parenting may not be so bad.

    Ep 33: New Year's Resolutions and Habits of Resilient Couples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 32:11


    We recap the holidays and our gobs of extended family time and talk resolutions and resilience.

    Ep 32: Spendy Santa and the Myth of Bootstrap America

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2017 28:57


    We talk about Santa and income inequality, the misery of winter break, and supplemental insurance.

    Ep 31: Don't Be a Holiday Jerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 55:50


    We talk about why the Elf on the Shelf is a downer and why holiday threats are bad parenting. We also continue our gubernatorial primary candidate series with an interview with Jeff Rumbaugh.

    Ep 30: Gendered Holiday Magic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 59:29


    We talk about holidays, and we discuss the WI governor's race with Michelle Doolan.

    Ep 29: Happy Thanksgiving! At the Kitchen Table with Tony Evers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 46:16


    We talk Thanksgiving prep and the Wisconsin governor's race with state superintendent of public instruction Tony Evers.

    Ep 28: Whine, whine, wihine. Us, not the kids.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2017 22:56


    We talk about why parents of 4 are the least stressed parents HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Thanksgiving prep, and hockey hockey hockey hockey.

    Ep 27: This One's a Bummer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 36:53


    We talk about guns and cheap Chrismukkah cards.

    Ep 26: Wrappers, waiting room, and great expectations.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2017 28:14


    Ben freaks out about Halloween candy, and we discuss new AAP waiting room guidelines and the importance of setting realistic expectations for little kids.

    Wrapper Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 2:45


    Ben freaks out a little bit about the Halloween scourge that threatens all parents. WRAPPERS.

    Ep 25: Slow Your Roll, Helicopter Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 38:09


    We talk about helicopter college parents and the culture of checking up on your kids eleventy billion times a school year.

    Ep 24: Sleep in Your Own Damn Bed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 31:26


    We talk about dealing with tragic news and kids, sleeping in separate beds (yes-- that's a thing), and, as always, the POTY and WTFPOTY of the week.

    Ep 23: Battle of the Sexes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 51:10


    We talk about the gender divide when it comes to emotional labor in the home. With minimal shouting!

    Ep 21: Another Broken Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 37:54


    We talk about why Sarah is the wrost* parent this week, and we interview the delightful Ashleigh Evans about life with 4 kids. *wrost is both the WORST PARENT and also THE WORST SPELLER

    Ep 21: Whine Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2017 34:31


    We talk about drinking less, complain about doing all of the things, and review some tips about what NOT to do at the doctor.

    Ep 20: The Mornings Might Kill Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 34:30


    Back to school mornings! Are the pits! We give you some tips for making them not lethal.

    Ep 19: Back to Schoooooooooooool!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 44:30


    We talk about getting the sneauxflakes ready for a new school year and get advice from second-grade teacher extraordinaire Dana LoVecchio. Email us at potypodcast@gmail.com and tell us how your family handles their Halloween candy.

    Ep 18: Vacationing with Eleventy Billion Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 31:40


    We tell you more than you maybe even want to know abut our Hilton Head trip, share our road trip tips, and talk about staying sane with 24/7 family time.

    Ep 17: The 12-Year Itch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 40:53


    We talk about our anniversary and get some excellent marriage advice from someone who's been doing it longer than we have, Dr. Ali Metz.

    Ep 16: A Dad-to-Dad Discussion.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 61:18


    Ben talks to new dad James Butler about balancing the needs of an infant with his job and life. We also discuss the science of baby cuddling, the horrors of online school registration, and going to pro-baseball games with a pack of wild kids. Plus we review The Emoji Movie.

    Ep 15: So You Want to Solo-Parent Some Small Children in the Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 45:27


    Ben talks about his multi-kid camping adventure, and we discuss swearing and the Boy Scouts and swearing at the Boy Scouts.

    Ep 14: More Beer at Dinner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2017 43:15


    We lament our lack of adult beverages at a recent outing with the kids, talk about the benefits of youth sports, and review our current reads. Ben's READING, you guys.

    Ep 13: Lucky Number 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 61:36


    We talk about cheap groceries, chores, travel, and breaking your face. Plus! Ben interviews a real live DAD about his upcoming road trip.

    Ep 12: Summer Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2017 51:55


    We talk about how to juggle work work work and kids kids kids. Plus we talk to author and blogger Amy Sprenger about how to work from home.

    Ep 11: Harry's 11th birthday, HPV, Birth Control, and a Birth Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 34:30


    I mean, you guys, the title says it all. Like, literally.

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