Podcast appearances and mentions of Lisa Belkin

How have conditions changed since 1970 in neighborhoods where Black residents are the largest racial or ethnic group? Mike Lens wrote a whole book on the subject: Where the Hood At? Fifty Years of Change in Black Neighborhoods. He takes the guest mic to share what he learned.Book summary: Substantial gaps exist between Black Americans and other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., most glaringly Whites, across virtually all quality-of-life indicators. Despite strong evidence that neighborhood residence affects life outcomes, we lack a comprehensive picture of Black neighborhood conditions and how they have changed over time. In Where the Hood At? urban planning and public policy scholar Michael C. Lens examines the characteristics and trajectories of Black neighborhoods across the U.S. over the fifty years since the Fair Housing Act.Show notes:Lens, M. C. (2024). Where the Hood At? Fifty Years of Change in Black Neighborhoods. Russell Sage Foundation.Website for Lisa Belkin's book about public housing integration in Yonkers, NY, Show Me a Hero.IMDb page for the Show Me a Hero tv miniseries on HBO.Million Dollar Hoods website.Episode 52 of UCLA Housing Voice: Community Land Trusts with Annette Kim.Episode 40 of UCLA Housing Voice: Valuing Black Lives and Housing with Andre Perry.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform.In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells Ben's story, shining the harsh light of truth on a system that often seems more intent on closing cases and winning convictions than complying with the legal and constitutional rights of defendants.I had the privilege of providing a blurb for "Bringing Ben Home":"As someone who spent three decades as a trial court prosecutor, I was horrified by the casual callousness that led to many of the wrongful convictions detailed in this important, beautiful, and infuriating work."To purchase "Bringing Ben Home": https://a.co/d/ab3BknOEvents for Ben Spencer and Barb Bradley Hagerty: March 15 and 16, 2025: Tucson Festival of Books (Barb only)1209 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721Event #1 March 15: 11:30 True Crime: The Path to Prison and from PrisonLocation: Student Union Santa RitaDescription: True crime authors Lisa Belkin and Barbara Bradley Hagerty will a discuss a caseof one man being murdered ... and another of a man who was wrongly convicted of murder.Event #2: March 16: 2:30-3:30 True Crime: Exploring the Criminal MindLocation: Integrated Learning Center Room 150Description: Why were highway serial killers so prolific? Why did investigators lie to convict aninnocent man? What led to the cocaine boom - and bust? March 19, 2025: Notre Dame law school. Time TBA1100 Eck Hall of LawNotre Dame, IN 46556See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform.In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells Ben's story, shining the harsh light of truth on a system that often seems more intent on closing cases and winning convictions than complying with the legal and constitutional rights of defendants.I had the privilege of providing a blurb for "Bringing Ben Home":"As someone who spent three decades as a trial court prosecutor, I was horrified by the casual callousness that led to many of the wrongful convictions detailed in this important, beautiful, and infuriating work."To purchase "Bringing Ben Home": https://a.co/d/ab3BknOEvents for Ben Spencer and Barb Bradley Hagerty: March 15 and 16, 2025: Tucson Festival of Books (Barb only)1209 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721Event #1 March 15: 11:30 True Crime: The Path to Prison and from PrisonLocation: Student Union Santa RitaDescription: True crime authors Lisa Belkin and Barbara Bradley Hagerty will a discuss a caseof one man being murdered ... and another of a man who was wrongly convicted of murder.Event #2: March 16: 2:30-3:30 True Crime: Exploring the Criminal MindLocation: Integrated Learning Center Room 150Description: Why were highway serial killers so prolific? Why did investigators lie to convict aninnocent man? What led to the cocaine boom - and bust? March 19, 2025: Notre Dame law school. Time TBA1100 Eck Hall of LawNotre Dame, IN 46556See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we're traveling the country (but mainly Chicago) to visit the hometowns of our final four! Are these men ready to introduce Joan to their family, friends, and fellow hair stylists? We're joined this week by longtime journalist and author of Genealogy of a Murder, Lisa Belkin!

A writer's stepfather is a researcher in a prison when he meets a prisoner---and they'll change each other's lives forever. This is a tragic true crime tale about regret…lots of regret. Could one decision have saved the life of a police officer? Author Lisa Belkin tells us her very personal story from her book: Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night. Buy my books: katewinklerdawson.com   If you have suggestions for historical crimes that could use some attention, email me: info@tenfoldmorewicked.com   Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Facebook and Instagram)   2024 All Rights Reserved  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first season of The Golden Bachelor is over, and we are not well. Gerry has spent the last couple episodes telling everyone how much he loves them and now he needs to make a final decision: Leslie or Theresa? Here to discuss the emotional finale is journalist and author, Lisa Belkin!

Zibby interviews Lisa Belkin about Genealogy of a Murder, a multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer. Lisa's in-depth research uncovers the intricate interplay of fate, decisions, and history spanning a century. She dives into a myriad of subtopics: motorcycling's popularity in the early 1900s, the concept of epigenetics, prison reform, and the impact of small life decisions. Finally, she hints at a future project and reflects on her past editorial roles.Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3FgFfdAShare, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens! Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wait was worth it! After years of cautious optimism, The Golden Bachelor is here, and we just can't get enough! From hearing aids to dance parties, the premiere episode was full of touching, fun, and moving moments. We laughed, we cried, and we can't wait for week two! Joining us to break down the first episode of the new series is Lisa Belkin, creator of the NYTimes Motherlode column, and author of books including “Genealogy of a Murder” and “Show Me A Hero.”

Journalist and author Lisa Belkin, spent ten years retracing the ancestry of three families, over four generations, to understand how a series of random encounters between three men led to the 1960 murder of a Stamford, Connecticut, police officer. Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night, looks at how family ‘truths' passed down through the generations can influence the choices of the descendants that follow. How do family stories, happenstance, and the cultural ethos of the moment shape the people we become? GUESTS:  Lisa Belkin is a journalist and the author of narrative non fiction, including Show Me a Hero, which became an HBO miniseries, and most recently, Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night. She has been a reporter at the New York Times for more than 25 years.   Doreen Troy Dolan is the daughter of David Troy. Kelsey Rose Dolan is the granddaughter of David Troy. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Show Me a Hero 2015 TV Show Review! Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko. Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko. Like the book, the miniseries details a white middle-class neighborhood's resistance to a federally mandated scattered-site public housing development in Yonkers, New York, and how the tension of the situation affected the city as a whole.The miniseries was written by David Simon and journalist William F. Zorzi, with whom Simon worked at The Baltimore Sun and on the HBO series The Wire. It was directed by Paul Haggis. Six episodes were ordered by HBO; the miniseries premiered on August 16, 2015.Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsosnapchat: markkind76FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulich

In 1960, the lives of three men born to immigrant families during the Great Depression collided. A doctor helped a prisoner get paroled, and then that prisoner shot and killed a police officer. Many years later, journalist Lisa Belkin, Princeton Class of 1982, heard this story from the doctor, who had recently become her stepfather, and she had a question: How? How did one of these men become the cop, one the killer, and one the doctor? To find out, she traced the families of all three men back through four generations — through births and marriages, wars, historical events and major cultural shifts that shaped the lives of Americans in the 20th century. Then she wrote it all down and titled her new book “Genealogy of a Murder.” In it, she writes, “We have less power over who we are now than we believe, and much more power over the future than we think.”

Lisa Belkin, author of Genealogy Of A Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night, traces several generations of family to the muzzle of a 9-mm Luger pistol in Stamford, Connecticut. Plus Donald Trump promises voters the World, so what Ron DeSantis is promising might seem measly by comparison. And CNN's Chris Licht is the subject of a devastating profile in The Atlantic. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a nod to our favorite true-crime-comedy podcast My Favorite Murder (and podcast network), Dr. Dan interviews journalist Lisa Belkin about her brilliant true crime book Genealogy of a Murder. Lisa's multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the murder of a police officer is at the core about a true crime in Lisa's own family (does this qualify as a Hometown Murder Story Georgia? Karen?).Dr. Dan and Lisa discuss how these family histories affected her own life as a daughter and as a parent. Lisa also talks to Dr. Dan about careers and parenting, her own early struggles as a new Mom, the role of her Dad during her childhood, and what led to her journalism career focus on life/work. Today's conversation is riveting, real, enlightening, often surprising, and ultimately about how we become who we are.An award-winning journalist, Lisa Belkin writes about American social issues. Her many roles at The New York Times included national correspondent, medical reporter, contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and creator of both the Life's Work column and the Motherlode blog. She has served as a senior columnist at the HuffPost and chief national correspondent for Yahoo News. Belkin is the author of three books, including Show Me A Hero, which was made into a David Simon HBO miniseries with the same title. A graduate of Princeton University, Lisa teaches narrative nonfiction writing and reporting at the Columbia University School of Journalism. For more information visit Lisa's website www.lisabelkin.com.Email your parenting questions to Dr. Dan podcast@drdanpeters.com (we might answer on a future episode).Follow us @parentfootprintpodcast (Instagram, Facebook) and @drdanpeters (Twitter).Listen, follow, and leave us a review on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Wondery, or wherever you like to listen!Don't forget, you can hear every episode one week early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery+ in the @WonderyMedia App.For more information:www.exactlyrightmedia.com www.drdanpeters.comFor podcast merch:www.exactlyrightmedia.com/parent-footprint-shopSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lisa Belkin is a journalist and the author of four books. Her latest is Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night. “I didn't experience it as luck. It—and this is going to be a little woo woo—but it really felt like these people had been sitting there for 100 years saying, Well, it took you long enough, because everything just fit together. I didn't have to manipulate anything.” Show notes: @lisabelkin lisabelkin.com Lisa Belkin on Longform Belkin's New York Times archive Belkin's Yahoo News archive Belkin's HuffPost archive 02:00 “The Odds of That” (The New York Times Magazine • Aug 2002) 09:00 Show Me a Hero (Hachette Book Group • 1999) 09:00 Show Me a Hero (David Simon • HBO • 2015) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're heading to 1987 Yonkers, NY with HBO's Show Me a Hero. This 2015 miniseries by David Simon (The Wire) based on Lisa Belkin's book of the same name tells the true story of Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac), a young mayor tasked with desegregating Yonkers amidst rabid racism and fierce political opposition.

In “American Baby,” the veteran journalist Gabrielle Glaser tells the story of one mother and child, and also zooms out from there to consider the ethics of adoption in this country. Our reviewer, Lisa Belkin, calls the book “the most comprehensive and damning” account of the “growing realization that old-style adoption was not always what it seemed.” Glaser visits the podcast this week to talk about it.Kenneth R. Rosen visits the podcast to discuss his new book, “Troubled: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs.” The book is an examination of the “tough-love industry” of wilderness camps and residential therapeutic programs for young people. Rosen himself, as a troubled teen, spent time at a few of these places, and his book strongly criticizes their methods.Also on this week’s episode, Alexandra Alter has news from the publishing world; and Gregory Cowles and Tina Jordan talk about what they’ve been reading. Pamela Paul is the host.Here are the books discussed in this week’s “What We’re Reading”:“Summer Cooking” by Elizabeth David“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro“The Soul of a New Machine” by Tracy Kidder“Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson

On October 20, 2012, 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale went missing after leaving home on Homecoming Saturday, riding her new BMX bike. Her disappearance led police to the home of teen brothers Justin and Dante Robinson, leading to their arrests.For more information on Autumn’s Law, visit: https://www.change.org/p/autumn-s-law-hold-abusive-neglectful-parents-partially-accountable?use_react=falseThis episode brought to you by BEST FIENDS!Music:We Talk of Dreamswww.purple-planet.com84 Sources:South Jersey Times. “Autum Pasquale’s death: Police charge 2 teenage brothers with murder.” October 23, 2012. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2012/10/police_two_teenage_boys_charge.htmlDoug Shimell, Tracy Davidson, David Chang. “Autumn’s parents question police effort to find daughter.” October 24, 2012. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/autumns-parents-question-police-effort-to-find-daughter/1947380/Kim Gregory, Alan Feuer. “A South Jersey town grieves after a girl’s murder.” October 24, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/nyregion/in-murder-of-autumn-pasquale-online-echoes.html?_r=0Carly Q. Romalino, South Jersey Times. “Autumn Paquale’s death: Gloucester COunty prosecutor hands off murder case to Camden County.” February 7, 2013. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2013/02/autumn_pasquale_murder_glouces.htmlThe Trentonian. “Parents of slain NJ girl settle lawsuit.” February 28, 2013. https://www.trentonian.com/news/parents-of-slain-nj-girl-settle-lawsuit/article_a0b54af1-41a7-5d7e-a33c-d434a23b07a2.htmlCBSN Philly. “NJ teen, 16, sentenced for horrific murder of Autumn Pasquale, 12.” September 12, 2013. https://www.trentonian.com/news/parents-of-slain-nj-girl-settle-lawsuit/article_a0b54af1-41a7-5d7e-a33c-d434a23b07a2.htmlCarly Q. Romalino, South Jersey Times. “Autumn Pasquale killing: Dante Robinson released from jail, pleads guilty to obstruction.” September 24, 2013. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2013/09/autumn_pasquale_murder_donte_robinson_released_from_jail_pleads_to_obstruction_charge.htmlJason Nark, phillynews.com. “S. Jersey town still struggles with death of Autumn Pasquale.” October 18, 2013. https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20131018_S__Jersey_town_still_struggles_with_death_of_Autumn_Pasquale.htmlCarly Q. Romalino, South Jersey Times. “Gloucester County prosecutor ‘wanted to finish’ Autumn Pasquale murder case.” September 28, 2013. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2013/09/gloucester_county_prosecutor_wanted_to_finish_autumn_pasquale_murder_case.htmlJessica Dean. “Exclusive: Autumn Pasquale’s father files suit against parents of her murderer.” December 2, 2013. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/12/02/exclusive-autumn-pasquales-father-files-suit-against-parents-of-her-murderer/Lisa Belkin. “Is it a crime to raise a killer?” September 12, 2014. https://news.yahoo.com/is-it-a-crime-to-raise-a-killer--190558283.html?guccounter=1Associated Press. “Family of Autumn Pasquale sues law enforcement agencies.” October 27, 2014. https://abc7ny.com/autumn-pasquale-murder-12-year-old-murdered-burlington-county-new-jersey-news/368159/Rebecca Forand, nj.com. “Lawsuit claiming cops botched Autumn Pasquale murder case dismissed.” June 15, 2016. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2016/06/lawsuit_filed_against_cops_in_autumn_pasquale_case.htmlMatt Gray, nj.com. “5 years later, tributes for Autumn Pasquale continue as killer’s family faces new charges.” October 9, 2017. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2017/10/5_years_after_autumn_pasquales_murder_case_still_m.htmlMatt Gray, nj.com. “A killer explains the slaying of a child: ‘I didn’t kill her for no bike.” March 27, 2018. https://www.nj.com/news/2018/03/a_killer_explains_slaying_of_a_child_i_didnt_kill.htmlDavid Chang. “Man charged in teen girl’s murder more than 4 years ago arrested in home invasion: Police.” May 24, 2017. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/break-in-arrest-new-jersey-murder-autumn-pasquale-clayton/17404/Annie McCormick. “Man linked to killing of AUtumn Pasquale shot, arrested for NJ home invasion.” May 25, 2017. https://6abc.com/new-jersey-news-dante-robinson-autumn-pasquale-girl-murdered/2033254/Carly Q. Romalino, The Courier-Post. “Clayton man ‘duped’ into alleged home invasion.” May 25, 2017. https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2017/05/25/clayton-man-pasquale-case-duped-into-alleged-home-invasion/346735001/Carly Q. Romalino, The Courier-Post. “4 more charged in Gloucester home invasion.” June 2, 2017. https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2017/06/02/robinson/360284001/Matt Gray, nj.com. “Brother of Autumn Pasquale's killer charged in drug raid.” September 15, 2017. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2017/09/brother_of_autumn_pasquales_killer_charged_in_drug.htmlCarly Q. Romalino. “Clayton man linked to 2012 AUtumn Pasquale murder guilty of 2017 home invasion.” October 4, 2019. https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/crime/2019/10/04/autumn-pasquale-murder-suspect-dante-robinson-guilty-home-invasion-clayton/3865323002/Rebeecca Everett, nj.com. “Man involved in Autumn Pasquale’s murder case gets 35 years for home invasion.” October 23, 2020. https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2020/10/man-involved-in-autumn-pasquales-murder-case-gets-35-years-for-home-invasion.htmlProsecutor Warren Faulk statements on Autumn Pasquale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ejs6aHv0mc“The death of Autumn Pasquale: In the killer’s words.” March 27, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwtDCU3o5LI“New details on Autumn Pasquale murder case.” October 25, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwBnJ2P0mFI911 call from home invasion shooting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBuTrKGWVYEhttps://www.change.org/p/state-of-new-jersey-prosecutor-s-office-for-gloucester-county-charge-justin-and-dante-robinson-as-adults-for-killing-autumn-pasquale

At the pinnacle of her career; Lisa Belkin, the Senior National Correspondent for Yahoo News as well as the author of, Show Me A Hero, will be joining me in the Ladies’ Room for the first time! In this episode, we will dive into her current work, her personal life, and a health scare story particularly fitting for the Ladies Room. Tune in!

Our EQ: How do we build a sense of community and family across economic, racial, and cultural differences? REMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIXGuests: Sheree Cooks and Megan ClarkFormer (beloved) guests Sheree and Megan return for a chat about the PTA, Tacoma’s Whole Child Initiative, social emotional (aka SEL, aka “soash emoash”) learning, and the heart that goes into our school-based services such as food and clothing banks. Other topics include:ACES: take the survey hereDon't forget intersectionality that offsets or buffers some trauma!The need for cultural awareness and understanding in official and unofficial school communication.The importance of volunteering for charitable organizations and neighborhood schools year-round, not only at the holidays.Megan’s plans for world domination via non-profit work.Important deets about the PTA: it’s America’s largest student advocacy group. Washington State PTARead their 2018 Leg Agenda Timeless or Terrible: Baby Industrial ComplexFlat BreadDo Your Fudging HomeworkSheree: Read "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng. Join your local "buy nothing" group and bless someoneMegan: Reach out to others - parents, teachers, schools - and get involved!Annie: “Dads in the PTA” by Lisa Belkin

When it comes to mom-yelling we hold these truths to be self-evident: never yelling is not possible; less yelling is desirable.  Let’s be real: there are times when every parent’s got to yell. Here’s how Lisa Belkin put it in The New York Times: When all else fails, a few claps of oral thunder certainly show that Mom or Dad has had it, that humans can be pushed just so far, and this is what it looks like when you’ve pushed them too much. But although we might agree that a little bit of hollering has its place, we’d both like to do less yelling in our homes, due to two other unavoidable parenting truths: • The more you yell, the more you have to yell. • The more you yell, the more your kids will yell. In this episode, we discuss what we yell about, and then what to do about it. There’s usually an easier solution to what you’re yelling about than yelling, or at least a quieter one. Parenting expert Carolyn Dalgiesh, author of The Sensory Child Gets Organized, calls it a “workaround for the source of tension.” In Amy’s house, for example, an extra set of toothbrushes in the downstairs bathroom cut the morning yelling by half. And sometimes we have to face the fact that parenting without yelling takes a little more effort than parenting with. As Margaret’s sister-in-law likes to say, Really saying ‘no’ means getting off the couch. Here’s some links to other takes on the topic we discuss in this episode: Amy Wilson for Redbook: Could You Go a Week Without Yelling at Your Kids? (spoiler alert: I could not) Hilary Stout for The New York Times: For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking Sue Shellenbarger for the Wall Street Journal: Talking to Your Kids After You Yell   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lisa Belkin Race, community and politics – topics just as relevant today as they were in 1988 when Mayor Wasicsko fought an aggressive battle to set in motion a housing desegregation plan for the city of Yonkers, New York. These dramatic real-life events are the inspiration behind the new HBO miniseries Show Me A Hero, written by The Wire creator David Simon, directed by Oscar winner Paul Haggis and starring the critically acclaimed Oscar Isaac. The series is based on the gripping book Show Me A Hero: A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race and Redemption written by Lisa Belkin who followed the events and citizens of Yonkers for seven years.

All five Satellite Sisters on the line! Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian catch up and talk turkey!   Thanksgiving: memories of our mother and what's we're all doing as we think about her. Plus, Julie announces her Exciting Sides! There's kale involved, people. And Monica is getting on a bus with a squash. Plus, want to host Thanksgiving? There's an APP for that.  Sheila prepares ro Grandparents Day and says goodbye to her neighbors Mike Nichols: A Remembrance Bill Cosby: Why now? Read this piece by Lisa Belkin at Yahoo. http://news.yahoo.com/cosby-uproar-proves-how-much-we-ve-changed-194710596.html Plus, Lian's Dog Mia and her shot at Stardom!  Reported from the Connected Car Expo at the LA Auto Show: Do you want your car to think for you.  Check out the Kickstarter campaign for Mirabelle! Support Satellite Mister Micheal Muller and his Boston Terrier Mirabelle. Plush toy, here she comes. Click here to check it out: http://www.theadventuresofmirabelle.com and check out the new album by Madalyn + Nicole . We play one of their songs at the end of the show. http://madalynandnicole.com      

Melanie Notkin is America’s premier Savvy Auntie, empowering the nearly 50% of American women who are not moms to celebrate all they do for the children in their lives, while living their own lives to the fullest. She launched SavvyAuntie.com, the first online community for aunts and godmothers, in the summer of 2008 to wide-acclaim. The website includes expert content designed specifically for aunts, activities, community and trendy gift ideas.Melanie identified this influential segment of women, which she has dubbed PANKs (Professional Aunts No Kids), when she herself became an aunt. In February 2009, she guest posted for Lisa Belkin’s parenting blog in The New York Times to explain the value of aunts and godmothers in family life. The term has also appeared in More Magazine, TrendCentral.com, Washington Post, The Record, The Star Ledger, Dallas Morning News among others. On July 26, 2009, she launched Savvy Auntie’s Day, the first national holiday to honor aunts and aunt-hood.As child lifestyle expert and tastemaker, Auntie Melanie has been featured numerous times on NBC, CBS, ABC, CW, FOX News and Better TV showcasing the coolest kid trends of the season. She was also contributing editor at Toy Wishes Magazine and serves on the Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year Nomination Committee. read more

Melanie Notkin is America’s premier Savvy Auntie, empowering the nearly 50% of American women who are not moms to celebrate all they do for the children in their lives, while living their own lives to the fullest. She launched SavvyAuntie.com, the first online community for aunts and godmothers, in the summer of 2008 to wide-acclaim. The website includes expert content designed specifically for aunts, activities, community and trendy gift ideas.Melanie identified this influential segment of women, which she has dubbed PANKs (Professional Aunts No Kids), when she herself became an aunt. In February 2009, she guest posted for Lisa Belkin’s parenting blog in The New York Times to explain the value of aunts and godmothers in family life. The term has also appeared in More Magazine, TrendCentral.com, Washington Post, The Record, The Star Ledger, Dallas Morning News among others. On July 26, 2009, she launched Savvy Auntie’s Day, the first national holiday to honor aunts and aunt-hood.As child lifestyle expert and tastemaker, Auntie Melanie has been featured numerous times on NBC, CBS, ABC, CW, FOX News and Better TV showcasing the coolest kid trends of the season. She was also contributing editor at Toy Wishes Magazine and serves on the Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year Nomination Committee. read more

Betsy Brown Braun, Lisa Belkin, and Dr. Cara Natterson weigh on The Food Battle. Betsy has some insight on what works, while Lisa gives parents some tips on what doesn't work. Pediatrician Dr. Natterson gives some basic nutrition info for parents dealing with The Food Battle.

Parents Ask presents this look at how to create positive bedtime rituals, with information provided by pediatrician Dr. Scott Cohen, mommy blogger Lisa Belkin, and Parenting Consultant Ann Corwin. Tips are given from a physiological and psychological standpoint, as well as a mom's proven experience.