Podcasts about Wild Kratts

"I went into engineering because of Roper Mountain." In this heartwarming episode, Director Michael Weeks shares stories of how Roper Mountain Science Center has shaped careers and ignited curiosity across generations for 40 years. Get an insider's tour of this Greenville treasure which serves every elementary and middle school in Greenville County while also offering public programs like - from their popular butterfly encounter and marine touch tanks to their observatory housing North America's eighth largest refractor telescope. Learn about their exciting summer offerings, including camps where kids build robots and solve mysteries, and the new Wild Kratts exhibit that brings the popular PBS show to life. Whether you're a longtime visitor or have never experienced the mountain's magic, this episode will inspire your next science adventure.Links:Roper Mountain Science CenterPrevious Episode with the South Carolina Children's Theatre_Produced by Podcast Studio X.Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville.Get in touch.Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution.Sign up for the Simple Civics newsletter.

Katie Berry returns to The Homeschool How To Podcast with a refreshingly honest revelation about her educational transformation. Once a curriculum devotee who meticulously planned each subject for her five children, Katie now champions a dramatically different approach that has revolutionized learning in her home.The catalyst? Life's demands forced her hand when increasing work responsibilities made her traditional teaching schedule unsustainable. What began as a necessary adaptation revealed an unexpected truth: her children learned more, retained information better, and developed genuine enthusiasm when given agency over their education. From her eight-year-old narrating detailed animal facts after watching Wild Kratts to her older son eagerly sharing discoveries from science comics, the evidence was undeniable.Katie still maintains that some subjects—particularly reading—benefit from direct instruction. If a child hasn't begun reading spontaneously by age six or seven, structured phonics teaching becomes essential. But for history, science, and other subjects, she's transitioned from teacher to mentor, guiding her children toward resources while allowing them to chart their learning paths through documentaries, podcasts, books, and hands-on activities.This shift addresses a profound educational gap Katie observed when her public-schooled daughter, despite graduating with honors, called home during her first month of college having panic attacks because she didn't know how to learn independently. The checkbox mentality of traditional education hadn't prepared her for self-directed learning. By contrast, Katie's homeschooled children are developing the exact skills needed for higher education success—finding resources, managing time, and pursuing knowledge without constant direction.Are you struggling with curriculum overload or wondering if your approach is sustainable? Join us for this thought-provoking conversation about loosening the reins, trusting your children's natural curiosity, and reimagining what effective education truly means. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Excelsior Classes — live, online courses for homeschoolers taught by passionate, Christian instructors. Whether your student needs support in core subjects or wants to explore exciting electives, Excelsior offers rigorous academics in a nurturing environment. Learn more at excelsiorclasses.com! Home Grown Collective: It's time to take food security into our own hands! Responsibly grown, locally sourced, and accessible to all. This app is free and easy to use! Just download in the app store or log on at HomeGrownCollective.org to connect with local farmers, find fresh food, and support sustainable agriculture. Whether you're a consumer or a grower looking to expand your business, this platform has the tools to make it happen—commission-free sales, a social share tool, and even a farmer reimbursement program!Support the showInstagram: TheHomeschoolHowToPodcast Facebook: The Homeschool How To Podcast

Both of Eva Almos's parents were Holocaust survivors. Her mother, from Lithuania, was a kind and gentle soul who went out of her way to uplift strangers and support her daughter. But her father was the opposite: a traditional Greek man with chauvinist ideas who was hardened by the horrors of the Holocaust. The duality sent Almos into therapy, where she spent years trying to piece herself together. All this time, she was making a career in the Los Angeles entertainment industry. She's worked on numerous cartoons from the 1980s to today, including Care Bears, Pinky and the Brain and the popular current PBS show Wild Kratts. But her latest project has a very different vibe. Almos voices numerous characters in The CJN's new original audio drama, Justice: A Holocaust Zombie Story, including a survivor whose voice she styled after her late mother. To explain more about her inspiration and life, Eva Almos sat down with her old friend Ralph Benmergui for a candid conversation about the impacts of generational trauma and the new zombie audio drama, available at thecjn.ca/zombies. Credits Host: Ralph Benmergui Producer: Michael Fraiman Music: Yevhen Onoychenko Support The CJN Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to Not That Kind of Rabbi (Not sure how? Click here)

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This week's blogpost - https://bahnsen.co/3x5Xemm The Platypus Parallel: Unmasking Investor Behavior In this episode of the Thoughts on Money (TOM) podcast, host Trevor Cummings and his cohost Sean Latimer delve into the latest blog post that draws unexpected parallels between a zoo visit and investing. They discuss fun facts about animals from Trevor's family's frequent zoo visits and Wild Kratts adventures. The conversation transitions into a deeper exploration of black swan events in the market, the importance of not overreacting to such events, and the lack of a concrete 'antidote' for market downturns. They emphasize the value of enduring market volatility, likened to surviving excruciating yet non-lethal platypus venom, and how past experiences build resilience, drawing a whimsical reference to Kelly Clarkson's song 'What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger.' Practical examples of hedging, market timing, and long-term investing strategies are explored, illustrated with engaging anecdotes and market insights. 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:25 Zoo Adventures and Fun Facts 03:33 Investment Philosophy and Market Analogies 06:23 Black Swan Events and Market Timing 10:09 The Cost of Hedging and Insurance Strategies 16:12 Endurance and Long-Term Investing 21:41 Final Thoughts and Conclusion Links mentioned in this episode: http://thoughtsonmoney.com http://thebahnsengroup.com

Hey Folks welcome to Drinking Alone, With Friends! This week we start strong with a 3 person hard kombucha review, and then follow it up with a beer worthy of bathing in, a beer brought to you from the Wild Kratts, and a mysterious Jalapeño IPA. Cheers! transcription Three Handles on Our Frosty Mug of Wisdom Risk Of Rain 2 Shokz Open Ear Headphones DaymDrops Follow us: Instagram YouTube Facebook Discord  Support our Beer Buying Habits on Patreon (don't forget to subscribe to drink with Chris while he drinks a Bud Light Chelada!) Chris' Twitch Stream e(nvelope)-mail us! Click here to let Jordan know your breakfast choices Special Thanks to the following for being AWESOME! Jordan of the Wreck My Podcast! crew! Jake for being a great Friend, Twitch Mod and Trader of Beers! Sal for being the best letter writer/Tud challenger/beer sender ever! Larissa for being the ULTIMATE handle giver of the podcast! Shea for becoming a ROCKSTAR patron!

This week on The Substance, we are welcoming back a returning guest and talking about a book that has the best cover we've seen in quite some time! Courtney Ellis returns to the show and this time we are talking about her new book from InterVarsity Press, Looking Up: A Birder's Guide To Hope Through Grief. It's a beautiful book that is part memoir, part counseling session, and part sales pitch for the hobby of birding (Spoiler Alert: we have already downloaded the Merlin Bird ID app since our conversation with Courtney). We also talk coffee vs. tea, how birding has positively impacted her life (including relationships that span ideological boundaries), natural theology and why we don't need to be afraid of it, the role of her grandparents in her formation, and much more! Courtney is also the first guest we have had who has nerded out with my son about their mutual affinity for the Wild Kratts (stay tuned to the end). We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, we invite you to write a 5-star review and share it with a friend! Courtney's previous appearance on The Substance (Ep. 65)! Buy Looking Up Follow Courtney: The Thing With Feathers podcast Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Follow Us: Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Channel Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com DM on Instagram Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesubstancepod/support

2/28/24 Mike, cohost, actress Mia Bella and costar Glee Dango welcomed Canadian actor Callum Shoniker to ConversationsRadio Episode 165! Callum stars opposite Mia Bella and Glee Dango on 'Popularity Papers' on YTV in Canada! Toronto actor/voiceover artist Callum Shoniker has been acting since the age of 8 and has built an impressive resume' in film and tv. Callum currently stars as ‘Mike' alongside Mia Bella and Glee Dango on YTV's hit series ‘Popularity Papers.' He was first cast as ‘James Ginsburg' - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's son in the Focus' Feature Biopic ‘On The Basis of Sex.'  Callum can be seen in popular Netflix movies: ‘Polar' and ‘The Silence' as well as the Amazon series ‘The Boys', CBC's ‘Anne with an E,' ‘Kim's Convenience' and PBS's ‘Odd Squad'. When Callum is not in front of the camera, he is in front of a mic. A successful voiceover artist, Callum has lent his VO talents to numerous animated characters voicing lead roles in Disney Jr/ EOne's ‘Rome' in ‘PJ Masks,' ‘Prince Wednesday in ‘Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood,' and ‘Scooch Pooch' in ‘Go, Dog, Go'. He can also be heard on episodes of Nickelodeon's ‘Paw Patrol', Nick Jr's ‘Corn & Peg.' Additionally, he can be heard voicing many characters on Disney Jr's ‘Pikwik Pack,' Netflix's 'Mighty Express,' PBS Jr's ‘Elinor Wonders Why' 9Story Media's ‘Xavier Riddle' and ‘Wild Kratts'. Most notably Callum voices ‘Rocky' in the 2021 Paramount/Nickelodeon feature film ‘Paw Patrol: The Movie'. and returned to reprise his role as ‘Rocky' in the sequel ‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie' in 2023. Look for Callum in reoccurring in season 1 of Fox 21's miniseries ‘The HOTZONE' and he can be seen in TV Movies on CBC GEM ‘A Christmas Letter,' Lifetime's ‘Toying with the Holidays' and Hallmark's ‘Noel Next Door.' Catch will also be seen in the upcoming Sony Pictures' 2024 TV series ‘The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh' on Amazon Freevee. Follow Callum on Instagram @CALLUMSHONIKER Enjoy the Podcast!  

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In this exciting adventure, the PJ Masks team up with the Wild Kratts to solve the mystery of animals behaving strangely. Using their superpowers, they located the problem and save the animals, demonstrating the power of teamwork and friendship in protecting the natural world.

The Kratt brothers discover the amazing Platypus, a unique creature from Australia. With their Platypus Creature Powers, they explore its underwater world, learn about its special adaptations like webbed feet and an electric-sensitive bill, and even help a Platypus family in need, all while sharing fascinating facts about this mysterious animal.

Join the Kratt brothers as they explore Komodo Island and meet amazing Komodo dragons. They learn how these dragons have super senses, eat leftovers, and help keep their island clean, all while having exciting adventures!

by Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, illustrated by Jason Fruchter Chris and Martin go on a wild cheetah cub chase! Story starts at ~ If you'd like to support the podcast, you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donate via PayPal here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  If you are interested in purchasing this book, you can also support the podcast by using our affiliate link below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Purc⁠hase at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (also supports local bookstores!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/read-along-with-miles/message

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PBS has long been a resource for educational television programming, from classics like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, to newer series for the current generation of young people, like Wild Kratts and Martha Speaks. Here at the local level, PBS Reno also creates workshops and educational programs for use in classrooms which are often facilitated by retired teachers, including an upcoming writing contest for young people expected to receive thousands of submissions. PBS Reno's workshops and classroom programs are present throughout the state- here in Washoe County and extending well into the rural communities. On this week's episode of Renoites, Lynn Lazaro speaks with Nancy Maldonado, VP of Education at PBS Reno about their educational work and outreach. Topics include the importance of both STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and SEL (Social Emotional Learning) and how they interact, adapting a primarily in-person system to the challenges of remote learning during the height of the COVID pandemic, utilizing PBS's trusted programming alongside locally created workshops, the value of having students of different ages work together in their Reading Buddies program, PBS Reno's locally produced programs like Wild Nevada and ARTEFFECTS (which also air on PBS stations nationwide), and much more! If you'd like to learn more about PBS's education resources (which are FREE to teachers and students) please visit https://www.pbsreno.org/education/ Thank you for listening! If you have suggestions for future guests or episode topics please email conor@renoites.com and if you'd like to support the show financially you can do so at http://www.patreon.com/renoites for as little as a few dollars a month.

Felder, Surber and Hartzell get into why most fans are HartBeets; he would not go to a cockfight and he is gives grace to "go to dish" talk. Real men burn their leaves, Felder sings Wild Kratts, Surber explains the interstate to people and they talk more leaf removal and the difference between landscaping in the Midwest vs the South. Y'all like White Fang? Rate. Review. Reply. #LETSGROWSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lucas takes a pit-stop on his tour of America to join Will in discovering the phenomenon that is Wild Kratts! Will takes Lucas through a potted history of the Kratt brothers' media empire before settling on their latest, and most successful, animated venture. Want the full episode and dozens more hours of content? Join our Patreon today!

Episode #8: Wild Kratts - Wild Animal Babies by Chris and Martin and Kratt Just a dad reading books to his kids (with their help)! For Personal Use Only, But Feel Free to Share With Your Kids

Chris and Martin find a cheetah cub and activate cheetah powers. Taking care of the cub in the wild savanna was hard work! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leilani-hargreaves/support

In today's episode, I unpack a viral post on social media stating that Cocomelon is addictive. I know I am covering screen time for a second week in a row but when I posted about screen time on Instagram and used Cocomelon as an example of a TV that fit the criteria for quality TV shows, my DMs blew up! I address screen time for children under the age of 2 and answer these questions:-How much is too much screen time? -How screen time is excessive screen time?-What are the screen time rules in my home? -What can you do in your home if you just realized there is too much screen time? Today's episode is sponsored by: The team at Knowledge Kids (British Columbia's public broadcaster) has come out with a brand-new animated series for kids called Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go. It is their first original series and a great addition to their exciting slate of kids programming that includes Paw Patrol, Wild Kratts and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go is for 3-6-year-olds and is available free and commercial-free across Canada on the Knowledge Kids app and website (knowledgekids.ca). Within British Columbia, the series is also available to watch on television on the Knowledge Network station. In each episode, the trio of enthusiastic helpers tackle problems in their town, but not before they experience some hilarious flops that require them to look for different ways of unlocking a solution. Our heroes remind young viewers that even though they might feel overwhelmed as they face challenges, looking at the problem in a different way and having the resilience to try again are the keys to unlocking solutions. You can watch  Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go by clicking the link below:www.knowledgekids.ca You can watch the trailer here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psH4arXI5HUFacebook: @KnowledgeKidsInstagram: @Knowledge.Kids and @lunachipinkieThe Podcast Tackling Men's Mental HealthSimple lifestyle advice to help men and their families take action for better well-being.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

This week's categories include: US Presidents, Wild Kratts, Travel, Lego, and Musical Instruments...ALL FOR KIDS!!! https://www.patreon.com/triviaforkids Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @triviaforkidspodast If you have a question or category idea, please email us at triviaforkidspodcast@gmail.com

Another listener requested episode for you this week! Mindy & Rachel think there is one educational tool that brings the biggest bang for your buck and … it's FREE! Aubree asked for us to delve into narration and we were happy to oblige! 1:45 Homeschooling Moment of the Week: Mindy (PL knowing where Ukraine is and discussing current events) 2:00 S2E30 How to Reboot Your Day 3:30 HSMotW: Rachel (learning where Ukraine is having conversations about current events) 4:40 Topic Talk: Narration 5:05 Definition of narration 6:24 Use at any age 6:32 History of use in education 7:15 Why it is useful 8:00 How to do it 9:17 Use in special education, calling it narrative instruction 14:00 Charlotte Mason's goals 14:11 John Locke's goals 14:20 Comenius' goals 15:07 The hardest part of narration for Mindy 15:52 The hardest part of narration for Rachel 16:32 Wild Kratts 19:08 It's a gateway to conversations 19:22 Ways kids can do their narration 21:00 How to start 23:15 The more you do it, the more you benefit 27:04 Have your kids narrate where you left off in the read aloud before you start 29:03 Make It Personal: Far Bookend (have our high schoolers narrate and get a pass on writing) 29:47 Make It Personal: Near Bookend (make a commitment this week to do it once a day) 30:37 View from the (Near) Bookend: narration journals as a part of family life Bookend Homeschoolers on IG Mindy at gratefulforgrace on IG Rachel at colemountainhomeschool on IG

Happy New Year! This week in the Season 2 premiere, Jason, with new cast members Calysta and Ella, return to an old topic as we travel back down the rabbit hole of stupid laws. Featuring tangents to the television shows of our childhoods and for some reason, Helen Keller. We are back and rebooted! Tune in next week for more! ___ Thanks for listening to today's episode! Come back again soon for more great CFNC content and check out whatever we are up to now at the link below! If you enjoyed today's episode, share it with a friend and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Linktree: linktr.ee/cfncpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cfnc/message

The Children's Museum of Atlanta has new exhibits featuring "Wild Kratts', "Paw Patrol", and more; Gwinnett residents may see a pause in trash collection services; And the Gwinnett County commissioners approved a $2.07 billion budget.   #PawPatrol #ChildrensMuseumAtlanta #WildKratts  #GwinnettDailyPost #Georgia #LocalNews    #Covid19 #Coronavirus #Omicron       - -           -          -          The Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast is local news for Lawrenceville, Norcross, Duluth, and all of Gwinnett County. Register Here for your essential digital news.              This podcast was produced and published for the Gwinnett Daily Post and GwinnettDailyPost.com by BG Ad Group on 1-6-2022           For advertising inquiries, please email j.southerland@bgadgroup.com For more information be sure to visit www.bgpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Eva Almos joined me to discuss TV she watched growing up; starting voice over in Canadian radio; Rick Moranis; loving voice acting the best; re-writing a line on an audition; moving to L.A. for voice overs; studying writing with Ed Scharlach and becoming his partner; Night Heat; Tony Roasto; ALF; creating a voice; Donita Donata; Swamp Thing; Larry Sanders Show; Duckman - Jason Alexander; Secret Service Guy; Michael McKean; An American in Canada; The Blobheads; Howard Busgang; What's New Scooby Doo; Uncle Joe's Cartoon Show; mentoring future animated writers and actors; taping animated programs is better in a group; Joe Flaherty; Wild Kratts; current projects; celebrities who try their own animated series --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After a couple weeks off, we are back at it. This one was recorded remotely so you know how this roll. We do some “Honest Headlines” of the stories we read this week. Sometimes, Strip Club food really do be hittin'. What are feelings on food and sex? Ant shares tales of his vacation to Chicago with his family. 2022, Pandemic notwithstanding, is going to be a traveling ass travel year for Tee. He shares the details. We discover the cast of the Wild Kratts is not racially diverse even though the characters are. Gabe's neighbor is on some nonsense. CONTEN/TRIGGER WARNING at around the 1:26:00 mark we have a discussion about barfing. If you don't get down with such discussions, I would say dip out there for 10 minutes. SPOILER WARNING, we discuss The Last of Us Part II and it's some spoilers in there. Tee catches you up on his goings on. And we wrap it up with a visit to the mean streets of Reddit for some more AITA. Tatum l TAYREL713 l Lunchbox l Gabe LISTEN l RSS l Apple Podcast l Google Podcast l Spotify l TuneIn l Twitter l Amazon Music I YouTube l Twitch l Stitcher l Email l Amazon Wish List l Merch l Patreon I Rate This Podcast PHONE l 216-302-8763   #Cleveland #Ohio #Podcast #LiveFromThe216 #Holocaust #Silkworm #TheRZA #HonestHeadlines #StripClub #Cuisine #TheCircusandtheSideshow #TedLasso #Vacation #Chicago #Trains #LouMalnatis #Harolds #DevilDawgs #Travel #WildKratts #Neighbors #VideoGames #TLOU2 #TheLastofUsPart2 #Playstation #NaughtyDog #Parenthood #Volvo #Reddit #AITA

Jeff is joined in the studio by his 3 year-old daughter Amelia and they open the show with some light Newtonian physics review, which is not as easy as it sounds. This week's guest, Dr. Stephanie Ryan Ph.D., joins Ramble by the River to discuss her new book, her life as a working mother during the pandemic, and some of the nuances of science education with younglings. Dr. Ryan is a smart, witty, and very genuine person and it was a great conversation. We keep it pretty topical and focused primarily on science and the way science impacts the many facets of contemporary life. She gives a great explanation of what is in her book, Let's Learn About Chemistry (available on Amazon), and provides some fascinating insight into the process of creating it and bringing it to market. Jeff even presses into a few areas that are not so kid-friendly and Dr. Ryan does a good job of navigating those tricky subjects... If you are tired of seeing your kids stare blankly at a screen while they passively absorb information, get involved! Stephanie gives plenty of examples of things we can do to learn science concepts right at home, with supplies that are probably already in your cabinets. In this post-Covid world, we all need a little help figuring out how to navigate the "new normal". This podcast is a great way to start. Thank you all for being part of the Ram Fam. I love you, Jeff Links: Business inquiries/guest booking: Ramblebytheriver@gmail.com Website: https://my.captivate.fm/Ramblebytheriver.captivate.fm (Ramblebytheriver.captivate.fm) Facebook: Jeff Nesbitt (Ramble by the River)https://www.facebook.com/jeff.nesbitt.9619 (https://www.facebook.com/jeff.nesbitt.9619) Instagram: https://instagram.com/ramblebytheriver?r=nametag (@ramblebytheriver) Twitter: @RambleRiverPod Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNiZ9OBYRxF3fJ4XcsDxLeg (https://youtube.com/channel/UCNiZ9OBYRxF3fJ4XcsDxLeg) Music Credit(s): Still Fly, Revel Day. Bubblesong, Luna the Cat Topics/keywords: Education; chemistry; Let's Learn Chemistry; teaching; STEM; STEAM; learning through play; repetition; Science; technology; engineering; mathematics; art; early-childhood education; what is Science?; jargon; higher education; Neil deGrasse Tyson; Bill Nye; science-communication; easy science at home; writing a book; outdoor recreation; vaccines; RNA; DNA; traditional vaccines; historical medicine; COVID-19; infographics; Coulomb's law; magnetism; periodic table of elements; working from home; masking protocol; Fauci; memories; trauma; pandemic pod; online elementary education; mortality; talking about mortality with kids; Disney-Pixar; Soul; Inside Out; Sesame Street; Muppets; YouTube; PBS Kids; PBS; Wild Kratts; Curious George; iPad games for kids; educational games; Ozmo; PJ Masks; video games; Podmatch.com; TikTok; Instagram; 

Jeb Sheldon is not your average college student. This Washington State University junior in Agricultural Technology and Production Management is training to inherit the family Oyster business on the shores of Willapa Bay, in Southwest Washington. Jeb sat down with me to share some of the inside details of the oyster business, including the pains and frustrations that are inevitable along the way. We get to hear some insights from the early days of Spartina eradication and Jeb reflects on his high standards for land stewardship, which he credits to his years spent watching his father and grandfather always prioritize the habitat while doing business. We delved into his role as Chaplin (basically like a priest/sheriff) of his WSU fraternity and he spoke on the ways he has grown as a result of the experience, how it can be difficult to dole out punishment to his peers, but he still does it, and how quesadillas changed everything... We talk about his youthful pursuits in the performance and sporting arts; how his passion for hunting and fishing stood in stark contrast to his hatred of the theatre arts, vis-a-vis his critically-acclaimed portrayal of the seahorse in a local theatre production. We finish the conversation with a discussion of the current state of affairs in the cryptocurrency markets, and Jeff shares some of his portfolio secrets.(Ramble by the River is for entertainment only. It is not investment advice.). Jeb is a smart guy with a really bright future ahead of him. He seems to put a lot of effort into thoughtful and measured opinions and he is wise beyond his years. I had a great time making this episode, despite the insane time crunch (I usually have 10 days to edit/produce each episode, I did this one in 2 days)! I hope you enjoy it. Have a great day, Love you all, Jeff P.S. Please share, comment, and review! Topics/keywords: Oysters; aquaculture; manila clams; Willapa Bay; natural resources; heat wave; Climate Change; fraternities; Long Beach; Leadbetter State Park; Snowy plovers; tides; cooking; seafood; wild game; spartina alterniflora; Willapa National Wildlife Refuge; land stewardship; pocket-knives; hunting; conservation; elk; deer; firearm safety; waterfowl; ducks; cooking wild game; Wild Kratts; PBS; Fallow Deer; Red Stag; Missoula Children's Theater; Sid's Market; tourism; Washington State University; burrowing shrimp; Dr. Jim Durfey; Dr. Kim Patten; beef; steak; meat-smoking; Mastercraft; Mr. Beer; home-brewing; North Beach Peninsula; Covid-19; quesadillas; David Goggins; community service; technology; Dogecoin; Elon Musk; Bitcoin; Polkadot; Cardano; Ethereum; cryptocurrency; stable coins; central bank digital currency (CBDC). ----------------------------------------------------------- Links: Jeb Sheldon instagram: @px_boone Willapa National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Willapa/ (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Willapa/) -------------------------------------------------------- Business inquiries/guest booking: Ramblebytheriver@gmail.com Website: https://my.captivate.fm/Ramblebytheriver.captivate.fm (Ramblebytheriver.captivate.fm) Facebook: Jeff Nesbitt (Ramble by the River)https://www.facebook.com/jeff.nesbitt.9619 (https://www.facebook.com/jeff.nesbitt.9619) Instagram: https://instagram.com/ramblebytheriver?r=nametag (@ramblebytheriver) Twitter: @RambleRiverPod Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCNiZ9OBYRxF3fJ4XcsDxLeg (https://youtube.com/channel/UCNiZ9OBYRxF3fJ4XcsDxLeg) -------------------------------------------------------------- Music Credit(s): Still Fly, Revel Day. Long Distance Travel, Radio Night. Fields of Hope, Magnus Ringblom. Kite Lines, Mike Stringer.

At some point in the past few years, you've probably heard something on the news about the impact of beef on the environment. Why is that? Why do we hear so much about beef compared to other types of meat? How does beef production tie into climate change? Casey and Sara break some of this down in this week's episode, as well as what we can do to lessen our impact (and no, you don't have to give up your holiday weekend barbecue). Casey and Sara also share some of their nature adventures from the week, and Sara gives us a review of the television show Wild Kratts. Resources for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/algep109

Homeschooling often draws unsolicited criticism from friends, family, and strangers. Mindy & Rachel share ways to handle this as a homeschooler and these tips could apply to any other unsolicited criticism. As usual, we also share our Homeschooling Moments of the Week, provide ways to make the topic personal, and end with encouragement! 1:17 Homeschooling Moments of the Week 1:29 Wild Kratts 5:03 Topic Talk 6:29 Episode 1 of Bookend Homeschoolers “Know Your Why” 16:36 Homeschooling Facts 24:10 Make it Personal 25:31 Encouragement

Questions this week: You know you're not supposed to flush baby wipes down the toilet, right? And what the hell is a bing cherry anyway? Children's Book Review: Miss Nelson is Gaslighting. Support us on Patreon and follow us on twitter @FatherBother. And if you have a book you want us to kidify in a future episode, just shout! 

Blue Monday; Biden's Biscuit; Bitcoin; Parler gets a landing page; Uber, Lyft drivers in California sue to overturn Prop 22; Virgin Orbit; lying over text; Dan Carlin, Common Sense; Spotify's bet on podcasts is failing; Apple looks into Podcast subscriptions; Paramount becomes a Plus; Wild Kratts; the Hustler; Fitbit joins Google; Instagram Reels audio; Ben Yelin joins us to talk 1st & 5th Amendments & the Internet; Pelosi's laptop; feedback.Show notes at https://gog.show/492

In this episode, Jess and Jess discuss the interesting background and career of Linda Simensky, Head of Content Creation for PBS Kids Network. How much tv is too much tv for our kids? And does the quality outweigh the quantity? What about YouTube? Bad, Ok, Terrible? The Two Jess(es) ask this children's television expert everything! Meet Linda!As the Head of PBS KIDS Content, Linda Simensky collaborates with producers, co-production partners, PBS station programmers, and distributors throughout the development, production, post-production, broadcast and digital phases for PBS KIDS content. She leads the development of a multi-platform video content strategy, designed to respond to the quickly evolving media environment and meet the needs of current and future viewers. She spearheads new, experimental approaches for emerging platforms to engage kids and support their learning, developing a slate of content that represents the next generation of children. Linda’s efforts in transforming PBS KIDS’ lineup for children over the past several years have brought PBS to the forefront of the children’s media space. The American public rates PBS KIDS as the most trusted educational media brand for children, and PBS KIDS programs consistently rank highly with moms and preschoolers. PBS KIDS has been named Channel of the Year in Kidscreen’s broadcasting awards for five out of the past seven years. Since joining PBS in 2003, Linda has worked with renowned producers to develop hit shows that now reach 72% of all kids ages 2-8 in the U.S. – from DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and DINOSAUR TRAIN, to WILD KRATTS and ODD SQUAD. Before joining PBS, Linda was Senior Vice President of Original Animation for Cartoon Network, where she oversaw development and series production of "The Powerpuff Girls," among others. She began her career working for nine years at Nickelodeon, where she helped build the animation department and launch the popular series "Rugrats," "Doug" and "The Ren & Stimpy Show." Linda is a frequent speaker and writer on the topic of children’s programming; she has presented at numerous animation and television conferences and her work has appeared in several books on animation and children’s media. She also teaches a course on “Contemporary Issues in Animation” at the University of Pennsylvania. Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

Mr. Toledano stops by to chat about his path to becoming a principal, being a father, what makes the Tobin special, and a TV show called "Wild Kratts." Then, Mr. Gordon tries his best to answer questions from our listeners.

On this episode of "Explorer's Club," we're talking about animals. Dr. Grayson Doss is a zoo vet. So, he knows all about the kinds of pets that aren’t cats and dogs. Think rats, chinchillas, lizards and turtles. Dr. Doss and Ryan McVeigh, a card-carrying reptile lover and head of the Madison Area Herpetological Society, tell us all about animals that scuttle, slither and crawl.  Then, Chris Kratt tells us about the wildest wild animals he’s ever seen. We learn about foxes, pandas, summer bugs and more. Chris is half the dynamic duo behind PBS program "Wild Kratts." Chris and his brother Martin use creature powers to discover the secret lives of animals all over the world. Want to help protect animals in North America? Check out the Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Foundation. (Guests originally appeared as part of "The Morning Show" on May 29, 2020.)

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It is officially Summer and we are in it. Even amidst COVID (or maybe especially amidst COVID) it is a bit hot and crazy this week. So, we decided to revisit an earlier episode we did about how to work with your kids when they are whining. Enjoy!As always, thank you for listening to Growing Up With Kids. If you are encouraged, learn something helpful, and/or get a good laugh out of this podcast, please share with a friend who would benefit from this episode.-- R&DWe all know what it is like to be around (or related to) kids who whine. During this week's episode we dive into the heart underneath whining and some practical ways to work with our kids to reduce it from their "repertoire."We talk about:The root of whining.How whining is a normal part of childhood development, so we don't have to beat ourselves up when our kids do it.Common parental responses to whining--both good and bad ones.How we, unfortunately, model whining sometimes.How our kids whining makes us feel--in our home and in public.How we can build trust and develop healthy boundaries for our kids.There is also an extended horse analogy you don't want to miss!The Stat of the Week is inspired by our least favorite PBS character, but we focus more on the PBS Kids shows we really enjoy: Odd Squad, Dinosaur Train, Wild Kratts, and Sesame Street.

Thank you for listening to Growing Up With Kids. If you are encouraged, learn something helpful, and/or get a good laugh out of this podcast, please share with a friend who would benefit from this episode.We all know what it is like to be around (or related to) kids who whine. During this week's episode we dive into the heart underneath whining and some practical ways to work with our kids to reduce it from their "repertoire."We talk about:The root of whining.How whining is a normal part of childhood development, so we don't have to beat ourselves up when our kids do it.Common parental responses to whining--both good and bad ones.How we, unfortunately, model whining sometimes.How our kids whining makes us feel--in our home and in public.How we can build trust and develop healthy boundaries for our kids.There is also an extended horse analogy you don't want to miss!The Stat of the Week is inspired by our least favorite PBS character, but we focus more on the PBS Kids shows we really enjoy: Odd Squad, Dinosaur Train, Wild Kratts, and Sesame Street.We truly appreciate you listening! Please take a minute to share this episode with a friend who might be encouraged by this conversation or who just needs a good laugh at our expense.Also, please join our Growing Up with Kids Facebook group and engage in the encouraging conversation about the heart of marriage and parenting.

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Sandra Samoska tells us how she dealt with her dogs having a romantic interlude that went on too long. She is loving her T-shirt that says "Sorry I'm late, I didn't want to come." She shares with a a crazy coincidence and the best advice she's ever been given.  Find Sandra on her blog, Outnumbered by Sandra Samoska. Follow Sandra on her Facebook page, Outnumbered by Sandra Samoska, Instagram @outnumberedbysandrasamoska, and Twitter @outnumbrd4kids. Subscribe to the show so you don't miss a laugh! Follow Fancy Free on Instagram, & Facebook. Request to join the Fancy Free Facebook group and go answer the question of the week!   Transcript: Joanne Jarrett: You are listening to the Fancy Free Podcast, where my girlfriends and I tell our most embarrassing, funny stories so that we all feel less alone in our imperfections. I'm Joanne Jarrett. And today I have with me a new friend that I met through a writer's group I'm a part of on Facebook. Her name is Sandra Samoska and Sandra is a writer, blogger, wife, mom of four, and a doer of all things. So she and I have a lot in common I think. She writes about faith and family and she teaches a women's Bible study and she spends most of her time caring for her little and not so little anymore people. Sandra, thank you so much for joining me on the show today. Sandra Samoska: Oh, absolutely. Thank you for inviting me. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah, so much fun. Well, fill in the blanks. What did I miss about who you are and what you do? Sandra Samoska: I am a stay at home mom. I'm married. I have four children. I met my husband in junior high. Joanne Jarrett: What? Oh. Sandra Samoska: Is that insane, or what? Joanne Jarrett: Yes. Sandra Samoska: We went to high school together and started dating our senior year and then we ended up going to two different colleges but stuck with it, with one another and got married almost 16 years ago now. Before I had kids, I actually did have a life. I was in journalism. I did journalism for a little bit and then after I got married, we moved. I started working at a consulting company for the oil and gas industry, which that's kind of what you do in Houston is oil and gas. And then after I started having children, I decided to stay home with them and luckily I still have a position with that company as a consultant. So I still have my adult time where I can kind of use my brain for something other than kids' schedules. And then I got into writing for fun, not just for work and journalism. Back when my youngest was little, my husband finally said, "You love to write, you should do something." And I did. Joanne Jarrett: As you know, the point of this podcast is to take someone who looks like they have it completely all together from the outside and show our listeners that nobody as this fancy as they look. So we can all feel a little less alone in our imperfections. What not so fancy story do you have for us today? Sandra Samoska: I have a lot of not so fancy stories. It's kind of embarrassing, but there was one that I just, every time I think about it, it makes me laugh out loud and people actually bring it up to me sometimes when we're in casual conversation, which isn't awkward at all. So, we have dogs and I don't know if you have dogs, we're a dog family. Joanne Jarrett: We have one dog, so we have singular dog. Sandra Samoska: Just the one? Oh, I'm so jealous. Joanne Jarrett: Well I decided I might need to get her a dog and then I dog sat for two weeks for another golden doodle and they didn't do anything together. I was like, "She does not need a dog." Sandra Samoska: That's smart. You tested it out first. I love that. It's wisdom. Joanne Jarrett: It was a happy accident. But it worked out for me. So you have multiple dogs. How many and what kinds? Sandra Samoska: Currently we just have two, which is great. When this particular embarrassing thing happened though, we had three, and before that we had had four. So we're slowly moving down to a more manageable, I feel like, number. Right now we have two, they're called black mouth cur, which is a hunting dog. My husband likes to hunt. Unfortunately, he likes to go hunting without his hunting dogs, which makes me a little bit upset because I feel like that's why he got them in the first place. Sandra Samoska: About three years ago we had three dogs. We had the two we had now and one older one that my husband had gotten before we got married. And the older one, her name was Rose, she was about 50 pounds, 15 years old, and she kind of had that, I'm queen of my domain and everything I see attitude, she mostly hated everybody except for my husband. She wasn't mean, but she was just kind of like disdainful, you know? We were all just kind of existing in her space. Joanne Jarrett: Like a cat? Like kind of just, I'm too good for you standoffish? Sandra Samoska: Yeah, very much. Very much like that. But she was like getting old and she had, you know, was partially deaf and arthritis and her legs would go out from under her and we were just like, "It's okay, Rose. Just hang on." You know? So we had her and then we thought that she needed friends and so we got a second dog and his name is Davey and he's a black mouth cur and he is super sweet but very, very deeply stupid. He's just a very dumb dog. But I mean like super sweet. Sandra Samoska: Like he loves us but just not smart. And he was kind of afraid of Rose and he would like slink under the table if she looked at him. So they weren't like friends by any means, but that's okay. We loved Davey. And then we got a third dog and her name is Jill. And Jill, even though that she's the same breed as Davey, she's a lot smaller. So she's only 35 pounds. And my husband assured me when we got her, super awesome, important breed and really amazing. And wouldn't it be wonderful if we could breed her one day, which I was not a fan of, but I was like, okay. But Jill felt like she should be the queen of the house. And even though she was kind of usually content to let Rose be the puppet queen, she kind of ruled from the shadows. Sandra Samoska: So we kind of had this interesting emotional dynamic going on. Now Rose and Davey, the older one and the boy, they were both fixed, because Rose had been a rescue dog and Davey was really too dumb to breed. But Jill was not fixed because my husband and my daughter ganged up on me and they were like, "No, puppies, wouldn't it be wonderful?" And I thought, "No." But okay, so we've kind of let that go. So Jill was not fixed. So Jill goes into heat right? And is like an emotional powder keg. I had no idea this was a thing. But dogs get hormonal too. Joanne Jarrett: Oh, no, really? Uck! I just thought about their period going everywhere. Does that happen too? Sandra Samoska: That happened, and someone suggested some kind of doggy pad and I said, "No, I'm drawing the line. I'm not changing a dog pad, the dog must go outside during this time period." It was ridiculous, like ridiculous. But before the bleeding starts is like this PMS period for dogs. Joanne Jarrett: Right, while they're fertile. Sandra Samoska: Right. Joanne Jarrett: Oh, gosh. Sandra Samoska: And so it made her super cranky, not with people, but she had less tolerance for Rose's shenanigans. Joanne Jarrett: Oh no. Sandra Samoska: So one morning I had gotten two of my older children onto the bus and I was starting to kind of get breakfast for the younger two and my husband's getting ready for work and evidently Rose, the older dog, looked sideways at Jill and Jill decided to take offense and like charged in and jumped on Rose and they start wrestling in the living room and everything. And even though Rose is bigger, she's not as strong and so, fur is flying and my husband comes in and breaks them up and sends Jill outside. And so, we're kind of trying to tend to Rose who, I mean she wasn't seriously injured, but it was a little bit shell-shocked. It was crazy. And we sent Davey, Davey, who's like in love with Jill, we sent him outside. We're like, "Okay, y'all go outside, let us take care of the older dog." Joanne Jarrett: Calm her down, Davey. Sandra Samoska: Right. Calm her down. Like you need to talk her through this because she's having a moment. And so my husband leaves, he really abandoned me on the field, it's how I feel at that moment. But he goes to work because that's what he does. And I'm kind of taking care of the kids and I look out the back window and I see that Davey apparently has gotten excited by the girl on girl fight and he's trying to mount Jill and he doesn't know what to do because he's very dumb and he's like on her back and on her leg and on her face and I don't even know. Joanne Jarrett: Oh, my goodness. Sandra Samoska: And I look out there, and I'm like, "Well, Jill can handle herself. Clearly she knows what she's doing. I'm just going to let that go because I'm not a dating service for dogs. So that is not my job." Joanne Jarrett: I got other things to do. Sandra Samoska: Exactly. So I go and I keep kind of caring for the kids. That's what I do. And a little bit later I kind of hear this weird noise coming from the laundry room, which is where we have a doggy door, that goes into our backyard and we can shut the door into the rest of the house so that the dogs can't come in. And so I hear this weird noise coming from the laundry room and I kind of opened the door and Jill is standing really still with like this weird look on her face right inside the doggy door. And I'm like, "What's going on? Are you okay?" And I get closer and I see Davey standing outside the door and they are attached like through the doggy door, Joanne, and they're attached together. Joanne Jarrett: Oh, no way. How did they even do that? Sandra Samoska: What? Thank you! Right? Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. What are the odds? They have to be infinitesimally small. Sandra Samoska: They're like fused at the inappropriate place, through the doggy door. I was like, "What do I do?" And so, my kids are coming, "Mom, what's happening?" "No, no, stay back. You don't need to see this." And I call my husband and I'm like, "Okay, this seriously, one, this is your fault. Like these dogs are yours. You left me. These are totally your fault. And what do I do with these dogs stuck together? Do I pull them apart? Like I don't want to get in the middle of that." Joanne Jarrett: That's right. There are so many reasons why that could be a bad idea. Sandra Samoska: Right? I don't want to break anything. I don't know. So my husband, who is giggling inappropriately, he's like, "I don't know, call our friend." We have a friend that's a vet. And so I said okay. So I hang up with him and I call my friend's cell phone, who's a vet. And she of course doesn't answer because she has a life. Joanne Jarrett: She's busy being a vet. Sandra Samoska: She's busy working. And so I said, "Okay. So my sister works for a different vet." And so I called my sister's office thinking, "Okay, well maybe I can get some help over there." And luckily a doctor actually answers, which what are the odds, right? Usually the doctors don't answer the phone. Joanne Jarrett: Man, that was lucky. Sandra Samoska: But he answered and I didn't know him. But he's like, "Okay, what can I help you with?" And I said, "Okay, well, so my dogs are kind of stuck together. Their bottoms won't come apart." And I'm thinking, "Please for the love do not make me use the word dog penis in this conversation. Don't." Joanne Jarrett: Did you feel like you had to reassure him first, "This Is not a prank phone call." I really literally need help with this. I'll send you a picture if you need photographic evidence. Sandra Samoska: I'm like, "I don't know what to do and I have this problem and they are stuck." And he's like, "Oh, okay. Well, how long have they been stuck together?" I'm like, "I mean, I don't know. Like a few minutes maybe. I don't know." And I'm thinking like my whole life really. Joanne Jarrett: Less than an hour, more than 30 seconds. Sandra Samoska: Okay, I've been staring at this atrocity forever now. I don't know how long. And he said, "Okay, well, they should probably separate on their own in a minute or two, but hold on, let me check something." And he kind of, I don't know, Google search, ask a friend. I'm not sure what he does. Joanne Jarrett: Uh-huh. Whipped out the textbook. Sandra Samoska: He says, "Well, unfortunately it could take an hour or two. And I'm like, "Okay, what?" Joanne Jarrett: What? Are you kidding me? Jill is like, "I cannot do this for an hour." Sandra Samoska: I know, like the look on her face. I just, I was like, "I'm sorry, baby, I don't know what to do for you." So the doctor said, "Well, just leave them alone." Joanne Jarrett: Did you happen to peek around at Davey? I want to know what Davey looked like. Was he smashed up against the house? Like, I can picture his jowls like smashed up along the wall of the outside of the house. Sandra Samoska: He'd like twisted his body somehow so that he was still like one leg up, you know, because he was inserted and the rest of him was like sideways. Joanne Jarrett: Okay. Neither of them are going to be able to walk for a week. Sandra Samoska: I was like, "You know, that's not comfortable." And I'm not about to shove Jill out the doggy door. I mean, I don't know. Joanne Jarrett: She's somewhat in the safety zone. You don't want to throw her back out to the wolves. Sandra Samoska: Right. She's like, "Get me away!'. So the doctor says, "Okay, well, just leave them alone and they'll come apart when they can." Like this is a thing. Like they just like get stuck like this. I'm on the phone, and I said, "Okay, well so it turns out that they're stuck together through the doggy door." Silence. There's silence on the other end of the line and the doctor's like, "So, they're tied together through the doggy door?" I was like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. So one is on the inside of the door and the other one is on the outside of the door." And I'm pretty sure he put me on mute, because it was like dead air, nothing, nothing. Joanne Jarrett: I'm crying. Sandra Samoska: I mean, Joanne, the kids are coming in, "Mom, what's Jill doing?" I'm like, "Stay back, stay back." And I'm listening to this dead air. Joanne Jarrett: I am not ready to have the birds and the bees conversation with you guys right now. Sandra Samoska: Right! And the doctor comes back and I kid you not. He says, "Okay, first you need to take a picture. Because, that's hilarious." Joanne Jarrett: You're like, "Oh yeah, veterinarians are humans too." Sandra Samoska: Oh my gosh. So then he's like, "There's nothing you can do just that's all. That's all I have for you." And we hang up. And like 20 minutes later my sister calls and she's like, "Oh yeah, the whole office is laughing at you right now. Right this minute. Our whole entire ... the doctor got off the phone with you and was like, 'Let me tell you what's happening.'" Joanne Jarrett: Productivity has come to a screeching halt while we laugh about what's going on in Sandra's home right now. Sandra Samoska: It's true! And then they called their sister clinic, where my friend works and I get a phone call from my friend, the vet, saying, "Hey, I heard you had an eventful morning." Joanne Jarrett: So now the veterinarian's offices are calling each other. Sandra Samoska: They are. They're just like, "let me tell you about what happened." And they're all, "Did you get a picture?" I'm like, "No, pervert. I did not take a picture." Joanne Jarrett: You're like, "Must she lose all of her dignity in one day?" Sandra Samoska: Oh my gosh. I feel like that would be like doggy porn. Like, I don't know. There's probably some kind of watch dog out there for that. Joanne Jarrett: Apparently that's where you draw the line. Sandra Samoska: It was fantastic. Joanne Jarrett: Oh my gosh, I have to blow my nose. I'm a mess over here. Oh, that's so hilarious. So how much longer did it take before they separated? Sandra Samoska: They got separate really not too much longer, and then she kind of went and took a nap and I'm pretty sure Davey went and found a beer. I'm pretty sure he had to go find a beer. Joanne Jarrett: And a cigarette. Oh my gosh. Sandra Samoska: Amazing. Joanne Jarrett: Wow. That is awesome and hilarious. I love, I love that the veterinarian's offices were calling each other like, "You guys will never believe this. This will surely make your day." Sandra Samoska: Right? Joanne Jarrett: So there's some kind of anatomy issue where there's a ... thank God that doesn't happen to humans where there's a ... what the heck? I mean, I'm a physician, so I'm like, I thought I was pretty up on anatomy. Although I did have to look up dog anatomy when I wasn't sure if my dog had a vaginal infection or a bladder infection and it turns out they pee through their vagina. Did you know that? I'm like, what? Sandra Samoska: I did not. Joanne Jarrett: Well, I mean, I Googled it, so I could be wrong. If you're a veterinarian out there, and I'm wrong, email me. But I was like, that seems like an odd design. I mean, I guess I understand why they would... Getting stuck together ensures a more effective transfer of genetic material. You know? Sandra Samoska: Seems like an odd design to me, but I'm not in charge. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah, we're not in charge. Thank goodness. I don't want to be in charge. Especially of stuff like that. Oh, that's so amazing. I love it so much. Poor Jill. Sandra Samoska: Poor Jill, poor me. Joanne Jarrett: So how was their relationship after that? I'm wondering, you said Jill was pretty smart, so she probably knew it was Davey back there. Sandra Samoska: Yeah, they're fine. We got her fixed shortly thereafter, because I said, "I'm going to have to draw a line here. This cannot happen again." Joanne Jarrett: We can't keep getting these two clowns stuck together. Sandra Samoska: This is not what I signed up for when I decided to stay home with my children. This was not in the job description. I'm done with this. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. Sandra Samoska: So now they coexist very peacefully. Joanne Jarrett: I wonder if Jill have nightmares about it. Davey's like, "Why do I love looking at the back of the house so much? What is going on with my brain?" Sandra Samoska: Well, now she'll sit in the laundry room with her head out the doggy door and block Davey from coming inside because he still slightly scared of her. She sticks her head out and is like, "No." Joanne Jarrett: She is a smart dog. She's like, "I am not going to be caught unawares with my bottom anywhere near that doggy door ever again. In fact, you have to give me the password before I let you in here." Sandra Samoska: Oh gosh. Joanne Jarrett: That is great. I love it. Oh gosh. Yeah. So many things. So many things in parenthood and domestic life are like, I could say I look at my husband probably every week and go, "This is not something I signed up for." I really, the things that happen, but I think that one takes the cake. So now, every time I think I didn't sign up for this, I'll just think about you trying to figure out what to do with your poor dogs through the wall of the house. Sandra Samoska: At least I'm not having to explain to my children about the dogs and their reproductive system. Joanne Jarrett: Okay. So now that we're talking about reproductive systems, you have another sort of reproductive system related story regarding Sunday school teachers. Can you tell me about that? Sandra Samoska: Oh my gosh. Okay. So we go to this church and we love it there. My husband's gone there since he was a child and my in-laws go there. And so it's wonderful. We love it. But when my oldest daughter, when she was, I'm guessing maybe two or so, we had her in Sunday school, so she would go to Sunday school while we were in service. And one day I went to go pick her up from Sunday school and the teacher, she's like, "I need to talk to you." I said, "Okay." And so she kind of steps out of the classroom away from all the other children- Joanne Jarrett: Don't you hate hearing that? It's like, "Oh no." Sandra Samoska: Worst nightmare, right. You know something horrible happened. And she said, "So your daughter was talking about this show she watches with the crack brothers and she said they had power dicks." Wait, what? The what? And she said, "You know the crack brothers with power dicks?" No, no, no, no, no. And she said, "Oh yes, that's what she said." And the little boy next to her, when the teacher tried to say, "Oh no, I'm sure that's not what they're called." The little boy next to her said, "Oh yeah, dicks, you know dicks." So she's looking at me and like what are you showing your children, you crazy woman? And I was like, "No, it's on PBS. It's educational." And she's like, "What?" "No, no. So do you know the Kratt brothers, the Wild Kratts, it's a show about animals and kids and they have power discs, discs." And she's just looking at me. It's on PBS. I promise. Joanne Jarrett: That reminds me of one time I took my oldest daughter was, I think she was right around two years old, because my youngest daughter was still in a baby bucket and they're 22 months apart. I took her to the story time at the library and the librarian was reading this about a duck and she said, "Can any of you children think of a word that rhymes with duck?" And so my total extrovert, verbal, engaged two year old yells the F word out at the top of her lungs. And I'm like, it's crickets, total silence. The librarian looks at me like, "Oh my mistake." And then she just kept on reading and I was like, "Okay, how do I play this?" Because, my daughter does not hear that word at home, but probably some people in there are thinking, "Well, of course she hears that word at home." I was like, "No, she's just a really smart little girl and she picked a consonant out of the air, right?" Sandra Samoska: A consonant, yes, oh my God. Joanne Jarrett: I was like, "If I gather my kids up and run out of here, then they're going to really think that we are doing some crazy shenanigans at home. So I'm just going to sit here and try to recover my dignity." But I never went back to story time again. That was it, first and last time. Sandra Samoska: I mean, no, you're labeled, they put your picture on the wall. Joanne Jarrett: I like those don't accept a check from this woman. Do not allow this woman or her child to come to story time. Oh Lord have mercy. This is my 20th podcast interview I think. And you're the first person who's ever made me cry. Sandra Samoska: I'm so glad to hear it. Joanne Jarrett: My nose is just like dripping. And one of the reasons why I love to tell embarrassing stories to other people is because when people tell me their embarrassing stories, then it's like I keep it as a gem in the back of my head and it'll come back to me at random times and I'll just start laughing out loud and my kids know this about me. So they're like, "Which one are you laughing about now, Mom?" Jill and Davey are forever going to live in the little funny story area of my brain to be surfaced at random times throughout the rest of my life. Sandra Samoska: I'm so glad to hear it. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. So you've given me a great gift. Joanne Jarrett: Okay well now that I've recovered my composure somewhat and I'm breathing normally again, what have you been loving lately that you think the listeners would love too? Sandra Samoska: My very favorite thing that I own right now, this is a silly thing, it's not really serious, but my husband bought me a T-shirt and it says, "I'm sorry I'm late. I didn't want to come." And he bought it for me because I'm slightly introverted. And for the most part, I prefer to be at my home. I have to go places all the time because I'm one of those people that volunteer for a lot of things and just I'm always going and doing things. And so it's coming so handy because I wear it all the time. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. Well I think you and I are the same person. Like I am the sociable introvert that can't say no. They'll make an announcement at church. "Oh, we're looking for Awana's leaders." And my husband's like gripping my hand so tight. Like, "Don't you dare, you just keep your mouth shut." You know? Because if I volunteer for something then I'll be like, "I'm all out of words. I can't do this today. What is wrong with me? Why did I volunteer?" Sandra Samoska: Yes. And it's exhausting. And you finally get home and you just lay on the couch in your pajamas. Don't talk to me. Joanne Jarrett: Exactly. Like I know I look like I'm here, but I'm not here. I'm alone in my head and I can't come out right now. You have four kids. So that's a lot for an introvert. And I'm an extreme introvert, but I'm very sociable, so I don't mean to be deceptive, but people don't realize that I'm an introvert until I explain what I've got going on. I guess it's complicated. But anyway, sounds like maybe that's what you're like too. And I have one extremely extroverted child who needs a lot of face to face engagement. Joanne Jarrett: And I finally had to start saying like, "What's more important? I need to give my daughter what she needs." And my husband's pretty much like that too. And I need to give my husband what he needs so I have to cut way back on all of these people pleasing things that I'm doing that aren't as significant to the lives and souls of my loved ones. You know? Have you kind of experienced that too with four kids in your house? Sandra Samoska: Yes, I can totally relate to that. And I think as they're getting older, some of it is getting a easier because more of them are in school. And so I have these pockets of time where I literally schedule alone time. No. Joanne Jarrett: So smart. Sandra Samoska: So that I can like recharge and I try really hard not to put tasks in there. I don't know if you're like this, but I'm kind of a doer, I like to check things off my list, [inaudible 00:25:26] done. Joanne Jarrett: Heck yeah. Sandra Samoska: But you only have so much time. Joanne Jarrett: That's the reason why I'm late everywhere I go because I'm also an optimist. So I'm like, "Oh, I have to leave in five minutes, let me unload the dishwasher and forward the laundry." And then I'm late. And I'm like, "Oh." I did not mean to be disrespectful of whoever's waiting for me. But I just feel like I always have to be doing two or three things all at once. Sandra Samoska: Yes, I'm the same way. And so I had to start scheduling alone time so that I could fulfill my obligations that I'd already committed to, but not be completely shut off from the kids. Because I, just like you, I have a daughter who, she is very, she needs to be all up in your business all the time. You know? She likes affection and she likes to be with you. And if I'm sitting on the couch, she's sitting on me. So if I'm going to be able to like, like you said, be emotionally available to her then I really have to kind of schedule my quiet time so to speak. Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. Your recharge. Yeah. I feel like right now, in this stage of life, the inside of my car is my favorite place because it's like my sensory deprivation chamber. Obviously when I'm in there by myself, not when I'm in there with my kids, but we're to this stage now where I have to take my kids places that then I don't have to be in there with them. So I'll go to the library or I'll just stay in my car and have my "office hours" where I'm doing whatever I feel like I need to be doing. But I'm getting quiet inside my own head and I can totally control the atmosphere and that has ... it's so important. It's so, so, so important. Do you have any crazy coincidences that you could share with us? Sandra Samoska: Sure. Yeah. So this happened fairly recently, I was trying to put together a book proposal. So I'm trying to write a book. Joanne Jarrett: Good for you. Sandra Samoska: And I was kind of doing some research online and what I was coming across was suggesting going to writing conferences so that you can meet with other people who are involved in your craft and develop it- Joanne Jarrett: Yeah. Network. Sandra Samoska: Right. Exactly. And so I thought, "Okay, well we live here in Houston and obviously I'm a stay at home mom so we have one income so I'm not going to be able to fly all over the place and spend tons of money on the conferences." And so I do this Google search, because that's where you go when you have questions. Right? Joanne Jarrett: Heck yeah. Sandra Samoska: I Google Christian writing conferences near me. Right. And nothing comes up and I'm like, "Okay well, maybe now is not the time, I'll just have to do it another time." So I was kind of discouraged. I get in my car because it was time for me to leave to go pick up my son and I'm in the car. And it was funny because I was, you know, when I'm in the car, that's kind of my quiet time. And I was praying and I was talking to God and I was like, "You know, God, I get discouraged sometimes and I think that I need to be doing this, but I don't know how to do this. And sometimes I think I just need you to kick me in the pants. You know, God. So I just really need you to kick me in pants because I think I need you to kind of propel me a little bit." Sandra Samoska: And I have a thought, and I'm not saying that God was talking to me at that time because I did not hear a voice or anything, but I just had this thought, you know, you need to call Cindy. Cindy is a friend of mine from church who is very like, tell it like it is and she'll kick you in the pants if you need it. And I was like, "That's a good thought. Maybe I'll deal with that tomorrow." So, I went and picked up my kid and finished the day. And then the next morning I was sitting on the couch and I'm scrolling through Facebook and I see this ad for a Christian writers conference in Houston at the end of the summer. And this was like in the spring or something. Sandra Samoska: And I was like, "What?" Because sometimes I feel like God uses Google and Facebook and like has them talk to each other. Joanne Jarrett: Heck yeah. Sandra Samoska: And then like send me messages through those. Joanne Jarrett: Okay, why didn't this come up? And now all of a sudden it's popping up on my Facebook feed. This is like a personal gift for me. Sandra Samoska: Yes, super, slightly creepy, but amazing. And so I was like. So I thought about that a little bit and then I saw that Beth Moore was going to be there, which- Joanne Jarrett: Slam dunk. Got to go. Sandra Samoska: Right. I love her. And so I kind of verified it through Beth Moore's Twitter because that's where you go for your real news, to make sure it was legit. Joanne Jarrett: If you can't figure it from Facebook, then you have to cross reference with Twitter. Clearly. Sandra Samoska: That's right. That's how I get my information. Joanne Jarrett: Oh, I can tell my husband I'm not the only one, he's like, "Where'd you hear that, Facebook?" And I'm like, "Yeah." Sandra Samoska: So it must be true. I verified it with Twitter and Google. And so then I call my mother because she's my sounding board a lot. And so I'm kind of telling my mom about this crazy, creepy coincidence that had happened. And she's like, "Well, maybe you should really think about signing up for this conference." And I was like, "Well, maybe." ... And then I get a beep on my phone and I look at my phone and it's my friend Cindy just calling me out of the blue. Joanne Jarrett: No way. Sandra Samoska: Yes. Joanne Jarrett: What? Sandra Samoska: And I look at my phone- Joanne Jarrett: I was like, well maybe you should call Cindy after you hang up with your mom. No, she's calling you. Sandra Samoska: She's calling me and we don't talk a lot. We're not phone friends, you know. And so I look at it and I get back on the phone with my mom. I was like, "Mom, I got to go, God is calling me." She's like, "Well, I guess you better answer." Joanne Jarrett: That's awesome. So what did Cindy say? Sandra Samoska: Well, she was just calling because I had had a story published in a book and so she had seen that that had happened and so she wanted to just call out of the blue and congratulate me because she'd seen it and I said, "Well, I'm so glad you called. Let me tell you what's going on in my life right now." And kind of explained kind of what was going on in my conversation we've got about needing a kick in the pants and she's like, "Well, I don't know how I feel about the fact that you think I would kick you in the pants. If that's what you've been like, then sure." So I went to the conference. Joanne Jarrett: You did go to the conference. Okay. Awesome. Well you'll have to let me know when you have more information about your book. That is so exciting. I'm sure all my listeners will want to follow along with you. What is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? Sandra Samoska: The best piece of advice that I have been given actually came from my mother and she used to always say and still says it. It's the little things in life. So it's really about how it's not the big things or the super exciting moments that really make up your life. It's the little things, they kind of go in day by day. Those small little pieces of happiness or joy and those are the things that you need to cling on to and be grateful for instead of constantly waiting for the next awesome thing. Joanne Jarrett: I love it. That's such a good thing to remember and this is why one of those things you can do is keep these funny story nuggets in the back of your head and then when you feel like nothing interesting is happening, they can just roll into your mind and make you laugh out loud. One time I went to a party and my girlfriend invited all her friends from different walks of life and so it was one of those gift exchange parties. And when our number came up we had to tell our most embarrassing moment and then get our gift. And there are so many nuggets from that party. The interesting thing about that is these were women that I knew superficially and from a distance, most of them. And I left that party feeling like I knew them so much better. Joanne Jarrett: We laughed together. We kind of showed our underbellies. You know this one girl told a story about how she was in Home Depot in the morning and she had her toddler with her and she had just thrown some clothes on when she got up and she had loose soccer shorts on and she's shaped like a ballet dancer. She put her son down to pay for her item and her son was kind of trying to crawl up her leg to be picked back up and he ended up pulling her shorts down all the way to the floor and she was commando under there. So she had to bend all the way down to the floor to pick her shorts up and pull them up and then she's like, "Maybe nobody saw." Joanne Jarrett: So she looked behind her and there was a Home Depot employee standing right behind her and I'm like, "I am so sorry that that happened to you, but I am going to laugh about that off and on and as long as my brain works." I just said, "Thank you for that nugget." But anyway, I'm also kind of excited that you mentioned the whole conference thing because I have been trying to figure out a podcasting conference to go to, but I'm like you, we're one income. I live kind of in the middle of nowhere, unlike you and so I need a podcast conference that's in Spokane or Seattle. So if you're listening Facebook, Google, God, anyone. Joanne Jarrett: How can our listeners follow along with you and get more Sandra and make sure they know what's going on with you as these developments come along? Sandra Samoska: Well, I have a website where I have my blog, then that's SandraSamoska.com and then I'm most active on Facebook. My page is Outnumbered and that's kind of where I share a lot of blog posts but also just kind of like funny things that are going on in my life or things that I've noticed about life or crazy ways that God is working. It's more fun. And then I also have Twitter and Instagram, which I'm a little bit less active on because Instagram intimidates me because there's lots like pictures. But I'm getting there. Joanne Jarrett: Awesome. I will link to your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and your website in the show notes. So you guys, if you want to just figure out where to click to find more Sandra, if you're on an iPhone, go down to episode webpage and click on that and then it'll bring up all the links. And I'm sure it's similar on other things, but that's the only thing I know how to do it on. Thank you so much for being on the show with me today. It was super fun to talk to you. Sandra Samoska: I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for inviting me. Joanne Jarrett: Well, that was a lot of fun. Thank you so much for joining us today on the Fancy Free Podcast. I hope you got some good belly laughs like we did and I hope you feel less alone in your imperfections. Make sure you return next week, I have Esther Goetz as my guest and she is going to tell us some really funny stories about parenting teenagers. Remember to subscribe to the show if you're having fun with it. If you have a story to tell, please email me at notfancy@fancyfreepodcast.com I'd love to have you on the show. I promise it's not scary at all. Also, request to join the Fancy Free Facebook group. We're having a lot of fun in that group. Every week we have a different question of the week and this week, the question of the week is, what is the funniest thing your pet has ever done? Have a wonderful week and until next week, remember, no one is as fancy as they look.    

Description: Danielle chats with Saguaro National Park’s Community Engagement Coordinator Cam Juarez about the desert’s spectacular beauty and what he’s doing to ensure that Saguaro’s worldwide popularity has strong roots in the multicultural communities that surround it. You’d expect everyone in Tucson - a city sandwiched between Saguaro’s east and west districts - to be well acquainted with every inch of the park’s 91,000 acres. But Cam had never set foot in the park before becoming a ranger. Neither had many of his fellow Tucsonians. Since joining Saguaro four years ago, however, he’s extended park awareness by creating relevant and diverse programs that better reflect the region’s population. Inclusivity is another aspect of Cam’s mission to bridge the gap between the park and the people who live in its midst. To that end, Saguaro recently held a ceremony to posthumously award a civilian arrowhead to a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation. “We’re happy to be in partnership with them,” he says, “because it’s that close connection to First Nation peoples, but also to honor traditions that are millennia old.” The park’s diversity isn’t limited to humans. “We’re probably one of the most biodiverse deserts in the world,” says Cam. From dense stands of Saguaro cactus to Ponderosa pine forests to wildflower super blooms, there’s a broad range of flora to explore. The same is true of the birds, mammals, and reptiles that call the park home. “Sometimes we’ll take it for granted,” Cam says of Saguaro’s painted skies and verdant desert floor. But the more the local community interacts with the park he says, “It becomes something you want to protect.” Pair the following tips from Cam with the sample itineraries from our recent family adventure to make the most of your Saguaro National Park visit: Always check the weather! Carry more water than you think you need! If traveling in the summer, map your hikes so you finish early - before 9am! - and save trips to visitors centers for midday when the temperatures climb Winter is an amazing time for backcountry camping November through April are the busiest months and parking is limited so consider coming later in the day and plan sunset hikes Leave your pets at home as encounters with wildlife can be deadly Loop drives offer great views with pull-offs for picnicking and trails for quick hikes The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a short drive from the park and features historic collections, live plants, and desert animals such as the javelina in a zoo-like setting Danielle and Cam discuss the following: What is a Community Engagement Coordinator and why is Cam’s position important to the future of Saguaro National Park? [3:11] East vs West: What’s a rincon anyway? [7:02] Saguaro’s sky island ecosystem: what it is and how rangers protect it [7:37] The desert’s amazing biodiversity [9:15] Black bears, elf owls, and the occasional monster [10:38] Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum [13:18] What the Wild Kratts saw - or didn’t see [13:53] All about jumping cholla [16:09] Amazing facts about the park’s signature saguaro cacti [17:17] How desert creatures and humans use the saguaro while it’s alive and after it has died [20:04] Saguaro “boots” [21:40] Birds, bats, and bees help pollinate the cactus [23:15] Ceremonial uses of the saguaro fruit by the Tohono O'odham peoples [23:55] Remembering Stella Tucker, keeper of traditions at the Saguaro Fruit Harvest Camp [24:33] Waterfalls, washes, and tinajas: perennial water sources in the bimodal desert [25:40] Cam’s tips for taking in all that the park has to offer [29:28] How much water should you take with you? It’s more than you think [32:30] Cam shares his favorite park memories and invites everyone out to the desert before climate change has irreversible effects on Saguaro [35.15]   Actions: Subscribe to our podcast wherever podcasts are available or from our website https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ We also want to hear about your adventures. Email us at Hello@everybodysnps.com. You may write us a message or even record a short voice memo on your phone and then attach it to the email. You may also send comments at https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/contact. You may be featured on an upcoming episode.   Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks. Support us on Patreon Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook   Tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks

The one where Jenn and Kyle take a dive into the PBS hit show Wild Kratts. Creature Powers, Activate! Enjoy your screen time!

Learn some tricks on how to turn SCREEN time into STEM time! Cool Math Games: https://www.coolmathgames.com/ Engineering Games: https://www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/tabid/82/Default.aspx PBS Kids Games: http://pbskids.org/lab/games/ WILD KRATTS: http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/ Fun Science Demos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbfPM5Wd1REwCIBYJFIyOw DUDE PERFECT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRijo3ddMTht_IHyNSNXpNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_JVD

We cultivate an appreciation for kid stuff in the form of Wild Kratts, a PBS cartoon series about two bros who really like to look at wildlife in its natural habitat. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Wild Kratts? 16:10 -- Why is Wild Kratts so popular? 19:07 -- Would you have liked Wild Kratts if you were a kid? 21:44 -- Is Wild Kratts a sign of the apocalypse? 23:39 -- Is your irrational hatred of Wild Kratts based on jealousy, and conclusion This week's theme: "Animal” by Miike Snow. New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!

Animated Kratt Brothers Martin and Chris come to life in a classic Wild Kratts adventure! Off "To the Creature Rescue!” the Kratt Brothers activate some fan favorite Creature Power Suits to confront a comic villain. Chris Kratt joins us to discuss how Wild Kratts is so important in teaching kids about animals as well as what audience members can expect at the show on April 20!

Bonnie drops her fart putty in the dirt. The post #080 – Wild Kratts, Fart Putty, Meat Eater appeared first on The Bonnie Featuring Matt Podcast.

It's time for another chapter of Old Man Brad! This chapter I will do some tech talk about the Evistr L-53 digital recorder which is a good recorder for someone on a very tight budget. I will take a moment to geek out about Star Wars and the new merchindise that will come out on Force Friday. Lastly I will tell everyone about my boys favorite show, The Wild Kratts. Hope you enjoy the show! I'd love to hear from you send me an email to oldmanbradpodcast@gmail.com

It's time for another chapter of Old Man Brad! This chapter I will do some tech talk about the Evistr L-53 digital recorder which is a good recorder for someone on a very tight budget. I will take a moment to geek out about Star Wars and the new merchindise that will come out on Force Friday. Lastly I will tell everyone about my boys favorite show, The Wild Kratts. Hope you enjoy the show! I'd love to hear from you send me an email to oldmanbradpodcast@gmail.comTalked about in this chapter:Evistr L53 Digital Recorder

For 20 years, brothers Chris and Martin Kratt have been taking kids on adventures around the world through their TV shows, including Wild Kratts, Zoboomafoo, and Kratts' Creatures. They spent many childhood summers exploring the wilds of Vermont. In this special episode, we are sharing a Vermont Edition interview Jane did with the Kratts for her other radio show.

Todd talks about his season-end ski day while Paul goes to the Long Beach GP, but they get together to discuss Annie's newfound excitement and enthusiasm for driving. They debate choices for JX's friend Guillaume in California, and answer questions relating to car badges they'd like to change, useless car statistics, what BMW should do next and the Wild Kratts...Please support the sponsors that support us. Look up your car with Amsoil here:WWW.AMSOIL.COM/DRIVERand find everything Covercraft does at https://www.covercraft.comThanks for watching and listening; catch us on Velocity Channel for Season 1 (Saturday mornings?check your listing guide); and write to us with your debate ateverydaydrivertv@gmail.comorwww.everydaydriver.com

This week Lena wants to know more about sea turtles. We spent some time over the last few days watching videos on Youtube, reading information on websites, and we even watched an episode of one of her favorite PBS Kids shows, Wild Kratts. Here is what we learned through our research. Here are some of the sources we used in the show: Sea Turtles | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLDSea Turtles HatchingTEDed - Survival of the Sea TurtleSea Turtle FactsWWF - Sea TurtlesIf you want to suggest a topic, or contact us for any other reason, you can email me at dustin.j.stucky@gmail.com, or tweet @dustin_stucky. Thanks for listening! Thanks to www.bensound.com for the use of our theme music!

We're playing Nintendo games and 4chan hates us, woo-hoo! Round out your Labor Day long weekend with the results of our own labor, as Nintendo Free Radio 22 is on the air! New Business opens with largely Stephen-ran but group-aided impressions of Pikmin 3, as you find out who is too stupid and/or lazy to use Wii controls (hint: today's loser is editing it). Donald dipped his toes into the Wonderful 101 demo, but saved most of his love for WayForward's love letter to our collective childhoods, Ducktales Remastered, Austen is glad that a demo actually made him buy Mario and Luigi Dream Team, but finds The Bureau: XCOM Declassified perhaps a little too nutty for its own good. Mind the mess in Now Posted as we kiss a longtime piece of flamebait goodbye, then settle down for another highly animated Whatcha Watchin'. And we mean highly animated: Stephen has Wild Kratts and enough Funimation anime to choke a horse - Ouran High School Host Club, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Baka and Test and Soul Eater. Not to be undone, Austen brings his own wacky brand of anime with the incredibly psychotic Penguindrum and gets ultra-violent with Black Lagoon, while Donald attempts to ground things in reality with Wargames: WCW's Most Dangerous Matches (you call THAT reality? - Ed) and Breaking Bad. Yes, Breaking Bad. Certain incidents have caused us to evaluate the nature of the internet and the people who post on it, mostly the racists, misogynists and Anonymous in a Feature with the working title "The Internet Is For Jerks" (note: present company excluded in all examples). Finally, the Mushrooms feature much-needed takedowns of plagiarists, car salesman and the ridiculous demo limits on the eShops. Have any rebuttals for our ways of fixing the conversation on the internet? Have we missed a game that we should talk about? No matter what, send your feedback to nintendofreeradio@gmail.com or post it below. This podcast was edited by Donald Theriault. Music and trailers used under Fair Use protection. Please ignore this subliminalDRINKPEPSI message.

Tune into this week's episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions and join us for a chat with Chris Kratts, from the popular PBS show, Wild Kratts. Hear from Sylvia Binsfeld, creator of the book/DVD, Dorme - designed to ease you into a peaceful sleep and dream state. Hear what our youth critics think about the new feature film, Here Comes the Boom and learn more about how you can enter the 2013 KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Search Competition. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Julia Chestnut.

Tune into this week’s episode of KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions and join us for a chat with Chris Kratts, from the popular PBS show, Wild Kratts. Hear from Sylvia Binsfeld, creator of the book/DVD, Dorme - designed to ease you into a peaceful sleep and dream state. Hear what our youth critics think about the new feature film, Here Comes the Boom and learn more about how you can enter the 2013 KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Search Competition. Catch all this and more with your host Raven Devanney and KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Julia Chestnut.