Comebacks For “I’m Bored”

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah talk about summer boredom. We get questions about this every year — so we’re coming in early this year with some ideas for how to handle that classic, but dreaded, complaint… that no, really, there’s nothing to do. And after that, of course, we’re sharing a round of triumphs and fails. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:02.0	It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.
0:06.0	The multi-award winning series, FX's The Bear, is back for a brand new season.
0:11.0	Upon my signal, unleash hell.
0:15.0	And every second counts.
0:17.0	When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
0:21.8	FX is the bear.
0:23.1	New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.1	18 plus subscription required, Teas and C's apply.
0:30.3	There are days when you're hungry for McDonald's.
0:34.1	Then there are days when you're Big Arch hungry for McDonald's you'll get to know the difference
0:39.4	new big arch for big McDonald's hunger until 9th of september from 11 a.m., participating
0:48.3	restaurants only subject to availability. This episode contains explicit language.
0:56.2	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
1:00.1	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast. It's called The Best Advice Show.
1:03.7	And I'm Dad to Noah, who's seven, and Ami, who's four. We live in Amsterdam.
1:08.7	I'm Jamila Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's Care and Feeding Karen Tengala,
1:14.2	and moms from Naima, who is 12, and we live in Los Angeles.
1:18.8	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp.
1:19.9	All right, the family travel blog Dutch Dutch goose.
1:21.9	I'm the mom to Henry, who's 13, Oliver, who's 11, and Teddy, who's 8.
1:25.8	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
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