What We’re Watching, Reading & Listening To, Summer Edition: Episode 59

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2016

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

It’s mid-July and time for an update on our summer travels! Join Meagan and Sarah for a fun conversation about cross-country road trips, flying solo with three kids, and what our families watched, listened to, read and played while on vacation. We also talk about what’s coming up for us, and for The Mom Hour, in the second half of the summer. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

Big Quiet Camping (where Meagan and family stayed in the teepee)
The Martian by Andy Weir (audio book via Audible.com)
Star Wars (the original story dramatized for radio in 1981, via Audible.com)
Gem Mountain Montana (where Meagan’s family got their sapphire mining kit)
Michael Pollan’s Netflix Documentary Series, Cooked
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Film Collection (streaming on Netflix or purchase on Amazon here)
Phrase Party app ($1.99 on iTunes)
Meagan is a guest co-host on a local morning radio show July 11-15 – listen here!!
Summer Shortcuts (Yes, We’re THAT Lazy)
Getting Organized for Summer
Travel With Kids (Or, How To Enjoy Your Own Vacation)
Keeping Kids Safe Outside This Summer
Camping With Kids (And Other Outdoor Adventures)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Okay, Sarah, I know we both want to raise caring and kind kids, but it's not always easy to identify ways to help them engage with the world generously.
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1:08.3	Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm a mom of three kids ages two, five, and seven, and I live in Southern California.
1:20.0	And I'm Megan. I am the mom of five kids ages six through 17, and I live in Michigan.
1:26.6	This is the mom hour part of the Life Listened Network.
1:30.9	Hey everyone and welcome to episode 59 of the mom hour. I am Sarah Powers and I am here
1:37.2	as always with my good friend Megan Francis. Hey Megan.
1:40.4	It's Sarah nice to talk to you again. I know it doesn't seem like we had a break to anyone else, but to us. Right. So behind the scenes, we've had a good three and a half weeks recording hiatus. So, which brings us to today's topic which is
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