Parenting Roundabout
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Join parenting writers Terri Mauro and Catherine Holecko for a weekly look at the things parents are talking about, complaining about, and obsessing about right now.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It turns television, library finds, and family hindsight into funny, clear-eyed conversation about parenting after children grow up.
Parenting Roundabout turns whatever Terry Morrow and Katherine Halecko are watching or noticing into a conversation about family life. Their easy back-and-forth treats television as a source of parenting case studies, especially around adult children, difficult fathers, and the…
A TV dad wants an airport speech; your kid would rather board.
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A warm roundup where kids' history, television habits, and adult children sit comfortably in the same conversation.
Parenting Roundabout uses its Thursday format as a loose, useful roundup of interests and preoccupations. Katherine Halecko highlights Honest History, including its magazines, books, and active blog for younger readers, with the magazine framed as history for kids ages 6 to 12.
A parenting lens catches Shrinking's sudden departures, rushed goodbyes, and uneasy family fallout.
Parenting Roundabout reads a downbeat Shrinking episode through the ache of children and stand-in parents pulling away. Terry Morrow and Catherine Halecko stay with the departures: Liz and Derek eye a summer in Europe, Charlie heads to Tennessee for a couple of months, Alice may…
A warm Thursday roundup on library queues, uneasy tech, and parenting wins worth keeping.
Parenting Roundabout's Thursday roundup leans into the small pleasures and minor embarrassments that make family life feel recognizable. Katherine Halecko's library hold-shelf chat gets real mileage out of the anticipation of watching a book move through the queue, especially…
A Tacky the Penguin find leads into a candid, lightly funny look at the expectations parents carry.
Parenting Roundabout uses its weekly format as a compact look at family expectations. Katherine Halecko revisits Tacky the Penguin, the scruffy bird who stands out among neat, identical penguins, and finds a shelf of follow-up books by Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger.
A relaxed holiday replay that finds its jokes in ceiling TVs, gift cards, and Black Friday shopping.
This Thanksgiving replay plays like a loose holiday hangout, moving from a dentist appointment with ceiling TVs, premium cable, and wireless headphones to the familiar ritual of gift cards and the Black Friday question.
Sharp parent-eye banter makes a fun, convoluted hour an easy listen.
On Parenting Roundabout, Terry Morrow and Katherine Halecko bring a parent-first angle to The Lowdown episode "The Devil's Mama," and they have enough here to keep the talk moving. The money-and-blood exchange, especially the "blood money" line, gets the best attention.
Parenthood and bodies, told one honest story at a time.
Terri and Catherine share a reheated episode about parenting life, focusing on Terri's story of replacing her 27-year-old microwave after it finally breaks down, leading to a trip to Home Depot with her kids.
Parenting Roundabout hosts Terry Morrow and Katherine Halecko recommend Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger's Tacky the Penguin books, including Tacky in Trouble and Tacky and the Haunted Igloo.
The Parenting Roundabout hosts discuss holiday stress and parental pressure to create perfect Thanksgiving experiences, sharing personal stories about family traditions, guilt, and practical solutions for managing expectations.
Terry and Katherine analyze episode 2 of The Lowdown called 'The Devil's Mama,' extracting parenting lessons from the violent, convoluted TV show while praising specific performances and witty dialogue.
Terry Morrow and Katherine Halecko review Shrinking Season 3, Episode 11, “And That's Our Time,” while applying parenting lessons to the characters' choices.
Hosts discuss a history magazine and resources for kids, sharing parenting insights.
The hosts discuss the TV show Lost, specifically Season 5 Episode 8 'La Fleur', analyzing Sawyer's life in Otherville.
Jeff Daniels' turn as Jimmy's father drives Parenting Roundabout's discussion of Shrinking season 3, episode 10, Bodyguard of Sadness.
["On Parenting Roundabout, Terry Morrow says he has about 500 Audible books, 12 unused credits, and one 30-hour title he bought three years ago.", "Katherine Halecko counters with a library-hold strategy for Virginia Evans's The Correspondent, where she is watching queue positions like number 92 for large print and 189 for regular print.", "Terry's other practical note is iPhone mirroring on a MacBook Air, which keeps his phone on a charger while Google Docs still interrupts freelance work with repeated phone-based verification.", "The archive pick returns to 2023 'good mom moments,' with Terry and Katherine talking about adult children, sibling support, and parenting after the kids are 33 and 36."]
Parenting Roundabout recaps Lost Season 5, Episode 7, “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham,” through Locke's attempts to leave the island.
Two parenting writers discuss the latest episode of Shrinking and Lost, analyzing them through a parenting lens.