A summer family conversation that turns AC trouble and dinner tweaks into an easy listen.
Raising the Bets stays close to ordinary family life: a broken air conditioner, replacement quotes, and dinner that still has to get on the table.
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A family podcast of pirates and penguins
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Dom and Melanie Bettinelli make family life legible through detailed weekly stories, candid domestic problem-solving, and thoughtful conversations about food and culture.
Raising the Betts turns Dom Bettinelli and Melanie Bettinelli's family week into a roomy conversation about household life, food, books, television, and faith.
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An air conditioner breaks; a stew needs acid; Dom and Melanie have your kind of household news.
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- a five-kid household where signing up for martial arts counts as real news
- recipe talk that remembers the missing acidity after dinner is already on the table
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A thoughtful take on a Peacock series about a nun, an ex-boyfriend, and AI.
Dom and Melanie start with a quiet Father's Day check-in, then move into a Peacock series about a nun, an ex-boyfriend, and an AI problem. The discussion is at its best when it stays with the tone.
A summer screen-time question leads into warm Catholic family talk and a lively, gently skeptical pass at Citadel.
Raising the Bets starts with a listener's summer question about tying chores and schoolwork to screen time, then settles into an easy conversation with Don and Melanie Bettinelli, with their Sunday-afternoon recording mood shaping the opening banter.
A family week, a bratwurst recipe, and an unhurried Catholic household conversation.
John and Melanie Bettinelli move through a family week shaped by a blocked ear, the first swim of the season, and three kids signed up for karate.
A kitchen-table catch-up that turns errands, reading, and routine into one easy listen.
The show settles into the Bettinellis' familiar rhythm: a Catholic couple talking through a busy week, homeschooling, and family logistics. The best passages come when ordinary errands open into memory, especially the Saturday farmers' market they have visited for years and the…
A loose Sunday-night catch-up that turns everyday family chaos into something comfortingly familiar.
Raising the Bets settles into a Sunday-night kitchen-table mood, moving from listener feedback into the wear and tear of a long day before drifting toward food and small domestic stories.
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Episodes
- 1
A message from Dom Bettinelli of Starquest
Sep 14, 2023·2m - 2
Fireworks
Still broken, still being worked around.
Jun 27, 2023·1h 4m·4 clips - 3
We Were Enemies
Hidden gemDom and Melanie kick things off with a quiet Father’s Day check-in.
Jun 20, 2023·52m·3 clips - 4
Make Your Amen Matter
Hidden gemDon Bettinelli and Melanie Bettinelli describe the posted screen-time rules they use for younger kids outside Boston, including schoolwork or summer enrichment, chores, exercise, and no whining.
Jun 13, 2023·1h 32m·2 clips - 5
Fireball Facial
Jun 6, 2023·1h 9m - 6
Shaking the Rafters
Hidden gemSwimming kicks it off.
May 30, 2023·57m·3 clips - 7
Birthday Girl
Hidden gemA busy week starts with Farmer's Market sadness.
May 23, 2023·57m·3 clips - 8
Hanging with Hounds
Sunday night, 9 p.m.
May 16, 2023·59m·4 clips - 9
Is Fiction A Waste of Time?
May 9, 2023·1h 23m - 10
Art, Trauma, and Beauty
A Catholic couple discusses spring cleaning and the challenges of keeping a dusty house while raising five kids.
Apr 25, 2023·1h 19m - 11
Seek Him
Apr 18, 2023·1h 7m - 12
Christ is Risen!
Apr 11, 2023·28m - 13
Dive Into Holy Week
Apr 4, 2023·1h 10m - 14
Jesus Wept
A Catholic couple discusses their family's envy over relatives visiting Rome and shares joys of marriage and homeschooling.
Mar 28, 2023·1h 22m - 15
Danny Boy
Mar 21, 2023·1h 15m - 16
All is Wells in Scripture
A Catholic couple shares the joys and challenges of marriage, homeschool, and family adventures near Austin.
Mar 14, 2023·1h 5m - 17
How’s Your Lent Going?
A Catholic couple shares joys and challenges of raising five kids, discussing listener feedback and their daughter's birthday.
Mar 7, 2023·1h 4m - 18
It’s Wicked Hot, Y’All
A Catholic couple discusses family life, parenting, and their experiences raising five kids in Texas.
Feb 28, 2023·1h 7m