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Podcast title Jumping Monkeys
Website URL http://twit.tv/jm
Description Links for parents of children of all ages, and interviews with geek parents.
Updated Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:38:58 -0400
Image Jumping Monkeys: Parenting in the Digital Age
Category Technology
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Episodes

1. Jumping Monkeys 66: The Baby Name Wizard
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

The Baby Name Wizard, new Nanos, PicWash, Amuse Me Baby, and more.

Guest: Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard and creator of The Baby Name Voyager.

Call us: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com.

Spend: New Nanos

Save: PicWash

Give: Amuse Me Baby - Nursing Covers

Other links: They Might Be Giants

Audible Kids pick of the week: The True History of Little Goldenhood, by Andrew Lang, Narrated by Leo Laporte. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:02:28



2. Jumping Monkeys 65: Teen Health
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Dr. Danny Lee on adolescent obesity and Internet/video game use.

Call us: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Spend: Cooking Tongs

Save: Gaga's - rent formal wear for kids online.

Give: Princess Katie and Racer Steve’s Music Drive

Other links:

Audible pick of the week: Raising Your Spirited Child, Abridged, By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Narrated by Mary Sheedy Kurckina. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:10:50



3. Jumping Monkeys 64: InstantAmber
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Instant Amber, Fliggity, Free Coloring Book, banning cluster bombs, and more.

Guest: Matt Berman of InstantAmber

Call us: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Spend: Fliggity

Save: Free Coloring Book: The true story of Inky the Whale

Give: Survivor Corps: Sign the treaty to ban cluster bombs. Donate here.

In Palin, a New Twist in the Motherhood Debate

Audible pick of the week: Blindness , Unabridged, By Jose Saramago,Narrated by Jonathan Davis. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 49:07



4. Jumping Monkeys 63: School Anxiety
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Overcoming School Anxiety, Family Music Meltdown 2, Rather Be Shopping, Save Mr. Rogers, and more.

Guest: Diane Peters Mayer, author of the book Overcoming School Anxiety.

Call us: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Contest: Send us your tips. Make the subject line “Peanut Butter” and if we use your tip we’ll give you a code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer.

Spend: Family Music Meltdown 2

Save: Rather Be Shopping

Give: Save Mr. Rogers

Audible pick of the week: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, read by Rex Robbins. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:01:21



5. Jumping Monkeys 62: Techy Toys
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Toy B. Ville, Fantastic Contraption, Free Language Lessons, Recycline, Rickets, and more.

Guest: Darren Turbeville from Toy B. Ville

Call us: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Spend: Fantastic Contraption, $10

Save: Free Language Lessons at the BBC blog

Give: Recycline

Other links:

Audible pick of the week: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 54:51



6. Jumping Monkeys 61: Eco-Friendly Families
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Eco-Friendly Families, Darling Mummy, Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp, books, a contest, and more.

Guest: Helen Coronato, author of Eco-Fri endly Families and A Novel Idea: Stories Behind the Bookshelves

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Spend: Darling Mummy

Save: Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp

Give: What Book Got You Hooked?

Contest: Send us your parenting tech tips, spends, saves, gives. The first ten we receive on the show will receive a product code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer. Please put "peanut butter" in the subject line.

Audible pick of the week: The Amelia Bedlia Collection by Peggy Parish, read by Suzanne Toren

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:03:11



7. Jumping Monkeys 60: Comeback
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

The Comeback, Juku Couture, Laptop Lunches, back to school guide, NUI Water, Totlol, scanning digital photos, and more.

Guest: Emma Gilbey Keller, author of The Comeback, about leaving the work force to raise kids and then going back.

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Spend: Juku Couture - dolls for geeks.

Save: Laptop Lunches

Cool Mom Picks back to school guide

Give: NUI Water

Scanning Your Digital Photos

Audible pick of the week: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Listen and Join In) by Michael Rosen

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:09:07



8. Jumping Monkeys 59: The Stinky Cheese Man
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Stinky Cheese Man, Mo Willems Stuff, Rookie Moms Staycations, the gift of sight, and more.

Guests: Jon Scieszka, author of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," "The Story of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," and Guys Read

Spend: Mo Willems Stuff

Save: Rookie Moms Staycation Guides

Give: Give the Gift of Sight

Audible Kids pick of the week: Cowboy and Octopus (Unabridged) by Jon Scieszka, narrated by Mike Ferreri. Visit AudibleKids.com /jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:06:07



9. Jumping Monkeys 58: SmugMug
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

SmugMug, Peanut Butter Pointer, Thrifty Green Baby Guide, Brady's Smile, and more.

Guests: Andy Williams from SmugMug.

Spend: Peanut Butter Pointer

Save: The Thrifty Green Baby Guide

Give: Brady's Smile

Use coupon code LEOLAPORTE and get 20% off the first year of any SmugMug account.

Audible Kids pick of the week: The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Visit AudibleKids.com /jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:06:14



10. Jumping Monkeys 57: Toy Rescue
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Toy Rescue, Custom Made for Kids, Free Shipping, Date for Trees, and more.

Guests: Charles Parker and Elaine Smith (with puppets Skip and Molly) from Toy Rescue and Archivist Alison.

Spend: Custom Made for Kids: The first adventures of incredible you

Save: FreeShipping.org

Give: Date for Trees

Archivist Alison's tip: Scanning pictures into your blog

Also see: Trucktown Books

Audible Kids pick of the week: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 53:12



11. Jumping Monkeys 56: A Guy Named Dave
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

One man is trying to reduce his possessions to only 100 things by November.

Guest: Dave Bruno of GuyNamedDave.com

Spend: Doozla

Save: CardStix

Give: VeryMeri

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

AudibleKids.com pick: Miss Nelson is Missing (Unabridged) by Harry Allard, narrated by Cindy Haynes

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:12:44



12. Jumping Monkeys 55: Saving for College
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Starting the college fund, WALL-E, white noise, Spore, and more.

Guest: Jeff Frese of the Freshman Fund.

Spend: WALL-E.

Save: Free White Noise Generator.

Give: Spore Vote

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Audible pick: Boots on the Ground at Dusk (My Tribute to Pat Tillman) by Mary Tillman, Read by Mary Tillman . Visit Audible.com/monkeys to sign up for your free audio book.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:00:27



13. Jumping Monkeys 54: Car Seat Safety
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Carseats, SweetPea 3, cheap gifts, FileSwap, and more.

Guest: Kate O’Connell on Carseat Safety

Spend: SweetPea 3 from Peapod Toys

Save: Simp le Dollars hack for finding holiday gifts on the cheap.

Give: FlipSwap

Call: (707) 981–4602 to leave a message for Megan and Leo about the show, or use the "Call Me" button on JumpingMonkeys.com

Audible pick: Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner, narrated by Judy Schachner. Visit Audible.com/monkeys to sign up for your free audio book.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 59:21



14. Jumping Monkeys 53: Homeschooling
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Dana Loesch of Mamalogues on Homeschooling

Spend: Pedz Pedometer for Kids
Save: Tessy and Tab
Give: Global Giving

AudibleKids.com book of the week: The Frog and Toad Collection by Arnold Lobel. And visit Audible.com/monkeys for a free audible book.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:12:25



15. Jumping Monkeys 52: Ridley Pearson
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Peter Pan's untold backstory, Baby Steals, Circle of Friends, FreeRangeKids, and more.

Guest: Author Ridley Pearson, author of Peter and the Starcatchers (the Peter Pan prequel) with humorist Dave Barry.

Spend: Circle of Friends Bath Products

Save: BabySteals - one really great deal a day.

Give: 29Day Giving Challenge

FreeRangeKids

TuxMath

AudibleKids.com book of the week: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (read by Jim Dale). And visit Audible.com/monkeys for a free audible book.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:15:30



16. Jumping Monkeys 51: Peppers and Pollywogs
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Peppers and Pollywogs, Safety Tat, Geek Crafts, Sandra Day O'Connor, and more.

Guest: Lisa Kothari of Peppers and Pollywogs

Spend: Safety Tat

Save: Geek Crafts

Give: BabySmash

Sandra Day O'Connor announces website to teach middle schoolers civics

NY Times article: So Young and So Gadgeted

Audible pick of the week: The One and Only Shrek by William Steig Narrated by Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 50:22



17. Jumping Monkeys 50: Dr. Mike of PediaCast
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guest: Dr. Mike of Pediacast on vaccines

Spend: Insect Lore: Butterfly Garden

Save: JungleCrazy.com

Give: Fresh Air Fund

New research says women are just not interested in science.

Audible pick: AudibleKids.com and Owl Moon by Jane Yolen read by the author

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:11:54



18. Jumping Monkeys 49: Gorilla in the Greenhouse
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: Jay Golden of Gorilla in the Greenhouse

Spend: P alm Centro

Save: Turn a Doll House into a Faerie House on WikiHow

Give: Tiny Revolutionary: This Shirt Saved a Life

Audible pick: AudibleKids.com

Visit bootygoo.com and use coupon code "monkeys" for a 20% discount.

Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 50:59



19. Jumping Monkeys 48: Girl Scouts Go High Tech
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: Jamie Joyce, of Girl Scouts of the USA

Spend: Inventing Matilda

Save: Retail Me Not

Give: FAME, Foundation for African Medicine and Education

Audible Pick: Strega Nona by Tomie De Palo

Visit bootygoo.com and use coupon code "monkeys" for a 20% discount.

Full show notes available on Megan’s blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:06:19



20. Jumping Monkeys 47: Brad Stone and Jennifer Granick
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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: New York Times technology reporter Brad Stone and Electronic Frontier Foundation civil liberties director Jennifer Granick, parents of twins.

Spend: superfly kidz - handmade superhero capes

Save: Redbox - rent movies for $1/day.

Give: GreenSearch

Audible Pick: ScreamFree Parenting: The The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel

Full show notes available on Megan’s blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

Running time: 1:06:28