Jeff and Catherine dive into the curious case of Keyshawn Johnson, the former New York Jets star who pulled his son from the Nebraska football team after he was caught smoking marijuana. We also mull over loud water polo parents and wood-roaste

14: Why we (and you!) love sports

Jun 22nd, 2017 36m 2s

Jeff and Catherine devote much of the episode to explaining and analyzing our communal love of all things sports. We also discuss whether it's OK to bark at someone texting in a movie theater, and try and grasp why our daughter no longer wants

13: When organized sports ruin family together time, and the difficulty raising children with autism.

Jun 8th, 2017 29m 16s

Jeff and Catherine wonder whether the seriousness of organized youth sports is cramping summer vacation fun, and empathize with the parents of autistic kids. Catherine also makes the strongest case yet for the career of Meryl Streep, despite he

12: Paying for play, and teenage marathoners

May 25th, 2017 25m 43s

Jeff and Catherine discuss whether it's kosher for parents to pay their children for big hits and homes runs. We debate girls wearing short shorts and whether it's OK for a local running club to train young teens for the grueling 26.2 run that

11: Penn State frat nightmare, and Yankee v. ostrich

May 11th, 2017 23m 55s

Jeff and Catherine return to discuss the tragic death of a Penn State sophomore during a fraternity rush gone terribly bad. We also celebrate the life and career of Ping Bodie, the former Yankee outfielder who out-ate an ostrich.

10: Youth coaches punishing players—and parents fighting back

Oct 13th, 2016 27m 53s

Is it OK for kids to watch a presidential election when the candidates are talking infidelity and inappropriate touching? Is it OK for a youth sports coach to punish a bully with running? Is it OK that Catherine likes sushi more than Mexican fo

9: The Sports Parent Returns after a summer break

Oct 1st, 2016 27m 27s

Jeff and Catherine discuss the tragic death of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez; an excessively large 9-year-old rugby star pummels kids of the same age; a youth coach being banished to the bleachers because he kneeled during the national anthem.

8: Fat shaming, breast feeding your 5-year-old, forcing God on your kids and TV host Dawn Neufeld.

Jul 21st, 2016 38m 3s

What happens when you photograph an overweight woman in a public shower—then post the image online? Answer: A nightmare. Jeff and Catherine discuss this, as well as the impact of religious dogma on children, as well as why breast feeding a 5-ye

7: Mandatory hugging, A-Rod, Sports on Sundays and ESPN's Sage Steele

Jun 30th, 2016 44m 46s

Is it OK for your kid to not hug people? We debate the merits of Alex Rodriguez and his drug-tainted career, applaud parents who opt to not keep their kids out of Sunday sports and talk with ESPN's wonderful Sage Steele about life on the road,

6: Chely Wright, Funerals, Metal Detectors and Chinese Schools

Jun 23rd, 2016 45m 45s

Country music star Chely Wright is our special guest as we discuss the benefits (and perils) of taking children to a funeral, whether schools should have metal detectors and the crazy Chinese school schedule.

5: The highs and lows of homeschooling, the mayor who punched an umpire and special guest, former Dodgers outfield Shawn Green

Jun 16th, 2016 42m 37s

This week Jeff and Catherine debate the merits of homeschooling, discuss how to deal when your adult child is mentally ill and missing. We mock the fool who angry Tweeted against Stephen Curry's family ... and wound up losing his job and foreve

4a: Stanford Swimmer/Rapist, When your kid can't sleep because you mistakenly told him about a murder, and special guest—Lakers owner Jeanie Buss (who r-e-a-l-l-y wants to be on #DWTS).

Jun 9th, 2016 48m 39s

This week we discuss the horrifying saga of an alleged college rapist and the father pleading for leniency because his son loves Ribeye. We also discuss the lessons of Muhammad Ali, the discussions one can have with children about the zany pres

3: When Pros Refuse Autographs, Smoking Near Youth Sports Fields and NFL Linebacker A.J. Hawk

Jun 2nd, 2016 40m 55s

Jeff and Catherine are live from Studio A (OK, their bedroom closet) this week, bashing professional jocks for refusing to sign autographs for kids, and debating both athletic field smoking bans and whether an Arizona high school was right or m

2: Youth Sport Specialization, Inane Pep Talks and Major League Scout Brian Johnson

May 26th, 2016 37m 41s

Jeff and Catherine are live from Studio A this week, debating the merits of giving every kid a trophy at the end of the season and whether sport specialization is good for kids. They also speak with Major League Baseball Scout Brian Johnson abo

1: Baseball's Unwritten "Rule," Kids Growing with Sports and Olympic Volleyball Player Bev Oden

May 24th, 2016 35m 6s

Talking with Olympic volleyball player Bev Oden about how how far is too far to push a young athlete, and when is it justified. And the one-minute debate pits east coast against the west coast.

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