Ep 33: #metoo as a parent We’re getting vulnerable today as we talk about Harvey Weinstein, #metoo, and how it all fits in to our lives as people and parents. There’s a lot of processing happening during this conversation so make some time to listen to the whole thing if you can, and let us know what you think. -- Here’s How To Talk To Kids About Sexual Violence, an interview with Tarana Burke by Britni Danielle: https://education.good.is/features/talking-me-too --Whitney’s Thing: The Creative Family Manifesto by Amanda Blake Soule http://soulemama.typepad.com/ -- Drew’s Thing: 14 Concrete Ways Men Can Help: http://tinyurl.com/y6ujfxav Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We talk about what happens to your family when school starts back up in September, and whether that month is truly a lost cause. Drew shares the many rituals his family performs on a daily and weekly basis in an attempt to keep the chaos at bay, and we discuss the general wisdom in creating a family rhythm. Plus, Whitney fangirls the return of the American-made station wagon. -- Whitney’s place: The woods. Go there with your kids. -- Drew’s place: Puerto Rico. Donate money, and then go there with yours kids. Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Ep 31: When a family takes a Sabbatical We’re back from summer break and chatty as ever. Drew reflects on his family’s sabbatical at Koinonia Farm in rural Georgia and how it changed him as a parent and a person. Whitney talks summer highlights, and we both get greedy with our Person, Place, or Thing recs. -- Koinonia Farm: https://www.koinoniafarm.org/ -- Briars in the Cotton Patch: http://www.briarsdocumentary.com/ -- Whitney’s things: Boogie Wipes (http://www.boogiewipes.com/) and On Being with John O’Donohue (https://onbeing.org/programs/john-odonohue-the-inner-landscape-of-beauty/) -- Drew’s people: former President Jimmy Carter and Vanessa Glushefski (https://www.facebook.com/VoteVanessaG/) Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We chat with Kerry Quaile, a mother and craft cocktail slinger, about her family life, challenges of parenting while working in the bar and restaurant industry, and how she manages to launch tons of new projects while raising a toddler. Plus, Drew makes a big screen-time strategy shift, Whitney’s kid is a potty-training grad, and why kids need to visit farms. Resources & Links: -- Kerry’s bars: Buffalo Proper (http://www.buffaloproper.com/) and Angelica Tea Room (http://www.angelicatearoom.com/) -- Ladies of American Distilleries: http://ladiesofamericandistilleries.com/ -- Whitney’s thing: Kind World podcast http://www.wbur.org/kindworld -- Drew’s thing: Peanuts in the shell Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Ep 29: Back from the Dead! After a longer-than-anticipated hiatus, we’re back with the podcast. We spend some time catching up, talking through Whitney’s feelings about the bomb threats against their daycare, and exploring Drew’s kid’s first health class (rite of passage!). Resources & Links: -- Whitney’s thing: I AM MOANA (the Moana movie and soundtrack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFuXETZUsI -- Drew’s thing: the phrase “I’m not going to argue with you” https://vimeo.com/145444333

Regular listeners know that one of us is a pastor and the other is not religious. Like, not at all. Today we talk more explicitly about the ways organized religion and faith shaped our childhoods and how we’re grappling with the big questions as parents. Plus, some scheduling announcements and a homework strike. Resources & Links: -- Sunday Assembly: https://www.sundayassembly.com/ -- Bart Campolo: http://bartcampolo.org/ -- Whitney’s thing: “There’s more than one way to do something well.” And this interview on the Craft-ISH podcast http://vickiehowell.com/podcast/episode-29-abby-glassenberg/ -- Drew’s thing: the board game Dixit https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

It’s a new year and parenting podcast purists might find this episode frustrating because we barely talk about our kids. In short, we have a lot of feelings about 2017 as parents, as activists, and as regular old people. -- Whitney’s thing: Roll n’ Play toddler game https://www.amazon.com/Thinkfun-Roll-Play-Board-Game/dp/B0070A9OUA -- Drew’s thing: the Icarus Project http://theicarusproject.net/ Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We talk with Melissa Leopard, founder of Tinkering School Buffalo, about creating more opportunities for kids to play freely and without adult interference, how to change the culture of play in our homes and communities, and why we shouldn’t feel guilty if we don’t want to play with our kids all the time. Plus, we are in full holiday mode and Drew comes back strong from last week’s horrible dad joke. Resources & Links: -- 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) by Gever Tulley https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Things-Should-Your-Children/dp/0451234197 -- Buffalo Tinkering School https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloWantsTinkering/ -- Pop Up Park Buffalo: http://www.popupparkbuffalo.com/ -- The Cardboard Challenge: http://cardboardchallenge.com/ -- Whitney’s thing: listening and not offering advice / It’s Not About the Nail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg -- Drew’s thing: blood and platelet donation Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

Ep 25: Foster-parenting and Adoption Drew and Whitney talk in depth about his experiences as a foster parent and adoptive parent. If you are considering fostering or adopting, currently doing it, or are close to someone who is, you will want to give this episode a listen. Plus, we ditch talking about Trump and instead discuss whether or not Zootopia’s Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde have sexual tension. #WildeHopps Resources & Links: -- Zootopia shippers are real and all around us: http://judyhopps-wilde.tumblr.com/ -- Kids Need to Be Safe (a book for kids about foster care): http://tiny.cc/8hgchy -- Whitney’s thing: empathy http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathy -- Drew’s thing: *eye roll emoji* http://tiny.cc/8hgchy Just a Phase is produced by Whitney Crispell. Theme music is “Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix)” by spinningmerkaba, and used under a Creative Commons license. Find us online at http://justaphasepodcast.tumblr.com or @justaphasepodcast

We recorded a special episode outside of our usual production schedule about the U.S. election and how we’re dealing with the aftermath. Because we needed it, and maybe you do too. We absolutely, 100% swear on this episode. And hey, call us and leave a message telling us how you’re feeling/dealing: (716) 393-9448. Resources & Links: -- Full version of the Ijeoma Olou clip we played, worth watching in its entirety: http://tiny.cc/qjesgy -- Van Jones and the White Lash: http://tiny.cc/jjesgy