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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! EURO JULES IS BACK!! The trip recap is lowkey scattered throughout the entire episode (sry), but the highlights: a Tuscany wedding, a “2 hour” drive that was actually 4.5 through scenery Jules swears is Pittsburgh adjacent (it’s a compliment??), and a new barometer for measuring the success of a trip.

But first, Alex gets sent to the mall with a box of Harrison’s returns and gets absolutely humbled at the counter (“ma’am, has this been washed?”).. so we need a ruling: can you return a shirt you already washed?!

The wedding’s pizza night spirals us into the food corner: pizza vs burgers for America’s favorite food (the official ranking has burgers & fries not at #1.. Alex is appealing the decision), mashed potatoes catch a STRAY (“it’s literally a liquid French fry”), and milk is in bags in Canada?!

We get into why traveling at 30 beats traveling at 22, and the real theme of this episode: life gets BETTER with age. Alex keeps meeting 38 year olds doing really cool things, and instead of fearing getting older.. knowing that’s when the hard work pays off.

Football is in FULL swing: Harrison made corn dogs from SCRATCH for the Red River Rivalry (the secret is dipping the dog in a cup of batter), Sooner Magic was sprinkled (BOOMER!), and the question of the week (NOT a new segment): how much football is a dad allowed to watch in a weekend? We landed on zero uninterrupted games at home.. but the better the behavior, the longer the leash hahaha.

Then the parenting corner: Tate is OFFICIALLY in need of her own suitcase (maybe a ride-on one??) and the article claiming child-led potty training is becoming a problem. We did child-led, so we have thoughts (and a Tate update: she’s batting 80-90%!!)

Plus Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife’s wedding with their kids in the front row (we’re here for it), the Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple.. aka Harrison waited 45 minutes and Alex’s head hit the pillow (point: Harrison), and we close with Harrison’s 3 jet lag tips!!

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:01:29 Can you return a shirt after washing it?!

00:03:36 Jules' Euro trip recap (kind of this really continues sporadically throughout the episode lol)

00:07:21 Did you know pizza ranks as the #1 favorite food in the United States?!

00:11:21 Why does Canadian milk come in bags?!

00:15:08 Making friends at a wedding…

00:17:34 Do you prefer traveling to big cities or small towns?!

00:19:30 Life gets better as you get older

00:22:53 Combs vs. hairbrushes for men…

00:25:43 Harrison's from-scratch corn dogs

00:28:15 Red River Rivalry (BOOMER!)

00:32:20 How much football is too much football?!

00:39:08 Austin City Limits

00:40:41 Uber safety features & preferences

00:46:43 Tate OFFICIALLY needs her own suitcase

00:47:44 Jules’ new barometer of a successful trip

00:51:58 Is child-led potty training a problem?!

00:55:58 Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife's wedding?!

00:58:30 Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple

01:01:49 Harrison's 3 jet lag tips

01:04:23 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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Sources:

*The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/08/potty-training-delay-problem/688299/

*Tobey Maguire officiated ex’s wedding: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/11/tobey-maguire-officiates-ex-wife-wedding/

*Pizza is officially America’s favorite food: https://www.ajc.com/life/according-to-a-recent-poll-pizza-is-officially-americas-favorite-food/JHGCWVWMQFGERPFL37ID4KB5PI/

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!! Anyone else keeping up with Jules’ insta story?? (bc we are and like need to book a Euro trip ASAP?!)

Alex kicks us off with her girls night recap (which apparently she already recapped to Harrison last night) (and this morning) (hahahhaha blame the margaritas). Harrison also has some thoughts on her outfit.. sorry to the audio listeners (you’ll have to use your imagination lol).

The business corner is packed this week: is Starbucks actually buying Chipotle?! Harrison breaks down the CEO shuffle and what it would mean. Nvidia is officially the most valuable company EVER. Plus, SpaceX just made a move that could make it your next cellphone carrier?? Over in AI land, Ben Affleck is suddenly everywhere talking artificial intelligence, and everyone is debating: actual tech savant or cosplay? And the Kardashians’ AI trailer confusion raises the real question of how you can even tell what’s real anymore.

THEN P (our Gen Z rep) quizzes A & H on Gen Z lingo…aura farming, crash out, it’s giving...(spoiler: their millennial-ness was showing ahahaha).

In the parenting corner, Tate is in a full language explosion, Alex is officially rebranding the “terrible twos” as the terrific twos, and we react to 5 controversial parenting takes (sweeping generalizations do NOT go over well).

And finally, the Bicker of the Week: sharing towels with your partner.. yes or HECK NO?!

Hope everyone has a great weekend :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:01:43 Alex's girls night out

00:07:38 Harrison’s thoughts on Alex's outfit (sry to audio listeners)

00:09:31 Is Starbucks buying Chipotle?!

00:14:27 Nvidia is now the most valuable company EVER?!

00:20:27 Starlink is getting into cellphone service?!

00:22:19 Ben Affleck's AI press circuit

00:24:27 The Kardashians' AI trailer confusion

00:29:18 Why you should ask "what keeps you busy?"

00:33:13 Gen Z lingo explained…

00:41:24 Rebranding the “terrible twos”

00:42:15 5 controversial parenting takes

00:51:47 Bicker of the Week: sharing towels?!

00:56:44 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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Sources:

Starbucks is Exploring Buying Chipotle: Is starbucks buying chipolte

Nvidia is now the most valuable company: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nvidia-hits-time-high-ai-013502375.html

Starling is Getting Into Cellphone Service: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starlink-mobile-carrier-radio-airwaves/

BuzzFeed 37 Contraversial Parenting Takes: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/37-controversial-parenting-opinions-spark-233101812.html

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Wea open with the homework we promised: the Jura vs. Mr. Coffee blind taste test (but also promised this section was 2.5 minutes MAX lol) Results? Closer than you'd think (about a 10% difference.. the Jura wins on ease, Mr. Coffee holds its own).

On the home front: a postpartum update - Alex's first cycle is back, the bloodwork results are in, and the TLDR is she needs iron (P has a rec, but as always its #NotMedicalAdvice). Also Tate's sleep is back to normal, fingers crossed.. she asked to go to her own bed, and we're crediting the block party. Our neighborhood did “Night Out”: street blocked off, everyone brings a dish, the firefighters come by and the kids sit in the fire trucks. Tate played SO hard. When Alex said “night night?" she said "yeah" hahaha

Then the parenting corner: the peak road trip age according to YOU is 7 to 12 (makes sense.. below seven, a park is a park lol), and the tiny habit that builds your kid's confidence: when they say "mama, LOOK".. look. Every time. They need to know they're more important than whatever you're doing.

Then Harrison's conference learnings: where consultants think GLP-1s are headed (25% of adults in the US!!) and a theory on Gen Z drinking that traces it to whoever was in college during COVID.

Plus THINGS WE DMED: the college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall.. we're reaching out to buy a spot, and we may or may not be selling our own backdrop once before the studio move lol.. And continuing rapid fire on topics: AIRBNB-GATE (65% of reviews are five stars?? the internet has questions), Utah becoming the first state to let AI prescribe medication (starting with acne.. low risk, easier access, we're watching), THIS WEEK WE LEARNED kids who walk or bike to school do measurably better in class (a 12 minute walk can last four hours into the school day!!), Lane Johnson retiring for his mental health (no stage too big to take care of yourself.. RESPECT), and the college tour road trip we're officially stealing: our neighbor drove his daughter to 16 schools up the East Coast. We have 16 years to plan ours and we've already started hahaha

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:02:33 How does the Jura coffee machine ACTUALLY compare to a Mr. Coffee?!

00:05:02 Postpartum update: first cycle back + bloodwork results

00:06:50 Tate's sleep is back to normal!! (fingers crossed)

00:08:48 Our friend's Pilates studio was robbed the week before opening..

00:12:14 The peak road trip age, according to YOU

00:12:42 Help build your kid's self confidence by doing THIS…

00:14:30 Harrison's conference learnings: GLP-1s & Gen Z drinking

00:25:06 THINGS WE DMED: The college girl selling ad space on her dorm wall

00:27:06 AIRBNB-GATE: are bad reviews disappearing?!

00:32:03 AI NEWS: Utah is now letting AI prescribe medication?!

00:34:57 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: Kids who walk to school do better in class?!

00:40:20 Lane Johnson retires for his mental health

00:44:47 Anyone else excited for their future college tour road trip?!

LOVE YOU GUYS!!

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Sources:

*Kids who walk to school: https://www.sciencenordic.com/children-and-adolescents-denmark-exercise/children-who-walk-to-school-concentrate-better/1379550

*Utah AI prescriptions: https://news.lavx.hu/article/utah-launches-first-u-s-program-letting-ai-prescribe-medication-without-direct-doctor-oversight

*AIRBNB-GATE: https://x.com/levelsio/status/2107417249216679999?s=20

*Vinyl Pilates: https://www.instagram.com/vinylpilates/

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! Quick housekeeping: Jules is officially off on her Euro trip, which means P is filling in ON THE MIC this week.. (everyone say hi to P!!)

We open with a confession: we joined the Jura cult (anyone else??? the neighbors are founding members lol) Alex gives a full review of the new coffee maker, PLUS a question that spirals us: does anyone actually know / care where their coffee beans come from? You know your wine regions.. why don't we know our coffee?

Then road trips: fresh off ours, we need to know at what age they get FUN with kids (comment when yours turned the corner!!) Like we are IN on the Fort Worth Stockyards (EVERYONE needs to make this family trip).. but the HOW of getting there isn't so great with 2 under 2(ish). And a Bicker of the Week brought to you by I-35: does the driver control the radio?!

OK listening back, this was a very Texas episode.. the big news: Tate rode her first horse!! Which opened the question we weren't ready for: are we doing horseback riding lessons? (Alex: "Do you know what a horse COSTS??") Plus Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" hit 24 weeks at number one and we have to ask: is Texas single-handedly carrying this chart? (Or is something else going on??) And the ACL mudfest: knee-deep mud, Uber drivers canceling on anyone covered in it, and honestly.. we get it (but also people need rides!!)

Then the parenting corner: the nanny share logistics you asked about (yes, there are cribs EVERYWHERE), spoiled kids aren't born they're RAISED (we get into the delayed gratification learnings and the habits we're watching in ourselves), and speaking of habits we created: Tate is sleeping in our bed, we let it happen, and we knew exactly what we were doing (one of us got in the CRIB last night, we're fine).

Finally, a hot airline take from the DMs: carry-ons should cost $25 and checked bags should be free. Think about it: every single boarding problem is a carry-on problem. Plus the ADHD pen analogy that will itch your brain, and your daily reminder to check your food labels.. this week's discovery HURT (RIP to a beloved bread for us).

Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:00:26 We joined the Jura cult (aka our review of the new coffee maker!!)

00:04:50 Does anyone ACTUALLY care where their coffee beans come from?!

00:14:17 Road trips: at what age do they get FUN with kids?!

00:19:54 Bicker of the Week: does the driver control the radio?!

00:21:46 The family trip EVERYONE needs to make: Fort Worth Stockyards

00:27:16 Should our kids take horseback riding lessons?!

00:29:43 Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas": 24 weeks at number one?!

00:35:11 ACL mudfest

00:39:28 Nanny share update: yes, there are cribs everywhere

00:41:56 Airline hot take: carry-ons should cost $25, checked bags free

00:44:03 Spoiled kids aren't born.. they're raised

00:48:56 We’ve created a habit (Tate sleeping in our bed)

00:51:12 The ADHD pen analogy

00:54:26 Daily reminder to check your food labels!!!

00:55:41 LOVE YOU GUYS!

#twoparentsandapod

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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! As you guys know, last Saturday we spoke at Dear Media by Day, and our panel was called “Having It All-ish: Career, Kids & the New Reality of Balance.” We had SO much fun up there that we knew before we left the stage: we had to bring it to you guys. So consider this the run-back.. and if you were there, act surprised lol

Here's the premise: we were told we could have it all. The career, the relationship, the family, the social life, and somehow eight hours of sleep. But like HOW?! For us, the honest answer is a system we've never fully explained on the pod until now: our FAMILY FRAMEWORK. The six buckets we value most as a couple, ranked 1 to 10, monitored constantly. When they're full, we're happy. When one dips, we don't wing it.. we name it, and we play offense.

We get into how the buckets came to be (Harrison's observation that the richest people he knew weren't the happiest.. the most balanced ones were), and then we deep dive ONE bucket (relationship) as an example (but NOTE: the same principles can be applied across all!!). You'll hear how the framework catches the slow slide before it becomes resentment, the exact language we use to bring something up without putting each other on defense, and the math for deciding where the energy goes: taking a bucket from a 3 to a 7 beats polishing a 9 to a 10. And if you're someone who gets overwhelmed easily, this might be the most useful part: "I'm overwhelmed" becomes "THIS bucket is overwhelming me," and suddenly it's solvable.

Then the career section: how having kids changed our ambition (short version: career ambition unchanged, LIFE ambition never higher), the sacrifices we have and haven't made, and the misconception we each had about kids before vs. after.

And your questions from the panel: do we still believe in balance now that we have kids (more than ever, actually), what Alex has stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood, what to do if you're scared kids will derail your career momentum, and how to decide what deserves your energy.. which turned out to literally be the buckets hahaha

Tell us in the comments: which bucket are you focused on right now?

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, and happy weekend :-)

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!

00:00:54: Why we're running the panel back for YOU (if you were there.. act surprised lol)

00:01:23 Introduction to our family framework

00:05:45 How the 6 buckets came to be…

00:09:24 Bucket deep dive: Relationship

00:14:01 How we decide which bucket gets our energy

00:15:55 THIS is why the family framework is so helpful

00:18:09 Career Q: How has having kids changed your ambition?

00:27:17 Career Q: The career sacrifices we have & haven't made since kids

00:25:09 Career Q: One misconception we had about kids.. before vs. after

00:27:03 Audience Q: Now that you have kids, do you still believe in balance?

00:28:15 Audience Q: What have you stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood?

00:29:56 Audience Q: I'm scared kids will derail my career momentum.. help?

00:33:18 Audience Q: How do I decide what deserves my energy?!

00:34:43 Our closing thoughts

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

#twoparentsandapod

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