Episodios

  • JM 72: RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.
    Nov 15 2008

    RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.

    Our guest is Amy Wondany of RattleMe.

    Spend: Nintendo DS Smart Girls and Smart Boys Series

    Save: Save money on a memory game, use Ze Frank's free Flickr memory game instead.

    Give: Technology and Your School: What to donate and what not to donate

    Audible pick of the week: (This one is just for grown-ups) The Garden of Last Days, Unabridged, By Andre Dubus III, Narrated by Dan John Miller. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Amy Wondany

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    53 m
  • JM 71: The Mommy Docs - Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.
    Nov 9 2008

    Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.

    Our guests are Jamie A. Freishtat (Board Certified Pediatrician), M.D and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D., FAAAAI (board certified in both Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine) of MommyDocs.com They offer practical pediatric information for parents by moms (who happen to be doctors.)

    Spend: Froose, an alternative to juice.

    Save: Watch Neil Gaiman read "The Graveyard" in its entirety.

    Give: Nest

    Audible pick of the week: Classic Wizard of Oz, Unabridged, By Listen & Live Audio. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guests: Jamie A. Freishtat, M.D. and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D.

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    57 m
  • JM 70: Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.
    Nov 1 2008

    Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.

    Our guests are Amy and Marc Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting

    Spend: Lots to Say Baby

    Save: $5 Dinners

    Give: Girls on the Run

    Other links: Dad-O-Matic

    Wired Magazine: Bloggers should pull the plug

    Audible pick of the week: Homer Price, Unabridged, By Robert McCloskey, Narrated by Mike Ferreri. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guests: Amy Vachon and Marc Vachon

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    55 m
  • JM 69: Coworking - Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.
    Oct 26 2008

    Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.

    Our guest is Felicity Chapman of Cubes and Crayons

    Spend: The Manga Guide to Statistics. Here are some example pages

    Save: Gagas' Going Out of Business sale

    Give: Metal for Monsters

    Other links:

    • AAP doubles daily recommended intake of Vitamin D for kids
    • Ze Frank's YoungMeNowMe

    Audible pick of the week:
    Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Felicity Chapman

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    56 m
  • JM 68: Using Wikipedia - How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.
    Oct 19 2008

    How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more.

    Our guest is Pheobe Ayers, librarian and one of the authors of How Wikipedia Works

    Spend: The Boon Squirt

    Save: Book Closeout's Kids Section

    Give: Tiny Revolutionary's new line of Giving Tees

    Other links: DonorsChoose

    Audible pick of the week: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman read by Philip Baker Hall. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Phoebe Ayers

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    1 h y 2 m
  • JM 67: Caring Corners, EyeClops Night Vision Goggles, NaughtyCodes.com, Stinky Kids, and more.
    Oct 13 2008

    Caring Corners, EyeClops Night Vision Goggles, NaughtyCodes.com, Stinky Kids, and more.

    Spend: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles - now $72.84 at Amazon

    Save: NaughtyCodes.com

    Give: Stinky Kids

    Other links:

    • Operation SAFE CHILD
    • Treadmills Used to Play WoW

    Audible Kids pick of the week: Socks, Unabridged, by Beverly Cleary, narrated by Neil Patrick Harris. To get free audiobooks, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Jerry Perez

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    56 m
  • JM 66: The Baby Name Wizard, new Nanos, PicWash, Amuse Me Baby, and more.
    Oct 4 2008

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

    Our guest is Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard and creator of The Baby Name Voyager.

    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.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Laura Wattenberg

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    1 h y 2 m
  • JM 65: Teen Health - Adolescent obesity and Internet/video game use, Gaga's, Princess Katie and Racer Steve's Music Drive, and more.
    Sep 27 2008

    Our guest Dr. Danny Lee speaks on adolescent obesity and Internet/video game use.

    Spend: Cooking Tongs

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

    Give: Princess Katie and Racer Steve's Music Drive

    Other links:

    • Board Books 1
    • Board Books 2
    • Picture Me One, Two, & Three Books
    • Peek-A-Boo Picture Books
    • Juku Couture

    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.

    Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

    Guest: Dr. Danny Lee

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

    The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.

    Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly.

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    1 h y 11 m