Good Kids

Good Kids

Lemonada Media

We get better instructions for putting together furniture than we do for raising actual human beings. And that doesn’t even account for how to do it amid a global pandemic and civil/political unrest. That’s why Season 2 of Good Kids features a compelling mix of perspectives on child-rearing — from parents and experts, authors and actors, to "good" kids themselves — imparting wisdom for a brief, but potent, 10(ish) minutes each week. Good Kids isn’t just another parenting podcast. It’s an all-hands-on-deck discussion about what we can do to help children create a better world. Collectively.

Listen Now: Being Trans

Listen Now: Being Trans

We’re dropping something special in your feed this week- we’re reexploring BEING Trans. BEING Trans was the first series of its type when it premiered in 2022- it’s reality TV for your ears. No scripts, no interviews, just real life as it happens. The show follows four trans people as they go about their lives in Los Angeles. You’ll be there for the highs and the lows, the messy, complicated, beautiful moments that make us who we are. Trans people don’t often get to tell their own stories, in th

Feb 14, • 48:47

Listen Now: Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Listen Now: Happier with Gretchen Rubin

We are thrilled to introduce Happier with Gretchen Rubin! Each week, join #1 bestselling author Gretchen Rubin (The Happiness Project and Better Than Before) as she teams up with her sister, Elizabeth Craft, a celebrated TV writer and producer. Together, they offer practical advice, relatable stories, and actionable strategies to help you build a happier, more fulfilling life. Check out this special mini-episode for a sneak peek at what’s to come, and head to https://lemonada.lnk.to/

Jan 9, • 10:45

Introducing: Legacy Talk with Lena Waithe

Introducing: Legacy Talk with Lena Waithe

We’re thrilled to introduce you to Legacy Talk with Lena Waithe. Hosted by Emmy-winning writer, actor and producer, Lena Waithe, Legacy Talk is a series of conversations celebrating the brilliance and artistry of some of the most iconic Black women in entertainment. Join Lena as she sits down with powerhouses like Jada Pinkett Smith, Debbie Allen, and more, as they explore how these legends shaped the industry and inspired a generation. They’ll dive into their creative process, how they prepared

Nov 12, 2024 • 6:13

Listen Now: Born to Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert

Listen Now: Born to Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert

We’re excited to let you know about Lemonada Media’s newest podcast, Born To Love. Born To Love is hosted by Ellie Kemper (from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and her fantastically funny friend, Scott Eckert. Each week, Ellie and Scott bring on a beloved guest to discuss their secret passion, favorite hobbies, and anything else that lights them up, which shows a whole new side to people we think we know. Jenna Fischer is obsessed with Keanu Reeves movies, Al Roker would give anything

Oct 22, 2024 • 9:07

Listen Now: No One Is Coming to Save Us

Listen Now: No One Is Coming to Save Us

We’re dropping in your feed today to tell you about the newest season of No One Is Coming To Save Us, hosted by veteran reporter Gloria Riviera. In Season 4, we’re peeling back the layers of our nation’s most pressing challenges - intergenerational poverty, homelessness, and climate change - to uncover their deep, often surprising connections with childcare. Join us as we unravel these complex issues, revealing how they intersect and impact the future of our children.  You’re about to hear a pre

Aug 28, 2024 • 7:59

Listen Now: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown

Listen Now: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown

This week we’re dropping in your feed to tell you about a new Lemonada show, Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown. Whether we’re young or old, part of the sandwich generation or child-free, care is universal. In this seven-part series, actress and caregiver Yvette Nicole Brown looks at caregiving over the course of a lifetime, exploring the lives of everyday people, spotlighting the daily dramas, hardships and joys of caregiving across America. So many of us are caught up in the challenges of provi

Aug 21, 2024 • 7:55

Listen Now: The Inspiring Women Leadership Lab

Listen Now: The Inspiring Women Leadership Lab

We’re dropping in your feed to introduce you to Lemonada’s newest podcast– The Inspiring Women Leadership Lab, a masterclass for CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders ready to challenge the status quo. Each week, host Laurie McGraw, a leader at the intersection of healthcare, technology and innovation, talks with visionary guests like Kara Swisher, Cheryl Pegus, and Andy Slavitt to get their practical advice, inspiration, and essential tips to help women launch and lead impactful, successful

Aug 8, 2024 • 35:50

Listen Now: The High Life with Ricki Lake

Listen Now: The High Life with Ricki Lake

Hosted by Emmy-winning talk show host Ricki Lake, The High Life brings us into Ricki’s blissed-out world of joy and pleasure, featuring conversations with compelling guests who have cracked the code to living a full and vibrant life. Join Ricki as she continues her lifelong journey of self-reinvention by talking to friends and experts in the realm of healing, health and wellness such as Olympian Alexi Pappas, journalist and psychedelics expert Ernesto Londoño, and death doula Alua Arthur. She’ll

Jul 16, 2024 • 8:41

Listen Now: Pop Culture Debate Club with Aminatou Sow

Listen Now: Pop Culture Debate Club with Aminatou Sow

We’re excited to drop in your feed today to tell you about a new series from Lemonada Media and the BBC: Pop Culture Debate Club with Aminatou Sow. Being a pop culture fan naturally comes with a lot of opinions. You’ve got your favorites and you’re ready to defend your picks at a moment’s notice. That’s what Pop Culture Debate Club is all about. Each week, two notable mega-fans square off, ready to convince host Aminatou Sow that their opinion on TV, movies, and music is the only one that matter

Jun 27, 2024 • 7:59

Listen Now: The Pink House with Sam Smith

Listen Now: The Pink House with Sam Smith

We’re excited to drop in your feed today to tell you about a new Lemonada Media series called The Pink House with Sam Smith. Hosted by five-time Grammy winner Sam Smith, The Pink House is about the people and places that make us who we are. One of those places was Sam’s childhood home in the English village of Great Chishill, literally called The Pink House. It was a space of total warmth and love where Sam felt safe enough to find their voice. Each week, join Sam in conversation with icons and

Jun 13, 2024 • 6:18

Listen Now: Fail Better with David Duchovny

Listen Now: Fail Better with David Duchovny

We are dropping in your feed today to tell you about a new Lemonada Media series called Fail Better with David Duchovny. On Fail Better, David, who has experienced both low and high profile failures throughout his life, explores the vast world of failure - how it holds us back, propels us forward, and ultimately shapes our lives. Each week, he will chat with guests like Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, and more about how our perceived failures have actually been our biggest catalysts for growth, revel

May 7, 2024 • 9:55

Listen Now: The Letter Season Two

Listen Now: The Letter Season Two

The hit true-crime podcast The Letter is back for Season Two. Today, we’re dropping into your feed to offer you a sneak peek of this gripping and impactful story.  On a winter morning in 1982, two young fathers were found shot to death in a van parked outside an upscale Utah restaurant.The killer soon confessed, but his story about what happened - and why he chose violence - would create more pain, conflict, and questions for the families left in the wake of the murders. As the families of the m

Apr 16, 2024 • 14:33

Listen Now: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Listen Now: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

We’re dropping in your feed to let you know that Julia Louis-Dreyfus has returned for Season 2 of her award-winning podcast, Wiser Than Me™! Each week, she has funny, touching, personal conversations with iconic older women who are brimming with the kind of unapologetic attitude and wisdom that only comes with age. Julia sits at the feet of some extraordinary teachers this season and of course her 90-year-old mom, Judy. Tune in to laugh, cry and get wise. All Hail Old Women!    You’re about to h

Mar 27, 2024 • 29:40

Listen Now: The Dough Season Two

Listen Now: The Dough Season Two

Hey, Listeners! The team at Lemonada Media is excited to let you know that The Dough is back for Season Two! This season, host X Mayo (The Blackening, The Daily Show, Swarm) returns for weekly conversations with reality stars, entrepreneurs, financial experts…basically anyone who will get real with her about their relationship with money. We’re talking to people about the risks they take to make the dough, how they spend it, and how they save it.   You’re about to hear an episode of The Dough fe

Mar 21, 2024 • 32:28

Listen Now: Archetypes with Meghan

Listen Now: Archetypes with Meghan

Introducing Archetypes, a refreshing and dynamic podcast where Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, dives into the labels that try to hold women back. During these intimate and candid conversations with guests from around the world, we discover how these archetypes impact our everyday lives in ways big and small. With experts and historians, Meghan also uncovers how we got here in the first place – unearthing the origin of words such as ‘diva’, ‘slut’, ‘the B word’, ‘hysterical’, and many more, and as

Mar 6, 2024 • 58:35

Listen Now: When We Win

Listen Now: When We Win

Today, we are dropping in your feed to introduce you to When We Win, a new podcast from Lemonada Media that asks, is the impossible possible? What will it take to create a truly engaged democracy that represents all of us? Each week, Maya Rupert talks to some of the most incredible women of color in office today who ran against insurmountable odds and won, from the all-women city council in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress. So stop asking yourself if we can w

Feb 13, 2024 • 22:05

Listen Now: Longer Tables with José Andrés ft. Lin-Manuel Miranda

Listen Now: Longer Tables with José Andrés ft. Lin-Manuel Miranda

This week, we’re sharing a podcast with you that we know you’ll love. It’s called Longer Tables with José Andrés. Longer Tables with José Andrés explores all the ways that food shapes our world and makes us who we are. In each episode, José talks to friends from the worlds of culinary and creative arts, politics, and media: Stacey Abrams, Ron Howard, Jane Goodall, Eric Ripert, and more. He also takes listeners into his home kitchen and answers their burning culinary questions.   This week, Longe

Dec 15, 2023 • 52:42

Listen Now: Pressure Cooker

Listen Now: Pressure Cooker

We are dropping in your feed to share “Pressure Cooker”. Feeding a family is among the most basic of human responsibilities. So why do we so often feel like we’re failing at it? On Pressure Cooker, veteran journalists Jane Black and Liz Dunn dish out empathy and common-sense strategies for busy parents navigating manipulative marketing messages, impossible cultural expectations, and little people with big personalities as they try to set their children on a healthy path for life. In this episode

Sep 22, 2023 • 40:53

Listen Now: I Need To Ask You Something

Listen Now: I Need To Ask You Something

We are dropping in your feed to share Lemonada Media's newest series, “I Need To Ask You Something." This unique 10-part series bridges the gap between the things we need to say and the words we’re afraid to hear. Each week, trauma therapist Dr. Monica Band sits down with a young person and their parent, friend or partner to help them create a blueprint for building stronger relationships while healing out loud. Created in partnership with The Jed Foundation. In the series premiere, you'll hear

Sep 6, 2023 • 46:08

Listen Now: My New Favorite Futbolista

Listen Now: My New Favorite Futbolista

Who should you root for at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? Get to know soccer’s most inspiring players and the causes they champion on My New Favorite Futbolista. Team USA’s Crystal Dunn, who returned to competitive soccer less than four months after giving birth to her son Marcel Jean, shares how she juggles her career and motherhood. To hear more of My New Favorite Futbolista, head to https://link.chtbl.com/WorldCup2023See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 14, 2023 • 21:35

Listen Now: Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Listen Now: Choice Words with Samantha Bee

The producers of this series are excited to let you know about another Lemonada Media podcast, Choice Words with Samantha Bee. Each week on Choice Words, Samantha Bee sits down with people she admires to examine the biggest choices they’ve made in their lives and the ripple effects those decisions have had.   When Rosie O’Donnell chose to step away from her talk show after six successful seasons, her actor friends thought she was out of her mind. Sam asks Rosie what went into that professional c

Jun 1, 2023 • 40:38

Listen Now: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus!

Listen Now: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus!

Hey listeners! We’re dropping in your feed today to give you the first full episode of Lemonada Media’s brand-new show, Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. On the premiere episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with the one and only Jane Fonda. With a career spanning over six decades, Jane – now 85 years old – hits all the highlights: staying fit at any age, fantasizing about funerals, getting heckled on set by Katharine Hepburn…and something about a fake thumb. The first two episodes of

Apr 11, 2023 • 48:00

Introducing: Discarded

Introducing: Discarded

We’re dropping in your feed today to let you know about a new Lemonada Media series, DISCARDED. DISCARDED tells the story of a modern-day Erin Brockovich, set on the Mississippi River in an area known as “Cancer Alley.” Her name is Sharon Lavigne, her community is St. James Parish in Louisiana, and her fight is to keep out one of the largest plastic manufacturing companies in the world. In this investigative four-part series, hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Gloria Riviera, we unwrap the

Feb 7, 2023 • 24:39

Listen Now: Uncared For

Listen Now: Uncared For

The producers of this series wanted to share Lemonada Media’s new release with you. It’s called Uncared For. You’re more likely to die as a pregnant person in the United States than any other wealthy nation in the world. Why? This six-part series, hosted by award-winning journalist SuChin Pak (Add to Cart, MTV News), takes a deeply personal and wide-ranging look at maternal health care around the globe to find the answer. We start in the United States then travel to Germany, the Netherlands, and

Nov 15, 2022 • 20:55

Presenting Audio Reality : Being GOLDEN

Presenting Audio Reality : Being GOLDEN

The producers of this series would like to share with you another series they know you’ll love. BEING is reality TV for your ears, an innovative new audio format like no other podcast you've ever heard. This season, it’s BEING Golden -- a look inside the lives of four 60+ seniors living in LA. Meet Buzz, a 71-year-old former sales and marketing executive who drastically uprooted his life by moving out west to Los Angeles to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming an actor -- even if it means taking

Nov 14, 2022 • 40:33

Listen Now: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

Listen Now: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

The producers of this series wanted to share another Lemonada Media podcast with you. Every day, the world seems on the brink of crisis. Join Andy Slavitt and experts, policymakers, journalists and thought leaders to stay informed, safe and … entertained. As a White House advisor, author, crisis response leader, non-partisan counselor to policymakers here and abroad, Andy has been called the ultimate outsider’s insider for a reason. In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt has new episodes every Monday,

Oct 21, 2022 • 45:13

Listen Now: Funny Cuz It’s True with Elyse Myers

Listen Now: Funny Cuz It’s True with Elyse Myers

The producers of this series wanted to introduce you to another Lemonada listen, Funny Cuz It’s True with Elyse Myers. Each week on Funny Cuz It’s True, Elyse will be sitting down with her favorite creators, friends and comedians to find the stories that have stuck with them and changed their lives in small ways, and the not-so-funny moments that have become funny over time. She wants to know how they handled these situations and learned to laugh about them years later. How do they do it? Great

Oct 5, 2022 • 20:44

True Crime Upside Down: The Letter

True Crime Upside Down: The Letter

The Letter is a new original true crime podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Amy Donaldson. This 8-part narrative series tells the story of the brutal murder of Zachary Snarr, which took place in Salt Lake City, UT, on August 28, 1996. The Letter weaves a story of forgiveness, guilt, and what happens after the headlines die down and the real story begins. On Zach Snarr’s last day alive, he got up early to help his father at work, he cleaned the kitchen for his mother and he made his sister

Sep 7, 2022 • 36:12

Listen to This: Call For Help

Listen to This: Call For Help

For far too long, the United States has put mental healthcare on the back burner. Through enormous advocacy and the initiation and rollout of the 988 hotline, a theoretical lifeline is now at the fingertips of every American. But in a country with a deep history of criminalizing mental health, will 988 live up to its potential? Today, Stephanie explores how 988 came to be, along with all the promise and peril it carries. Weekly special correspondent Zak Williams shares his personal mental health

Aug 16, 2022 • 14:12

How To Talk To Your Kids About Politics (with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers)

How To Talk To Your Kids About Politics (with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers)

In honor of Super Tuesday, Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers (co-hosts of Pantsuit Politics) dive into talking to your kids about everyone’s favorite topic: politics! They have a really thoughtful conversation about tips, strategies, and challenges they’ve faced when having these conversations with their own kids. But, most importantly, they stress how critical it is to have these conversations even when it’s hard. “I think it's really important to start early, dev

Jun 15, 2022 • 16:26

How To Raise Anti-Racist Kids (with Dr. Nzinga Harrison)

How To Raise Anti-Racist Kids (with Dr. Nzinga Harrison)

In this critical episode, Dr. Nzinga Harrison outlines ways to talk with kids of all ages about racism and shares ten action steps on raising kids who are anti-racist. “Anti-racist kids are kids that don't have to pretend to be free of racism, but kids who make the commitment to fight racism wherever they see it, including when they see it in themselves.” You can follow Dr. Nzinga Harrison on Twitter at @naharrisonmd Be sure to check out this episode’s fantastic sponsors:

Jun 8, 2022 • 18:19

My First Panic Attack

My First Panic Attack

Lily Cornell Silver, mental health activist and daughter of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, recounts her less-than-conventional childhood – — on the road, missing school to go to rock concerts, and learning to play poker on the Alice in Chains tour bus. Lily talks candidly about her early introduction to the world of mental health, after a harrowing panic attack at just 12-years-old. “I felt the heat flood my body. I was sweating. I was shaking. And my 12-year-old

Jun 1, 2022 • 12:26

Weird Parenting Wins

Weird Parenting Wins

Hillary Frank, author and host of the award-winning parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, takes us on a journey to the wonderful world of weird parenting. You won’t find any of these tips in a traditional parenting book. Instead, Hillary says, weird parenting is real advice from real parents born out of moments of sheer desperation. “One of my favorites is a game called ‘What's on My Butt?’ You lie down face-down on the couch or on the floor, and then you tell them

May 25, 2022 • 14:33

Meet My Imaginary Friend

Meet My Imaginary Friend

Actor Jay Ellis takes us back to his childhood – moving all around the country, going on adventures with his imaginary friend, and dreaming of being an FBI agent/karate master/football champion one day. He tells the story of one of his first interactions with the police, when, after toilet-papering a classmate’s house with best friend Joe, the pair are detained and berated by cops for more than 30 minutes, “as if we had just robbed a store.” Jay says the experience foreve

May 18, 2022 • 11:37

How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It.

How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It.

Former Jersey girl, producer and writer, Jaime Primak Sullivan now lives in Alabama with her husband and three kids. For her, teaching her kids southern manners was a must. In this episode of Good Kids, Jaime recalls an incident at their local Dairy Queen where she started to question her parenting. “I felt like all of my work had fallen on deaf ears and I wondered, would they become good people? Are they good people? Or are they just little sh*ts who have been given too much?”

May 11, 2022 • 16:18

How To Foster Empathy (with Michael & Pele Bennett)

How To Foster Empathy (with Michael & Pele Bennett)

Michael Bennett is a unicorn. The NFL defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, is both a Super Bowl Champion and a self-described feminist. Pele Bennett is no slacker either: she’s a food advocate and a skilled Polynesian dancer. Together, the Bennetts have taken on everything from racial justice work to authoring a children’s book to parenting three daughters. Today, the Bennetts dive deep on the importance of empathy in all aspects of parenting and life. “I don't think it's

May 4, 2022 • 19:54

Teen Mom, Good Kid

Teen Mom, Good Kid

Nicole Lynn Lewis shocked family and friends when she told them she was pregnant her senior year of high school. “I was this honor roll student who was so involved and I had a very clear sense of what I wanted to do with my life. And then all of a sudden I'm pregnant.” Nevertheless, she made a promise to her mom that she'd go to college no matter what. Hear how Nicole went from eight months pregnant, living day to day in a Motel 6, to a college grad and non-profit leader. Plus, how s

Apr 27, 2022 • 11:46

How To Be Cool with Mediocrity in a Pandemic (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs)

How To Be Cool with Mediocrity in a Pandemic (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs)

In the midst of a quarantine, Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Last Day, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful) talks about living in the unknown as a parent and being okay with all that it brings. “I accepted a really long time ago that I have no control over anything. I can put my best foot forward. But ultimately, what's gonna happen is gonna happen.” Follow Stephanie on Instagram and Twitter. Listen to Last Day from Lemonada Media betterhelp.com/goodkids Mercari Transcriptions available s

Apr 20, 2022 • 20:50

How To Talk About Your Unique Family (with Peter Rider)

How To Talk About Your Unique Family (with Peter Rider)

Stay-at-home dad Peter Rider shares his experience--the good, the bad, and the funny--with being detailed and clear when talking to his kids about all sorts of things. From having two gay dads to contracting head lice and more, he believes being explicit is the way to go. “One thing that I've been thinking about a lot over the past year, especially as my kids get a little older, is the balance between modeling behaviors vs. being really explicit and explaining things. I think I started out

Apr 13, 2022 • 13:57

From Bad to Worse: COVID’s Toll on a Top Child Care Center

From Bad to Worse: COVID’s Toll on a Top Child Care Center

We are excited to share another Lemonada Media show you will love. It's called No One Is Coming to Save Us and it tackles the American child care crisis. No One Is Coming to Save Us has new episodes out every Thursday. Gloria is back and ready to tackle America’s child care crisis head-on. To kick off season 2, she calls up Lauren Cook, CEO of Ellis Early Learning in Boston. We met Lauren back in season 1, where she walked us through the nitty gritty of how much it costs to operate a child

Mar 24, 2022 • 38:53

Listen to This: After 1954

Listen to This: After 1954

Our team wanted to share with you a preview of another Lemonada Media series that they know you’ll want to tune in for. The 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education paved the way for racial integration in public schools. But there's an unspoken consequence of this historic moment. Estimates show 38 thousand Black teachers were fired throughout the integration. This means, the number of Black educators in our public schools dramatically decreased during this time. And tha

Mar 9, 2022 • 21:37

Holiday Bonus: How Do I Talk to My Kids About Their Mental Health? (with Lily Cornell Silver)

Holiday Bonus: How Do I Talk to My Kids About Their Mental Health? (with Lily Cornell Silver)

As a holiday bonus, the team at Good Kids wanted to share one of their favorite podcasts of 2021 with you. New Day from Lemonada Media is a podcast with a simple goal - helping you get through the day and look forward to tomorrow. Every week, Claire Bidwell Smith shares one way to make your day and life a little better. From waking up with more energy to finding contentment with relationships, to keeping your New Year resolutions all year long, Claire and her guests help you answer the big quest

Dec 28, 2021 • 35:31

Holiday Bonus: Accepting Your Own Parenting Journey (with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak)

Holiday Bonus: Accepting Your Own Parenting Journey (with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak)

Just in time for the holidays, we’re revisiting one of our favorite Good Kids episodes with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak, hosts of the Lemonada Media podcast Add to Cart. They talk about what they’re adding to their metaphorical shopping cart when it comes to raising good humans: hope, surrender, and forgiveness. Kulap reflects on her complicated relationship with her mother, and opens up about her struggle to become a mother herself. SuChin talks candidly about her experience wi

Dec 21, 2021 • 12:32

Listen to This: New Day

Listen to This: New Day

Every week on New Day, we’ll find one new way to make life a little better. So many of us are suffering in silence. Maybe you're successful but miserable at work. Perhaps you have the perfect family on Instagram, but you're at each other's throats IRL. Maybe you can’t even put your finger on what feels weird - but you know you deserve more. Whatever it is, you’re not alone. On New Day, therapist, author, and grief expert, Claire Bidwell Smith shares easy actions you can try to keep moving forwar

Sep 15, 2021 • 21:29

Listen to This: I’m Sorry

Listen to This: I’m Sorry

This is a podcast about apologies. Each week, our hosts unpack the latest and greatest in Twitter gaffes, petty beef, and not-so-subtle shade. Forgive? Forget? Or cancel? Listen to comedians Hoja Lopez, Mohanad Elshieky, and Kiki Monique process our public and personal controversies together. Let’s debate when to let stuff go and when to say I’m Sorry.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 27, 2021 • 9:05

Listen to This: Good Grief

Listen to This: Good Grief

It’s a fact: death is inevitable, and so is grief. It can stop us in our tracks, regardless of the amount of time that's passed. Good Grief is a six-part, sixty-minute binge of true, short stories that immerse us in the grieving process, find healthy (and avoid unhealthy) ways to cope, and even share a few laughs. Comfort, community, and catharsis guide this audio portrait of love and loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 3, 2021 • 14:40

Listen to This: Written Off

Listen to This: Written Off

Walter Thompson-Hernández speaks with formerly incarcerated young writers whose work will be read over the course of the season by creatives like John Legend, Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Karamo Brown, Jay Ellis, Keke Palmer, Julio Torres, and Jesse Williams. Vulnerable poems and honest stories play out against a tailored soundtrack with original music. From Lemonada Media and Black Bar Mitzvah. The voices of those locked up in the U.S. prison system have been all but written off, but no more. These a

Jul 14, 2021 • 15:01

Vote for Good Kids!

Vote for Good Kids!

We’re thrilled to announce that we have been nominated for a 2021 Webby People’s Voice award. If you enjoyed the last season of Good Kids, it would mean so much if you would please go to http://smarturl.it/votegoodkids and vote for our show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 3, 2021 • 0:30

Teen Mom, Good Kid

Teen Mom, Good Kid

Nicole Lynn Lewis shocked family and friends when she told them she was pregnant her senior year of high school. “I was this honor roll student who was so involved and I had a very clear sense of what I wanted to do with my life. And then all of a sudden I'm pregnant.” Nevertheless, she made a promise to her mom that she'd go to college no matter what. Hear how Nicole went from eight months pregnant, living day to day in a Motel 6, to a college grad and non-profit leader. Plus, how s

Apr 20, 2021 • 11:46

Introducing The Cost of Care

Introducing The Cost of Care

David Smith watched as chronic pain and addiction transformed his loving father into a vengeful man who was unrecognizable. David has spent a lifetime trying to outrun his father’s fate - but now he’s looking for answers. How can we build a better healthcare system and stop the cycle of sickness, trauma and loss? In episode one, we explore his family’s story, covering everything from childhood tragedy and generational trauma to opioid abuse and Mormon excommunication. See omnystudio.com/liste

Apr 15, 2021 • 13:08

Let's Talk About Racism

Let's Talk About Racism

Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, activist, organizer, and artist, talks about how to raise anti-racist children, both in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and long-term, when police brutality and racial injustice have left the news cycle. She provides actionable steps for parents who don’t know where to start, including educating yourself, asking critical questions, and showing up for other communities. Plus, why Tabitha believes there’s no right or wrong time to talk with kids abou

Apr 13, 2021 • 10:49

'Just Say No' Doesn't Work

'Just Say No' Doesn't Work

Jessica Lahey, writer, teacher, and public speaker, opens up about her lifelong relationship with alcohol: growing up with an alcoholic parent, becoming an alcohol peer counselor in college, and realizing that she, too, had become an alcoholic in her 40s. “It's really hard to admit that something you tried to stay away from your whole entire life has snuck up on you through some deep, dark back door that you didn't even know was there.” Jessica gives practical advice for parents and

Apr 6, 2021 • 12:25

How a Palm Reader Revealed My Family Secret

How a Palm Reader Revealed My Family Secret

Nicole J Georges always felt like an outsider in her family. She didn’t look like anyone else. Everyone was taller than her. But at 23 years old, a chance encounter with a palm reader changed her life in an instant. “I had grandparents that were looking for me. I had brothers and sisters I never knew about.” Plus, Nicole’s advice for teens who feel like the black sheep of their own family. “You're going to find your people and your place and it is going to make you

Mar 30, 2021 • 11:39

Keeping the Virus (and the Worry) Away

Keeping the Virus (and the Worry) Away

Craig Spencer, ER doctor and Ebola survivor, knew COVID was going to be a big deal before most people did. While this gave him and his family plenty of time to stock up on food and supplies, it also meant having to ask tough questions early on about how he’d keep his family safe while battling the virus on the frontline in New York City: “What happens if you get sick, Craig? What do we do? How do we isolate you? What happens if you bring this home?” Hear about Craig’s gru

Mar 23, 2021 • 12:02

No One Knew About My Eating Disorder

No One Knew About My Eating Disorder

Growing up, the conversation around mental health in Anastasia Vlasova’s home was simple: “Get over it. It's all in your head. Relax.” But in 7th grade, family financial hardships, social isolation, and a newfound self-consciousness about her body lead Anastasia down a dark spiral of anxiety, depression, and eventually an eating disorder. Hear how she built up the courage to ask for help, how she’s doing now, and how she’s using her story to speak out against mental

Mar 16, 2021 • 13:24

Men Having Babies

Men Having Babies

When Tyler Greene first met his husband, one thing was clear: his husband wanted kids, and Tyler didn't. But after going to a Men Having Babies conference, and seeing other, happy gay couples with genetically-linked children, Tyler did a 180: “If we're able to do that, I would have a hard time not trying.” Listen as Tyler takes us through his family’s journey with surrogacy: finding their son's surrogate, being there for his birth, and gearing up to embark on the journey a seco

Mar 9, 2021 • 13:10

How to Raise Joyful Kids

How to Raise Joyful Kids

Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, sociologist, philanthropist, and mother of activist Marley Dias, talks about how to raise joyful, change-making kids. For her, it’s all about creating the conditions of joyfulness, which begins with listening to your child, asking them questions, and sharing what’s happening in your own life. Plus, why family and culture are so critical to creating joy, and how you can find your own joy as a parent. “Those of us who have found access to joy are those of

Mar 2, 2021 • 10:42

Gaslight Daniel Tiger

Gaslight Daniel Tiger

Podcast host Jody Avirgan’s daughter has learned a lot from the hit kids’ TV show Daniel Tiger: how to say thank you, how to deal with anger, and even how to use the potty. The show’s songs have been so effective for her that Jody’s started implementing them into his parenting strategy. “I found myself doing what I've come to call the Gaslight Daniel Tiger technique, which is trying to convince my daughter that there are Daniel Tiger songs about very specific things

Feb 23, 2021 • 11:56

The Secret to Healthy Child Development (with Gabor Maté)

The Secret to Healthy Child Development (with Gabor Maté)

Dr. Gabor Maté, physician and child development expert, takes a deep dive into healthy child development: what conditions are necessary for it, which of those factors are missing from our society, and what parents can do to compensate for it. To unlock the key to healthy child development, he says we need to look towards our ancestors. “Human beings evolved originally in small-band hunter-gatherer groups… children were parented by multiple nurturing adults… and childre

Feb 16, 2021 • 12:00

I Struggle Every Day With Being a Good Mom

I Struggle Every Day With Being a Good Mom

Fitness trainer Jillian Michaels shares her number one principle when it comes to parenting: always lead by example. She tries to set a good example for her kids in every aspect of life, not just with fitness and nutrition, but with the hard stuff, too – like owning up to your mistakes or knowing when to say sorry. “I find that if I want my kids to be polite, say please and thank you, look people in the eye when they greet them, I have to do the exact same.” Plus, hear about on

Feb 9, 2021 • 9:27

It Didn't Go Away (Part 2)

It Didn't Go Away (Part 2)

After a kidney doctor told her to simply “lose weight” to resolve an ongoing, undiagnosed medical issue, comedian and writer Jen Curran decided it was time to get a second opinion. A kidney biopsy, a bone marrow biopsy, and countless phone calls later, Jen finally had her answer. “My brain immediately started going to the videos I'm going to have to make for [my daughter] to watch when she's 16 and 30 and graduates high school. I'm going to have to sit down and write so many le

Feb 2, 2021 • 13:23

Lose Some Weight, and It Will Go Away (Part 1)

Lose Some Weight, and It Will Go Away (Part 1)

Comedian Jen Curran tells the story of how her seemingly normal pregnancy turned into a “really scary situation” overnight. After doctors detected abnormally high levels of protein in her urine and her baby started measuring small, Jen was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a not-too-uncommon condition that’s supposed to “magically” go away after birth. But after her daughter Rose was born, and the high levels of protein were still there, it soon became clear that there w

Jan 26, 2021 • 13:08

Meet My Imaginary Friend

Meet My Imaginary Friend

Actor Jay Ellis takes us back to his childhood – moving all around the country, going on adventures with his imaginary friend, and dreaming of being an FBI agent/karate master/football champion one day. He tells the story of one of his first interactions with the police, when, after toilet-papering a classmate’s house with best friend Joe, the pair are detained and berated by cops for more than 30 minutes, “as if we had just robbed a store.” Jay says the experience foreve

Jan 19, 2021 • 11:37

What Do I Do With My Kids During COVID Winter?

What Do I Do With My Kids During COVID Winter?

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, freelance journalist and outdoor enthusiast, shares her expert advice on getting your kids outside this winter. She gives tips on what clothes to wear, what snacks to pack, and how to get your kids off the couch when they’re just not feeling motivated. “We don't want to be locked away all winter. We want to make sure that the kids can get out and still enjoy all that they love to do outside and see some friends and socialize a bit while they're at it.”

Jan 12, 2021 • 10:27

Ho Ho Who Are We Kidding? (with Santa Claus)

Ho Ho Who Are We Kidding? (with Santa Claus)

Santa Claus is gearing up his sleigh to deliver an early Christmas present – this special holiday episode of Good Kids. He’ll admit, 2020 has been a rough year for everyone, even Santa. “I’ve talked to millions of children behind plexiglass in outdoor arenas because the poor malls can’t open. Rudolph is once again being shunned by the other reindeer! But this time he deserves it. He won’t wear a mask.” But something that’s made Santa’s year a

Dec 22, 2020 • 8:42

Re-Imagining Parenting From a Wheelchair

Re-Imagining Parenting From a Wheelchair

Yumi Shim always knew she wanted to have kids. But after a muscular dystrophy diagnosis in her early 20s and a frank conversation with her doctor about parenting with a progressive muscle disease years later, Yumi’s hopes of becoming a mom were waning. “So we left that appointment and we got in my car and I cried and I cried and I cried.” Now, ten years after that appointment, Yumi is the proud mom of two kids. In this episode, she shares the challenges, triumphs, and joys of r

Dec 15, 2020 • 9:29

Weird Parenting Wins

Weird Parenting Wins

Hillary Frank, author and host of the award-winning parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, takes us on a journey to the wonderful world of weird parenting. You won’t find any of these tips in a traditional parenting book. Instead, Hillary says, weird parenting is real advice from real parents born out of moments of sheer desperation. “One of my favorites is a game called ‘What's on My Butt?’ You lie down face-down on the couch or on the floor, and then you tell them

Dec 8, 2020 • 13:54

When in Doubt, Shake It Out

When in Doubt, Shake It Out

Kati Morton, YouTube star and licensed marriage and family therapist, talks about how our mental health has changed during the pandemic. She offers practical, usable advice on how to release the anxious energy that’s been building up inside of us these past 9 months. Plus, why we need to start having open, honest conversations with our kids about what’s going on with the pandemic. “I'd encourage you to not sugarcoat it. You can say it's really scary. I don't understand a lot of

Dec 1, 2020 • 12:28

Listen to This: Add to Cart

Listen to This: Add to Cart

In the very first episode of Add to Cart, Kulap shares her newest book purchase, her recent Christmas splurge (dogs are involved), and why she’s giving up on her home modeling career. Meanwhile, SuChin is investigating how to improve her hand strength and reveals the one beauty product she actually believes isn’t a scam. The two delve into why creature comforts feel so important right now and how to best address the Amazon in the room. For product links and good times, follow @addtocartpod on

Nov 30, 2020 • 0:00

Thanksgiving Throwback: How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It.

Thanksgiving Throwback: How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It.

This Thanksgiving we’re throwing it back to the very first episode of Good Kids featuring writer/producer/podcast host Jaime Primak Sullivan. She reflects on an impulse decision she made years ago to trash her kids’ ice cream at a Dairy Queen in an effort to teach them gratitude and the importance of human connection. “The human connection for me is making a conscious decision to look at people and connect with them.” You can follow Jaime Primak Sullivan on Instagra

Nov 24, 2020 • 16:14

Add to Cart: Accepting Your Own Parenting Journey

Add to Cart: Accepting Your Own Parenting Journey

Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak, hosts of the new Lemonada Media podcast Add to Cart, talk about what they’re adding to their metaphorical shopping cart when it comes to raising good humans: hope, surrender, and forgiveness. Kulap reflects on her complicated relationship with her mother, and opens up about her struggle to become a mother herself. SuChin talks candidly about her experience with self-inflicted mom-guilt. “I spent most of my time as a parent feeling really guilty and ashamed because

Nov 17, 2020 • 0:00

Helping Women of Color Shatter the Glass Ceiling

Helping Women of Color Shatter the Glass Ceiling

In honor of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris becoming the highest-ranking woman ever elected in U.S. history, we talk with music industry matriarch Sophia Chang about how we can help women of color ascend in every industry: from music, film, and television to technology, medicine, law, and of course, politics. Sophia talks about the importance of mentorship, and why she created Unlock Her Potential, a free mentorship program for women of color in the United States. “You should have women

Nov 10, 2020 • 11:56

Anxiety Is a Roller Coaster in Your Mind

Anxiety Is a Roller Coaster in Your Mind

Dr. Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist, author, and world-renowned parenting expert outlines the many ways anxiety manifests itself in our lives – from perfectionism to overeating and even watching too many shows on Netflix. With one in five children being diagnosed with anxiety even before the pandemic, Dr. Shefali says it’s about time we revolutionize the way anxiety is viewed: as a superpower rather than a setback. That’s why she wrote her new book Superpowered: Transfor

Nov 3, 2020 • 11:56

My First Panic Attack

My First Panic Attack

Lily Cornell Silver, mental health activist and daughter of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, recounts her less-than-conventional childhood — on the road, missing school to go to rock concerts, and learning to play poker on the Alice in Chains tour bus. Lily talks candidly about her early introduction to the world of mental health, after a harrowing panic attack at just 12-years-old. “I felt the heat flood my body. I was sweating. I was shaking. And my 12-year-old brain im

Oct 27, 2020 • 11:50

Good Kids Recommended Listening: Last Day Season Two

Good Kids Recommended Listening: Last Day Season Two

We open Season 2 of Last Day with a tale of two Kevins. One is Sergeant Kevin Briggs, also known as the guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge. The other is Kevin Berthia, an Oakland native who drove to that bridge on March 11, 2005 with the intent of ending his life. This week, we tell the larger story behind a moment of intervention—what led up to it and what happened in the 15 years since. We’re also joined by Courtney Knowles, our advisor at the Jed Foundation (a nonprofit devoted to emotional h

Oct 21, 2020 • 0:00

New Motherhood Is Not for the Faint of Heart

New Motherhood Is Not for the Faint of Heart

June Diane Raphael, actress, writer, and co-founder of The Jane Club, opens up about her own struggle with new motherhood. “It was very painful for me because I didn't feel like I had a lot of support.” She tells the story of her first week on the set of Grace and Frankie when, at just 10 weeks postpartum, she wound up with a *very painful* clogged duct in her breast. “I would walk away and back to my trailer and cry because it was so painful.” Plus: how she balances taki

Oct 20, 2020 • 10:49

You Get To Decide What Kind of Magic You Bring Into the World

You Get To Decide What Kind of Magic You Bring Into the World

Nic Stone, best-selling young adult author, says she never saw characters like herself in books growing up. That’s why she’s on a mission to make sure every child feels represented by the books on their bookshelf. Her latest book, Dear Justyce, tells the story of a Black boy who ends up in juvenile detention after confessing to the murder of a police officer. Plus, Nic shares her #1 piece of parenting advice. “I think that the best thing that we can do for our children is to cr

Oct 13, 2020 • 13:40

The Future Won't Get Better Until We Make It That Way

The Future Won't Get Better Until We Make It That Way

Climate activist and founder of Plus 1 Vote, Saad Amer, talks about his leap from nature lover to climate activist at just 14 years old. Frustrated with the lack of meaningful climate action from lawmakers, Saad came up with a simple solution: “Let’s get rid of them.” That’s why Saad is encouraging you (yes, you) and all your friends -- "your smart friends, your woke friends, your highly educated friends," as he says -- to get out there this November and VOTE! “A de

Oct 6, 2020 • 12:04

I Gave Birth During the Pandemic

I Gave Birth During the Pandemic

Rachel Bloom, the Golden Globe-winning co-creator/star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, reveals what it was like giving birth during the pandemic at the same moment her friend and music collaborator, Adam Schlesinger, was losing his battle with the virus. With COVID-19 as a humbling denominator, she confronts mortality with the same out-of-body clarity in a way that she hasn’t since that one time she took way too many mushrooms in Amsterdam. “There's nothing more on the nose about as one pers

Sep 29, 2020 • 10:05

Introducing Good Kids Season 2

Introducing Good Kids Season 2

We could all use a little more goodness in our lives right now. That’s why Good Kids is back for Season 2, bringing you 10-minute audio delights on how we can all raise better humans, together. This season, we talk to parents, experts, and good kids themselves about everything from climate change and mental health to race and mentoring. Launches Tuesday, September 29th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 22, 2020 • 1:37

How To Unlock Grit in an Unpredictable World (with Angela Duckworth)

How To Unlock Grit in an Unpredictable World (with Angela Duckworth)

If you’ve ever sat through professional development as an educator, you’ve heard of Angela Duckworth. Both her research and personal experience in the classroom suggests that IQ isn’t always helpful in determining successful outcomes for students. Rather, a more important predictor of success is “grit,” a growth mindset, and feeling like you have a purpose that’s bigger than yourself. So how do we unlock grit and resilience in our kids, especially when the world is so uncertain and unpredictable

Jul 7, 2020 • 15:03

How To Embrace The Moment, Especially When It’s Uncomfortable (with Briony May Williams)

How To Embrace The Moment, Especially When It’s Uncomfortable (with Briony May Williams)

Great British Bake Off and Food Unwrapped star Briony May Williams reflects on the COVID19 pandemic and recent Black Lives Matter uprising, and what she can do as the parent of a young child to have these uncomfortable conversations in a way that feels safe and loving. Also, baking! She talks about baking. “It's uncomfortable and it's awkward, but it's so important...and I think it's finding that moment where it's appropriate to have that conversation. It’s so important to have it because we can

Jun 30, 2020 • 13:02

How  To Talk About Your Unique Family (with Peter Rider)

How To Talk About Your Unique Family (with Peter Rider)

Stay-at-home dad Peter Rider shares his experience--the good, the bad, and the funny--with being detailed and clear when talking to his kids about all sorts of things. From having two gay dads to contracting head lice and more, he believes being explicit is the way to go. “One thing that I've been thinking about a lot over the past year, especially as my kids get a little older, is the balance between modeling behaviors vs. being really explicit and explaining things. I think I started out think

Jun 23, 2020 • 13:08

How To Grow Your Family Through Fostering and Adoption (with Brit Prawat)

How To Grow Your Family Through Fostering and Adoption (with Brit Prawat)

Brit Prawat, host of Crime Junkie podcast, talks candidly about being adopted and how the emotions and even loss around that never really goes away. However, she had an incredibly positive experience as a child and always felt loved, supported, and chosen. Ultimately, the experience influenced her to adopt and foster children of her own when it came time to build her own family. For those who may be interested in doing the same, she pulls the curtain back and gives listeners tons of good informa

Jun 16, 2020 • 17:50

How To Make Peace with TV (with Rebecca Carroll)

How To Make Peace with TV (with Rebecca Carroll)

Rebecca Carroll is a cultural critic, host of WYNC’s Come Through podcast, and critic at large for the Los Angeles Times. TL;DR: She is qualified to talk about television. But during quarantine, she’s found herself reexamining the role TV plays in her own family and how it’s actually a pretty good thing when times are particularly tough. “I just don't think that this whole screen time thing is as negative as a lot of folks do. So long as I can have a conversation with my kid about what he is con

Jun 9, 2020 • 16:41

How To Raise Anti-Racist Kids (with Dr. Nzinga Harrison)

How To Raise Anti-Racist Kids (with Dr. Nzinga Harrison)

In this critical episode, Dr. Nzinga Harrison outlines ways to talk with kids of all ages about racism and shares ten action steps on raising kids who are anti-racist. “Anti-racist kids are kids that don't have to pretend to be free of racism, but kids who make the commitment to fight racism wherever they see it, including when they see it in themselves.” You can follow Dr. Nzinga Harrison on Twitter at @naharrisonmdBe sure to check out this episode’s fantastic sponsors: Looking for ways to take

Jun 2, 2020 • 17:46

How To Practice Mindfulness at Every Age (with Niall Breslin)

How To Practice Mindfulness at Every Age (with Niall Breslin)

Practical tips abound in this phenomenal episode for kids and parents alike! Bestselling author, podcaster, and mental health advocate Niall Breslin strips away the woo-woo-ness of mindfulness and teaches us how we can actually use it to improve quality of life for ourselves and our kids, especially in today’s world. Niall draws from practical, scientific, and spiritual methods to explain that we can’t keep going at the pace we’ve been going because we've got “an old brain for a new world and ou

May 26, 2020 • 21:13

How To Find Your Happy Place When Things Feel Sad (with JoAnna García Swisher)

How To Find Your Happy Place When Things Feel Sad (with JoAnna García Swisher)

JoAnna García Swisher (Sweet Magnolias) is a mother, actor, and founder of The Happy Place, a website dedicated to design and self-care. Her philosophy of “creating and celebrating the spaces, places, and moments that bring the greatest joy” has actually helped her navigate the difficult moments of her life, most recently the loss of her father, with whom she was incredibly close. This profound loss was a primer for the world we’re living in today, as we all learn to cope with feeling utterly ou

May 19, 2020 • 13:19

How To Be Honest About Scary Things (with Dani Shapiro)

How To Be Honest About Scary Things (with Dani Shapiro)

Dani Shapiro puts deep-rooted family secrets under a microscope in both her New York Times bestselling memoir, Inheritance, and her podcast, Family Secrets. In today’s episode, Dani provides some insight for parents into striking a delicate balance between “the sky is falling” and “we got this.” She also discusses how toxic it can be for families to keep secrets (even those with the best of intentions) and how it’s ultimately better to address tough or painful topics head-on. You can find more f

May 12, 2020 • 15:59

How To Learn Life Lessons from Birth, Death, and Voicemails (with Bess Kalb)

How To Learn Life Lessons from Birth, Death, and Voicemails (with Bess Kalb)

Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, and author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, a laugh/cry book based on her close relationship with her late grandmother. Bess talks about recently becoming a mother herself, raising an infant in isolation, and the wisdom she continues to derive from her grandma: “There's a refrain that my grandma said frequently throughout her life. It's, ‘Bessie, when the earth is cracking behind your feet a

May 5, 2020 • 14:19

How To Run a Home School That Works For You (with Dr. Jennie Weiner)

How To Run a Home School That Works For You (with Dr. Jennie Weiner)

Dr. Jennie Weiner is both a parent and an associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Connecticut, so she has a unique perspective on the plight of parents, particularly mothers, and teachers who have to suddenly educate kids from home. In this eye-opening episode, she looks at what it means to be a “parent-teacher,” a remote educator, and the many roles schools play in our everyday lives, many of which we took for granted until now.You can follow Dr. Weiner on Twitter and

Apr 28, 2020 • 14:17

How To Balance Screen Time While Kids Are Stuck at Home (with Devorah Heitner)

How To Balance Screen Time While Kids Are Stuck at Home (with Devorah Heitner)

Devorah Heitner, Ph.D. and author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, guides us through some of the push-and-pull challenges we’re facing with screen time and technology while kids and parents are stuck at home. “I don't think of media and tech as evil, I just think that most of us do well when our screen experiences and tech time is more balanced.”Check out “Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World” and raisingdigitalnatives.com.F

Apr 21, 2020 • 17:17

How To Be Thankful When The World Is Scary (with Jonas Chartock)

How To Be Thankful When The World Is Scary (with Jonas Chartock)

As an entrepreneur, actor, and solo parent, having to suddenly homeschool his kid wasn’t the easiest transition for Jonas Chartock, but finding time every night for him and his son to say what they're thankful for has helped ease stress for them both. “It's something that I want to model for him so that he is able to use it as a counter to some of the anxiety and stress that that comes up.”  Follow Jonas on Twitter and Instagram.Also check out:Literati.com/goodkidsDaily Harvest (promo code: GOOD

Apr 14, 2020 • 14:39

How To Build Community While At Home (with DeRay Mckesson)

How To Build Community While At Home (with DeRay Mckesson)

During this time of social isolation, activist DeRay Mckesson (Pod Save The People) wants to inspire people to get involved and organize from home. This led to the creation of WhileAtHome.org, a regularly updated website that compiles all sorts of COVID-related resources and tools for American citizens of every demographic, including parents and students. “While you're at home, there are resources to help you get out of this mess, and we will make it out of this mess. While you're home, there is

Apr 7, 2020 • 14:55

Lemonada New Show Alert: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

Lemonada New Show Alert: In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

**New Lemonada Media Show Alert** In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt. We are now in the early stages of something we’ve never seen before: a global pandemic. In addition to our health, social isolation and economic uncertainty have left us scrambling to understand our new normal and wondering what the future holds. From his own bubble, health care leader, turnaround expert and #stayhome architect Andy Slavitt is making it his mission to give Americans critical information in real-time but also hope

Apr 6, 2020 • 2:54

How To Support Our Kids During COVID-19 (with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris)

How To Support Our Kids During COVID-19 (with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris)

California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, joins us remotely to share advice on how to talk to your kids about COVID-19, what all of us can do to help, and how to mitigate stress while stuck at home. “We're all feeling a lot of stress right now. And I think for adults, we can kind of recognize it and say it. But for kids, oftentimes it doesn't show up in the same way.”You can follow Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Twitter at @DrBurkeHarris and @CA_OSG.For information, resources and suppor

Mar 31, 2020 • 17:54

How to Be Cool with Mediocrity in Uncertain Times (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs)

How to Be Cool with Mediocrity in Uncertain Times (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs)

In the midst of a quarantine, Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Last Day, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful) talks about living in the unknown as a parent and being okay with all that it brings. “I accepted a really long time ago that I have no control over anything. I can put my best foot forward. But ultimately, what's gonna happen is gonna happen.”Follow Stephanie on Instagram and Twitter.Listen to Last Day from Lemonada Mediabetterhelp.com/goodkidsMercariTranscriptions available shortly after air

Mar 24, 2020 • 20:50

How To Grow Up In Traumatic Times (with Dan Levin)

How To Grow Up In Traumatic Times (with Dan Levin)

Dan Levin covers American youth for The New York Times’ National Desk. On today’s episode, he examines some of the challenges facing today’s kids like school shootings, addiction, consent, Coronavirus, and more. “My goal with writing about young people today is to really examine what it's like to be a teenager, a kid in America, how they're being impacted by policy and by various events that happen in the country and also how they're responding.” Show NotesCheck out Dan’s work at The New York Ti

Mar 17, 2020 • 19:29

How To Make Eye Contact (with Negin Farsad)

How To Make Eye Contact (with Negin Farsad)

Show DescriptionComedian Negin Farsad (Fake The Nation, TEDFellow) is motivated by her interactions with her one-year-old to form a new habit of looking strangers in the eye and being more open to the opportunities for human connection that are all around her. “You know, the practice of making eye contact is just one manifestation of basically the bigger thing that I'm after, which is human connection.” You can follow Negin on Instagram and Twitter. betterhelp.com/goodkidsBest Fiendsmintmobile.c

Mar 10, 2020 • 12:14

How To Talk To Your Kids About Politics (with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers)

How To Talk To Your Kids About Politics (with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers)

In honor of Super Tuesday, Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers (co-hosts of Pantsuit Politics) dive into talking to your kids about everyone’s favorite topic: politics! They have a really thoughtful conversation about tips, strategies, and challenges they’ve faced when having these conversations with their own kids. But, most importantly, they stress how critical it is to have these conversations even when it’s hard. “I think it's really important to start early, developing both in yourself

Mar 3, 2020 • 15:41

How To Prioritize and Model Self Care (with Kate Spencer)

How To Prioritize and Model Self Care (with Kate Spencer)

Kate Spencer, co-host of the Forever35 podcast and author of The Dead Moms Club, shares why it’s so important--and also so challenging--to take care of yourself as a parent but also how important it is to teach your kids to do the same. “What is tricky is...figuring out a way to teach our kids to care for themselves and know they have needs that are important but also knowing when they need to acknowledge other people and put other people first. And I find that's a very hard balance.”You can fol

Feb 25, 2020 • 17:02

How To Live With A Tiny A**hole (with Jay Casale)

How To Live With A Tiny A**hole (with Jay Casale)

Jay Casale (The Lighter Side Podcast) shares his hilarious wisdom on teaching kids kindness, dealing with perpetual poop problems, and being completely ill-prepared for parenthood. “I literally had no idea it was going to be like this. I don't really know how to process this. I'm kind of just flying by the seat of my pants. And that's ok.”You can follow Jay Casale on Facebook,Instagram, and The Lighter Side Podcastbetterhelp.com/goodkidsDaily Harvest (promo code: Good Kids)mintmobile.com/goodkid

Feb 18, 2020 • 12:51

Check This Out! Listen to Mouthpeace Episode 1: Crock Pot Love

Check This Out! Listen to Mouthpeace Episode 1: Crock Pot Love

Check it out (Bonus!): Happy Valentine’s Day, Good Kids listeners! Lemonada wanted to share with you an episode of our new series, Mouthpeace with Michael & Pele Bennett. The Bennetts’ new show takes us behind the scenes in the lives of an NFL couple who are high school sweethearts, activists and totally hilarious. They have fascinating guests on to talk about the real shit in life - like family, sports, food, sex, and more. NSFW. If you like what you hear, subscribe to Mouthpeace in your po

Feb 14, 2020 • 34:42

How To Teach Kids to Be True to Themselves (with Courtney Wyckoff)

How To Teach Kids to Be True to Themselves (with Courtney Wyckoff)

Courtney Wyckoff (Founder of MommaStrong) shares how being in recovery has taught her the importance of honesty and the value of transparency in both her life and her parenting. She says, “Recovery is about coming back to who I really am and then expressing it and standing up for it.” In this episode, Courtney explores how she’s prioritized the truth both personally and professionally and how she actively passes this value down to her kids each and every day. Check out Courtney on Instagram and

Feb 11, 2020 • 16:25

How To Foster Empathy (with Michael & Pele Bennett)

How To Foster Empathy (with Michael & Pele Bennett)

Michael Bennett is a unicorn. The NFL defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, is both a Super Bowl Champion and a self-described feminist. Pele Bennett is no slacker either: she’s a food advocate and a skilled Polynesian dancer. Together, the Bennetts have taken on everything from racial justice work to authoring a children’s book to parenting three daughters. Today, the Bennetts dive deep on the importance of empathy in all aspects of parenting and life. “I don't think it's ever going to be p

Feb 4, 2020 • 19:54

How To Talk To Your Kids About Consent (with Amber Rollo)

How To Talk To Your Kids About Consent (with Amber Rollo)

Comedian Amber Rollo recounts her story of confronting Harvey Weinstein at a comedy show and advocates for teaching kids about sexual assault at a young age. “How do we come to a point in our society where sexual assault is not the norm, where a person is not assaulted every 73 seconds? How do we do that?” Follow Amber on Instagram, Twitter, and amberrollo.comTea Consent, Copyright ©2015 Emmeline May and Blue Seat StudiosIf you are dealing with suicidal thoughts, you are not alone. You can reach

Jan 28, 2020 • 17:38

How To Raise a Reader (with Erinn Hayes & Kids)

How To Raise a Reader (with Erinn Hayes & Kids)

Erinn Hayes (Children’s Hospital, Medical Police) shares how reinforcing reading (and minimizing screen time) changed her family for the better. “Kids love a good story. So, it's then our responsibility to nurture that, to encourage it, and to foster a love and a reverence for a good book and the quiet solitude it provides.” Follow Erinn on Instagram and Twitter MercariMouthpeaceTranscriptions available shortly after air date at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/good-kids/See omnystudio.com/lis

Jan 21, 2020 • 14:21

How To Pump In Positivity (with Tomi Adeyemi)

How To Pump In Positivity (with Tomi Adeyemi)

Author Tomi Adeyemi (Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance) explores the impact of trauma and the importance of representation. “If you are not pumping in as much good, as much positive qualities, as much humanity, as much empathy into the young mind that you're forming, you are letting all the toxicity of just existing in the world pump into them instead.”Follow Tomi on Instagram and Twittertomiadeyemi.comthirdlove.com/goodkidsTranscriptions available shortly after air da

Jan 14, 2020 • 15:56

How Not To Raise an A**hole LIVE (with Casey Rose Wilson & Matt Walsh)

How Not To Raise an A**hole LIVE (with Casey Rose Wilson & Matt Walsh)

Recorded live at Largo Los Angeles and introduced by the lovely Kulap Vilaysack, Casey Rose Wilson and Matt Walsh provide tried-and-true tips on raising good kids. First, Casey outlines all the reasons raising assholes may be inevitable and how we all need to be 100% kinder to mothers. Then, Matt provides 10 things anyone in the world can do to raise good kids every single time, no matter what. Follow Casey on Instagram and TwitterFollow Matt on Instagram and TwitterMercariTranscriptions availab

Jan 7, 2020 • 18:13

How To Raise A Balanced Human Being (with Chelsey Korus)

How To Raise A Balanced Human Being (with Chelsey Korus)

Heading into a new decade, yoga teacher and philosopher Chelsey Korus explains how the principles of yoga can be woven into our everyday lives and in the way we parent our kids. “When I look back on my life, the mantra that really freed me up was: now it's like this. Now it's like this. And it basically highlights the impermanence of being human. You're going to get a new moment. That's the deal with human beings. We're always changing. We're always evolving. And, you know, for kids, everything

Dec 31, 2019 • 13:25

How to Have a Happy New Year (with Santa Claus)

How to Have a Happy New Year (with Santa Claus)

Santa is joined in spirit by Oprah, Brené Brown, The Dalai Lama, Billie Eilish and Lizzo to share some collective wisdom for parents about taking care of yourself in 2020. “You’ll have a good year if you focus on: gratitude, vulnerability, being present, knowing that sometimes bad things happen, but we can write a song about it, and taking care of yourself, girl.” – Santa ClausTo keep the conversation going about this episode, find us on Flick. Transcriptions available shortly after air date at

Dec 25, 2019 • 6:39

How Children Succeed (with Paul Tough)

How Children Succeed (with Paul Tough)

Paul Tough (journalist and author of The Years That Matter Most) walks us through his research on both early childhood and higher education, and how we can set our children up for success at various points of their development. “We can help our kids learn how to how to learn from their failures, how to bounce back from setbacks, but also how to consider others in the same way that we think about ourselves--not to see the world as this competition for scarce resources, but us as a world in which

Dec 24, 2019 • 13:54

How To Accept Your Kids, Even When You Don’t Understand Them (with Lizz Winstead)

How To Accept Your Kids, Even When You Don’t Understand Them (with Lizz Winstead)

Lizz Winstead (activist and co-creator of The Daily Show) examines her own childhood, attending Catholic school, being the youngest of five, and having two conservative parents who always accepted her even when they didn’t totally understand her. Follow Lizz on Twitter and Instagramwww.lizzwinstead.comNative (promo code GOODKIDS)MercariVistaprint (promo code GOODKIDS)Talkspace (promo code GOODKIDS)Everlane.com/goodkidsmyBillie.com/goodkidsTo keep the conversation going about this episode, find u

Dec 17, 2019 • 12:17

How to Raise An Emotionally Intelligent Child (with Jamilah Lemieux)

How to Raise An Emotionally Intelligent Child (with Jamilah Lemieux)

Today, Jamilah (Slate's Mom and Dad Are Fighting) explains how her 6 year old has taught her patience she never thought was possible. She also reflects on the importance of being vulnerable and open with our children, and owning up to our mistakes, in order to help them cultivate those qualities within themselves.“It’s not enough to simply say my child is well-fed or well dressed or goes to a good school. We have to think about nurturing their spirits."Follow Jamilah on Instagram & Twitterht

Dec 10, 2019 • 14:52

How To Raise Kids Who Feel Good About Themselves (with Nora McInerny)

How To Raise Kids Who Feel Good About Themselves (with Nora McInerny)

Nora McInerny, host of Terrible, Thanks For Asking, reflects on being a recovering perfectionist and uncool teenager and how she’s using those experiences to raise kids who feel confident being exactly who they are. “Part of parenting and trying to get your kids to be good kids is also undoing what you thought a good kid was when you were little.”Follow Nora on Instagram & TwitterTerrible, Thanks For Askingnoraborealis.comBooks by Nora!MercariCanvas PeopleEverlaneBillieTo keep the conversati

Dec 3, 2019 • 13:40

How To Empower Your Kids To Love Their Differences (with Sinéad Burke)

How To Empower Your Kids To Love Their Differences (with Sinéad Burke)

Born with a form of dwarfism, Sinéad was empowered by her parents to build the life of her dreams, despite societal objections. “My parents are extraordinary people, and it's only now that I'm an adult, that I realize how unique and powerful their parenting was.” From a young age, Sinéad learned the value of advocacy, education, and being a loved child.As Me With SinéadFollow Sinéad on Instagram and Twitter.MercariTalkspaceCanvas PeopleDidn’t I Just Feed YouTo keep the conversation going about t

Nov 26, 2019 • 12:42

How To See Rebellion as a Good Thing (with DeRay Mckesson)

How To See Rebellion as a Good Thing (with DeRay Mckesson)

In this episode, Pod Save The People’s DeRay Mckesson talks about the importance of both boundaries and rebellion in childhood. “Boundaries actually help young people think about how to make decisions and how to flex their own power in ways that make sense.” DeRay also covers the importance of imagination and showing kids how big the world really is.  Pod Save the People with DeRayFollow DeRay on Instagram and Twitter. MercariTalkSpaceTo keep the conversation going about this episode, find us on

Nov 26, 2019 • 7:54

How To Not Pass Your Body Issues Down To Your Kids (with Elizabeth Laime)

How To Not Pass Your Body Issues Down To Your Kids (with Elizabeth Laime)

At the age of 10, Elizabeth was put on a diet, and it marked the beginning of a lifelong cycle of hating her body and trying to make it smaller. In this episode, she talks candidly about the dangers of diet culture and the benefits of intuitive eating, for both adults and kids. “It's a new version of self-love and kindness that I want for my kids, particularly my daughter.”Follow Elizabeth on Twitter and Instagram.Intuitive EatingMercariCanvas PeopleTo keep the conversation going about this epis

Nov 26, 2019 • 15:15

How To Travel The World With Your Kids...And Actually Enjoy It (with Reza Aslan, Jessica Jackley & Kids)

How To Travel The World With Your Kids...And Actually Enjoy It (with Reza Aslan, Jessica Jackley & Kids)

Reza and Jessica explain how they stayed sane(ish) while taking their three kids (under the age of 7!) on an 80-day trip around the world in order to make them “global citizens.” Their kids join them in the studio to share what they learned about world religions and beliefs, Zen gardens, and the importance of family adventure theme songs. Follow Reza on Twitterhttp://rezaaslan.com/Metaphysical Milkshake Follow Jessica on Twitterhttp://www.jessicajackley.com/TED Talk “Poverty, money -- and love”L

Nov 26, 2019 • 12:27

How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It. (with Jaime Primak Sullivan)

How To Make Your Kids Say Thank You. And Mean It. (with Jaime Primak Sullivan)

Bravo’s Jersey Belle and viral parenting superstar, Jaime Primak Sullivan, reflects on an impulse decision she made years ago to trash her kids’ ice cream at a Dairy Queen in an effort to teach them gratitude and the importance of the human connection. “The human connection for me is making a conscious decision to look at people and connect with them.”Jaime’s Cawfee Talk GroupNativeEverlaneBillieTo keep the conversation going about this episode, find us on Flick. Transcriptions available shortly

Nov 26, 2019 • 15:47

Official Trailer: Good Kids: How Not to Raise an A**hole

Official Trailer: Good Kids: How Not to Raise an A**hole

We love our kids. But raising them is hard. How many times a day do you think: Where's the manual? It's here! For 15 minutes each week, a diverse set of parents, experts, celebrities and world shapers grab the mic for a no holds barred, TED-style podcast on raising good kids who will turn into good adults.Continue the conversation from our Good Kids Flick group. Click https://flick.group/goodkids from your phone. Transcripts will be available under each episode at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/s

Nov 12, 2019 • 3:05

Good Kids: How Not To Raise An A**Hole - The Teaser

Good Kids: How Not To Raise An A**Hole - The Teaser

How do we raise good kids? How do we make sure they don’t turn into sh*tty adults? For 15 minutes each week, a diverse set of parents, teachers, policy makers, and world shapers grab the mic and offer relevant advice, rants, and reflections. Think of this as a quasi-manual for how to raise better humans. Join the Lemonada/Good Kids community on the Flick Chat App to continue the conversation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Jun 15, 2019 • 2:28

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