RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more.
Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more.
Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more.
Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more.
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.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 56:17
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Jumping Monkeys 66: The Baby Name Wizard
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Oct 04, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
The Baby Name Wizard, new Nanos, PicWash, Amuse Me Baby, and more.
Guest: 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.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:02:28
Download File - 28.6 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 65: Teen Health
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Sep 27, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Dr. Danny Lee 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:
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.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:10:50
Download File - 32.5 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 64: InstantAmber
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Sep 20, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Instant Amber, Fliggity, Free Coloring Book, banning cluster bombs, and more.
Guest: Matt Berman of InstantAmber
Spend: Fliggity
Save: Free Coloring Book: The true story of Inky the Whale
Give: Survivor Corps: Sign the treaty to ban cluster bombs. Donate here.
In Palin, a New Twist in the Motherhood Debate
Audible pick of the week: Blindness, Unabridged, By Jose Saramago,Narrated by Jonathan Davis. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 49:07
Download File - 22.6 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 63: School Anxiety
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Sep 13, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Overcoming School Anxiety, Family Music Meltdown 2, Rather Be Shopping, Save Mr. Rogers, and more.
Guest: Diane Peters Mayer, author of the book Overcoming School Anxiety.
Contest: Send us your tips. Make the subject line “Peanut Butter” and if we use your tip we’ll give you a code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer.
Spend: Family Music Meltdown 2
Save: Rather Be Shopping
Give: Save Mr. Rogers
Audible pick of the week: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, read by Rex Robbins. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:01:21
Download File - 28.2 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 62: Techy Toys
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Sep 06, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Toy B. Ville, Fantastic Contraption, Free Language Lessons, Recycline, Rickets, and more.
Guest: Darren Turbeville from Toy B. Ville
Spend: Fantastic Contraption, $10
Save: Free Language Lessons at the BBC blog
Give: Recycline
Other links:
Audible pick of the week: Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. To sign up for a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/monkeys.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 54:51
Download File - 25.2 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 61: Eco-Friendly Families
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Aug 30, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Eco-Friendly Families, Darling Mummy, Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp, books, a contest, and more.
Guest: Helen Coronato, author of Eco-Friendly Families and A Novel Idea: Stories Behind the Bookshelves
Spend: Darling Mummy
Save: Bullfrog from Outer Level Corp
Give: What Book Got You Hooked?
Contest: Send us your parenting tech tips, spends, saves, gives. The first ten we receive on the show will receive a product code for the Peanut Butter PC or the Peanut Butter Pointer. Please put "peanut butter" in the subject line.
Audible pick of the week: The Amelia Bedlia Collection by Peggy Parish, read by Suzanne Toren
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:03:11
Download File - 29.8 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 60: Comeback
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sun, Aug 24, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
The Comeback, Juku Couture, Laptop Lunches, back to school guide, NUI Water, Totlol, scanning digital photos, and more.
Guest: Emma Gilbey Keller, author of The Comeback, about leaving the work force to raise kids and then going back.
Spend: Juku Couture - dolls for geeks.
Save: Laptop Lunches
Cool Mom Picks back to school guide
Give: NUI Water
Scanning Your Digital Photos
Audible pick of the week: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Listen and Join In) by Michael Rosen
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:09:07
Download File - 31.7 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 59: The Stinky Cheese Man
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sun, Aug 17, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Stinky Cheese Man, Mo Willems Stuff, Rookie Moms Staycations, the gift of sight, and more.
Guests: Jon Scieszka, author of "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," "The Story of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales," and Guys Read
Spend: Mo Willems Stuff
Save: Rookie Moms Staycation Guides
Give: Give the Gift of Sight
Audible Kids pick of the week: Cowboy and Octopus (Unabridged) by Jon Scieszka, narrated by Mike Ferreri. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:06:07
Download File - 30.3 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 58: SmugMug
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Mon, Aug 11, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
SmugMug, Peanut Butter Pointer, Thrifty Green Baby Guide, Brady's Smile, and more.
Guests: Andy Williams from SmugMug.
Spend: Peanut Butter Pointer
Save: The Thrifty Green Baby Guide
Give: Brady's Smile
Use coupon code LEOLAPORTE and get 20% off the first year of any SmugMug account.
Audible Kids pick of the week: The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys for nine free audible books.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:06:14
Download File - 30.4 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 57: Toy Rescue
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo LAuthor: aporte
Sun, Aug 03, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Toy Rescue, Custom Made for Kids, Free Shipping, Date for Trees, and more.
Guests: Charles Parker and Elaine Smith (with puppets Skip and Molly) from Toy Rescue and Archivist Alison.
Spend: Custom Made for Kids: The first adventures of incredible you
Save: FreeShipping.org
Give: Date for Trees
Archivist Alison's tip: Scanning pictures into your blog
Also see: Trucktown Books
Audible Kids pick of the week: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 53:12
Download File - 24.4 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 56: A Guy Named Dave
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Tue, Jul 29, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
One man is trying to reduce his possessions to only 100 things by November.
Guest: Dave Bruno of GuyNamedDave.com
Spend: Doozla
Save: CardStix
Give: VeryMeri
AudibleKids.com pick: Miss Nelson is Missing (Unabridged) by Harry Allard, narrated by Cindy Haynes
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:12:44
Download File - 33.4 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 55: Saving for College
leo@leoville.com (Leo Laporte)
Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sun, Jul 20, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Starting the college fund, WALL-E, white noise, Spore, and more.
Guest: Jeff Frese of the Freshman Fund.
Spend: WALL-E.
Save: Free White Noise Generator.
Give: Spore Vote
Audible pick: Boots on the Ground at Dusk (My Tribute to Pat Tillman) by Mary Tillman, Read by Mary Tillman . Visit Audible.com/monkeys to sign up for your free audio book.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 1:00:27
Download File - 27.7 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 54: Car Seat Safety
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Jul 12, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Carseats, SweetPea 3, cheap gifts, FileSwap, and more.
Guest: Kate O’Connell on Carseat Safety
Spend: SweetPea 3 from Peapod Toys
Save: Simple Dollars hack for finding holiday gifts on the cheap.
Give: FlipSwap
Audible pick: Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner, narrated by Judy Schachner. Visit Audible.com/monkeys to sign up for your free audio book.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
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Running time: 59:21
Download File - 27.2 MB
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Jumping Monkeys 53: Homeschooling
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Author: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Sat, Jul 05, 2008
Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte
Guest: Dana Loesch of Mamalogues on Homeschooling
Spend: Pedz Pedometer for Kids
Save: Tessy and Tab
Give: Global Giving
AudibleKids.com book of the week: The Frog and Toad Collection by Arnold Lobel. And visit Audible.com/monkeys for a free audible book.
Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.
Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by Cachefly. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall.
Running time: 1:12:25
Download File - 33.2 MB
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