Zen Parenting Radio Podcast
1) Be A Happier Parent- Podcast #492
Cathy and Todd talk with Former New York Times reporter KJ Dell’Antonio about her book How to be a Happier Parent. They discuss some common issues that challenge parents, and explore how to decrease t...Show More
2) Unknown Number- Episode #832
Cathy and Todd discuss Netflix’s documentary Unknown Caller: The High School Catfish and how texts and constant accessibility blur the line between connection and chaos. What started as “stranger dang...Show More
3) The Wishful Politics of Gen X: The American President and Dave- Episode #831
Cathy and Todd talk about two 90s political favorites, Dave and The American President, and how they captured Gen X’s wishful politics. From an ordinary guy running the White House with kindness to a ...Show More
4) Boybands and Performative Masculinity- Episode #830
Cathy and Todd look at how groups like Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Boyz II Men, and One Direction shaped pop culture and redefined what young men were allowed to sing about. They created space for emotio...Show More
5) Hairbands and Performative Masculinity- Episode #829
Cathy and Todd explore how 1980s glam metal, later dubbed “hairbands” in the ’90s, fused hypersexual, alpha-male posturing with makeup, teased hair, and flamboyant style, creating a theatrical masculi...Show More
6) Gen X Feminism in “9 to 5” and “Working Girl” Episode #828
Cathy and Todd discuss 9 to 5 and Working Girl, two movies Gen X women grew up on that shaped how we think about work, power, and what it means to succeed. We watched women push through, keep their he...Show More
7) What The Hunger Games Teaches Us About Dehumanization with Jacey, Camryn and Skylar Adams Episode #827
Our daughters Jacey, Camryn, and Skylar join us as we explore the themes behind The Hunger Games books and movies and what they say about power, survival, and the cost of being human in an inhumane sy...Show More
8) Ferris & The Dude: The Art of Doing Nothing- Episode #826
Cathy and Todd discuss Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Big Lebowski, two films that ask the same question in totally different ways: what if we just stopped playing the game? They set the scene with ...Show More
9) Stranger Things Season 1: What the Upside Down Teaches Us About Our Shadow Selves, Trauma, and Grief- Episode #825
Cathy and Todd discuss Stranger Things Season 1 through a cultural, emotional, and psychological lens. They explore how the show’s 80s nostalgia, supernatural mystery, and strong character dynamics re...Show More
10) Pulling a Milli Vanilli: How Pop’s Biggest Scandal Became a Metaphor for Imposter Syndrome Episode #824
Cathy & Todd revisit the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, one of pop music’s most infamous scandals, and discuss how their story became a powerful metaphor for imposter syndrome. In the late ’80s, imag...Show More