Raising Helmicks: Recent Episodes

Carey & Kyle Helmick

Carey and Kyle discuss their latest adventures raising two kids in Alexandria, VA.

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Raising Helmicks emergency podcast on The Bean Dad.

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Special Christmas Podcast.

Cherry Pie Proposed Rule: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/18/2020-27823/frozen-cherry-pie-proposed-revocation-of-a-standard-of-identity-and-a-standard-of-quality

Roman Circus Podcast with us: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-roman-circus-podcast/episode/45-a-very-helmick-christmas-podcast-57816976

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We discuss January-August of 2020, the pandemic, the kids. Joey makes the Perry the Platypus sound.

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Helmicks’ 2019 in review, July through December

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Helmicks' 2019 in review, January through June.

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Dogs, preschool, painting DnD minis, Michaelmas, fundraising shenanigans, babes on a plane. Rory reads a story.

Reddit Fundraising Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/d2viyd/i_tried_using_a_school_fundraiser_to_teach_my/ezxyamf

Babes on a Plane: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/baby-seat-map-scli-intl/index.html

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Carey & Kyle discuss Carey's first published article and a lawsuit against Popeyes for running out of Chicken Sandwiches. Joseph OWNS Dad.

Carey's Piece (!!!!): https://catholicherald.co.uk/magazine/theres-no-excuse-for-letting-schoolchildren-go-hungry/

Marion Stokes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Stokes

Jeopardy Guy Tweet: https://www.wthr.com/article/jeopardy-champ-inspired-andrew-luck-may-have-lost-purpose

Pope yes: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2019/aug/29/chattanooga-man-sues-popeyes-running-out-popular-chicken-sandwich/502385/

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We talk about Dadding and Nursing in Public, a time capsule, and holding babies in New Zealand. We're against wasting food. Joey babbles in a box. Dadding in Public: https://soranews24.com/2019/08/23/dads-story-about-parenting-on-a-train-highlights-japans-hidden-prejudice-against-male-parenting/

Leftover food: https://www.eatthis.com/what-do-restaurants-do-leftover-food/

Time capsule with nothing inside: https://weather.com/news/news/2019-08-22-derry-new-hampshire-time-capsule-1969-empty-when-opened Breastfeeding mother: https://dcist.com/story/19/08/23/woman-breastfeeding-at-nats-park-says-staffer-asked-her-to-go-to-nursing-lounge/

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We discuss being parents of two for a year, having Fathers Anthony and Harrison have Mass at our place, pregnant pandas, In-N-Out in New York, CANCELLING Amazon,  Pushing Daisies, Good Omens, , Kyle quizzes Carey about Shrek. panda pregnancy mystery: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/08/07/giant-female-panda-national-zoo-may-be-pregnant/ pandas fake pregnancy apparently: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/panda-fakes-pregnancy-get-more-food/ in-n-out burger in NYC https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pajjwk/i-found-nycs-in-n-out-burger-and-solved-the-mystery-of-how-it-got-there Shrek VHS tape: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/clm9t4/my_friend_has_amassed_a_collection_of_over_100/

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Podcast celebrating one year of podcast, having a surprisingly good discussion about the Americans With Disabilities Act, explaining our children's newest feats, getting mad at a school district for trying to use children as collateral.

Spicy Nuggs Podcast: https://spicynuggspod.podbean.com/feed.xml

Top/Worst (Whatever): https://topworstwhatever.home.blog/category/podcast/feed/

Wendy's Finger Lady arrested again: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/05/wendys-chili-finger-scam/2391495/ Wendy's ADA Lawsuit: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/food/903192-wendys-class-action-says-drive-thru-discriminatory/

99 Percent Invisible on Curb Cuts: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/

school lunch debt update: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/07/19/pennsylvania-school-district-warns-parents-they-could-lose-kids-over-unpaid-school-lunches

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Joseph's crawling, Rory's basically an adult now, that one dude is going to win jeopardy forever, and we talk about school lunches and the unfairly divided job of being a parent. Rory sings What a Wonderful World.

Illegal jeopardy wagers: https://news.avclub.com/jeopardy-producers-have-stripped-contestants-of-their-1834356162 Hash brown guy: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna998976?__twitter_impression=true School lunches: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/722259141/after-backlash-rhode-island-school-district-rolls-back-lunch-shaming-policy Daycares call moms: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/my-child-has-two-parents-why-does-day-care-call-only-me/2018/09/25/6b6e46b0-b076-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html

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We talk about Snowplow Parenting, the weather, Rory's inquisitiveness, and Joseph's chonkiness. Rory reads Green Eggs & Ham.

weather reporter getting hit by stop sign (I added this gif to the shownotes first and have watched it like 200 times while reviewing the podcast and I still love it): https://media.giphy.com/media/LGY967AFmrueY/giphy.gif

an obituary on Hal Fishman for anyone who's weirdly interested (I was 15 when he died, not 9. my entire childhood is one big blur to me apparently): http://airportjournals.com/remembering-hal-fishman-the-flying-professor-and-cherished-anchorman/

I cannot for the life of me find the National Geographic show with the lizard character. Someone help?

Also I'm bummed I went with the name "when would you file?" when I could have gone with "Ready Aim File".

In-N-Out sues Puma: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/05/double-double-trouble-for-puma-in-n-out-sues-over-shoe/

Youtube shuts down comments on kids videos: https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/28/youtube-shuts-off-comments-on-videos-with-young-children/

Silly letter from Principal on Momo: http://www.hoosickfallscsd.org/letter-regarding-momo-challenge/

Frisbee dog record breaker (doesn't appear to be wearing a bandana, but we won't call the cops if you don't): https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-apollos/os-sp-hs-frisbee-dog-apollos-0225-story.html

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Happy Valentine's day! We discuss our first Valentine's Day, traditions, Joseph's locomotion, chocolate, and the death (and revival) of Candy Hearts.

neutral network candy hearts: http://aiweirdness.com/post/170685749687/candy-heart-messages-written-by-a-neural-network

country roads mario: https://twitter.com/unusualImagery/status/1095753759324622849

opportunity rover, which made it 14 years, not 5, xkcd: xkcd.com/2111/

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Another serious one this week, folks. The burden of raising our kids in the digital age has been weighing on us, and youtube's demonic sorting algorithm has been in the news, so here are our thoughts on youtube, kids shows, and why they often fill us with dread.

Excellent Article: https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-c39c471271d2

TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/james_bridle_the_nightmare_videos_of_childrens_youtube_and_what_s_wrong_with_the_internet_today?language=en

CGP Grey Ad Revenue Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW0eUrUiyxo

That chicken video (a tweet about it, so you're not giving them views): https://twitter.com/jezicorivera/status/1091229799635345409?s=15

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Carey and Kyle discuss chicken nuggets, a couple of brothers being bros, eating in-n-out priest-style, the march for life, The Discourse, why we are canceling netflix and target, and so little more!!

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Special episode for folks curious about or already fans of Doctor Who, starring @heyitsmattbaker of Roman Circus Podcast fame and Carey's sister Noelle.

Kyle had already gone back to DC, but we all know you're just here for the clip of Rory at the end.

We do not know why Rory thinks Doctor Who is called "houses."

Listen to episode #45 of the @RomanCircusPodcast to hear our guest episode with those guys!

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In-N-Stout, GoFraudMe, Wombat Poop, Snowball Fights, and more!!

In-N-Stout: https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/08/15/in-n-stout-brewer-gets-pun-filled-cease-and-desist-letter-from-burger-chain/

Wombat poop:  https://www.livescience.com/64119-wombat-butt-poop-cubes.html

Wombat book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat_Divine

GoFraudMe: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrests-gofundme-homeless-good-samaritan-scam-show-perils-crowdfunding-n936941

Earthquake: https://www.livescience.com/64190-weird-seismic-hum.html

YoutubeKid: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2018/12/03/how-this-seven-year-old-made-22-million-playing-with-toys-2/#1646cc464459

Snowballs: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/snowball-fights-now-legal-colorado-town-after-9-year-old-n943581

Babies and Mothers:  https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article140720478.html

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Halloween, a Baptism, Thanksgiving prep, and The Docket.

Curiosity: https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/04/nasa-activated-curiositys-second-brain-after-it-misbehaved/

Meteorite: https://fox8.com/2018/10/05/a-rock-that-was-used-as-a-doorstop-for-the-past-30-years-turns-out-to-be-a-meteorite-valued-at-100k/

Phone: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/15/17974850/new-palm-smartphone-android-lifemode-time-well-spent-verizon

Earthquake: https://patch.com/virginia/delray/alexandria-participate-regional-earthquake-drill

Facebook lies: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/10/advertisers-allege-facebook-hid-the-fact-that-no-one-watches-video-ads/

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Carey and Rory's birthdays, apple picking, pumpkin patching, meeting Canada's Coolest Cleric. Roasted Apple Shallot Blue Cheese Tart Recipe: http://gransbest.com/roasted-apple-shallot-blue-cheese-tart/

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Carey cuts Kyle's hair while we discuss fascist haircuts, hiking, teething, and Great British Bakeoff. Low Sound Quality, high Authenticity. Rory sings the Quesadilla Song.

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We can eat a lot of In-N-Out, Disneyland is tiring, Hockey is amazing, A beautiful nerdy wedding, Matt Baker's a Millionaire, The Laughons took us to a crack shack, Rory loves Cars

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Fun Birthday Questions With Kyle and Baptism Debrief

Disney propaganda: youtube.com/watch?v=nT1uvi7qjrs

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Carey and Kyle share a beer and talk about our new pet cricket, our old pet guinea pig, how Kyle threw trash out the window, a fight between Joanna Gaines and the Property Brothers, what Rory has in common with Brick from Anchorman, "Do you know what causes that?", the Bugglebee, Aldi Cheesecake, Cannon Law's application to Patreons, flash floods and earthquakes.

This podcast brought to you by our very real and non-parody sponsor CircleSpace who paid us $3 million to mention them.

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Carey and Kyle discuss the first two of the Eight Ages of Man by Erik Erikson and explain what the heck they have to do with Rory insisting on eating his ice cream in his high chair.

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We have a baby!

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Carey and Kyle talk about bread and jam, nerdy newborn word etymology, and getting ready for Jojo!

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In which we talk with our bff Peter about Aldi, In-N-Out, Psych, High School Debate, Carey shutting down sexists, quidditch, the importance of helmet safety, and Rory!

P.S. "Gus Sillypants Jackson" is from S1E5, "9 Lives." Sorry for misleading you in this important matter.

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Carey and Kyle talk about why we're doing this podcast, the words Rory's been saying, and what our plans are for the summer.