Have Parenting Podcasts Jumped the Shark?

8/24/07 - By Anna Fader
Last week the iTunes store did a spotlight on Parenting Podcasts. Since then, I've been trying to decide if that meant that parenting has become cooler or if podcasting has become less cool. After long, hard philosophical soul-searching I've decided...the answer is both. (That was productive.) Anyway, enough about me. What's this mean for you? Well, there's lots of podcasts out there with information, entertainment and just plain voyeurism (into other people's boring banal lives.) At the iTunes store, all the Parenting Podcasts are free and you'll find everything from professional video podcasts like Family Fun TV or Parents Magazine to informative programs like Pediacast or Pregtastic to amateur radio programs from funny mummies like Manic Mommies or Jumping Monkeys. Podcasts are great for listening to while you're actually doing work (ie you can't be reading my your favorite blog). They're just like blogs, only noisier.

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Anna Fader

Founder of Mommy Poppins

A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.

Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.