Mandy Moore

044: Recipe Swap

May 13th, 2020  |  52 mins 6 secs

at home chef, meal delivery, meal planning, recipe swap

Allison, Mandy and KWu trade kitchen hacks, recipe tips, favorite meal delivery service, and the incomparable responsibility of feeding and nourishing our kids! Tune in for tips, tricks and total mom realities.

043: Managing Parents on Your Team

April 29th, 2020  |  48 mins 27 secs

manager, managing parents, parents, teamwork

Today our panelists sit down with Nick Means to talk about strategies and experiences of managing parents on your team. Parent have unique needs as they care for little humans and some may not exactly know what those unique needs are, unless you too are a parent. We break down techniques and share experiences of what it's like managing parents in tech.

042: Career Switching

April 15th, 2020  |  42 mins 3 secs

after babies, career switching, coding school, learning to code

Today we are joined by Bekah Hawrot Weigel! Bekah is a content-creator by nature whom has recently switched into the world of coding! We discuss her career switching process, what helped, what didn't, the massive role community played a part in her success, and how she managed it all with 4 young kids in the house!

030: Moving and Traveling Internationally

May 29th, 2019  |  49 mins 59 secs

travel

Annyce Davis joins Mandy and KWu to talk about moving and traveling internationally: kids' reactions, the logistics of relocation, the benefits of giving kids worldly experience at a young age, and maintaining relationships with your family when you're not at home.

027: Fear Mongering and Inducing Panic

April 17th, 2019  |  40 mins 10 secs

fear, panic, scary

Due to the "Momo Challenge": the latest in a series of internet "challenges" and urban legends, Chris, Jess, JC, and Mandy talk about fear mongering and inducing panic: What do we do as parents to protect our kids? Do we, as technologists, have an advantage in understanding "hoaxes" better than non-technologists? Should we ignore the hype and "let live and let go?" And how much do we/should we be monitoring our kids?

026: Breastfeeding

March 27th, 2019  |  42 mins 47 secs

breastfeeding

Allison, Mandy, and KWu talk about their experiences (or non-experiences!) with breastfeeding. They chat about the things people don't tell you, navigating conflicting information, and the challenges and woes of breastfeeding in public.

023: The Holidays: A Retrospective

February 13th, 2019  |  36 mins 18 secs

extended family, holidays, religion

Warning: This episode contains potential holiday spoilers for young children.

Allison, KWu, and Mandy talk about their holiday experiences: what they did this past year, their feelings about it, old traditions that they try to honor, and what they could do differently in the future.

022: Single Parenting

January 30th, 2019  |  47 mins 16 secs

dating, modern families, single parenting

In this episode, Mandy, Jess, Allison, and KWu talk about single parenting: how it's becoming more common, but that there are still stigmas attached to it, choosing your village, dating, specific challenges, and how others can be supportive.

021: Self-Care For Parents

January 16th, 2019  |  35 mins 39 secs

self-care

In this episode, the panelists talk about the importance of self-care: having routines, setting environments, and taking time for yourselves as individuals while being okay with your child's temporary discomfort and happiness.

020: Fertility Struggles

January 2nd, 2019  |  39 mins 53 secs

In this episode, Adam Cuppy joins the panel to talk about him and his wife's struggle with fertility and having a child. The emotional weight of the journey is discussed, as well as the lack of community for males with fertility struggles. Adam also talks about how the whole process has given him a greater sense that while it was hard, there are many other things in his life that are hard but worth pursuing.

019: Being Adults

December 19th, 2018  |  43 mins 58 secs

self-care, travel, work

In this episode that was recorded live and in-person at RubyConf in L.A., Jonan Scheffler joined the regular panelists to talk about what it's like to leave the kids at home while you're traveling for work or conferences: spending spousal points, communicating from afar, sneaking in a bit of self-care while you're away, and reentry back home into the parenting world.

018: Designing Apps/Digital Products for Parents with Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf of Winnie

December 5th, 2018  |  35 mins 25 secs

In this episode, co-founders Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf join the show to talk about creating the app Winnie: a place where crowdsourced information is spread amongst parents that relays important information such as childcare, activities, and advice.

012: Traveling with Kids

October 24th, 2018  |  50 mins 3 secs

childcare, transportation, travel

In this episode, we talk about helpful what it's like to travel with kids: challenges, woes, pro tricks, and great tips!

010: Doing Good with Our Children LIVE! From Ruby For Good

August 15th, 2018  |  45 mins 30 secs

doing good, kids, volunteering

We record live from Ruby for Good about volunteering and doing good with our children

009: Planning Childcare at Conferences

July 11th, 2018  |  55 mins 32 secs

childcare, conferences, rails, ruby, tech

We talk about how to get started if you want to have childcare at your conference and what it's like to be a conference organizer

003: Internet Privacy and Kids

February 21st, 2018  |  44 mins

geeks, internet privacy, internet safety, kids, parenting, technology

Our first guest, Heidi Waterhouse, talks to us about internet privacy and kids at different ages followed up by some genius and fail moments from the panel.