ViewPodcast <![CDATA[View Podcast]]> top_small I Love Talking Books http://podcastpickle.com/pdillys/.assets/images/ads/125x125_TalkingBooks.jpg http://ilovetalkingbooks.com top_small Fastpitch TV Show http://www.podcastpickle.com/media/images/ads/pcp/90x90_FastpitchTv.jpg http://www.fastpitchtvshow.com top_small Podcast Junk http://podcastpickle.com/media/images/ads/other/90x90_PodcastJunk.jpg http://podcastjunk.com top_small Podcast Inspector http://podcastpickle.com/media/images/ads/other/90x90_PodcastInspector.jpg http://podcastinspector.com top_small Lelands Wallpaper http://podcastpickle.com/media/images/ads/other/90x90_Lelands.jpg http://lelandswallpaper.com top_small PhoneJunk.com http://podcastpickle.com/pdillys/.assets/images/ads/125x125_PhoneJunk.jpg http://phonejunk.com footer Talking Books http://podcastpickle.com/media/images/ads/other/727x90_TalkingBooks.jpg http://ilovetalkingbooks.com false 3993 kristin http://www.manicmommies.com/shehulk.gif admin@manicmommies.com 804 6 8.6667 Manic Mommies http://manicmommies.com The trials and tribulations, joys and triumphs of Erin and Kristin - two working mothers trying to do it all, and do it all well (or just good enough)! Shows feature honest, funny chats about motherhood, pop culture, and the crazy act of balancing work and family. Manic Mommies is driven by Saturn, and by our fabulous Gal Pals! en 2005&#226;2010 Manic Mommies Media, Inc. admin@manicmommies.com (Manic Mommies) Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:52:00 GMT 180 Refreshingly honest talk for moms trying to do it all! The trials and tribulations, joys and triumphs of Erin and Kristin - two working mothers trying to do it all (and do it all well, of course)! Shows feature honest, funny chats about motherhood, pop culture, and the crazy act of balancing work and family. Regular features include guest interviews, advice from parenting coach Kathy, and pediatrician Dr. Rob. Not just for "working" moms - for all moms and dads! Past episodes available to Gal Pals through ManicMommies.com parent,child,work,career,family,mommy,mom,motherhood,children,kids,working,mother, chevy, chevrolet Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt erin@manicmommies.com Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt http://libsyn.com/podcasts/manicmommies/images/MM-ChevyCoverArt300.jpg Manic Mommies http://manicmommies.com MM 201: Parenting Beyond Belief - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=579950# According to a recent University of Chicago survey, a growing percentage of Americans consider themselves "spiritual but not religious." By all accounts, this includes parents. This week we’re joined by author Dale McGowan, editor of Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion to talk more about this trend. Then we chat openly about our own roles as the "spiritual directors" of our families.

]]> Family Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:52:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=579950# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt Clean MM 200: Coach Me - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=577104# This week Erin is joined by substitute co-host Meredith O’Brien, pop culture and television columnist for MommyTrack’d, who shares her tips for TV worth watching right now. Then our new life coach Kristin G. stops by for coffee and we talk about how coaching can help moms, why it’s so important to find that additional "thing" in life that makes you happy, and why it’s critical you take time and make space for it.

]]> Family Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:22:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=577104# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No Winter Blahs, Bon Voyage http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=574056# Family Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:08:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=574056# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 198: Does My Butt Look Big? - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=571562# Some of us can eat Big Macs and still look skinny (ahem, Kristin) and others of us know what we need to do to lose a little weight and yet we’re still eating cookies and drinking wine. This week we talk about the 40-year-old spread, enrolling a child in scouting, and picky eaters.

]]> Family Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:35:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=571562# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 197: Moms’ Tech + Kids’ Sports - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=568916# It’s two shows in one this week as we make the most of Erin’s trip to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. We chat about the households of the future, what’s inside your computer (and why you should care) and our favorite tech gadgets. Later, soccer star and mother Mia Hamm reveals why she has yet to get her 3-year-old twins involved in organized sports.

]]> Family Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:58:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=568916# 00:58:37 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 196: New Year, Same Mommies - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=566353# Family Mon, 4 Jan 2010 01:19:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=566353# 00:53:49 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 195.5: Manic Mommies Rewind â Real Simple Money http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=564613#
We talk money with deputy editor Lesley Alderman. Whether youâre a fashion lover, frugal giver, or recovering shopaholic, itâs likely youâll learn a thing or two from this episode. We reveal six top money worriesâfrom spending too much to saving too littleâand share simple tips for getting back on track. Weâve even got a way for you to save on gas!
]]> Family Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:41:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=564613# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 195: The Sex Therapist Is In - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=559846# Twitter or Facebook and connect with other listeners under the Big Tent.]]> Family Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:13:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=559846# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 194: Holiday Chit Chat - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=557280# ]]> Family Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:12:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=557280# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 193: Holiday Leftovers - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=554922# Days of Our Lives diva and host of the Biggest Loser. Alison talks about her life as a working mom (in fact she was picking her son up from school when we reached her) and how she manages to find time for the important things in life: her kids, her health and giving back. We follow that up with a generous serving of holiday complaints. Pull up a chair, there’s plenty of leftovers.]]> Family Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=554922# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 192: Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=552341# ]]> Family Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:12:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=552341# 00:48:57 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 191: Searching for Sibling Harmony at Escape 09 - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=549640# Family Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:16:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=549640# 01:10:57 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 190: True Mom Confessions from Escape 09 - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=547911# ]]> Family Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=547911# 01:00:53 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 189: The Possibility of Everything - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=544345# The Possibility of Everything, and her plight to bring harmony and wellness back to her family through some extraordinary means.]]> Family Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:29:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=544345# 00:54:59 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 188: Pacify Me - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=542146# Family Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:52:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=542146# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 187: The Meal Makeover Moms Visit - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=536754# The Meal Makeover Moms visit Kristin’s kitchen to answer all of our healthy eating questions. They also give one of Kristin’s family’s favorite recipes, Fish Chowder, a meal makeover (it was delicious!).

Special thanks to Meal Makeover Moms Escape Sponsors - Coleman Natural and Cabot.

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We also welcome our first Escape sponsor spotlight: Coleman Natural Foods.
]]> Family Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=533839# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 185: Fall into TV - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=531540# Family Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:53:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=531540# 00:56:25 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 184: Happy at Work, Happy at Home - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=528678# Family Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=528678# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 183: My Little Pakora - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=526310# Family Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:34:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=526310# 01:02:35 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 182: The Magazine Rack - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=523728# Family Tue, 8 Sep 2009 01:50:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=523728# 01:14:01 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 181: Stuff Our Listeners Love - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=521424# ]]> Family Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:38:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=521424# 01:08:29 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 180: Postcard from New York - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=518687# Family Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:03:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=518687# 00:59:18 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 179: Honey, I lost my job. - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=515870# Family Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:11:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=515870# 00:55:36 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt Yes MM 178.5: MM Rewind â Interview with Kate Gosselin - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=513946# We’ve been like two ships passing in the night, as Kristin wrapped up her staycation with a road trip and Erin started her family vacation on Saturday. So we’re recycling our Earth Day show from 2008 that features an interview with Kate Gosselin, conducted long before she became the favorite of tabloid magazine editors and paparazzi everywhere.

We’ll be back next week with a whole new episode featuring a great interview with Dr. Joe Siegler, author of the book Fire Your Therapist.

]]> Family Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:16:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=513946# 00:43:26 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 178: Tips for the Digital Mom - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=511275# This week we welcome Jen Mazzon from Google to the show. Jen is a busy working mom of three, including a set of twins, and she shares with us some of the ways online computing has helped simplify her work and home lives. Could these tools help you, too? We’ve also put together a great tip sheet listing our favorite online tools and resources for the digital mom. Find it on ManicMommies.com. Then Kristin fills us in on her glorious (or not so glorious) staycation.

]]> Family Tue, 4 Aug 2009 01:53:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=511275# 01:05:45 google, organization, balance Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 177: Notes from the Motherlode - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508831# ]]> Family Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:08:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508831# belkin, blogher, nytimes, work/life Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 176: A house call with Dr. Rob - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=505543# Family Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:44:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=505543# pediatrician, allergies, food, probiotics, crossed eyes Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 175: Birthday parties, getaways and sing-a-longs - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503106# Family Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:10:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503106# 00:57:45 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 174: Summer Camp Catchup - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=499777# ]]> Family Mon, 6 Jul 2009 02:24:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=499777# 00:27:54 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 173: That’s It Mommy...You’re in a Time Out - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494844# Family Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:38:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494844# 01:03:59 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 172: Magazines and End-of-School Madness - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491848# ]]> Family Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:10:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491848# 01:10:34 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 171: Just Two Moms with Microphones - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=489425# This week we simply unwind in front of the microphones and chat about what’s on our minds: selling out the escape, bed wetting (why can’t parents be more honest about this?), kids who talk back (not that we know any) and therapy. When on the couch, is it really necessary to focus on the past to deal with the present?

]]> Family Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:20:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=489425# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 170: Living in a Digital Nation - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=486135# ]]> Family Mon, 1 Jun 2009 01:25:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=486135# 00:54:37 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 169: Raising Free-Range Kids - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=483877# Family Tue, 26 May 2009 02:34:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=483877# 01:05:11 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 168.5: Chatting with James Denton - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=481826# An active volunteer, James is traveling to Boston to host Share the Beat, a star-studded fundraising event to benefit The American Society of Transplantation endowment which was created to support transplant research and the training of transplant professionals and the Redford AnimAction Project: It’s a Rap, an educational outreach program geared toward youth and dedicated to raising transplant awareness.

Don’t get too jealous ladies, right after she hung up with James, Erin was back to shuttling kids around, grocery shopping and preparing for a couple days on the road. Who says she doesn’t live the glamorous life?

]]> Family Thu, 21 May 2009 02:08:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=481826# 00:17:45 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 168: Options Not Obligations - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=480781# Do you wish you had more time to do the things that are most important to you in life, like spending more time with your children, volunteering in your community, or cultivating a passion or hobby? This week’s guest is family first entrepreneur Marc Warnke, author of Options Not Obligations: Enrich Your Personal Life by Rethinking Your Financial Life. Marc explains how to have fun by consuming less while learning to break free from the financial obligations that limit our creativity and spirit.

]]> Family Mon, 18 May 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=480781# 01:00:22 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 167: Happy Manic Mother’s Day - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=477094# ]]> Family Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=477094# 00:52:47 Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No MM 166: When Mommy is in therapy - www.ManicMommies.com - (508) 644-8434 http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=473590# ]]> Family Mon, 4 May 2009 16:20:00 GMT http://manicmommies.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=473590# Erin Kane & Kristin Brandt No false <![CDATA[Manic Mommies - Driven by Saturn]]> 10 skibuni