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Weekly Roundup: “Better Than Fiction” and Our Series Finale
Here's what we're reading, recommending, and revisiting this week, in the final episode EVER of this podcast.
Catherine's library find is Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers (https://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Fiction-Travel-Writers/dp/1742205941), published in 2021 by The Lonely Planet. There's also a second volume (https://www.amazon.com/Better-than-Fiction-adventures-Literature/dp/1743607490/) of even more travel tales.
Terri's random recommendation is all the ways you can keep up with us when we're no longer blabbing in your ears three times a week. Also mentioned: Bookmory (https://bookmory.net/) and Authory (https://authory.com/).
Terri's Substack, Too Old for Cool (https://toooldforcool.substack.com/); any future TV chats will live here
Catherine's Instagram (https://instagram.com/cholecko)
Terri on Twitter @mamatude (https://x.com/mamatude)
Terri's website (https://www.byterrimauro.com/)
The podcast on Instagram (https://instagram.com/prpodcast) and Twitter (https://x.com/roundaboutchat); subscribe to see if Terri follows through on her eight-year replay plan
In the archives, we talked about a couple of specific episodes while recalling the many permutations of the podcast over the past dozen years: Parenting Investigations (https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/parenting-investigations) and Are You a Soggy Mom? (https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/are-you-a-soggy-mom).
While we won't be publishing new episodes, our archives (https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog) will remain available. Thank you for listening!
15 Apr 2026
Parenting Tips from “Lost” S5 E9, “Namaste”
Each Wednesday, we've been discussing an older entertainment property, and currently, that's Lost. We stay on the island for this entire episode, but jump between two timelines just to keep things interesting. To Terri's dismay, the love quadrangle of Sawyer/Kate/Jack/Juliet is back in action. Mentioned: Call the Midwife (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1983079/) and a pertinent scene from (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeO3jMZphhs)The Princess Bride (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeO3jMZphhs).
We're wrapping up our recaps of Lost here, but we may not be quite done blathering about TV in general (and Lost in particular; Catherine can't stop watching now!). Keep an eye on our social media and Terri's Substack (https://toooldforcool.substack.com/) for updates. We'll be back tomorrow with our final weekly roundup.
14 Apr 2026
Parenting Tips from “Shrinking” S3 E11, “And That’s Our Time”
Each Tuesday, we share our thoughts on a newer entertainment property. Fittingly, for our last Tuesday episode, we're finishing season 3 of Shrinking. In a three-season arc of grief, forgiveness, and moving on, it turns out "moving on" is the least dynamic part of the story, as the season ends with the characters scattered around the globe.
Still, we enjoy these characters and will come back to see how the creators handle season 4. We just won't be here to discuss it, because we're moving on from the podcast. We'll be back tomorrow to discuss Lost, though! Mentioned: Mike Nelson (https://www.facebook.com/mike.nelson.14418101), the actor who plays Jimmy's patient Dan, on Facebook.
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