Jumping Monkeys (Audio)

RattleMe, Smart Girls and Smart Boys, Ze Frank's Flickr memory game, school tech, and more. Our guest is Amy Wondany of RattleMe [https://rattleme.com/]. Spend: Nintendo DS Smart Girls [http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Girls-Magical-Book-Nintendo-DS/dp/B001BJ68ZA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top] and Smart Boys Series Save: Save money on a memory game, use Ze Frank's free Flickr memory game [http://www.zefrank.com/memory/flickr_memory/] instead. Give: Technology and Your School: What to donate and what not to donate [http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/11/technology-and.html] Audible pick of the week: (This one is just for grown-ups) The Garden of Last Days [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BRLL_000236&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes], Unabridged, By Andre Dubus III, Narrated by Dan John Miller. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys [http://audiblekids.com/jumpingmonkeys]. Hosts: Megan Morrone [http://www.meganmorrone.com/] and Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guest: Amy Wondany Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com [http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/]. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall [http://paulywood.com/]. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly [https://www.cachefly.com/].

Practical pediatric info, Froose, Neil Gaiman, Nest, and more. Our guests are Jamie A. Freishtat (Board Certified Pediatrician), M.D and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D., FAAAAI (board certified in both Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine) of MommyDocs.com [http://www.mommydocs.com/] They offer practical pediatric information for parents by moms (who happen to be doctors.) Spend: Froose [http://www.froose.com/milton_phase2/index.html], an alternative to juice. Save: Watch Neil Gaiman read "The Graveyard" in its entirety [http://www.mousecircus.com/]. Give: Nest [http://shop.buildanest.com/] Audible pick of the week: Classic Wizard of Oz [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_LIVE_000281&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes], Unabridged, By Listen & Live Audio. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys [http://audiblekids.com/jumpingmonkeys]. Hosts: Megan Morrone [http://www.meganmorrone.com/] and Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Jamie A. Freishtat, M.D. [http://mommydocs.com/] and Rachel L. Schreiber, M.D. [http://mommydocs.com/] Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com [http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/]. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall [http://paulywood.com/]. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly [https://www.cachefly.com/].

Equally Shared Parenting, Lots to Say Baby, $5 Dinners, Girls on the Run, and more. Our guests are Amy and Marc Vachon of Equally Shared Parenting [http://www.equallysharedparenting.com/] Spend: Lots to Say Baby [http://www.lotstosaybaby.com/] Save: $5 Dinners [http://www.5dollardinners.com/] Give: Girls on the Run Other links: Dad-O-Matic [http://dadomatic.com/] Wired Magazine: Bloggers should pull the plug [http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_essay] Audible pick of the week: Homer Price [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_PENG_000610&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes], Unabridged, By Robert McCloskey, Narrated by Mike Ferreri. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys [http://audiblekids.com/jumpingmonkeys]. Hosts: Megan Morrone [http://www.meganmorrone.com/] and Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guests: Amy Vachon [http://equallysharedparenting.com/] and Marc Vachon [http://equallysharedparenting.com/] Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com [http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/]. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall [http://paulywood.com/]. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly [https://www.cachefly.com/].

Freelancers get together, Manga statistics, Gagas is going going, Metal for Monsters, and more. Our guest is Felicity Chapman of Cubes and Crayons [http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/] Spend: The Manga Guide to Statistics [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271893/index.html]. Here are some example pages [http://www.nostarch.com/download/manga_stats_sample.pdf] Save: Gagas [http://www.gagas.com/]' Going Out of Business sale Give: Metal for Monsters [http://metalformonsters.com/] Other links: * AAP doubles daily recommended intake of Vitamin D for kids [http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/10/13/vitamin-d-supplementation-guidelines-for.html] * Ze Frank's YoungMeNowMe [http://colorwar2008.com/youngnow-winners] Audible pick of the week: Blindness [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BBCA_000140&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes], Unabridged, By Jose Saramago, Narrated by Jonathan Davis Hosts: Megan Morrone [http://www.meganmorrone.com/] and Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guest: Felicity Chapman [http://www.cubesandcrayons.com/] Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com [http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/]. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall [http://paulywood.com/]. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly [https://www.cachefly.com/].

How Wikipedia Works, The Boon Squirt, Book Closeout's Kids Section, Tiny Revolutionary, and more. Our guest is Pheobe Ayers [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Phoebe], librarian and one of the authors of How Wikipedia Works Spend: The Boon Squirt [http://www.booninc.com/products/Squirt] Save: Book Closeout's Kids Section [http://www.bookcloseouts.com/default.asp?N=3294&merch=kids&rid=purplec] Give: Tiny Revolutionary's new line of Giving Tees [http://www.tinyrevolutionary.com/shop.html] Other links: DonorsChoose [http://www.donorschoose.org/] Audible pick of the week: Downtown Owl [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_SANS_001574&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes] by Chuck Klosterman read by Philip Baker Hall. For a free audiobook, visit AudibleKids.com/jumpingmonkeys [http://audiblekids.com/jumpingmonkeys]. Hosts: Megan Morrone [http://www.meganmorrone.com/] and Leo Laporte [https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte] Guest: Phoebe Ayers [https://twitter.com/phoebe_ayers] Full show notes available on Megan's blog, JumpingMonkeys.com [http://www.jumpingmonkeys.com/]. The Jumping Monkeys theme is by Paul Minshall [http://paulywood.com/]. Bandwidth for Jumping Monkeys is provided by CacheFly [https://www.cachefly.com/].