parenting

"Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors and High Explosives"

Joe Donahue — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:45:00 +0000

John Elder Robison joins us to talk about his moving memoir of an unconventional dad’s relationship with his equally offbeat son. His new book is: Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives.

"The Heavy" by Dara-Lynn Weiss

Joe Donahue — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:35:00 +0000

When a doctor pronounced Dara-Lynn Weiss’s daughter Bea obese at age seven, the mother of two knew she had to take action. But how could a woman with her own food and body issues—not to mention spotty eating habits—successfully parent a little girl around the issue of obesity?

Mark Shriver - "A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver "

Joe Donahue — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:12:12 +0000

We speak with Mark Shriver about his book, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver.

Joel Stein - "Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity"

Joe Donahue — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:35:38 +0000

Joel Stein (Time journalist) speaks with us about his book, Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity.

Buzz Bissinger - "Father's Day"

Joe Donahue — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:12:00 +0000

We speak with Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) about his new book, Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son

Sarah LaDuke — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:28:27 +0000

We speak with Monica Kapoor, company member in Broadway's Mamma Mia!, about balancing motherhood and 8 shows a week. Monica was recently featured in the Cafe Mom series, "On Broadway with Kids."

Bay and Her Boys

Joe Donahue — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:48 +0000
We speak with Bay Buchanan about her book, Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom.

Anne Lamott - Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son

Joe Donahue — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:01:35 +0000

Anne Lamott, author of Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year returns with a new book about her first year as a grandmother, Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son.