The Paula Faris Show

Dec 10 2024 66 ep. 36 mins 68
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Join Emmy-Award winning journalist, Founder of CARRY™ and America’s most curious mom, Paula Faris, as she and her frequent co-host, husband John, talk about the hottest topics that parents are talking about. This listener driven show tackles your big questions: "When to have the sex talk with my kid? Why are we fighting about the dishes again? How can I juggle work and life? Why are teenagers and toddlers so hard?" If you’re talking about it, Paula is talking about it in a real, relatable and authentic manner. Join Paula as she engages in a conversation style of no sugar coating, authenticity and keeping it real. She will have you laughing and learning. Life Happens. Let's Talk About It!

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What’s Shocked Us Most About Going on College Tours

Dec 10 2024 39 mins  
I can’t believe we’re saying this, but we are looking at colleges with our daughter, Caroline. One day, you’re dropping your kid off at preschool, and the next, they’re getting ready to fly the coop. That’s literally how fast it’s gone. In this episode, John and I talk about taking those first college tours, what we’re learning along the way, and what shocked us m

The Surprising Future of Family Friendly Content (with John, Paula and The Chosen’s Dallas Jenkins

Dec 03 2024 49 mins  
One of our challenges as a family is finding really good programming that’s not only compelling, but it’s safe for us to watch with our whole crew. This is something we hear from a LOT of families. So, John and I invited Dallas Jenkins (Director/Creator) to the show to discuss our favorite holiday movies and family shows and why he’s saying, “He’s never seen anything li

Mothers-in-law And FiguringOut Whose House We’re Going To For The Holidays (with Rachel Awtrey)

Nov 26 2024 50 mins  
The reality is that 95% of us will be with our families over the holidays. So, how do you determine whose house you’re going to? And, how do you navigate the in-law relationships, particularly the one with your mother-in-law? I’ll be honest… I overheard some women at my local gym talking about the stress of navigating holiday travel and their in-laws, and I thought to myself

How To Effectively Negotiate With Your Kids and Partner Featuring Former FBI Hostage Negotiator, Chris Voss

Nov 19 2024 58 mins  
Parents would make incredible hostage negotiators. After all, we’re negotiating all day, every day, with our kids, partners, and co-workers. Because we’re in countless negotiations (and maybe we don’t even know it), I’ve invited former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss to the show to help us effectively negotiate with our kids, partner, and co-workers. This guy is legit

Answering Your Questions: Talking Sex and Our Bodies with Our Kids

Nov 11 2024 51 mins  
The moms from the Birds & Bees are back to answer all your thought-provoking questions about how to talk about sex and our bodies with our children. When should they stop bathing together? How do you talk about sex when they’re older? Should your kids see you naked? How do you have these conversations with your special needs kids? We’re leaving no stone unturned. We’re ev

Let’s Talk About Having The Sex Talk With Your Kids, Featuring the Moms from the Birds & Bees

Nov 05 2024 37 mins  
I don’t know of any parent that says, “I can’t wait to have the sex talk with my kid!” So, I’m gonna have the moms from Birds & Bees on the podcast to help us navigate all that discomfort. They’re going to tell you this: you’re not alone in your dread. But they’ll also share why and how we need to take the pressure off of having ONE BIG TALK. This conversation i

How to Talk Politics with Our Kids, Family and Friends with America’s Gov’t Teacher, Sharon McMahon

Oct 29 2024 63 mins  
Do you think we need to agree with people in order to respect them or befriend them? Maybe you’ve been unfriended by someone who doesn’t see eye to eye with you politically, or your kid has come from school saying disparaging things about another kid’s family because of who they’re voting for. (That’s the worst…and I’ve been there.) And why can’t we have conversat

Paula and John: Why Parenting in America is So Tough, with Stephanie May Wilson

Oct 22 2024 56 mins  
John and I have a wide-ranging conversation about Why Parenting in America is So Tough. We talk about our big struggles as parents, how parenting is “hazardous to your health” per the Surgeon General, plus we check in with our friend Stephanie May Wilson (Mom and Podcaster), who recently moved from Tennessee to SPAIN, mainly because parenting in America is such a struggle.

America’s record low birth rates: should we care? Featuring Sociologist Dr Jennifer Glass

Oct 15 2024 53 mins  
We’re having fewer and fewer kids in the U.S. In fact, we’ve reached record-low numbers. But here’s the question: should we care? I am talking to sociologist Dr Jennifer Glass to explain the trend and reveal the most puzzling piece about it all. Dr Glass is a Sociology Professor at the, University of Texas and the Executive Director at the Council on Contemporary Families.

What We Can Learn From Australia About How Supporting Families Grows the Economy with Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Oct 08 2024 48 mins  
I get so fired up talking about this issue. We talk a lot about how we’re pro-family in this country. But, when it comes down to it, do America’s policies actually support families? We’ve made this political.. And that’s where we’ve gone wrong because this is an ECONOMIC issue. Yes, you heard me right, this is all about the economy. As Australia’s former Prime Minist