This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!! EURO JULES IS BACK!! The trip recap is lowkey scattered throughout the entire episode (sry), but the highlights: a Tuscany wedding, a “2 hour” drive that was actually 4.5 through scenery Jules swears is Pittsburgh adjacent (it’s a compliment??), and a new barometer for measuring the success of a trip.
But first, Alex gets sent to the mall with a box of Harrison’s returns and gets absolutely humbled at the counter (“ma’am, has this been washed?”).. so we need a ruling: can you return a shirt you already washed?!
The wedding’s pizza night spirals us into the food corner: pizza vs burgers for America’s favorite food (the official ranking has burgers & fries not at #1.. Alex is appealing the decision), mashed potatoes catch a STRAY (“it’s literally a liquid French fry”), and milk is in bags in Canada?!
We get into why traveling at 30 beats traveling at 22, and the real theme of this episode: life gets BETTER with age. Alex keeps meeting 38 year olds doing really cool things, and instead of fearing getting older.. knowing that’s when the hard work pays off.
Football is in FULL swing: Harrison made corn dogs from SCRATCH for the Red River Rivalry (the secret is dipping the dog in a cup of batter), Sooner Magic was sprinkled (BOOMER!), and the question of the week (NOT a new segment): how much football is a dad allowed to watch in a weekend? We landed on zero uninterrupted games at home.. but the better the behavior, the longer the leash hahaha.
Then the parenting corner: Tate is OFFICIALLY in need of her own suitcase (maybe a ride-on one??) and the article claiming child-led potty training is becoming a problem. We did child-led, so we have thoughts (and a Tate update: she’s batting 80-90%!!)
Plus Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife’s wedding with their kids in the front row (we’re here for it), the Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple.. aka Harrison waited 45 minutes and Alex’s head hit the pillow (point: Harrison), and we close with Harrison’s 3 jet lag tips!!
Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:01:29 Can you return a shirt after washing it?!
00:03:36 Jules' Euro trip recap (kind of this really continues sporadically throughout the episode lol)
00:07:21 Did you know pizza ranks as the #1 favorite food in the United States?!
00:11:21 Why does Canadian milk come in bags?!
00:15:08 Making friends at a wedding…
00:17:34 Do you prefer traveling to big cities or small towns?!
00:19:30 Life gets better as you get older
00:22:53 Combs vs. hairbrushes for men…
00:25:43 Harrison's from-scratch corn dogs
00:28:15 Red River Rivalry (BOOMER!)
00:32:20 How much football is too much football?!
00:39:08 Austin City Limits
00:40:41 Uber safety features & preferences
00:46:43 Tate OFFICIALLY needs her own suitcase
00:47:44 Jules’ new barometer of a successful trip
00:51:58 Is child-led potty training a problem?!
00:55:58 Tobey Maguire officiated his ex-wife's wedding?!
00:58:30 Bicker of the Week: starting a show as a couple
01:01:49 Harrison's 3 jet lag tips
01:04:23 LOVE YOU GUYS!
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Sources:
*The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/08/potty-training-delay-problem/688299/
*Tobey Maguire officiated ex’s wedding: https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/11/tobey-maguire-officiates-ex-wife-wedding/
*Pizza is officially America’s favorite food: https://www.ajc.com/life/according-to-a-recent-poll-pizza-is-officially-americas-favorite-food/JHGCWVWMQFGERPFL37ID4KB5PI/
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