People Who Play #liveplayfully

Ut-oh Emma is facing a unique combination of extreme hayfever AND a slush puppy addiction.
Other topics in this weeks chat:
* Feeling the weight of not being able to solve the world’s problems
* Why do people comment on negative things before anything else?
* Why are some eggs white?
* Why do have to do things at expected lifestages? The joy of mixing up lifestages
* Emma and Indy have been playing with oracle cards
* School runnings
* Why are some eggs white? (sorry unbelievably more egg chat)
Please add compliments for Ben below in the comments as he’s wobbling on this pod and needs a boost to keep at it!


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Rustled up a quick one for this week - always tricky in school holidays to get these out! Up for discussion this week:
* Emma went to see the new puppy - cuteness explosion
* Tying up some podcast loose ends
* Big chat on third spaces based on this article Emma found: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/24119312/how-to-find-a-third-place-cafe-bar-gym-loneliness-…

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* Emma pitches the idea of a puppy to a pet reluctant Ben
* Discussing generational differences and how relevant they are in a fast changing digital world
* Emma went to see IF and bloody loved it

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I guess everyone has a strong opinion about something and for Emma and Ben it’s how well people ‘beach’. We’re sorry if any sand resisters are offended in the listening of this podcast ;)
* Emma shares her experience of Rebel Wilson’s new book
* Making friends in adulthood
* School runnings - Ben asks the kids for tattoo advice

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It’s one of those bitey ones (I swear you can track these pods by emma’s cycle, lol)
* Ben doesn’t like the eco shampoo Emma insists on forcing upon him
* Sex In the City and feminism - reflecting on the show from a 2024 pov
* School runnings - the family is petitioning to Ben to get a dog
* The significance of frequency - emma once dreaded the train and now blo…

It’s finally time to hear about Ben’s big pivot and who could have guessed? Well actually we probably all could have if we’d thought about it long enough.
Other things in this episode:
* Emma on changing room etiquette and doing another silly thing
* New segment; ‘school runnings’, clips from the car
* How who your kids make friends effects everything, but no one talks about it
* The delicate balance of critiquing art without dulling down creative
* How skill sharing and influence can help kids learn


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