Better Grownups

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A Kids Co.

English Kids & Family Parenting

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 36m

Activity Dormant

Since Sep 2022

Latest Episode Sep 2025

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Schedule

Weekly

Format

Episodic

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About This Podcast

From the author of A Kids Book About Racism comes a parenting podcast about being better grownups. Host Jelani Memory, a Black father of a blended family with 6 kids, embarks on conversations with the most diverse group of adults ever to come together around the topic of parenting. These conversations explore how parenting is a reflection of our identity, how we were raised, and who we are. Each episode features real-world stories, uncomfortable topics, and inspiration from icons, professionals, and everyday folks.

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Recent Episodes

S1 Introducing Raising Us: A New Parenting Podcast from Elise Hu & A Kids Co.

Sep 11, 2025 1m Bonus

Parenting isn’t just about raising kids, it’s about raising ourselves, too. From “kids are resilient” to “toughen up,” journalist and mom of three Elise Hu unpacks the cultural scripts families pass…

S1E8 Being Gay is a Huge Privilege with Sam Rapoport and Rebecca Gitlitz-Rapoport

Nov 01, 2022 42m

Jelani talks with Sam Rapoport and Becca Gitlitz-Rapoport. Ever wanted to know what a power couple looks like? It looks like Sam and Becca. Sam is an executive at the National Football League. Yep.…

S1E7 Making Safe Spaces with Matthew Winner

Oct 25, 2022 37m

Jelani talks with Matthew Winner, a podcast producer, host, and school librarian.Matthew is the former host of The Children’s Book Podcast. He's kind of a veteran in the kid's podcast space. In fact,…

S1E6 Introverts and Showing Up with Joy Cho

Oct 18, 2022 33m

Jelani talks with Joy Cho, creative director, designer, author, Thai American, and mother. Joy is the founder of Oh Joy! and has collaborated with brands like Target, Band-Aid, Petco, and so many…

S1E5 Daron K. Roberts Practices Radical Grace

Oct 11, 2022 43m

Jelani talks with Daron K. Roberts, a speaker, investor, two-time author, former NFL coach, and all around incredible person. Jelani met Daron back in 2019 and worked with him to create his first…

S1E4 Stewards of Our Children with Jason Mayden

Oct 04, 2022 29m

Jelani talks with Jason Mayden, a Black designer, educator, entrepreneur, and father of 2.Jason Mayden also happens to be the author of A Kids Book About Design.Jason is chock-full of wisdom and…

S1E1 Everything Begins with Play with Kevin Carroll

Oct 04, 2022 36m

Jelani Memory talks with Kevin Carroll, an author, speaker, and catalyst of inspiration.We promise you've never met anyone like Kevin. Even though he was abandoned by his parents at six years old, he…

S1E2 Lindz Amer Asks, Are All Kids Queer?

Oct 04, 2022 37m

Jelani talks with Lindz Amer, a multi-hyphenate writer, performer, creator, and activist.Lindz is the creator of the beloved web series, Queer Kid Stuff, and their work has been featured by Good…

S1E3 Mothers at Work with Christie Pitts

Oct 04, 2022 28m

Jelani talks with Christie Pitts, general partner at Backstage Capital.Christie is an incredible VC, investing specifically in companies led by underrepresented founders. That's women, people of…

S1 Introducing Better Grownups

Sep 22, 2022 2m Trailer

Better Grownups is all about getting into the nitty gritty of parenting. Identity, gender, race, class, mental health, you name it. Host Jelani Memory talks with a new guest each week about how…