Jeremy comes to us for the first time with his views and experiences raising two young daughters during COVID times. Discussions of getting some vitamin D, road trips, not living in fear, being consistent, Big Bang Theory, and the Mopar Car Cl

Raisin Canes Podcast 045: Homeschooling Explained 101 and the Associated Stigmas, Flexibilities, and Its Antisocial Bad Rap.

Dec 31st, 2021 30m 36s

Welcome back Marianne to the mic and she has brought along her daughter Valerie. Valerie homeschools all three of her little ones. She comes to discuss the ins and outs of homeschooling. I really learned a lot and got rid of a few misconcepti

RC 044: Rachel Stovall - Woman of Many Hats, The Foster Care System, Many of Us Need Therapy, Start at a Place of Character, and the Importance of Self-Care.

Aug 13th, 2021 33m 59s

Welcome, Rachel to the mic. We have heard of each other and we have never actually met in person. She is a person of many hats - a community activist, an active Facebook page called Rachel’s Round Table where she talks about voting, customer

RC 043: Bobby Newman - Interventionist, Certified Drug Professional and Substance Abuse Counselor.

May 16th, 2021 30m 15s

Welcome, Bobby to the mic. We had a great conversation off the mic that included that he lived in my old hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. After getting past my love of KC barbeque, we were able to start the discussions of problems with drug

RC 042: How and When to Tell Your Kids About the Subject of Sex, Planting Seeds and ‘Nobody Told Me!’

May 7th, 2021 48m 41s

It was my pleasure to have Natasja Visser on the mic all the way from South Africa. She reached out to me from this podcast. She is a practicing family counselor and life coach. Natasja specializes in helping parents and their children deal

RC 041: Transitioning From a Kid to Adulthood and All the Things You Didn’t Tell Your Parents, Pop the Window Screen, Lake in the Kitchen, Cutting Boards in the Broiler, and Car Surfing.

Feb 15th, 2021 22m 12s

Kicking off 2021 with my son, David Jr., and hearing his tales (never heard by me) of growing up. Though sometimes costly, he was lucky to escape to his mid-twenties intact. I took it like a champ, hearing almost all of these stories first ha

RC 040 / CLATN 059 / DD 030: Covid-19 A Divorce From Normalcy, What Is Important, Kiddos and Covid-19, Relationships, What Changes You, Re-evaluate Your Life, Getting Rid of Drama, And Being More Anal.

Jul 24th, 2020 45m 15s

This podcast has a little something from all three main podcasts in the Mothtoaflame Media family. Vivian and Marianne are back to shed some more light on Covid-19 topics. With subjects too many to list here - we touch on a lot of material.

RC 039 / Covid-19 001: A special reading from #raisincanespodcastAF

Apr 30th, 2020 4m 49s

Sit back and enjoy what you would actually like to read to your child after a long day of homeschooling but can't..... I wish this book was around back when my kiddos were little!

RC 038: School House Rock Has Nothing on Us!, A Republic Verses a Democratic Government, Many People Don’t Know Which One We Are, The States Are Getting Screwed, Electoral College, Anchor Babies, Rome Failed?, and The Power Grid Of Texas..

Mar 10th, 2020 30m 39s

Mr. Mike is a friend of mine who is always discussing the makeup of our government when we get together. I thought it would be a great opportunity for others to benefit from his astute knowledge of our United 'Republic' of States - the one mo

RC 037: Raising Kids A Year Later, Pearls of Wisdom, Job with no Manual, Let Them Fail, Ms. Sassy Pants, Disney Parent and Never Speak Ill Of Your Ex (in front of the kids).

Sep 21st, 2019 30m 6s

It's been a while since Pete has been in the studio. On the front end of a birthday lunch after the podcast, we discuss raising our kids after our divorces a year later. Subjects of coping, opinions, pink crocks with blue socks and the kids a

RC 036: Millennials Get a Bad Rap / Mother and Daughter Views, Generation Y and X, Potluck Wedding, YMCA, We Beat!, Pimping Ain’t Easy, Slap of Reality, Value of Money and A Distorted View of Success.

Jun 2nd, 2019 39m 10s

Emma returns to the mic and brings her daughter Meagan. Discussing millennials was a definite treat with all three of our views being all over the place. Getting off topic every now and then, we were always able to relate it all back to the m

RC 035: Raising a Kid into Adulthood Through the Eyes of Both a Mother and a Daughter, Guilt, No Flow Chart Raising Children, The Cobra, Revenge Scenarios, Sparrow Wings in the Laundry, A Spice Girl CD and You Better Find a Girlfriend Like Your Mommy.

Mar 2nd, 2019 44m 45s

New to the podcast arena welcome mother/daughter team Myrna and Audrey. Man, they started off slow but eventually lit up the podcast studio like roman candles. My gut is still hurting from laughing even though they have been gone for hours.

RC 034: Raising Kids, Kool Aid Mom, Playgroup - Gymboree with Alcohol, Don’t Train Your Kid at Wal-Mart, Tang Mom, Neighborhood Mentality and Millennials Raising Kids.

Mar 2nd, 2019 16m 47s

Scott agreed to have an impromptu podcast concerning the generalities of raising kids. I have known Scott for over 25 years during which time our kids grew up together. We do start off by agreeing that there is no owner's manual to raising ch

RC 033: The Preparations, Positives and Perils of Transitioning Kids from High School to College, Skin in the Game, Huge Sea of Fish Degrees, Life Skills, Social Media, Selling my Soul Not to Move Back Home and You Can’t Touch Math.

Feb 2nd, 2019 31m 45s

Along with Emma, who is new to the Raisin Canes Podcast, Patty returns to talk about getting your child from high school into college. Emma and I have both done it twice and Patty once. So, we do have some knowledge to share. But, on the oth

RC 032: Raising Kids From an Auntie Point of View, Loving Uncle Marvin, The King’s English, Snowcones and Momma Had a Big Thumb.

Dec 9th, 2018 13m

Connie stayed for one more podcast and talks about her experiences helping raise her 6 nieces and nephews. We both agreed that kids need to experience another point of view and perspective other than their parent's all the time. She and I bot

RC 031: David Jr. On The Mic, Living in NYC, Producing Good Music, Just Be Nice, Side Hustles, College Can Be Overrated, Structure and Consequences, Parenting School and Johnny is Having a Bad Day.

Nov 24th, 2018 27m 4s

David Jr. returns to the mic after a long hiatus. Home for the holiday, we discuss his highs and lows living in NYC. His views on parenting and raising kids are very interesting. The threat of putting me in a home later in life makes me reth

RC 030: Caregiving and Living a Semi-Normal Life, Dad Drove Away, Get on the Train, Your Kids Are Watching, ABC Kind of Girl and Making Mistakes.

Nov 10th, 2018 21m 19s

Connie contributes her experiences on caregiving to the podcast. Having taken care of her dad give her a definite inside view on the subject. Exploring topics of family helping out, the perfect storm, being a patient advocate and having a bee

RC 029: The Trials and Tribulations of Caregiving, The Flip Side of Raisin Canes, Take Care of the Caregiver, Eat Your Meat, Trial By Fire, Sense of Responsibility and Integrity, Nobody Gets Out Alive and Going Up the Stairs Twice At 61.

Nov 4th, 2018 29m 49s

Denise helps me take the Raisin Canes Podcast to a new and different level. We are expanding to broach discussions of the raising and caregiving of kids, parents and friends through love, spirit and actions. Kind of taking care of the beginni

RC 028: Raising kids in a blended family, Don’t be a Barbie, Common Ground, Expectations and Consequences, Chewbacca, Parents Being Friends, The Fast Food Industry is Waiting for You and Dropping the Seeds at an Early Age.

Sep 9th, 2018 39m 6s

Armando stuck around for another podcast after a fun one on Changing Lanes Above the Neck Podcast (CLANT Episode #043) Talking about blended families or even dating someone with a child at home brought up quite a few subjects. We did agree th

RC 027: Substance Addiction From the Eyes of A Mother And Son, Grandma Finds Out You Smoke Pot On Your Birthday Weekend, Kids Are Good Liars and Manipulators, Ambition To Write a Book and Help Others, Smoke Pot Then Do the Incline and Get Your Kids to Lik

Jul 13th, 2018 53m 4s

I had the pleasure of getting mom Julie and son Nate, longtime friends of mine, in the podcast studio yesterday. Julie even surprised us with an assortment of Rudy's Barbeque, my favorite. Fighting a food coma, we were able to tackle their li

RC 026: Manners and Social Graces for Adults and Children, Walking Down the Sidewalk With Chocolate, Which Fork to Use?, Getting On and Off the Elevator, Thank You Notes, The Mad Hatter and Chivalry is Not Dead.

Jun 5th, 2018 38m 10s

Rex and Heidi stayed for another podcast. This time the subject was a fun one to which I learned about manners. Social graces are one of Heidi's specialties and she drops some knowledge on the subject on the podcast. Rex and I were her spong

RC 025: Pitfalls, Woes and Successes of Raising Kids into 2018, Kids are Sponges, Helicopter Parents, Tools in the Toolbox, Failure and Cowboy Church in Pueblo.

Jun 5th, 2018 35m 45s

Welcome, Heidi and Rex to the mic. We are old neighbors from back in the day. Me one kid and them no kids. We were pretty happy then and didn't actually realize the difference that came later. We all raised and are still raising some kiddos

RC 024: Raised By My Mom and Dad, The Black Mile Podcast, Spanking and Discipline, The Will Smith of Normal People, Bad Parenting, Hard Work and No One Word Answers.

Mar 11th, 2018 23m 3s

Isaiah finally came down for a podcast. I've been trying to get him on the show for a while. Knowing he is extremely busy, it was a treat to get him to do Raising Canes and Changing Lanes ATN. Explaining his views, I was able to see how he t

RC 023: Call Me - But You Gotta Listen, No Accountability, Pookie and NeNe, Spank You Laughing and No Respect.

Mar 11th, 2018 25m 41s

We welcome Toni back to the mic with her brand of getting right to the crux of the problem. Our topic today involves children and the extremely bad and disturbing things they are doing today. Being a national problem, we talk about the reason

RC 022: Mom Ran the Household, I Used to be Mexican, YMCA Attitude, Kids and Sled Dogs, Boys are Dumb and Telling the Kids Too Much.

Feb 11th, 2018 22m 32s

Steve stays for another podcast. Fresh from the Divorce Devil Podcast, he shares his expertise on raising his 4 daughters. We cross over a few other subjects including kids being resilient, parents not paying attention, the village mentality