In our final episode, Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland look back on their daughters' year in kindergarten and reflect on their first days in first grade. Megan and Patrice think back on the fears that they had at the start of the school yea

Episode 29: Sports and COVID-19

Aug 13th, 2020 13m 34s

Dr. Vinisha Amin of the University of Maryland Medical System joins Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland to discuss the prospect of playing sports in the age of COVID-19. Dr. Amin says that sports are a risk vs. reward proposition. Dr. Amin sa

Episode 28: Best Practices

Jul 16th, 2020 14m 49s

Alessa Keener from Maryland Homeschool Association returns for a second week to talk with Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland about homeschooling and the lessons that parents can learn from experienced homeschool parents. Alessa explains that

Episode 27: Homeschooling

Jul 9th, 2020 19m 18s

Alessa Keener from Maryland Homeschool Association joins Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders to discuss homeschooling as an option for the 2020/2021 school year. Alessa explains the difference between homeschooling and the virtual learning tha

Episode 26: The Survey

Jul 2nd, 2020 10m 49s

Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland both took a survey from their school district about their hopes for first grade. Today they share their answers and the survey results. Patrice is more worried about her daughter being on the bus than being

Episode 25: Lessons Learned

Jun 12th, 2020 5m 33s

Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders reflect on the school year, and share the lessons they learned about sending their daughters to school for the first time. Megan realized that most of her worries from the beginning of the school year weren'

Episode 24: Summer Camp

Jun 4th, 2020 7m 22s

Kindergarten is almost over for Patrice Sanders' and Megan Gilliland's daughters. Now they have to grapple with questions about Summer Camp. Megan feels confident about the safety of sending her daughters to camp amid the COVID-19 outbreak, b

Episode 23: Just About Done...

May 28th, 2020 11m 21s

Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders reflect on a very unconventional year of kindergarten for their girls. Patrice and Megan play a Quarantine Edition of the party game "Never Have I Ever." Both Patrice and Megan admit that they have been doi

Episode 22: Getting Outside

May 22nd, 2020 8m 5s

For the first time in a long time, Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland record a podcast while sitting in the same room. Patrice discusses the simple joys of a quick trip to the store, while Megan is excited to see her parents over the weekend

Episode 21: Next Year

May 14th, 2020 9m 7s

Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland wonder about what first grade will hold for their little girls. A Day/B Day? One day per week? And will childcare be available on non-school days? Megan wonders if spending more time with her daughters is

Episode 20: The Quarantine Chronicles

Apr 23rd, 2020 16m 25s

Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders haven't seen each other in weeks! Patrice is still printing and scanning her daughter's homework assignments while Megan is struggling with all the app codes. "We're in the same storm, but we're all in diff

Episode 19: Home School

Apr 16th, 2020 13m 42s

Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland are adapting to "the new normal." Megan and Patrice squeeze in a podcast during Art Class, where they discuss balancing work and having the kids at home full time. What the heck is a Zentangle?How are you

Episode 18: Coronavirus

Mar 12th, 2020 10m 38s

Dr. Leana Wen, former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, talks about Coronavirus Disease with Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders. Dr. Wen explains what you can do to keep your kids safe from COVID-19, and explains why she predicts an escalat

Episode 17: Teen Dating Violence

Feb 27th, 2020 15m 38s

Megan and Patrice's daughters are too young to be dating, but does that mean it's too early to start worrying about dating violence? Lisa Nitsch from House of Ruth joins Patrice and Megan to discuss this difficult topic.Are your kids dating?

Episode 16: TV News Dads

Feb 13th, 2020 21m 53s

For the first time EVER, Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland invite Dads on the podcast. Jonathan Myers and Tom Rodgers join Patrice and Megan to talk about the differences in how Moms and Dads parent.Are you the disciplinarian in your househ

Episode 15: School Projects

Jan 30th, 2020 17m 21s

Education expert Natalie Mangrum of Maryland Teacher Tutors is BACK on this episode of TV News Moms: Unfiltered. Megan and Patrice talk about school projects and testing. It's hard watching your kids fail, but Natalie says that it builds resi

Episode 14: WE'RE BACK!

Jan 10th, 2020 7m 31s

Did you miss TV News Moms: Unfiltered over the holidays? Good news: WE'RE BACK! Their girls are going back to school too...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-

Episode 13: He sees your when you're sleeping

Dec 5th, 2019 20m 43s

Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland are joined by fellow TV News Moms Joy Lambert and Brandi Proctor. The Moms discuss the new Peloton ad, Elf on the Shelf, and getting ready for the holiday season. Who knew Joy was such a big Peloton fan?Wh

Episode 12: Princesses

Nov 21st, 2019 16m 5s

Do you have your tickets to Frozen 2 yet? Patrice and Megan do! But they wonder if the Princesses from the movies are good models for their daughters.Do your little girls love princesses? Or would they rather be a superhero? Let us know: t

Episode 11: Boy Moms

Nov 7th, 2019 23m 44s

Megan Gilliland and Patrice Sanders are joined by fellow TV News Moms Brandi Proctor and Mary Bubala. The biggest difference: they're both Boy Moms. The Moms talk about Rapper T.I. going to the gynecologist with his daughter, and the necessit

Episode 10: Happy Halloween!

Oct 31st, 2019 19m 3s

It's a not-so-spooky Halloween episode of TV News Moms: Unfiltered. Megan and Patrice talk trick or treating in the rain, and the prospect of moving Halloween to the weekend. Megan talks about her daughter's "fancy Spiderman" costume, and Pat

Episode 9: Report Card

Oct 24th, 2019 16m 14s

How we doin'? Patrice and Megan give themselves a report card after having their girls in kindergarten for 2 months. Has the anxiety subsided, or just shifted? Is kindergarten the new first grade?Are you still anxious about this school year

Episode 8: Birthday Parties

Oct 18th, 2019 18m 39s

We're a day later than usual this week, but we're talking about an issue every parent runs into: Birthday Parties. Patrice wants her daughter to have lots of presents to open, but Megan doesn't want the extra clutter around the house. And wha

Episode 7: Spanking

Oct 10th, 2019 24m 38s

Brandi Proctor from BMore Lifestyle joins Patrice Sanders on this episode of TV News Moms: Unfiltered. Our topic this week: Spanking. How did we come to this? The Kardashians, of course!Do you spank your kids? Would you spank someone else'

Episode 6: ALICE

Oct 3rd, 2019 33m 11s

Patrice Sanders and Megan Gilliland are joined by Dr. Kelly Rudd-Safran, School Safety Manager for Baltimore County Public Schools, East Zone. Dr. Rudd-Safran explains the ALICE approach to active shooter training: Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Co