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I Just Got My Kid To Sleep

Comedian Michael Palascak takes time after getting his 5-year-old  to fall asleep to reflect on the day, the week, the year, the times and everything encompassing the world around him from the perspective of a new-ish parent.  

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    Episode 119: Bring Your Child to Work Day

    In this 119th episode, Michael describes traveling to Atlanta with his son Jack for shows.

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    Episode 118: Toy Stories

    In this 118th episode, Michael gets into his great accomplishment in organizing his kid's toy area.

  3. 114

    Episode 117: Day 2 of Summer Vacation

    In this 117th episode, Michael gets into his 2nd day of summer vacation with his 7-year-old while also ranking the top frozen silver dollar pancakes and stressing the importance of sunscreen.

  4. 113

    Episode 116: Last Day of Freedom I Mean My Kid's School Year

    In this 116th episode, Michael reflects on all the things he would've liked to accomplish while his kid was in school this year. 

  5. 112

    Episode 115: Mr. Dad

    In this 115th episode, Michael talks about when his kid was home sick and he tried to be his son's at home teacher Mr. Dad.

  6. 111

    Episode 114: California Adventures

    In this 114th episode, Michael goes over some summer plans and gets into his recent trip to California Adventure with his son and the lessons to be learned from how theme park rides can make scary things fun.

  7. 110

    Episode 113: The Pizza Fiasco of 1986

    Near the end of this 113th episode Michael illuminates a tale of recent tragic pizza lore.  He also talks about his son joining him for a haircut and going to the park for water gun fight.

  8. 109

    Episode 112: I Love Pixar

    In this 112th episode, Michael gets into going to see the movie Hoppers with his son.  

  9. 108

    Episode 111: We'll Miss You, Spirit Airlines

    Michael gets into his experiences flying Spirit.

  10. 107

    Episode 110: How to Fall Asleep on a Plane

    Michael gets into all the different ways to fall asleep in abnormal places.

  11. 106

    Episode 109: Walking to School

    Jack takes so long to walk to school.  Michael remembers fondly the days of carrying him.

  12. 105

    Episode 108: 2 Playgrounds

    Michael talks about how going to 2 playgrounds with a 7-year-old feels like going to another bar after one closes.  

  13. 104

    Episode 107: Happy Easter

    Michael talks about his Easter celebrations with his son.

  14. 103

    Episode 106: Spring Breeaaaaaak

    Michael talks about going to the playground with his son on a Spring Break day.

  15. 102

    Episode 105: Learning to Write

    In this 105th episode, Michael gets into the origins of language and his son's experience learning to read and write and pop-up videos.

  16. 101

    Episode 104: Taking Kids to Church

    Near the middle of this 104th episode and also 2 year anniversary of the podcast, Michael gets into religions and the process of bringing his 7-year-old to church.

  17. 100

    Episode 103: Fear

    Near the middle of this 103rd episode, Michael gets into fears and how we should be more accepting of them.

  18. 99

    Episode 102: Do Nothing

    In this 102nd episode, Michael celebrates spending time with his son doing nothing of importance.

  19. 98

    Episode 101: Quality Time

    In this 101st episode, Michael gets into the quality time he spent with his son as his son recovers from the flu.

  20. 97

    Episode 100: Presidents' Day Episode

    In this 100th episode, Michael gets into his Presidents' Day weekend with his son.

  21. 96

    Episode 99: Super Bowl Sunday

    In this 99th episode, Michael presents an emotion-filled breakdown of 2025's top NFL announcers. 

  22. 95

    Episode 98: The History of Cool

    In this 98th episode, Michael explores his relationship with being cool over the years.

  23. 94

    Episode 97: Core Dessert Memories

    In this 97th episode, Michael details some his best memories of eating dessert.

  24. 93

    Episode 96: Don't Tell My Kid What To Do

    In this 96th episode, Michael details how he really likes to be the one to parent his child.

  25. 92

    Episode 95: How to Blow Your Nose

    Near the end of this episode Michael explains how he taught his son how to blow his nose.

  26. 91

    Episode 94: Holiday Parties

    Near the end of this 94th episode, Michael gets into going to a holiday party and having a good time. 

  27. 90

    Episode 93: My All-Time Favorite Vending Machines

    Near the beginning of this 93rd episode, Michael breaks down his favorite vending machines of all time. 

  28. 89

    Episode 92: Giving Is Better Than Receiving

    Near the end of this 92nd episode, Michael explains why giving is the best and why he doesn’t need you to give him any gifts back because the feeling of goodness to give is more than enough.

  29. 88

    Episode 91: Chuckee Cheese Birthday Party Hack

    Around minute 25 of this 91st episode, Michael gets into a strategy for getting the most out of your child’s friend’s Chuckee Cheese birthday party experience. 

  30. 87

    Episode 90: It’s So Easy

    In this 90th episode, Michael describes and decides to adopt his 6-year-old son’s optimistic outlook on life. 

  31. 86

    Episode 89: President Dad

    In middle of this 89th episode, Michael talks about how being a parent feels like being the President of just one person.

  32. 85

    Episode 88: Why Castlevania 2 is Great for Kids

    In this 88th episode Michael gets into playing retro video games with his son, watching the movie Friendship, and texting miscues.  

  33. 84

    Episode 87: Pre-dad Life

    Michael shares stories from before he was a dad.

  34. 83

    Episode 86: Halloween, Part 1--Pre-Halloween

    In this 86th episode, Michael runs down his Halloween week as he looks forward to trick-or-treating with his son.

  35. 82

    Episode 85: Michael's Best Man

    In the second half of this 85th episode, Michael describes his past wedding party experiences and also explores possible Best Man options should he get married.

  36. 81

    Episode 84: Michael Returns from Covid and Picture Day Tips

    In this 84th episode, Michael details his return from Covid, and near the end of the episode, he shares some tips for your kid's School Picture Day. 

  37. 80

    Episode 83: Michael Gets Covid

    In this 83rd episode, Michael talks about getting Covid and what he's doing with his free time.

  38. 79

    Episode 82: Coaches Pitch

    In this 82nd episode, Michael's mainly focuses on his Coaches Pitch pitching debut.  

  39. 78

    Episode 81: The Lincoln Museum

    In this 81st episode, Michael describes the wonderful Lincoln Museum and disagrees with Reese Witherspoon about movies.  (She's not a guest.) 

  40. 77

    Episode 80: Chuckee Cheese

    In this 80th episode, Michael touts the benefits of parenthood specifically in taking a trip to Chuckee Cheese with his son.

  41. 76

    Episode 79: Clock Watching

    In this 79th episode, Michael delves into topics like health teachers and arm wrestling his 6 year old.

  42. 75

    Episode 78: AI

    In parts of this 78th episode, Michael talks about being able to detect AI images.

  43. 74

    Episode 77: 90's Amish

    Near the middle of this 77th episode, Michael makes a case for living a life with no technology invented after 2005, except for like medical stuff.

  44. 73

    Episode 76: Finding Floppy

    In the middle of this 76th episode, Michael details the events surrounding the disappearance and finding of his son's favorite stuffed animal Floppy.

  45. 72

    Episode 75: Med School

    Michael explores why he recently considered going to med school. 

  46. 71

    Episode 74: Love

    In the middle of this 74th episode, Michael talks about love.

  47. 70

    Episode 73: Live from Las Vegas

    In this 73rd episode, Michael podcasts from Las Vegas and gets into his allergy relationship history and answers more viewer questions about stand-up comedy.

  48. 69

    Episode 72: Vacations

    Hey everybody, this episode is about my favorite and least favorite vacation. The main part about it is in the middle of the episode.  

  49. 68

    Episode 71: Baseball All-Stars

    In this 71st episode, Michael looks back on his childhood baseball career.  Also, near the end of the episode he gets into his recent experience reading the children's book What Kind of Pet Should We Get?

  50. 67

    Episode 70: There's a Spider in My Bathroom

    In this 70th episode, Michael has a special guest--a random spider that walked onto his podcast recording set.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Comedian Michael Palascak takes time after getting his 5-year-old  to fall asleep to reflect on the day, the week, the year, the times and everything encompassing the world around him from the perspective of a new-ish parent.

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Comedian Michael Palascak takes time after getting his 5-year-old  to fall asleep to reflect on the day, the week, the year, the times and everything encompassing the world around him from the perspective of a new-ish parent.  

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