HeyJaredAlmost Grown...Up
Almost Grown...Up is a podcast about approaching life's big questions, with a spirit of play.Hosted by writer and creative Lucie Lincoln, each episode explores what it means to grow up on your own terms.
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Why Play Feels Like a Chore With My Kid (But Not Alone) (opens the original)
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This summer I gave myself a playbook, a loose structure of prompts and questions to keep creativity alive during six weeks of full-time toddler care. In this episode I'm looking back at what actually happened: a library book that spiralled into a Cy Twombly rabbit hole, a shared-notebook ritual with my son that never quite became a ritual, and a summer of "failed" games that turned out not to have failed at all. More than anything, this one's full of questions — why play feels different alone th
The Summer I Try to Remember How to Play (opens the original)
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Six weeks of summer. A toddler at home full-time. An honest attempt to remember how to play again... In this unscripted episode, Lucie shares the questions she has no answers to yet; how to stay present and playful with her son, and how to rediscover what she personally loves doing for fun. Inspired by Lynda Barry's Syllabus, she's building a daily "playbook," and deliberately chasing randomness outside the algorithm: library shelves, source material, books that pair fiction with nonfiction. No
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