The US Open, Robotaxis & pediatricians are piercing ears?!

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent family trip, highlights from the US Open, and experiences with robotaxis.

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday and happy Labor Day!! Confession: we cut our first-ever weekend away from both kids a night short. Zero regrets after the morning we had… Tate climbed into bed with us, said "mama hand, dada hand," and held both ❤️ (one of the many fun things she learned over a weekend with Grandma!!)  As for the trip: our official US Open review is in, and it's hands down the BEST sporting event in the world for a casual sports fan. There’s a whole tennis village!! Free Junior matches you can walk right up to, restaurants, shops.. and yes, we got the $100 chicken nugget box. Six pieces. SIX. The nuggets themselves? Phenomenal. The count? Unforgivable. Before NYC, Harrison did his HYROX.. and all four of the dads CRUSHED it. For any dads listening, Harrison officially recommends doing one: 1) it takes way less time to train for than a marathon, and 2) they do a great job of making you feel like a professional athlete (which, as it turns out, is all any man has ever wanted). We also compare spectating notes: HYROX lets you get right next to the sled pushes vs. marathon makes you do a scavenger hunt across a city for one wave hahaha And of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Fugman, Harrison Fugman

Topics covered

• parenting
• family trips
• sports events
• travel experiences
• robotaxis
• pediatric care

Keywords

• US Open
• Labor Day
• HYROX
• robotaxis
• family travel
• chicken nuggets
• airport etiquette

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ROBOTAXI, $100 chicken nugget box

Places: US, NYC, Austin

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