{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhold-my-baby.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-18-aChx0VdG","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep 18: iPad Parents, ‘Be Nice’ Hecklers & Parenting Hypocrisy","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b3f405d2-e127-41e0-b9de-0d1d7a101e12/c2cd8964-fb9e-4c4d-88d4-891a97af5fdf/hold-20my-20baby.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/886ffcc3-7ce9-4f0f-8bab-b3ef8c044ba0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Ep 18: iPad Parents, ‘Be Nice’ Hecklers &amp; Parenting Hypocrisy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome back to **Hold My Baby**, the parenting podcast where we love our kids… but we also expect you to **put the iPad down, be present, and stop yelling “BE NICE” at comedians.**\n\nThis episode starts with a classic parenting moment:\nYou go to your kid’s school performance to support them… and instead you’re watching the entire show through someone else’s **giant glowing iPad screen** like it’s a drive-in movie from hell.\n\nFrom there, things spiral (as they should):\n\n* iPad parents recording ENTIRE performances no one will ever watch\n* Why your kid actually wants to see your face — not your device\n* Over-the-top empowerment speeches from strangers (relax, we got it)\n* Parenting messages that sound good… but make zero sense\n* Old comics who refuse to evolve (we said what we said)\n* Comedians being offered “vacation gigs” that actually COST money\n\nIf you’ve ever sat behind someone recording a full performance and thought *“this is why society is collapsing”* — welcome home."}