Tales from the hood, motherhood that is
On Tales from the hood, motherhood that is, Christine Granados, who is a writer and publisher, shares glimpses of her life as a mother. She is married to a fourth-generation Texan. Together they are raising two teenaged boys in Central Texas. Listeners will delve into the adventures of this Mexican American mama negotiating her way through “panty forests,” “neutralists” and everything in between.
Episodes
14 episodes
Do all authors have to go through this?
In this month's episode of "Tales from the Hood: Motherhood That Is," Christine Granados talks about the humbling experience she had the first time she was asked to read her own work in front of an audience. Granados also announces the winners ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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14:26
All is romantic on 'Balentimes' day with kids
This episode is all about the most romantic Valentine's Day's I spent with my husband. Wait, did I say romantic? I meant to say – chaotic days we spent together.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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9:53
Judging people one shopping cart at a time
Hello, my name is Christine Granados. I’d like welcome you to my podcast: Tales from the hood, motherhood that is. I’m the author of two books of fiction and I’ve been a writer at daily and weekly newspapers for over 20 years. What you’ll be li...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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10:55
Fully automatic assault
Hello, my name is Christine Granados. I’d like welcome you to: Tales from the hood, motherhood that is. I’m the author of two books of fiction and I’ve been a writer at daily and weekly newspapers for over 20 years. What’ you’ll be listening to...
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8:20
Which is better the American or the Mexican toof fairy?
Many people may have heard of the tooth fairy, but I’ll bet many weren’t aware that there is a Mexican tooth fairy. On episode 10 of Tales from the hood, motherhood that is, I’m going to introduce you to when I first learned this fact and how m...
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8:08
Passing the time with above ground pools
Hello, my name is Christine Granados. I’d like welcome you to my podcast: Tales from the Hood, Motherhood that is. I’m the author of two books of fiction, and I’ve been a writer at daily and weekly newspapers for over 20 years. What you’ll be l...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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10:55
Stay-at-home mothers encounter danger on a daily basis
This is week eight of this podcast and today I’ll be talking about the dangers I faced as a stay-at-home mother, when I was raising my two kids at the beginning of the third millennium. Sounds fancier than saying 2000s.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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7:13
Four letter words out of the mouths of babes
This week’s topic is all about middle age or rather my grappling with being middle age. When I turned 40, words that came out of little girl’s mouth shocked me into the realization that I was no longer young.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:17
Protesting my anxiety
This is a special edition of Tales from the hood, motherhood that is podcast. In light of the protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, my teenage son is leading a demonstration in our small Central Texas t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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7:22
Art for profit
Episode 5 of Tales from the hood, motherhood that is exposes my worries as a mother, mainly trying to shield my son from disappointment, could stymie his capitalistic streak, which is why he chose to ignore me.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:23
Lies and the lying children who tell them
Here’s what happened when I tried to teach my two boys the valuable lesson of how to tell a white lie.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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7:18
Motherandering
This is week three of the podcast and I’m going to try to explain the term motherandering, which most mothers have done at one point in their lives. It isn’t pretty and it doesn’t smell good either.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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