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.
Episodes
119 episodes
Episode 119: Bring Your Child to Work Day
In this 119th episode, Michael describes traveling to Atlanta with his son Jack for shows.
Episode 118: Toy Stories
In this 118th episode, Michael gets into his great accomplishment in organizing his kid's toy area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Episode 112: I Love Pixar
In this 112th episode, Michael gets into going to see the movie Hoppers with his son.
Episode 111: We'll Miss You, Spirit Airlines
Michael gets into his experiences flying Spirit.
Episode 110: How to Fall Asleep on a Plane
Michael gets into all the different ways to fall asleep in abnormal places.
Episode 109: Walking to School
Jack takes so long to walk to school. Michael remembers fondly the days of carrying him.
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.
Episode 106: Spring Breeaaaaaak
Michael talks about going to the playground with his son on a Spring Break day.
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.
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.
Episode 103: Fear
Near the middle of this 103rd episode, Michael gets into fears and how we should be more accepting of them.
Episode 102: Do Nothing
In this 102nd episode, Michael celebrates spending time with his son doing nothing of importance.
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.
Episode 100: Presidents' Day Episode
In this 100th episode, Michael gets into his Presidents' Day weekend with his son.
Episode 99: Super Bowl Sunday
In this 99th episode, Michael presents an emotion-filled breakdown of 2025's top NFL announcers.
Episode 98: The History of Cool
In this 98th episode, Michael explores his relationship with being cool over the years.
Episode 97: Core Dessert Memories
In this 97th episode, Michael details some his best memories of eating dessert.