A family podcast by Domenico Bettinelli and Melanie Bettinelli, who are raising five kids in the Boston area. They discuss marriage, homeschooling, Catholic faith, their adventures far and wide, cooking exotic dishes, exploring nature, engaging culture and more.
The Betts have gone on a quarantined, socially distanced vacation to a beautiful lake house in Maine. They discuss getting away, the kids ... Read more
The Betts celebrate Melanie's birthday and have some home-baked cake; try Nashville Hot Chicken potato chips; discuss the book The Cooking ... Read more
The Betts re-discover buried treasure in forgotten corners of their house and then discuss Sunday's Gospel on the kingdom of heaven as buried ... Read more
The Betts introduce the kids to D&D to great joy; replace their dead dryer but what the installers do causes big problems; embark on a spicy ... Read more
The Betts find Hamilton on Disney+ to be an all new experience despite being fans for four years and seeing it on stage. They also spend a ... Read more
The Betts go on a scavenger hunt, ponder Fourth of July plans, debate if Massachusetts weather measures up to Texas, cook lobster, figure out ... Read more
Summer is here along with its heat and the Betts are stuck indoors, and this year they don't even have the option to go out to indoor places ... Read more
The Betts go on an unexpected adventure that ends at an historic lighthouse; Dom gets to go back to Mass; and they visit his mom after a long ... Read more
The Betts share their experience of (half the family) going back to Mass for the first time; talk about waiting in line at Whole Foods; and ... Read more
The Betts celebrate Pentecost and the birthday of the Church; watch SpaceX make history in space; keep grilling new recipes; notice the kids' ... Read more
The farmers market is open again and the Betts discuss how different is now (hint: drive-through), plus they made lots of great recipes on the ... Read more
The Betts had a parade for their nephew JohnPaul, who once embraced his namesake saint in Rome and has now become a US Army officer. Plus a ... Read more
The Betts share their own family discussion of how they will decide when they can go back to Mass, when it's available to them, taking into ... Read more
The Betts have a full-on campout in their backyard, build a new garden, cook up a ton of great food, watch the new series everyone is talking ... Read more
The Betts are recovering from Easter, recounting how they made the Triduum and Easter special this year, the new tradition Melanie introduced ... Read more
The Betts have a Palm Sunday without (fresh) palm branches, are cutting their own hair, and pondering the effects of self-isolation on the ... Read more