Youth sports, toilet learning vs. potty training & when should parents start "dressing their age"?!
Youth sports, toilet learning vs. potty training & when should parents start "dressing their age"?!  
Podcast: Two Parents & A Podcast
Published On: Fri Sep 11 2026
Description: This week on Two Parents & A Podcast.. we open today by acknowledging September 11th, 25 years later. We take a minute to remember, share where we were, and say what matters most: we will never forget. There's no good way to transition into the rest of the episode, so here we are. Lots of stuff today, but we start with a major question: when do you have to start dressing your age?? Like, can a dad of two be walking around in trendy fits.. or is it time for a collared shirt? (Harrison is at a genuine crossroads.) Then a potty training follow up: apparently what we're doing isn't potty training at all lol. The internet has informed us we are TOILET LEARNING. Great that there's a name for it!! But our vibe remains the same: no pressure, dance parties when it works, and we will not be looking into this further hahaha… And a Tate's birthday update!! Thank you all for letting us know we cannot do a Pink Pony Club party for a two year old… Instead: a party with LOTS of pink (and ponies) but there will be NO clubs. Now let's get into what's going on in the world (that we're interested in.. guys, that's why we talk about this stuff): the headline that was everywhere this week, could AI ACTUALLY k*ll us all?! We break down what actually happened behind it and whether there's any merit (plus how we’re thinking of this as parents). Then the new iPhone's most underrated feature: two phones, ONE number?! Football is officially back (and kicked off in AUSTRALIA, where the two teams ran two totally different travel strategies.. one of them, we'd argue, chose toilet learning), the Clay Matthews ad campaign that fooled the entire internet first (genius or too far?), and HYROX got acquired!! Finally, a big topic of interest: youth sports. Two things: the fastest growing youth sport in America is being funded in a genuinely smart way (follow the money on this one), and the question every parent eventually faces: how long should kids stick with a sport they try? Like if Tate signs up for flag football and hates it.. does she have to finish the session?  LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:00:17 When should parents start "dressing their age"?! 00:09:28 Remembering 9/11, 25 years later 00:14:13 Toilet learning vs. potty training 00:19:29 Tate is turning TWO!! (the party is ON.. and there's a pony) 00:27:25 Could AI ACTUALLY k*ll us all?! 00:39:39 The new iPhone's most underrated feature (two phones, one number?!) 00:46:25 Do you actually know your favorite song's lyrics?! 00:48:26 Caddy update: she's going to the shop.. for a while 00:50:15 Football is BACK (and kicked off in Australia?!)  00:56:58 Clay Matthews ad: marketing genius or too far? 01:02:51 Elevator etiquette: is it rude to talk.. or rude to SHUSH?! 01:07:33 HYROX got acquired!! 01:11:41 The fastest growing youth sport in America 01:14:17 How long should kids stick with a sport they try? 01:16:40 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: *The AI resignation story: CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-anthropic-researcher-who-said-ai-could-kill-us-all-explains-his-reasoning/  *HYROX acquisition: Athletech News — https://athletechnews.com/hyrox-acquisition-l-catterton-led-group-co-founders-wndr-infront/ *Girls flag football growth: Sports Business Journal - https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/09/11/sports-media-pod-the-incredible-growth-of-girls-flag-football/ *The Clay Matthews campaign: TMZ — https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/08/clay-matthews-dramatic-new-look-transformation/ *iPhone announcement: Apple Newsroom — https://www.apple.com/newsroom/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *BEAM Minerals: Get 20% off your first order at https://www.beamminerals.com/TWOPARENTS with code TWOPARENTS *3 Day Blinds: For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to https://www.3DayBlinds.com/TWOPARENTS  *Cozy Earth: Head to https://www.cozyearth.com and use my code TWOPARENTS for an exclusive 20% off on home and sleepwear! -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/alexfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexfugman Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices