Weekly Roundup: A Special Guest, “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Afterparty,” Animal Fights, and School Strategies

On our latest weekly roundup, we have a special guest star. Nicole is back for a cameo appearance!<br /><br /><b>What we're watching</b>: On <i>Only Murders in the Building</i>, "The White Room" was not about expensive Manhattan real estate, but about stage fright (and there was a catchy song). On<i> The Afterparty,</i> "Feng" brought some surprising subtlety from Ken Jeong, even in the midst of a lot of TikTok videos.<br />​<br /><b>Catherine's library find</b> this week is another <a href="https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations/animals/book-list-for-who-would-win.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">nonfiction series for kids</a> that she found disturbing—actually, there are at least <a href="https://bellwethermedia.com/series/10138-animal-battles" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">two series</a> in the same vein, so we have concerns. Mentioned: "<a href="https://youtu.be/rdWAGFLnOUg?si=Kcg4-9M5u3Q6c_2O" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Wolverines</a>" on <i>Saturday Night Live</i> from October 11, 1975, and whether <a href="https://www.backyardpests.com/are-gophers-and-groundhogs-the-same-thing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">gophers and groundhogs</a> are the same critters.<br /><br /><b>In the archives</b>, we revisit chats on our <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/our-best-school-strategies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">best school strategies</a> (September 2, 2021), <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/back-to-school-emotions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">back-to-school emotions</a> (September 3, 2020), and <a href="https://parentingroundabout.libsyn.com/episode-83-this-wasnt-in-the-manual" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">what was left out of the parenting manual</a> (August 28, 2015). <br />​<br />We'll be back with a new episode next Tuesday. Our TV watch will cover S2 E9 of <i>The Afterparty</i> ("Isabel") and S3 E5 of <i>Only Murders in t