Weekly Roundup: Back-to-School Problems, “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Afterparty,” "Empire of the Sum," and Archival Complaints

On our latest weekly roundup, we don't have any kids in public school anymore, but we can still complain about back-to-school issues like traffic and loud robot voices.<br /><br /><b>What we're watching</b>: On <i>Only Murders in the Building</i>, "Ghost Light" was entertaining but entirely expendable; we're no closer to knowing whodunit. On <i>The Afterparty</i>, we do now know whodunit, although we're not exactly convinced the show's writers didn't just throw a dart at the murder board and then work backwards from there.<br />​<br /><b>Catherine's library find</b> this week shifts to nonfiction for adults, with two titles of note. One is scary (<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mamadou-ndiaye/100-animals-that-can-fcking-end-you/9780316453776/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>100 Animals That Will F***ing End You</i></a>) and one sounds like an absolute delight: <i><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393882148" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator</a></i>. It's by Keith Houston, who also wrote <i><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393349726" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks</a></i>. Terri is very disappointed that she can't listen to these immediately as audiobooks.<br /><br />In the archives, we revisit episodes in which we complained about <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/kids-toy-complaints" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">kids' toys</a> (September 15, 2021), <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/the-no-fun-financial-surprise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">financial surprises</a> (September 11, 2019), and <a href="https://www.parentingroundaboutpodcast.com/blog/speed-round-whats-the-worst-physical-pain-youve-ever-felt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">physical pain</a> (September 12, 2017). <br />​<br />We'll be back with a new episode