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Carole Mikita Reporting When three Mormon moms want to share good ideas for cooking, cleaning and raising kids, they turn to podcasting.
"Cause we know our mothers are the only ones who listen to the show (she laughs)..."
Actually, she's being modest. In just a little over a month, Whitney Larson, her sister, Amy Fagg and their cousin, Julie Bauman have attracted thousands of listeners to Mormon Mom-cast.
Amy Fagg, Mormon Mom podcast: "Recipe ideas, a book group, tips around the house.
Julie Bauman, Mormon Mom podcast: "I think the ideas just kind of present themselves... Just because of life..."
For those of you in a certain generation, an iPod is a device with earphones you can listen to your favorite music or dial in radio-type programming, like the Mormon Mom cast.
Normally, they tape their weekly program or podcast Saturday nights, after most of the children, 9 between them, are in bed. Each one from her home in a different city...Logan, Heber and Orem.
"Did you guys see the post on our website a few weeks ago? It was anonymous but i really think it was my daughter..."
Most topics relate to a Latter-day Saint lifestyle. Family and friends are fair game.
"Some of the choices my son makes, are very much not the choices I would have him make..."
"There was a period of time when Renee was about, maybe she was about two-years-old... And she was really, really sick..."
"I'm just not the nurturer, my kids nurture me, too..."
Julie, Amy and Whitney are three moms who say they realized a lot of people got iPods for Christmas. One of them, Whitney Larson, started a knitting podcast first, then thought it might be fun and interesting to join with her sister Amy Fagg and cousin, Julie Bauman and just talk about their lives -- husbands, children, church, hobbies. So far, they haven't run out of topics.
Amy Fagg, Mormon Mom Podcast: "We did a conference issue right after conference time. We did an Easter issue right after Easter. So a lot of it is what's going on that time of year. Whitney comes up with things if we can't think of anything."
Whitney Larson, Mormon Mom Podcast: "I have a list, a master list. And Julie's husband has threatened to give us his list if we ever run out of topics."
Julie Bauman, Mormon Mom Podcast: "Yeah, but we're trying hard not to ever give him that opportunity."
On the website, you can pick up information about which broadcast is available for podcasting, and also how to contact the women. You can also interact and make comments; positive or negative.
Their weekly show is geared to Latter-day Saint women, but they say they are hearing from people of other faiths who listen and enjoy what they have to say or can relate to the 'mommy' topics.
Comment: "I'm not a Mormon mom, but I listen to the Mormon mom -cast..."
Whitney Larson, founder, Mormon Mom-cast: "I think that's what maybe appeals, not necessarily that we're Mormon or that we're any other Christian faith...but just that we're moms..."
Dishing out their brand of wisdom to podcast listeners near and far.
"Ok, so, I guess that's it for the show today, until next time, see ya... Goodbye, bye..."
