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Commune with Jeff Krasno · August 25 · 38 min

Code Switch: A Field Guide to Embarrassing Your Kid at Drop-Off (Dispatch 11)

Jeff has a field-tested method for embarrassing his daughters: impromptu pull-ups on subway scaffolding, a wake-up song called "School Days," and a rotating cast of accents that would make a dialect coach wince. In this episode, Jeff traces the accents — a southern drawl for Matthew McConaughey, a Dutch bur for Wim Hof — back to a mortifying kindergarten memory in Rio de Janeiro, and connects a childhood spent bouncing between countries to the quieter ache of dropping his daughter Lolli off at UNC. Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad. This episode was made possible by: LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at ⁠drinklmnt.com/commune⁠. Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 25% off your order at ⁠vivobarefoot.com/commune⁠. Stripes: Visit ⁠stripesbeauty.com⁠ and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line. CocoaVia: Use code COMMUNE2026 for 25% off at CocoaVia.com

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Jeff has a field-tested method for embarrassing his daughters: impromptu pull-ups on subway scaffolding, a wake-up song called "School Days," and a rotating cast of accents that would make a dialect coach wince.
In this episode, Jeff traces the accents — a southern drawl for Matthew McConaughey, a Dutch bur for Wim Hof — back to a mortifying kindergarten memory in Rio de Janeiro, and connects a childhood spent bouncing between countries to the quieter ache of dropping his daughter Lolli off at UNC.
Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad.


This episode was made possible by:

  • LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at ⁠drinklmnt.com/commune⁠.
  • Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD
  • Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 25% off your order at ⁠vivobarefoot.com/commune⁠.
  • Stripes: Visit ⁠stripesbeauty.com⁠ and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line.
  • CocoaVia: Use code COMMUNE2026 for 25% off at CocoaVia.com
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