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PODCAST

Melvin and Mother Bedtime Stories

MelvinAndMother

When we went to Samoa on our first overseas family holiday our kids asked for a bedtime story to help them go to sleep. I made up a story about two pigs we had seen earlier that evening outside our unit. It didn"t help them go to sleep, but from then on they kept asking for more stories about Melvin and Mother. Then they decided we should record them and next minute Melvin and Mother have their own podcast channel! The stories all build on each other so for the best experience try listening to the

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00:20:49

Melvin and Mother - 25 - Salty Bacon

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2024/08/24

Melvin and Mother kick off their high pace tour of the South Island, with a visit to Blenheim's most famous roundabout and the nearby Solar Salt Farm.

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00:23:16

Melvin and Mother - 24 - Cruising on the Interislander

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2024/08/20

Melvin and Mother go on the ferry from Wellington to (almost) Picton.

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00:21:43

Melvin and Mother - 23 - Unstoppable: Legend of The...

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2024/08/09

Melvin and Mother take the Northern Express train to Wellington, but get a tad impatient with the journey and decide to make some improvements...

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00:01:04

Melvin and Mother Bedtime Stories - Trailer

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother Bedtime Stories Trailer

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00:21:29

Melvin and Mother - 22 - That Rainbow Kind of Magic

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother get on the train, but hop off again when they see a theme park!

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00:18:05

Melvin and Mother - 21 - Double Snouter

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother visit the big UFO shaped thingy on a spike in the middle of Auckland.

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00:19:54

Melvin and Mother - 20 - Battleships

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother hitch a ride to the Devonport Naval Base, and I think you can probably guess what happened after that...

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00:13:48

Melvin and Mother - 19 - The Sleepy Pylon

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother decide to say farewell to Steve and his boat, and start heading south. On their way, they meet some people doing maintenance work on the high voltage powerline pylons.

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00:18:22

Melvin and Mother - 18 - Monkeying Around

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother visit New Plymouth where they accidentally rehome a bunch of capuchin monkeys.Fun Fact: A bunch of monkeys is called a "troop".

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00:12:41

Melvin and Mother - 17 - The Land of Porkies

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother visit Wellington where they go to the Beehive!

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00:17:26

Melvin and Mother - 16 - Sharkbait

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother begin an epic voyage around the North Island, starting with a visit to Napier.

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00:21:52

Melvin and Mother - 15 - Melvin Ball

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother's search for somewhere to sleep takes them on a frenetic accidental tour of some of the lesser known Tauranga attractions.

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00:25:29

Melvin and Mother - 14 - Thermal Wonderland

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother take a trip to the land of sulphur and mud pools, and Mother discovers where her bizarre memories have come from. Fun fact: One of the main tourist attractions near Rotorua actually has an artificial geothermal vent supplied with steam by a boiler, just like Melvin discovered in this episode. It made no sense to us when we noticed it, just as it made no sense to Melvin.

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00:18:24

Melvin and Mother - 13 - Melvin the Jockey

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother go to the races, where Melvin's search for sheep ends in mayhem and glory. Fun fact: The white fake rabbit thing the greyhounds chase is named Rusty the Rabbit. Apparently that's its name at every race track.

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00:16:01

Melvin and Mother - 12 - Food Angels

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2024/08/04

Melvin discovers a hidden talent while working out the plan for Melvin and Mother to get an epic breakfast... Fun fact: Melvin's maths in this episode checks out. What a clever wee piggy!

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00:15:05

Melvin and Mother - 11 - Road Wrecks

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother go check out the new highway being constructed nearby. Fun fact: Even though dump trucks are very strong, their large weight means that if you drove one over a BMX track like Mother does in this episode, it would get very broken. So don't try this at home!

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00:14:16

Melvin and Mother - 10 - Driving Practice

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2024/08/04

Mother decides to borrow a van for a bit to do some driving. Fun fact: In this episode we discover how one of our sons got his drone stuck in a tree at our friends' house. Also, don't drive like Mother does in this episode or your neighborhood will not like you.

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00:14:10

Melvin and Mother - 9 - Shakin' Bacon

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother follow their noses to a pizza shop and a birthday party. Fun fact: This episode was based on the pigs sneaking around our oldest son's birthday party.

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00:20:04

Melvin and Mother - 8 - Melvin Goes to School

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2024/08/04

Melvin goes to school to learn to read and then goes on a school trip to a water adventure park!

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00:24:23

Melvin and Mother - 7 - Cruise Life

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2024/08/04

Melvin and Mother explore a cruise ship!

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