Category Archives: Raising the Betts

A family podcast by Domenico Bettinelli and Melanie Bettinelli, who are raising five kids in the Boston area. They discuss marriage, homeschooling, Catholic faith, their adventures far and wide, cooking exotic dishes, exploring nature, engaging culture and more.

Unbraced

This week, the Betts continue re-entry from vacation with appointments and school prep; free the first child from braces ... finally; remember ... Read more

Lake Vacation

The Betts have gone on a quarantined, socially distanced vacation to a beautiful lake house in Maine. They discuss getting away, the kids ... Read more

Superabundance

The Betts celebrate Melanie's birthday and have some home-baked cake; try Nashville Hot Chicken potato chips; discuss the book The Cooking ... Read more

Old Ironsides’ Flag

The Betts re-discover buried treasure in forgotten corners of their house and then discuss Sunday's Gospel on the kingdom of heaven as buried ... Read more

Dungeons and Dragons and Dryers

The Betts introduce the kids to D&D to great joy; replace their dead dryer but what the installers do causes big problems; embark on a spicy ... Read more

Birthday Ben

The Betts celebrate a birthday, mourn the death of a dryer, watch a bunch of movies, read a friend's new book, and discuss unfortunate ... Read more

An important message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli

Dom Bettinelli shares an important message about the future of this podcast and all the shows at StarQuest. Read more

Hamilfilm Mania

The Betts find Hamilton on Disney+ to be an all new experience despite being fans for four years and seeing it on stage. They also spend a ... Read more

Scavenger Hunt

The Betts go on a scavenger hunt, ponder Fourth of July plans, debate if Massachusetts weather measures up to Texas, cook lobster, figure out ... Read more

Melting

Summer is here along with its heat and the Betts are stuck indoors, and this year they don't even have the option to go out to indoor places ... Read more

Lighthouse Adventure

The Betts go on an unexpected adventure that ends at an historic lighthouse; Dom gets to go back to Mass; and they visit his mom after a long ... Read more

Clamato!

The Betts share their experience of (half the family) going back to Mass for the first time; talk about waiting in line at Whole Foods; and ... Read more

Happy Birthday, Church

The Betts celebrate Pentecost and the birthday of the Church; watch SpaceX make history in space; keep grilling new recipes; notice the kids' ... Read more

Lots of Grilling

The farmers market is open again and the Betts discuss how different is now (hint: drive-through), plus they made lots of great recipes on the ... Read more

The JohnPauls

The Betts had a parade for their nephew JohnPaul, who once embraced his namesake saint in Rome and has now become a US Army officer. Plus a ... Read more

When We Can Go Again

The Betts share their own family discussion of how they will decide when they can go back to Mass, when it's available to them, taking into ... Read more

The Great American Backyard Campout

The Betts have a full-on campout in their backyard, build a new garden, cook up a ton of great food, watch the new series everyone is talking ... Read more

Bad Time to Hate Homeschool

The Betts are back and rebutting a Harvard Law prof's attack on homeschooling; catching up on bird-watching and outdoor adventures; and ... Read more

Easter Stream and Feast

The Betts are recovering from Easter, recounting how they made the Triduum and Easter special this year, the new tradition Melanie introduced ... Read more

Happy Easter from StarQuest

From all of us at StarQuest, we wish you a Happy and Blessed Easter with this brief message from our chaplain, Fr. Cory Sticha. Read more