Are you watching Mad Men? The Good Wife? Flash Forward? This week the Manic Mommies are joined by Meredith O'Brien, pop culture columnist and TV writer to talk all things TV. The new fall shows have started and we tell you which ones are worth your precious time and which ones are better left on the DVR.

Can working moms every really be happy at work and happy at home? Caitlin Friedman, co-author of the new book Happy at Work, Happy at Home: The Girls' Guide to Being a Working Mom tells us how to avoid some of the most common traps working moms fall in to (banish that guilt!) and explains why it's important to always feel secure in our career and lifestyle choices.

If you're one of the many moms who returned to her job after maternity leave thinking, "I am not cut out for this anymore," you'll love this week's interview. Sonia Gupta is an inspiration. The owner of her own organic baby clothing line—My Little Pakora—Sonia is introducing a product moms can believe in while also giving back a share of her profits to the Grameen Foundation. All this from her kitchen table. Who says you can't reinvent yourself after baby?

When life gets a little too crazy, we like nothing more than curling up with our stack of unread magazines. This week, we read the magazines with you, although we get a little off track with our extensive commentary on everything from chronically tardy mommies (who, me?), to new school bus drivers, to taking a job with your former employer.

The summer is (finally) over and the kids are heading back to school. But first, we discuss decommissioning the camp stuff (stinky shoes anyone?); getting back in the school groove, and the stuff we love these days. We also welcome to awesome listeners from California who join us for our first listener call-in show!