About OWTK

OWTK: WAY MORE THAN A DADDY BLOG.

It’s snarky, witty, & every word drips with brilliance. And that’s just the 1/2 of it. The other two thirds involves parenting, kid’s media, culture, reflections, and other stuff to impress the ladies. I also excel in math. And spelling.

Why, hello there.

A bit of a bio:

I’m Jeff Bogle and I started Out With The Kids (OWTK) when my 1st daughter (known around here as The Bear) was 2-years old. The idea was to document the way my wife and I “Parent Differently”, a tag I use from time to time around here. Since that modest blogging birth, OWTK has grown into a recognized and oft quoted voice in the kindie rock music world, and, occasionally, in the kid’s theater, literature and toy worlds…and my family has grown to include a 2nd child (The Mouse).

There’s a lot of bad kid’s music out there, but you won’t read about any of it here. Same goes for children’s books. I have no desire to trash specific projects that others have dedicated time, energy and money to make. Plus, the majority of adults already have a negative view of kid’s music and books – my goal is to alter that perspective, not to enhance it.

I come from an indie/college rock background. My world was forever altered by music in 1993. I was 17-years old. I went on to schedule/promote indie rock shows, ran a very small record label and generally have a fondness for all things independent. My love of indies goes far beyond music and film. As a family we try our best to support local Mom & Pop shops, restaurants, pizza joints, pharmacies, etc. both in our town and when we travel. That there exists a vibrant indie kid’s (kindie) music scene was just too perfect. That I am, on some level, a part of it, is exciting because I truly love, and have a real passion for, good family/all-ages music. OWTK exists, in part, to share that passion with you.

I usually write OWTK whilst standing. I

Lest you think OWTK is exclusively a kid’s music and media site! I also wax poetic about parenting, aging, childhood, pop culture, and anything else that piques my interest.

Additionally, I write a parenting column that appears on EverydayChildhood.com every 1st Friday and curse & tweet @OWTKabout fantasy football (not any more this year, my team is thisclose to backwards perfection at 0-12), soccer (especially FC Barcelona), the Detroit Red Wings, politics, other snarky stuff and, sometimes, even about kid’s media.

From L-R: The Bear, Myself, The Mouse. Christmas 2011

I write somewhat regularly for Time Out New York Kids Magazine and have also for Mommy Poppins, iVillage, StopBuyingCrap.com, North State Parent and Curious Parents Magazine, and Families.com. Click the links to query my work for those outlets. Sometimes, my parenting related posts also run on MomsLikeMe.com because moms kinda dig me. And really, who can blame ‘em?

I’ve also begun doing some stuff on-air for NBC10 Philadelphia…you know, the fancy TV machine, and have appeared as a guest on WHYY’s fine radio program Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane.