Sep 14, 2026 · 38 min · 12 segments
In this episode, Jess sits down with Emmy award-winning author, artist, and director Loryn Brantz to discuss her brand new children's book, "I Am a Spicy Nugget." They dive deep into the magic of…
Loryn BrantzGuestI feel like that's, like, one of my top parenting tools that I teach to parents, and so [laughs] the idea of, like, telling her you're gonna dunk her in buttermilk, like, doesn't make any sense.
They're like, "Yes, that's what you're gonna do," and so that makes sense to me.
I know that there's a lot going around, like, people describe kids in all sorts of ways, and I have seen people talk about kids as spicy kind of more often.
And typically, it's, like, describing a kid who's, like, maybe got more meltdowns or more power struggles, more ideas on, like, how they wanna do things than their other kids.
Would you describe that kind of, like, spicy description your Gen Z brother-in-law m- made, has that stuck through the years?
Yeah, it has, and it really kind of, I mean, it ended up turning into more of, like, an alter ego.
... rather than she is spicy in general, 'cause it feels like it's, like, just a part of her personality, and also, her brother can be a spicy nugget, too, sometimes.
I think that too, whenever I see things about spicy kids, I'm like, "Well, can't we all be spicy from time to time?"
I feel like I'm not even, like, a spicy person really, but I can be too, [laughs] you know?
And I think that's why all my kids could relate to the book, whether or not they're, like, my most sensitive child or not, because they've all been in that position where you're losing your cool over whatever it is, even if it's, like, a, a penguin and you want him to eat carrots.
I feel like that's, like, one of my top parenting tools that I teach to parents, and so [laughs] the idea of, like, telling her you're gonna dunk her in buttermilk, like, doesn't make any sense.
They're like, "Yes, that's what you're gonna do," and so that makes sense to me.
I know that there's a lot going around, like, people describe kids in all sorts of ways, and I have seen people talk about kids as spicy kind of more often.
And typically, it's, like, describing a kid who's, like, maybe got more meltdowns or more power struggles, more ideas on, like, how they wanna do things than their other kids.
Would you describe that kind of, like, spicy description your Gen Z brother-in-law m- made, has that stuck through the years?
Yeah, it has, and it really kind of, I mean, it ended up turning into more of, like, an alter ego.
... rather than she is spicy in general, 'cause it feels like it's, like, just a part of her personality, and also, her brother can be a spicy nugget, too, sometimes.
I think that too, whenever I see things about spicy kids, I'm like, "Well, can't we all be spicy from time to time?"
I feel like I'm not even, like, a spicy person really, but I can be too, [laughs] you know?
And I think that's why all my kids could relate to the book, whether or not they're, like, my most sensitive child or not, because they've all been in that position where you're losing your cool over whatever it is, even if it's, like, a, a penguin and you want him to eat carrots.
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