Dads are Dorks

Weerrreee Baaackkk! We recorded this episode a while ago but we are talking about what's been up, how our kids are doing, and some media recommendations. Then we close the episode by spending some time in Tyler's shower (?) As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

This week on the podcast, Eric's back! The dads start by catching up on what they've been up to including Tyler's visit to a hole..? Then they give a few media recommendations. The main content of this week's podcast is a discussion about Mason's upbringing and complicated relationship with his birth father and some recent developments in that relationship and then a general discussion about our wives and what family means to us. Before listening please see the content warning below or you can listen to it at the beginning of today's episode. The Weight by Thrice Follow Eric on X @TrekkieB47 As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

The Dad’s all have fond memories of 1997, so naturally they’ve been waiting for this moment… X-Men ‘97! We go over our introductions to the X-Men franchise and what it’s like getting to experience this show with our kids. Plus predictions for next season and we discuss our hype for this summer’s Deadpool & Wolverine! As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

Welcome back to Dad Are Dorks Dad Chats where the Dads chat about being dads! We give updates on potty training, kid’s sports, education, and the emotional turmoil of the newest Bluey episodes. We also cover the first half of the FANTASTIC X-Men ‘97 show and some Power Rangers news. Chris's Stream As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

In this week’s episode we discuss the life and times of writer/cartoonist Carl Barks. Tyler’s prepared a presentation that takes some twists and turns you might not expect! Barks, also known as “The Good Duck Artist”, wrote and illustrated the Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic books from 1942-1966 and doing so influenced Steven Spielberg, Osamu Tezuka, George Lucas, and much more modern media. Prepare yourself for some Duck Tales! (Woo-OOO!) As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

We welcome back to the show our good friend Eric Berry (@trekkieb47)! As we chat about parenthood we share stories about our kids, recommend some nerdy media, and how best to prepare kids for social media. Then get out your binoculars, because in today’s game we’re going on a Power Rangers themed safari! As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

WOW! What an episode! Today Chris takes Tyler and Mason on a tour of Azeroth as we cover the world of Warcraft! We get a rundown of the history of the games, all the lore you need to know, and what it’s like playing an MMORPG as a parent (hint: it involves many post-bedtime late nights). As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

The Dads are happy to welcome our first Mom guest: RangerLiz! We talk about her experiences as a dorky Mom, make NFL playoff predictions, and different ways to get our kids to brush their teeth. All of that and a spoiler-free review Moon Man #1! Check out Liz on: Twitter/X: @RangerLiz Youtube: https://youtube.com/@RangerLiz?si=0WNyU-aWh5UIR76Z Twitch: https://twitch.tv/rangerliz And be sure to support the “Henshin! Guest Stars Expansion” Kickstarter campaign! https://kickstarter.com/projects/caveofmonstersgames/henshin-a-sentai-rpg-guest-stars-expansion/description” As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

The Dads sit down and ask a very sincere question: Doctor Who? Learn about all 15 Doctors and the historic British series about an eccentric alien traveling through history. Very mild Spoiler Warning for everything up to “The Giggle”. As always follow us on X ⁠⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

In this episode format we forgo a set topic and talk about whatever we want! We talk camping, birthday parties, what movies we’ve recently seen, the impact of AI on the entertainment industry, and our opinions on The Golden Bachelor. Plus jokes, life updates, and a game! As always follow us on X ⁠⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

Let’s talk bots! In this episode the Dads cover the history of the Transformers franchise, from its start as imported Japanese toys to the multimedia juggernaught it is today. As always follow us on X ⁠@DadsAreDorks⁠ and you can visit our website ⁠www.dadsaredorks.com

Collecting is one thing, but what do you do with all of that cool stuff? You display it! In today’s episode, the Dads share their favorite collections and their strategies for keeping displays looking great! As always follow us on X @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

This week the Dads review the long-awaited Power Rangers Cosmic Fury! For listeners who are here for potty-training stories and spoiler-free opinions good news! The first half of this episode is spoiler-free! And listeners who have watched the entirety of Cosmic Fury (or don’t care about spoilers) can come with us into the Spoiler Zone! Here we give our final thoughts on this out-of-this-world season! Intro music from @PRUnreleased on X. As always follow us on X @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

In today's episode, we're all about summer! We'll catch you up on why we've been away for a bit and share Tyler's exciting vacation stories. Then, we'll dive into our summer highlights and chat about what we're looking forward to this fall. To wrap it up, we'll play a fun game called "Love Island Quote or Summer Song Lyric." Support the Inferno Girl Red: Book 2 Kickstarter Listen to the summer song playlist from this episode on Spotify! As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

We're back! After a hiatus (mainly Mason just being sick) we are talking all things SDCC 2023. Hear Chris's experience working the show floor, things we all were excited about, and some behind the scenes. Chris also talks about how SDCC was different this year due to the writer's strike. Tyler and Mason also talk briefly about the Barbie movie and give their spoiler-free review. Tyler gives his experience attempting to take his daughter to the drive-in theater to see it. For context, this episode was recorded at the end of July. ToyArk SDCC Master List As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

On this week's episode, Chris was in San Diego for SDCC! So while he was absent for most of the episode we decided to have returning guest co-hosts Eric Berry and Hassan Ahmed. We start by catching up, on what's been going on in our lives and then give some recommendations on media. Finally, we round out the episode with ranking cartoon dads and I think some of these will surprise you. Then Chris drops in for a quick SDCC update to give his quick take on what was happening on the show floor on night one! Make sure you follow our awesome dad friends: Eric- linktr.ee/trekkieb47 Hassan - The World of HA As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

In this episode, we take the discussion to a little bit of a deeper level discussing how we are navigating living in a world where technology is readily available to our children. We talk about the pros and cons, online safety, and what we could do better. Then we ask each other the question: If we could wake up and we were back in let’s say the 1992 way of living, do you think that’s something that each of us could/would embrace? Finally, we round out the show with a 90 Tech Trivia game! As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

Bippidi-Boppidi-BooYeah! In this week’s episode, the Dads discuss Disney Princesses! We go over everything from how our kids view princesses, how princesses have been portrayed over the years, and the secret origins of the massive Disney Princess Brand. Plus Mason has a new pet! And Tyler is NOT a fan! (CW: Snakes). As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

It’s been a few weeks since our last episode, so this week we have a super episode! We spend the first half of the episode catching up. We talk about what we’ve been up to, what our kids have been up to, etc.. THEN we get into the meat of our topic. RETRO video games. We discuss what the phrase 'retro video games' means to each of us, reminisce on some of our favorite memories and games, and discuss how and if we would introduce our kids to the games we loved as kids. Finally, we play a retro video game-themed quiz game! As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com

There are a ton of movies coming out this summer! So we thought we’d take an episode to preview the movies and talk about what our plans for seeing certain ones are, as well as if we would consider taking our kids to any or all of them! As always follow us on Twitter @DadsAreDorks and you can visit our website www.dadsaredorks.com