Will talks to Dad about WandaVision, Sing Street, and Will’s plan to start a band. In the News, we talk about the 100 year anniversary of a magician sawing a woman in half, a dog collar that supposedly can interpret your dogs emotions from its barks, and billions of dollars worth of bitcoin that are lost because the owners forgot… Read more →
Episode 230 – UNO House Rules, Jet Pack Man, and Aggressive Squirrels
Will, Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about the strangely great holiday season this year, playing games, UNO, Five Crowns, Machkoro, and other fun games, holiday food, garlic cheesy pull apart bread, tiramisu, our stay-at-home New Year’s Eve, The Naked Gun, and our feelings about 2021. In the news, we talk about a signal that astronomers have identified as… Read more →
Episode 229 – Mothman, Christmas Pajamas, and Jerk Octopuses
Elizabeth, Will and Henry talk to Dad about making a Phoebe-bot, Boxing Day, Christmas presents, mothman, cryptozoology, family Christmas traditions, Christmas lights, Christmas pajamas, Christmas tamales, the movie Klaus, Wonder Woman 1984, Christmas movies that aren’t recognized as Christmas movies, and gingerbread houses. In the News, we talk about a new gingerbread monolith in San Francisco, a study that suggests… Read more →
Episode 228 – Henry’s Cardboard Chair, Planetary Conjunction, and Google Assistant Mindreader
Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about Boxing Day, Christmas, Guy Fawkes Day, Henry’s tendency to organize things, wrapping presents, Henry’s cardboard chair he made for Engineering, our family’s history with kids defeating childproofing, Henry playing ping pong on school desks on the last day of school before the break, being tired of Zoom calls, the cool science behind… Read more →
Episode 227 – Smart Home Horror Movie, the Impending Robot Revolution, and A Song for Dogs
Will and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about time passing quickly, Christmas lights, automating our home with Alexa, The Mandalorian, old ’70s sci-fi TV shows, upcoming movies and TV shows, and Will deleting his Twitter app. In the News, we talk about the Word of the Year from Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster, a fleet of driverless taxis in China, artificial skin… Read more →
Episode 226 – Zombie Minks, Daniel Dashing, and Controversial Christmas Candies
Elizabeth and her friend Caralyn talk to Dad about Caralyn’s upcoming wedding plans, one of Elizabeth’s students who called 9-1-1 during class, our family’s COVID tests, the puppy dog that Caralyn rescued, Elizabeth’s cat, Sasha’s adoption, a Maisy Update about our dog’s behavior when someone sits on her spot on the couch, and pet names. In the News, we talk… Read more →
Episode 225 – Christmas Time is Here!, Fluorescent Platypuses (Platypi) and Garbanzo Beans
Will and Henry talk to Dad about putting up the Christmas tree, Thanksgiving, the boys and Dad’s couch to 5K training, dad’s attempt to buy tickets to The Flaming Lips Space Bubble Concert, bands we wish we could see in concert, the Thanksgiving menu, shrimp pizza, Henry and Will learning guitar and drums, Will’s plan to start a band with… Read more →
Episode 224 – Robot Wolves, Old Woman Energy and Sour Patch Kids Marshmallows
Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about fall, the boys’ commitment to start a couch to 5K, Henry’s school, Will’s date, Dad’s extended working from home, Henry learning the guitar. In the News, we talk about a 6-year-old who helped fight Nazis in France during World War II, a school in France that is warning parents not to throw… Read more →
Episode 223 – Ronald McDonald Votes, Dog Shoots Man and Creepy Stranger Supertheticals
Will and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about Halloween, Shaun of the Dead, Will working at the polls for Election Day, Will’s birthday, and The Mandalorian. In the News, we discuss the most watched YouTube video of all time, a microscopic 3-D printed Star Trek starship, and a dog that (accidentally) shot his owner. We discuss a couple of hypotheticals… Read more →
Episode 222 – Werewolf Child, McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hack and Alien Meat
Elizabeth and Henry talk to Dad about Henry’s outside fall orchestra concert, the cold fall weather, Halloween preparations, an unfortunate Halloween costume from Dad’s ’70s childhood, a box of random stuff Grandma sent Dad, the creepy election text Dad got, voting, Dad’s first job at Orange Julius, a cat café at a nearby mall, the spooky mall near Elizabeth, urban… Read more →