Latch-Key Dads

Countless hours cursing the Hammer Brothers, Goombas, Bomb-Ombs, and Koopa Troopas all in the pursuit of saving Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser.  Oh, and the street cred that came with beating the most iconic video game of the 80’s - Super Mario Brothers!  A new Mario movie is coming out and we explore the history of everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario.  So power up and join us in our latest episode of Latch-Key Dads!

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The original version of 'Netflix and chill' was 'Let’s go rent a movie!'.  That meant actually leaving your house and heading on down to your local video rental store. Join us as we remember what it was like to search behind empty VHS cases on shelves hoping to find that last copy of True Lies. And most importantly, heed those 3 simple words etched into our Gen X brains: Be Kind, Rewind.

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Come hangout with us as we sit around and discuss books, movies, podcasts, and more in an episode we call, Multi-Slacking.  What tv shows are we watching when we should be working?  What books can't we put down?  What podcasts are we listening to besides Latch-Key Dads?  What movies do we recommend for your Friday night?  You'll just have to listen and find out.

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Join us as we reminisce about some of our most memorable New Year's Eves.  From staying up till midnight when we were young to wanting to go to bed early as adults.  We also talk about some fun New Year's Eve facts as well as New Year's resolutions.  Wishing all of our fans a Happy and Healthy New Year!

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Join us for the second of a two-part interview with Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz.  Jon talks about meeting “Weird Al” for the first time and the beginning of Al’s band.  He also discusses how “Weird Al’s” audience has changed over time, the current Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, and many other topics.

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In this can’t miss episode of Latch-Key Dads, we sit down and interview Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, longtime drummer and friend of “Weird Al” Yankovic.  In the first of a two-part interview, Jon tells us what it was like putting together his new book, “Lights, Camera, Accordion! Eye-Popping Photographs of Weird Al Yankovic, 1981-2006”.  We also ask about touring with the band, cool celebrity moments and “Weird”, the new “Weird Al” biopic.

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We kick off the holiday season by discussing one of the funniest, and most quotable, Christmas movies ever made: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. We also share some of our holiday family traditions. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Festivus (for the rest of us)!

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You've got mail! Words we heard every time we logged onto the internet back when AOL was king and a landline was your gateway to the World Wide Web. Join us as we talk about our first experiences on the internet, discuss bygone websites and play our first 90s edition of MBA with a slight twist to our categories. We will test our memories with 90s Movies, 90s Bands and 90s Arcade (Nintendo, Sega, TurboGraphx-16, Atari Lynx). All this and more in this episode of Latch-Key Dads. 

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After school cartoons were the hallmark of growing up in the 80’s.  Some say, including yours truly, that G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero tops the list for best cartoon of all time.  Join us as we review the movies, events, music and cartoons of Sept, 1983.

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Ready to sit in the most sincere pumpkin patch and celebrate Halloween with the Great Pumpkin... yeah, we aren't either! We want the candy! Halloween has always been fun and we invite you to join us as we relive some of our childhood Halloween nights, costumes, Halloween TV specials, and how it's changed over the years.

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