This episode is being released on March 13, 2018 but will be back dated to December 3rd, 2017 because that was the day it was recorded. (The Dad would like to apologize for sitting on this episode for 3 months, but his computer died and we moved to a new home)   direct download

Listen! to a father and son podcasts.

listen to a Father and Son podcast about screens and all the media that is on them, also games and school.

MegaScreenTime The kid is in 5th grade! He is into Terreria (video game) and Magic The Gathering (trading card game) and the book series “Spirit Animals” and all of the novels by Diana Wynne Jones – if there’s a better Father/Son podcast in the world, we’ve never heard of it.

The kid just returned from a week of sleep away camp where he made his own knife. The dad finally screened “Robocop” for the kid and was surprised by his reaction. The kid was surfing twitch and has found yet another youtuber who plays minecraft. download

Deep in the heart of Summer Vacation, the kid and the dad have seen three incredible movies in the theater. Those films, in the order they are discussed along with the kid’s micro reviews are: Kubo And The Two Strings – “Go see it when it comes out.” 2001: A Space Odyssey – “It’s very […]

We’re back!

The kid is back from an epic sleep over at his best friend’s house. What happens when two friends spend 24 hours without screen time? “It seems longer,” the kid reports to which his best friend adds, “time flies when you’re on screens.” Their screenless time was spent playing table top games like “Stratego” and […]

The Dad is blown away that the kid’s classmates are listening to the podcast. The kid reviews the movie “Zoom: Academy for Superheroes.” They talk about playground spoilers for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Learning 4th grade geography helps the kid to play his new favorite tablet game, “Trivia Crack.” The Dad wants to talk […]

The dad asks the kid what he thinks about the new Star Wars movie, and then the dad shares a whole lot of opinions because Gen X can’t help himself. Also the kid asks, what’s the deal with C3PO’s red arm and why did R2D2 keep his part of the map a secret? All this […]