Ordinary Dads

It's been a while since Episode 21 so hopefully this isn't too weird. Some of what we say may be a bit August centered... if that's a thing. Our video feeds also cut out a bit throughout, sorry!

Ordinary Dads is a mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood.

Hosted by Dan and Mike.

On the show:

00:00 - What's on this episode

00:57 - It's been a while

02:18 - Mike had a birthday

09:37 - Mini trips away

15:25 - BBQ Talk

22:51 - Pandemic Weddings

28:30 - Mike got an iPhone and he doesn't like. He does like his Note 10 though.

37:20 - Samsung Unpacked 2020

50:11 - Dan and Mike's wife both got a Samsung Active 2 smartwatch

58:51 - Outro

Find us at the following!

Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/ordinarydads/

Twitter @ https://twitter.com/ordinarydads

Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/OrdinaryDads

Podcast archive also available here @ https://ordinarydads.github.io/

WE BACK!

It's been a really long time since we last podded. We also decided to launch this as a video podcast. If you would like to watch this podcast on YouTube, click here.

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike.

On the show:

1. Lockdown updates (3:15)

2. Mike built a firepit (14:53)

3. Dan's son is gamer, mostly on Animal Crossing (22:15)

4. WWDC 2020 (30:15)

5. Outro (41:41)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we adapt to more government lockdowns and self isolation rules and try to make sense of the new world around our homes and our families.

On the show:

1. Australia... locked down (partially)

2. Paternity Leave for Mike and deserted child care centres (10:39)

3. Juggling homeschool and working from home (22:15)

4. Mike's attempt to be a sport fan has been put on hold (26:27)

5. Social distancing in supermarkets (32:39)

6. Dan saw zero contact food pickup firsthand and was just confused (34:09)

7. Dan's just happy he got a new phone with a working battery - a Samsung S20 Plus (43:10)

8. Samsung Dex... and it's potential? (47:40)

9. End (53:20)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we dive into Coronavirus chat and how its affecting our daily lives, workplaces and holiday plans. Note that this was recorded before the latest government restrictions so it may sound a touch out of date. Just concentrate on our silken vocals, not on the content :)

On the show:

1. Oh no, our kids are waking up in the middle of the night again (3:05)

2. Coronavirus chat and how it's affecting our workplaces (9:02)

2. Australia's toilet paper apocalypse (19:45)

3. Dan's Japan trip is cancelled! (due to Coronavirus) (31:34)

4. Mike's now a Formula 1 fan thanks to Netflix (38:35)

5. Passive TV watching - trying to work out what our wives are watching (1:00:11)

6. End (1:10:36)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we are back at it, chatting about recent tech releases and tv/gaming that we grew up with. Also, if you aren't the type of nerd who likes PC build chat, maybe skip the last segment :D.

On the show:

1. Mike's been gaming with Destiny 2 and schooling Dan about Dragonball Z: Kakarot (1:25)

2. Old school Star Wars computer games (5:20)

3. Lego gaming and kids movie chat (8:50)

4. Star Trek Picard and the Mandalorian (16:27)

5. Samsung Unpacked Event (23:11)

6. Airpods Pro.... on ANDROID (42:47)

7. Mike built a PC! (52:58)

8. End (1:12:11)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. The guys are joined by returning guest Leonard and new guest Ding.

This is a special chat about China, technology and banking in that country as well as the Coronavirus/Covid-19 (topic of the moment). We will be back to our regular podding in the next one.

Special Note: This is a very long podcast. I blame Ding for talking a lot :)

On the show:

1. Special guests!

2. Tech, payments and banking in China (8:40)

3. Coronavirus from the perspective of someone quarantined. I mean self-isolated. (43:17)

4. Leonard's conspiracy theories (51:58)

5. More Coronavirus experiences (55:57)

6. End (1:14:03)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. It's been so damn long since we properly recorded so there's a lot to get through! We've put in time stamps at each topic if you want to skip through the episode and avoid us droning on about something.

On the show:

1. Catching Up

2. Avoiding Coronavirus (2:55)

3. Remember the bushfires? (4:53)

3. New Years and Christmas (15:55)

4. Gifting (20:23)

5. Content we have been consuming (27:28)

6. Gamer chat: Witcher 3, Destiny 2, cheating at PUBG mobile and Undefeated (33:15)

7. Remote gaming: PC gaming on TV through Steamlink and PS4 Remote Play (46:50)

8. National Broadband Negativity/Positivity (50:45)

9. Cold calling about sales and scams (57:12)

10. End (1:11:45)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week, we focus almost entirely on tech chat... with parenting stories mixed in.

On the show:

1. Herman Miller chairs

2. New Android TV purchase

3. Google chat: Pixel 4, Nest Wifi

4. Pixel 3's battery sucks

5. Apple chat: iPhone 11, iPad OS

6. Mike set up a Plex server

Products mentioned in this podcast:

* Herman Miller chairs

* Sony KD-75X8000G TV

* Pixel phones (all of them)

* Google Nest Wifi

* iPhone 11 Pro Max

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

WE ARE BACK

After a fairly long hiatus due to Mike having a baby, school holidays, sicknesses and other stuff, we are finally back with a new podcast.

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week, we try something a bit different and focus almost entirely on parenting and family chat.

On the show:

1. Mike now has 3 kids under the age of 3!

2. Anniversary trips not going to plan

3. Gold Coast family roadtrip report

4. Managing weddings with 3 young kids

5. Flashback to Dan's marriage proposal

6. Regrets about not non-existent video of us as kids (and how its different now)

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

Note: This was recorded in mid August... so its like time travelling into the past!

A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week, Mike reveals that he is having another kid!! Also, the guys discuss toddler snow trips and growing pains.

On the show:

1. Kid friendly cafes

2. Kids football update

3. Snow trip review - Corin Forest near Canberra

4. Hand-me-down clothes between siblings

5. Pram chat

6. Mike's having a(nother) baby!

7. Teething issues and growing pains

Find us at the following!

Website at ordinarydads.github.io

Twitter at @OrdinaryDads

Instagram at @OrdinaryDads

Facebook at @OrdinaryDads