Talk to Dad

Henry talks to Dad about his success selling the world’s finest chocolate, playing games (Sounds Fishy and Dutch Blitz), the birds and the squirrels, and Henry’s post-COVID singing.  In the News, we talk about mini wormholes created in a quantum computer and a man’s foot that was found in a thermal pool in Yellowstone and identified.  Will and Phoebe join us for a very special Whatcha Listening To? and we list our favorite albums, songs and concerts of 2022.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, Henry and Dad try Sour Patch Kids Cola Bubbles and Jolly Rancher Gummies Sour Lemonade Stand candies.

Will talks to Dad about doing his first podcast from college, registering for classes, the cold weather, building snowmen, Wakanda Forever, watching comedy alone, and the online trend of listening to music with your dad.  In the News, we talk about the discovery of the oldest known alphabetical sentence, the words that have been added and removed from the Scrabble dictionary, Steve Jobs’ Birkenstock sandals, and octopuses that throw shells at each other.  We take a couple of Buzzfeed thanksgiving quizzes.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try a bunch of new candy, including Juicy Drop Gummies with sour gel, Hi-Chew Fantasy Mix, and Haribo Berry Clouds.

Phoebe talks to Dad about Phoebe’s podcast spreadsheet, the possibility of Tiktok listeners, social media algorithms, influencers, cold weather, Phoebe’s music therapy work with preschoolers, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, remembering Dad’s trips to Austin with Phoebe, and traveling to see Phoebe and Will for Thanksgiving.  In the News, we talk about the 2022 inductees to the Toy Hall of Fame, a newborn baby Hippo at the Dallas Zoo, a piece of the Space Shuttle Challenger found in the Bermuda Triangle, and a National Park Service warning about not licking giant toads.  Allison (Mom) joins us for a few rounds of the Categories game.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try Little Prince Brand Noodle Oodles noodle crackers, a Taiwanese Snack.

Henry and Elizabeth talk about baked apples, brunch, turkey vultures, Halloween, Dad’s latest Tiktok viral videos, how toilet paper should hang, and house lighting.  In the News, we talk about a Florida teen who caught 28 Burmese pythons in 10 days, a painting by Piet Mondrian that has been hanging upside down for 60 years, and a prankster who hung Bigfoot advisory signs in a Pennsylvania park.  Henry and Elizabeth play Made-up Movie Minute and make up plots to 2022 holiday movies.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try funfetti flavored candy corn and Nerds candy corn.

Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about Henry’s exemplary student driving, the soup can microphone that Henry and Dad made, and Henry’s new school year as an upperclassman.  In the News, we talk about scientists’ attempts to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, a bear in Turkey that got intoxicated on psychedelic honey, and the finalists for the Big Choice Awards for food at the State Fair of Texas.  Henry and Allison play the Job Interview Game.  For Treat Yourself, we try three kinds of popcorn from Trader Joe’s: kettle corn, white cheddar popcorn and pineapple chili kettle corn.

Will and Henry talk to Dad about their vacation to Maine and Boston, lobster, The National in concert, The Blue Man Group, old graveyards, the end of summer, and Ms. Marvel.  In the News, we talk about The Line, Saudi Arabia’s linear city project, Spain’s Prime Minister urging people to stop wearing neckties for the environment, a tangle of string found on Mars by the Mars rover, and scientists that have figured out how to use dead spiders as mechanical robots.  We play a Dad Quiz based on old industry group TV commercials.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try Neapolitan flavored Oreos, Reese’s crunchy snack cakes, and Sweet’s Tart N’ Tangy Taffy.

Will and Elizabeth talk to Dad about Danny DeVito, vocabulary, Elizabeth’s move, Murphy beds, sleeptalking, hypnogogic hallucinations, solipsism, Mom’s heroism, the Animal Collective concert, and lighting design.  In the News, we talk about an Oklahoma man who killed his friend because he thought he intended to feed him to bigfoot, an American tourist who fell into Mount Vesuvius, and a man who stole an R2-D2 statue from Walt Disney World and claimed he was just trying to test Disney’s security.  We play the Job Interview Game.  Finally, for treat yourself, we try some specialty sodas, including Betty Buzz Tonic Water, Mango New Wave Soda, Sprecher Orange Dream and Cheerwine.

Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about the annual summer road trip, seeing a moose, hiking, the extended family, the pool, Season 4 of Stranger Things, summer jobs, Henry and Elizabeth’s upcoming birthdays, our planned trip to Maine and Boston, when Dad came in second place in voting to his best friend, and the fate of the podcast when Will leaves home.  In the News, we talk about LaMDA, Google’s language AI, a huge bacteria the size of an eyelash, and NASA wanting it’s moon dust and cockroaches back.  We take a Dad Quiz about summertime.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try some more Van Leeuwen Ice Cream: summer peach, campfire s’mores and Grey Poupon mustard.

Phoebe and Phoebe’s friend Hannah talk to Dad about the summer heat, the house plants that are taking over, Dad’s bird friends, chiggers, fireflies, Alaska, and Phoebe’s new job as an Instagram influencer.  In the News, we talk about a woman who set free hundreds of cockroaches in a New York court, a couple of people who were taken to the hospital after falling in a vat of chocolate, and a strange unidentified creature seen outside a zoo in west Texas.  Hannah and Phoebe play a couple of rounds of Made-Up Movie Minute. Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try some Little Debbie flavors of ice cream, including Strawberry Shortcake Rolls, Zebra Cakes and Oatmeal Cream Pies.

Will and Henry talk to Dad about bug bites, Santi’s return to Spain, Will and Dad’s trip to Austin, Everything, Everywhere All At Once, Will’s state solo, Texas barbecue, Henry’s trip to Paris, Henry’s driver’s permit, and Stranger Things 4.  In the News, we talk about a family that found someone else’s dog sleeping in their bed, a man who was arrested for calling 9-1-1 and telling them to put Joe Biden in jail, and a California court’s decision that bees are fish.  We do a Dad Quiz about Father’s Day trivia.  For Treat Yourself, we try a Blueberry Muffin KitKat, Marshmallow Top Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, SweeTarts Chewy Fusions, and Firework Oreos with Popping Candy.