Fit Dad Game Dad: Recent Episodes
Brett & Josh
One of these things is not like the other - the famous Mr. Ed Placencia joins the show. Ed attempts to host the show but is hampered by Brett’s inability to spell. Josh competes with Ed in a Sesame Street inspired mini game even though he doesn’t know the theme song. The dads talk yard work and Destiny 2. Ed sets a goal to stream a game for Brett and Josh discusses how he is going to beat Brett to death in a boxing match and take all the prize money.
This month the dads discuss Nintendo Switch 2 rumors and targeting specific heart rate zones while jogging. The mini game is in celebration of Mother's Day and each of the dads' wives wrote questions to try and stump their husbands. Josh and Brett discuss their co-op adventure playing Destiny together in Josh's basement. Brett reveals how he got roped into running an upcoming Ragnar ultra race and Josh discovers, after five months, just how many points Brett gets when he beats him at Rock, Paper, Scissors!
This month's episode is dedicated to our fellow podcaster, friend, and father, Gabriel Patillo. Until next time, peace...
It's time for some March Madness! Josh reports back on his first month of intermittent fasting. Brett reports how his mom stole an opportunity to earn points. Both dads compete in a college edition of "Know your Co-host." Josh reveals a secret Brett was keeping about the Lenovo Legion Go. And if that wasn't enough to peek your interest, wait until you hear the dads debate the existence of a Melloblaster.
Welcome to the second season of Fit Dad Game Dad. A podcast hosted by two middle age dads who are just trying to motivate each other to get fit so they have more energy for the things they love. We love family, friends and VIDEO GAMES!! Josh and Brett compete against each other monthly to earn experience points (XP) and level up. Listeners are invited to play along and submit comments which will be read during the show to celebrate, encourage and uplift. Brett won the game last year and Josh is looking for revenge. In this episode the dads discuss the best pop-tarts, the best super hero, and odorless onion vegetable drinks and all three almost cost Brett his friendship with Josh. In a new segment called Story Mode, the dads discuss Tetris being beaten for the first time in 35 years, and horse whispering at the Confident Man Ranch. Put on your stretchy pants and get ready to kick King Hippo's butt this year!
It all comes down to this - the dads have been competing all year to "level up" their fitness, nutrition, and gaming. Brett fell four levels behind Josh in the summer but has battled his way back to a two level lead. However, year-end goals are worth two levels each. Josh could tie up Brett by accomplishing just one of his yearly goals. Tune in to find out who wins the first every Fit Dad Game Dad annual competition. In addition, the dads discuss their favorite games of 2023 and reflect on what they have learned this year about trying to developing a more healthy lifestyle. And finally, the dads give an update on how the participating listeners did on the goals that they shared on past episodes!
Be on the lookout for the Grinch in this episode. He makes many appearances! Get in the Christmas spirit with a mini game featuring childhood toys the dads received for Christmas when they were kids. Josh describes how he spent most of his free time last month destroying the hopes of dreams of people around the world trying to learn another language on Duolingo. Brett describes his experience playing Baldur's Gate 3. Above all, listen to find out when you can hop online later this month and game with the dads! All are invited!
It's our first morning show and one dad is chipper and the other is ornery. Can you guess which is which? Cool Knight, former co-host of Raising a Gamer, makes a very brief appearance. Brett beats three games, but still manages to earn zero points for her gaming goal. Josh laments the fake baby currently living at his house and the ever-changing Utah Jazz jersey color schemes. Come along as the dads discuss Starfield, Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk: Phantom Liberty and Spider-Man 2.
This month Brett shares the story of three little nightmares,and one of them comes true in Cyberpunk 2077. Josh is scared to ask his wife about converting his office to a game room, but Brett has a plan to make it happen. Both dads put their reaction time to the test in the mini game. The dads are terrified for the weight-gaining-season to begin; are you as scared of the next three months as these two guys? Come along with them as they set up their defenses against the candies of Halloween, pies of Thanksgiving, and cookies of Christmas and together we can all be fit dads and game dads!
With double points on the line, Josh starts the show with a sad story. Brett's sad story from last month, dropping his brand new MacBook Pro in the parking lot, has a happy ending this month. Metroid Prime Remastered takes center stage as the dads discuss their co-op goal. Josh wants to play Starfield, but Brett decides to play and entirely different Bethesda game instead. Coconut milk helps Brett win his second mini game and Josh wins big for finding Brett the coolest birthday present. But the biggest questions remain: will Josh convince Brett not to buy a PlayStation Portal and will Josh repair and keep his broken Steam Deck?
July 2023 was the hottest month in the history of recorded time, and it was a hot mess for both Josh and Brett's eating goals. It's time to set new goals and start fresh! Brett recounts his adventures of joining Josh for a morning of yard sales on the last Saturday in July. Brett teaches Josh the elementary art of whispering. The mini game comes down to a bout of rock paper scissors, and both dads decide to play Metroid Prime Remastered!
We're halfway through 2023 and we have a special bonus episode this month! Each dad set two yearly goals back in January, and it's time to see if they're on track. Can they even remember what their yearly goals were? The rest of the episode is a deep dive into gaming. First, the dads reflect back on their favorite games they have played in the last six months. Brett can't find the word to describe Luigi's Mansion and the bounty on Josh's head in Read Dead Redemption 2 is larger than the national debt. Then, they look forward to games coming out this year. The dad's discuss Alan Wake 2, Starfield, and even AEW Fight Forever.
It's an explosive episode: listen this month to see whose neighborhood has better fireworks, Josh's or Brett's. July's mini game celebrates American history with quiz questions inspired by Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed 3. Find out how Josh broke his uncle's smart phone and how Brett forgot the lyrics to his audition song. Most importantly, come check out our new online co-op segment where our listens share their fitness and gaming goals with us! If we can't inspire you, they will!
The mini game is back this month with "My World vs. Your World," a game where Brett tries to guess the costs of retro video games Josh has flipped in his world, and Josh has to guess the era of classical music pieces Brett plays from his world. Brett delivers a PSA about cloud save files and Nintendo online accounts. Josh wrangles up an arcade one-up cabinet at a yard sale, and a lot of XP in Red Dead Redemption II. Both dads try to avoid playing Tears of the Kingdom, but can they resist the temptation?
Josh shares how he almost died driving a Razor scooter down the Swiss Alps! Brett does a bad thing and downloads Assasin's Creed III. Sam encourages his dad to play Tears of the Kingdom and Brett finally doesn't lose the mini game, because there is no mini game... The month is already half over, so Josh and Brett desperately try to shorten the episode, but fail miserably. Can the dads pick themselves back up and get back on track after lallapaloozing in Europe and drinking 80 ounces daily of stress-reducing caffeinated beverages? Listen to their pathetic therapeutic session to find out!
Josh goes flipping nuts and Brett becomes a master assassin. Listen to found out what adventures Bat Girl and Nightwing were up to in March. Play along as the dad's try to guess the amount of calories in banana chips and animal crackers. These two nuts have cabin fever from the longest winter in Utah history and they are planning some nerdy goals for the month of April.
Both dads talk beating God of War: Ragnarok, and discuss their thoughts and impressions. Find out which will happen first, Josh calling his doctor or learning how to use a runic attack. The dads play guess the sound effect mini game and Josh continues to be a trickster. Tune in to find out if Josh is still using a folding metal chair and if "coach" Brett learned enough about basketball from his co-host, and former Sycamore High School star, to actually win a game. Follow along, or play along as the guys set gaming and fitness goals, and try to level up in life!
The dads debate super bowl food traditions, earn their first points on the skill tree, and level up! They square off in a battle of wits during a getting-to-know-your-host quiz show and the competition gets intense as it all comes down to the last question. Josh sets his fitness goals so he doesn't arrive in Europe looking too American and Brett tries to finish reading a book he started two years ago. Who will come out ahead after this month's episode? And will either of them ever finish God of War Ragnarok?
Getting fit and eating healthy sucks, and it's hard to do alone; everyone needs a check-in buddy. Join gaming nerds and dads, Josh and Brett, as they make a plan to hold each other accountable to get in shape using the principles found in video games. They'll compete against each other and themselves in side missions, main quests, and mini games to earn XP and level up the skill tree of life. Follow along their journey for tons of fun video game analogies, references and insight. Or, make your own goals and join them as they seek to gamify fitness and healthy eating habits. This month Josh and Brett discuss the link between stress relief and wrestling video games, Josh shares his secret roasted carrot recipe and Brett goes dark to explains why dead people can't play video games.
Josh and Brett test their podcast equipment and prepare for their first episode of Fit Dad Game Dad.