Ordinary Dads: Recent Episodes
Ordinary Dads
A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood.
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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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, the guys start out discussing if Amazon in Australia is useful but end up being surprised at how customer friendly they are.
On the show: 1. Installing tech for Dan's dad... part 2! 2. Mike's recent birthday and his present approach 3. "Nano" Projectors from Anker 4. Charging US purchased devices in Australia (aka Dan showing how much he remembers from his engineering degree) 5. Amazon Prime in Australia, is it worth it? 6. Shopping for stuff in the USA - good and bad experiences 7. Dan's epic attempt to return a Segway electric scooter to Amazon
Products mentioned in this podcast: Anker Nebula Capsule 2 Anker Nebula Mars II Segway Ninebot ES2 Electric Scooter
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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 is a bit ranty again. This time mostly about condescending strangers who try to tell him how to parent.
On the show: 1. Installing tech for Dan's dad 2. Strange design for Sony's new TVs 3. Mike rant on getting patronised for.. being a parent? 4. Parent teacher interviews make us feel like we're real grown-ups 5. Asking AI assistants to tell our kids to do things 6. Using fireman or police to tell our kids to things 7. Siblings taking care of siblings
Products mentioned in this podcast: Sony Bravia A9F
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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 is a bit ranty. Actually, that might be him most of the time. Don't get him started on Sydney public transport.
On the show: 1. Aladdin live action movie review 2. Disney live action movies 3. Digital drivers licences 4. Minimalist wallets 5. Mike's rants on the Opal card system 6. Mike's further rant on Sydney Trains 7. Good customer experiences coming out of bad ones
Products mentioned in this podcast:
•MNML Pixel 2 XL case
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A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike with special guest Leonard!
On the show: 1. Suburban long weekend adventures 2. Leonard's son is a Lego master builder 3. What's in Leonard's pocket and backpack (tech gear) 4. High capacity power banks: Dell vs Kogan vs Jackery 5. Apple WWDC 2019 and Dan's an Apple keynote nerd 6. WWDC: Mac Pro, Mac XDR monitor and that ridiculous monitor stand 7. WWDC: iPad OS chat and getting the most out of the iPad 8. Gaming chat: World of Warcraft Classic
Check out the WWDC announcements here
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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:
•Sydney Metro (we've caught up with the rest of the world!) •Mike reviews a Yamaha Soundbar •HDMI ARC and its life changing properties (kind of) •Bose Noise Cancelling 700 headphone impressions •More headphone chat •Bezels! We actually like them! •WE HAVE MERCH! •Mike got trolled by his mates in his young days
Products mentioned in this podcast:
•Yamaha YAS-108 Soundbar •Bose Noise Cancelling 700 headphones •Mike's next headphones: Sony WH-XB900N
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A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike.
WE'RE BACK! After a lengthy hiatus due to Easter break, work commitments and family stuff, join Mike and Dan as they wax lyrical on road trips with kids, take away restaurant food (after sitting down) and why Dubbo Zoo is awesome.
It's our longest episode ever!
Feel free to skip through and listen to something that might interest you :)
On the show:
•Potty training small wins •Coaching 5 year olds at football (soccer) •Living close to your parents •Telco and broadband talk •Planning birthday parties at home vs play centres •Restaurant tantrums •Dubbo Road Trip •Western Plains Zoo review •GoPro Hero 7 Black review •Mike discovers yet another Xiaomi cheap tech device (seriously) •Country town Chinese food •Ordinary Dads cultural corner
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A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike.
Uploaded a bit late due to the Easter break! Also, lots of woes..
On the show:
•Sydney Wildlife Zoo review with Mike •Toilet talk (potty training) •Car shopping success.. and not.. •Child car seats •Dan's woes with Bluetooth on his good headphones •Pixel 3 woes •Dan's woes with Bluetooth on his crap headphones
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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:
•Children's Clinics. •Car shopping •Dream cars (confirmed: Dan's a nerd) •Travelling with kids (the holiday itself) •Corrections
Mentions: Head 2 Toe Family Health clinics. From the website: Head 2 Toe Kids & Family Health is an innovative, multidisciplinary allied health practice integrating assessment and therapy for children with developmental, learning and behavioural difficulties in the one convenient location.
Old Tarcutta Big Red Bus Airbnb accomodation created out of an old bus. Great as a stopover for long road trips between Sydney and Melbourne.
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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:
•Managing kids sport teams •YouTube Kids and how to control content they see •Good and bad YouTube channels for kids (in our opinion) •Brooklyn 99 •Formula 1 documentaries •Titans (the DC show, not the anime)
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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 have our first guests!
On the show:
•Wiggles in concert: Dan's experience •Guest interview: Dan's son •Wiggles concert: Mike's experience •Guest interview: Mike's son •Kid's entertainment - Good or bad for them? •BBQ chat - Smoking whole chicken and ribs •How to rescue BBQ meat that goes wrong •A special musical performance
A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood.
This week on the show join Mike and Dan talking about:
•BBQ chat - smoking chicken •Headphone customer service •Smartwatches - useful or novelty? •Apologising for the shortcomings of tech
A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Dan and Mike discuss smartphones they've used over the years and today's smartphone vs traditional camera photography trends.