Start Select Dad: A podcast about playing games while raising kids: Recent Episodes
Will Hollen and David Bicanic
People constantly warn expecting parents that once you have kids your life is over, and any hobbies you love will die. Two Dads, Will Hollen (new dad) and David Bicanic (3-year vet) are here to talk about how to keep their love of video games alive while balancing the rigors of kids, wives, and work. Join these fathers as they talk about being a dad, the struggles, the fun, and how they unwind by gaming. Get video game reviews from the perspective of a parent, and what games fit that crazy life.
David and Will talk about what they assumed parenthood would be like, and how it's changed. They also dive into what were their top 3 games they played in 2022.
- Will and David talk about how they've learned to navigate temper tantrums
- Everett learns the word no
- Addi shows compassion to dad in this week's daddest moment
- What changed before and after kids as far as perceptions
- The guys talk about what games they loved in 2022
- Diabolo 4 beta comes out and Will gives his first thoughts
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Overcoming sickness David and Will join you again to talk parenting, games, and Dadding. They talk about what you should put on your registry, what you'll never use and what game streaming service is best.
- They talk about how kids are always sick and always sharing
- Will tries to use a table as a gate
- Addi is learning new words
- Registry do and don'ts for baby items
- David breaks Will's heart over Ori
- Will throws back and plays some Call of Duty
- David tries out the new PS plus subscription.
- Discussion around which online offering is best Nintendo, Xbox, or Playstation
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After a short break, the Dads talk about how different traveling with kids is, how it is without kids, barking at dogs, new poop textures, Disco Elysium, and we remember God of War.
In this episode we talk:
- Traveling with and without children
- Developmental milestones
- How to scare off a dog
- Disco Elysium
- God of War
- And much more
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We move along to episode 3. David talks about scary games and how he doesn't like them, Will talks about roadside gold and we talk about scheduling vs. free flow, ELDEN RING, and more!
In this episode, we talk
- Road side gold
- Should you schedule your child's day, or go with the flow?
- Vacation and poops
- Scary games and playing them during the day
- Elden Ring and how it's both a great game, but bad for dads?
- Should really hard games include an "Easy Mode"?
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We're back with episode 2! Will has a new beautiful voice and we use it to open up about parenting, and the games we fit in.
In this episode, we talk
- Baby thrills and spills
- Doing the parenting job solo
- Never being too big
- Tiny Tina's Wonderland
- Slay the Spire
- The all-new Playstation Plus, and how it compares to Game Pass and Nintendo Online.
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Welcome to the first episode of Start Select Dad, where we talk about the realness of being a parent, and how to balance video games in the limited free time.
In this episode, we talk
- Introductions to who we are and why we're doing this podcast
- The transition from no kids to kids
- Babies and body functions
- Tunic
- Horzion: Forbidden West
- Pokemon and how much polish does a game really need
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