The Dad Brotocol

It's Episode 69, and RC had one simple request: make it sexy. Instead, he got Thor. In the latest installment of Do the Universe , Chris reviews Marvel's Thor (2011), while RC bravely hosts an entire movie discussion about a movie he refused to watch. Why does RC hate the God of Thunder so much? Let's just say Chris Hemsworth has caused some problems. Along the way, the guys explore Thor's bizarre...

Episode 68: Zoe vs. Chris How well does an AI really know Uncle Chris? And more importantly, how badly can it screw up? This week on The Dad Brotocol , RC introduces Chris to Zoe, his increasingly sarcastic AI sidekick, to see what she's learned from the podcast. What starts as a simple trivia game quickly turns into an unpredictable mess of questionable personality assessments, technological inco...

Uncle RC takes modern slang to court, and Judge Uncle Chris is somehow allowed to preside. With expert testimony from Olive, Parker, Logan, and Aubrey, the Dad Brotocol investigates rizz, aura, skibidi, AI babies, and the cultural phenomenon known only as 6,7. The witnesses are questionable. The judge is worse. And somehow, the kids make the most sense. Court is now in fucking session.

Episode 65: Iron Man 2 The MCU journey continues with Iron Man 2 , a movie that is definitely about Iron Man—and an episode that frequently is not. RC and Uncle Chris break down Tony Stark’s daddy issues, the greatness of Black Widow, War Machine, Justin Hammer, Whiplash’s unexplained obsession with his bird, and whether Iron Man 2 is actually any good. Along the way, they discover QR codes can ap...

Chris is looking for a job, so RC decides the real solution is to get him a hobby. This week we argue about an old guy slapping a kid at a baseball game, talk hiking, books, horror movies, squirrels, chickens, and whether Chris should start playing music again. We also try out a new music segment, Chris tells the story of lying in a job interview, and we wrap things up with a very questionable gam...

This week starts with an important medical discussion about what we're calling "constipated in the penis" and somehow only gets stranger from there. We witness one of the wildest things we've ever seen in public, make an unexpected friend who may or may not be trying to scam us, celebrate Chris landing a guest spot on another podcast, and relive our trip to Seattle for the World Cup—including stre...

What if Taylor Swift's wedding became a national holiday? What if Jim Carrey played Freddy Krueger? What if your first date was recorded as a podcast? And...what if AntPod Studio became a real business? This week, Uncle RC and Uncle Chris accidentally spend an hour turning ridiculous ideas into ideas that might actually work. Along the way they debate NFL motorcycle helmets, Guardian Caps, live po...

The universe continues. This week, RC and Chris revisit 2008's The Incredible Hulk —a movie they both remembered very differently. They discuss Edward Norton's Bruce Banner, Liv Tyler's unfair level of attractiveness, Rick Jones' mysterious disappearance from Hulk history, Stan Lee's questionable beverage choices, Bruce Banner's USB storage solutions, and whether Hulk is secretly a story about men...

Happy Birthday, America! We threw you a party... sorry it sucks. This week we're celebrating America's 250th birthday the only way we know how—with White Russians, weird news, fireworks, monster trucks, patriotic songs, and one very confused Australian joining us from Japan. We debate whether countries should celebrate each other's birthdays, rank America's greatest anthems, discover things that c...

Uncle Chris is in charge. You've been warned. The boys survive a night at a small-town karaoke bar, meet some unforgettable characters, debate Marvel vs. DC, and discover that neither of them remembers nearly as many cartoon theme songs as they thought. Also: Book of Pennies, late-night HBO childhood trauma, and nostril hole cancer.

Dad joins the podcast for stories about haunted houses, lost keys, treasure hunts, fishing disasters, and the kind of family stories that remind us why we show up for each other. Before we were dads, there was Dad.

We tried to record a normal episode. Instead, Mom grabbed a mic. From there it’s part game night, part family hangout, and whatever happens when nobody sticks to the plan. Mom jumps in, has opinions, and somehow takes over the room. Before we were dads, we were bros… now we’re podcasting with Mom.

Episode 57: Lights Out Crash Out A family gathering, a simple problem, and one very long night. What starts as an attempt to get some sleep quickly spirals into confusion, conflicting eyewitness accounts, and allegations that RC may have been crashing out over absolutely nothing. Featuring cousins, chaos, and a mystery that should have been much easier to solve.

This week on The Dad Brotocol, Uncle Chris and Uncle RC accidentally turn on the microphones and stumble into an episode about adult friendship. What starts with a text to an old friend turns into awkward memories, ghosting, late-night phone calls, high school band stories, and one important realization: Nobody teaches you how to be a friend when you’re 42.1

What age did we peak? This week we invent a game to figure out the perfect age for random life experiences and immediately get distracted by road trips, cruises, Hot Wheels, football, and questions that make society stop making sense.

Uncle RC and Uncle Chris finally begin their MCU journey the only way two underprepared dads can: by immediately getting distracted, arguing about nonsense, and somehow spending way too much time discussing whether a missile should realistically have legs. Somewhere in there, we also talk about why Iron Man still works, why Tony Stark is weirdly compelling, and why Uncle Chris goes 0-for-4 during...

This week on The Dad Brotocol , the guys suffer through a terrible joke book, argue through a chaotic round of Who’s Most Likely To , and bring Aubrey on for a family-friendly game of Outburst . Then, after a very serious warning, things go completely off the rails with the “Disturbed Personality Test” version of Disturbed Friends , where everyone tries to defend the least insane answer possible....

RC thinks he just came up with a million dollar idea… and Chris is not convinced. In this episode, we break down Podcasting Without Fear , a classroom project where students build confidence by running their own podcast—interviews, segments, games, and all. It’s public speaking… without the part where everyone is terrified. We put the idea to the test: Chris attempts to interview Aubrey (with mixe...

In this episode, we go all in on Nintendo—where it started, what it is now, and where it might be going next. From old-school memories like Duck Hunt, Tetris, and Game Genie to the chaos of modern Nintendo and the new Mario movie, we cover it all. Along the way, Uncle Chris drops some Nuggets, we debate the best Mario games, and try to figure out why Nintendo still works when nothing they do shoul...

We made it to episode 50! To celebrate, we handed the show over to Uncle Chris… which may have been a mistake. With no plan and no notes, we stumble through bad jokes, life updates, and eventually a game where the kids prove they understand us better than we understand them.

Before we were dads… we were just two brothers hoping our school name would show up on the snow day scroll. In this episode of The Dad Brotocol , RC and Uncle Chris break down the good, the bad, and the truly questionable decisions of snow days growing up in Eastern Washington. From building ice-brick snow forts and sledding through cow pastures to car accidents, bad skiing decisions, and the hars...

This week we test our opening segments in a chaotic tournament to see what belongs on Dad Brotocol. Plus: Uncle Chris gets an AI dating profile and we finally reach card 100 of Who’s Most Likely To.

Before the toys, before the cartoons, before the catchphrases — there were two guys in an apartment with a strange idea and a black-and-white comic. This week we explore the surprisingly gritty origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, why they worked, and how they somehow grew up alongside us. We break down the turtles’ personalities, argue about weapons, revisit Secret of the Ooze, and relive...

Happy Valentine’s Day. We talk first crushes, celebrity draft picks, embarrassing Facebook memories, and play “Would You Still Crush On Her If…” Things spiral (as they do), but somehow we land on nostalgia, bromances, and clean laundry. This one’s on you.

This week on Dad Brotocol , we throw the lamest Super Bowl party imaginable and somehow never recover. We argue about whether the Pro Bowl should be legally put down, debate Bill Belichick and Hall of Fame politics, relive the Super Bowls that hooked us as kids, and spiral into ranking NFL dynasties until everyone’s mad. There’s nostalgia, yelling, bad lists, good memories, tired dads, kids in the...