BBP - Berendzen Bond Podcast

No Diego!! I know, he's awesome.  You're stuck with only me today.  I read from Grain Brain, which does a deep dive into how carbs, sugar, gluten and other compounds do damage to your neurological health.  He has a new book out, Brain Wash which I'll get next after covering some other books first. https://www.drperlmutter.com Be Healthy Ya'll

My friend, nuclear physicist, radiation and laser specialist.  Enjoy.  Here is a radiation chart that Matt pulled up which is quite eye opening.  So proud to call him my friend and I love being around such knowledgeable and cool people, and able to share that with the kids.   https://xkcd.com/radiation/ Be healthy ya'll!

Surprise, Kid Podcast today.  Diego, with friends Aydan Reza and Declan Zogg, school me on Roblox and other video games.  Then I let them take over the room and just chats games.  Gotta mix it up and hope to keep the interest of sharing knowledge and thoughts alive.   Get ready though, next time I'll be breaking down my interpretations of lyrics by Aesop Rock, one of my favorit...

Today we welcomed the amazing computer doctor wizard himself, Mr. Sebastian Chang, the engineer with the skills from TBD Post here in Austin.  I work there as well and he helps bail us all out with his computer translating and delegating abilities.  He shared how he got into that career, and a lot of what is going on in El Salvador where he still has family.   We also discussed some...

The REAL Brian Defrees was here!  What a followup to last episode.  Best part Diego says was getting into his rally car and taking a spin.  Super fun thank you Brian for sharing your wealth of rally and car knowledge.  Can't wait to see him race and take some rides with him soon.  See more about his epic journeys, multiple cross country trips, and learn about his 4 One Lap...

Today we got the opportunity to turn an interest in car racing into a reality, we went to Rally Ready which is a rally car racing school near Austin.  It was AWESOME.  We took some laps in a Raptor taking jumps at full speed, as well as drifting in a rally car around the track.   I think Diego is hooked.  Whether he is or not, today rocked.  Also I recalibrate on what...

A short but sweet attempt at explaining the harm of too much SUGAR! What does it do over time? And how can I explain this to kids in a fun way....hopefully you get some amusement out of this.  I will recap this subject in longer form again I'm sure.  We have Diego's classmate Wyatt over and he gets to join us as well.   Take care everyone!  And if you'd like to leave a voice me...

Smile and be thankful! This was recorded with Anchor's default phone ability. Hope it's not too bad. Enjoy!

One Year Anniversary of the Bond! Whoa did that go by fast.  I thank anyone who has listened, I truly hope you have gained something positive as I know you all have busy lives, so THANK YOU ALL.   It has been extremely rewarding for me, and I feel that Diego loves the time that is dedicated to us.  We will keep it going until we don't, but the plan is to keep figuring out what we're...

Diego and I had a great guest and podcast over this past Sunday, but unfortunately, the recording failed.  So I learned how I can prevent this from happening again, and being more on top of that.  But, today to catch up I sat with both kids and just talked like we always do.  Here's just us talking and hanging, nothing formal to bring, but no small thing either in my opinion.  ...

Another epic week of Father-Son bonding on our annual trip to go camping in San Mateo, California.  After camping Diego did a recording with his friend that camped with us, Miles Suggs, who is only 4 months apart in age and grew up together until our move to Texas.   We visit him every time we come back and the boys had a blast hanging out and camping.  I followed right after a...

Happy Sunday! Diego go over a bit of reading, he reads from Geronimo Stilton, The Way of the Samurai, and I read a little again from 21 Lessons by Yuval Harari.  His book is no 'Book of 5 Rings' but is still a way to expose him to alot of cool facts about Japan's history.  We were both a little too relaxed from eating lunch, so excuse our overly calm demeanor.  Take care! And wasabi...

My childhood friend visits us and we take a nice walk down 7th grade memory lane, Diego gets to laugh at me.  Chris is the Jr. Marine Corps training teacher at Bedichek Middle School in South Austin, and is also an Air Force Veteran having spent time in Germany and Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Oh and some poop stories.  Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think about the show. h...

Fresh back from our 3rd Annual Neighbors Beach Trip in Port Aransas.  We are very fortunate to have such amazing friends and neighbors, and we all get to share time and memories together, a new tradition for all of us.  Good times.  We also talk about taking care of the beach, and the importance of not littering, and also paying attention to how much trash we throw away everyday, no...

Happy Belated Mother's Day!  I had a slight delay in getting to this episode, but better late than never.  Thank you to all the Moms out there working hard and loving unconditionally.  Diego is forced to listen to me recall how I wasn't as appreciative of my Mom until later in life, hopefully some of this sinks in, and I am forced to listen to crunching.  Take care!

We saw Avengers Endgame yesterday morning, and here is your spoiler episode!  We are here for you if you don't want to actually see it.  Also we talk about bikes, saturated fat, facebook, and science.  Mixed bag here, enjoy. Thanks for listening!

Today Diego's classmate Victor came to share his experience about winning a chess tournament, and earning his blackbelt in Taekwondo.  I also let the boys have some private time on the mics, so the end is just two kids hanging out, so be ready for that.  Thanks for listening!

Today we dive into a chronological conversation with the one and only, GP (Grandpa).  Diego's GP walks us through what life as a migrant worker was like when he was as grew up traveling with family.  A great treasure for him to have and remember listening to the hard work that he lived through to enjoy the life he has now.  A very positive and caring person I'm glad is in both our lives.  Enjoy.

Hi we had a guest neighbor Dylan Miller as I attempted to answer Diego's question "Why do I have to take vitamins?".  My apologies for the audio, I am still trying to sort out getting the 3 mic setup to sound correct. Have a great spring break!

Today we attempt to learn about the cosmos a bit.  I read from Neil Tyson's 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry' and Diego reads from his Scholastic Children's Encyclopedia about Black Holes.  He asked if I knew anything about them and I had that sudden realization I had read and heard about them many times and still had a loose grasp of what they are and do and how they impact the universe and al...

Today we had Diego's friend and neighbor Declan Zogg be our guest.  We talked about the I-9 Basketball season, trying out fencing, and Collard Greens.  I read a few poems from the book Extended Syllables which was written by a friend of ours Abdul Fattah Ismail.   https://www.extendedsyllables.com/ https://www.instagram.com/extendedsyllables/

A quick introduction to my daughter Sofia, the 4 year old in my house.  We talk about lovies, and her love of Fridays.   

Today's guest is a wealth of outdoor and backpacking knowledge.  He tells us about the many summits and peaks that he has taken on throughout the US.  Very fortunate to have someone like him give us a prospective that contrasts with our typical day to day lives. 

We go through Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall, a fantastic historical story about amazing physical feats by brave Cretians and diet that made it possible.  Diego reads The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume.   

Diego and I have alot to be thankful for looking back at this past year.  It was a busy one, and glad to have this podcast to going.  Thanks to everyone that helped us have such a great 2018.   Take care and be healthy y'all.