Episodes

#281 – Deus Ex Machina 28.07.2020 1:07:13

Jason and Randy check the mail to find COVID again. Always and forever, who’s a denier and who believes? There’s always tradeoffs in unsolvable problems, but coal rolling is never the answer. Everyone is stressing about decisions, but it’s all good, take a year off. But it’s not that easy, even for the rich dynasty […]

#280 – Searching Up Hedgehogs 10.07.2020 59:44

Randy and Jason are out of things to talk about so it’s all jokes about shooting the sun in the face when the tint won’t work. More weak math as meters and yards are compared, sorry for all you metric people out there! Detailed analysis of #RoosterMoney (link below) and the fun party game (link […]

#279 – Americans Don’t Want It 08.07.2020 1:04:17

Jason and Randy get called out via eMail and it goes south from there. Alright, get the right bicycle and take Coronavirus seriously! We get the last word, easy in this format, but are appreciative of the challenge. Summer school is in session because statistics and probability lessons are desperately needed. References:Bicycle Bell Boston: “Read […]

#278 – Self Awareness 26.06.2020 1:02:36

Randy manages a crisis in nearly real time, while Jason needs to know where his place is. Tired and irrational kids aren’t helping either, but how tired are Randy and Jason themselves and what’s the impact of the tiredness and stress on their approach to racial issues. Wait, what !? How can that be related […]

#277 – Mere Happenstance 22.06.2020 1:03:56

Randy and Jason start talking about … can you believe it …. bicycles, again. Hey, it could be taxes or soccer! How to help your neighbor who thinks they know what their kid wants? Jason has a lead on Go Kart wheels, even has he has to use first aid skills, again. New friends are […]

#276 – Things sure are Interesting 17.06.2020 1:08:45

Randy and Jason face conflict head on, and it is almost as close as can be. Tensions are running high, but they look for room for improvement. Keep those hips solid, don’t break! Should we open it up? Demonstrations go on regardless, and it’s understandable.

#274 – No Cue Balls 02.06.2020 1:05:08

Randy needs to call his nurse friends to get the real scoop. But first Jason reminds us that we don’t even know what we don’t know. But the weather is changing and the kids are making forts! That is, when we can pry them away from the video games. The addiction is bad, and concerning!

#273 – Muskrat Babies 26.05.2020 1:06:29

Week 99 and the Covid Cloud continues to hover. Politics, police … do Randy and Jason just have a problem with authority or is it something deeper, Wait, doesn’t everyone? Let’s get open minded and fix all the ills of society. Starting with getting everyone at least one boat.

#272 – Base Level Fitness 08.05.2020 1:06:05

Randy and Jason give weekly updates on the #homeschooling during #Covid and someone tries to remove all expectations. Are they really loosening the #SocialDistancing restrictions and separately, why is it that kids like to wear blankets when sweatshirts exist? They beg for their kids to “JUST TRY, please!” and don’t hand off the RC Controller. […]

#271 – Ted Different Playlists 01.05.2020 1:07:52

What are we doing new here in week 72 of #Covid #Quarantine? Jason is out of things to say, but Randy won’t torpedo the show! Just don’t get caught waxing nostalgic in from of Randy … the old ways aren’t better! Young intrigue from the opposite sex for the boys, what are their intentions and […]

#270 – Don’t Break Anything 27.04.2020 1:04:38

Randy addresses the mic problem from 269 head-on as we peak behind the Dads Being Dads curtain. While they’re peeking at things, they look inside the computer and discuss flops. School was cancelled, can Jason stay engaged, or will he and his kids give up? They advise a writer how to get up from his […]

#269 – Covid Cloud 21.04.2020 58:51

Well, social distancing is still a thing… who knew it would last more than 3 weeks … besides EVERYONE? Randy and Jason talk masks, closed roads and how Randy is ignoring everything from the schools, it just comes so late. Ok, not everything, just most things. But he helps the kids with the friendly communications, […]

#268 – Jumbly Words 14.04.2020 1:05:29

Should we reopen? Jason has a controversial take and Randy doesn’t shoot him down immediately! You think school is boring, trying listening to Randy and Jason go on about #unschooling, #homeschooling, #badschooling during this #COVID pandemic. Jason equates toilet paper to wages and salary and threatens to fire a kid, while Randy comfortably eats delicious […]

#267 – Such a Weird Vibe 03.04.2020 1:04:57

More #CoronaVirus, more #SocialDistancing, pro tips galore! While home/school life settles into a routine, Randy and Jason find the woods alarmingly congested. Randy finds out if the Tell Tale Heart is just as scary in Spanish and Jason introduces his kids to the Marvel Comic Universe and evergreen classic #TheSimpsons. Don’t forget to review your […]

#266 – My Wife’s Psyche 27.03.2020 1:05:30

Randy and Jason compare isolation successes and fails, which mean Randy tells how how things are going well and Jason explains how the system is failing. Broken bones, obstinate kids and cabin fever make for a volatile mix. Does the answer to refused writing assignments lie in skipping through movies about Vegas Tycoons? #ShelterInPlace #Covid19 […]

#265 – Movie Science Guy 21.03.2020 1:03:20

Surprise… we talk pandemic. Hope you are all surving #Covid #SovialDistancing #ShelterInPlace and #HomeSchooling. We will give you all the protips to get you through! We’ll be back next week!

#264 – Psychosomatic Illness 28.02.2020 1:06:33

Jason channels his inner Clark Gryzwald on a trip to Wally World, er the ski mountain, which causes some serious introspection. Randy gaslights his daughter into eating extra vegetables but rewards her with extra jelly beans all the way to trail number 5! Pro Tip: Have your kid put the fresh veggies on the plate […]

#263 – Written in Snow 16.02.2020 1:05:08

Randy and Jason get into some heavy issues, tangentially related to parenting, and not so much fun: Race and Cancer. We touch on endless background checks, taxes and phones for kids, who’s the lucky recipient? And what’s their etiquette like?

#262 – Sparkly Vampires 31.01.2020 1:00:27

Randy and Jason have a length debate about appropriate books for 14 year old girls, something neither of them have any experience with at all…. yet. This somehow pivots into the worth of drivers ed. They do good with some corporate sponsored volunteering, or do they?

#261 – Black Avacados 29.01.2020 1:08:24

Jason unloads the guild of how #TargetTori was treated, and what that means for humanity before Randy and Jason ramble all over on this one. Jumping out of email bankruptcy and super boring lists all the way over to ski slopes and exciting lists of winter accoutrements. Randy does rescue a baby on the stairs […]

#260 – One and One Half Hours 17.01.2020 58:11

Randy and Jason open the new year … after another hiatus … with some minor changes. Randy drops some trauma on Jason. Pivot to nightly routines, new priorities, and setting home alone standards. What about if Alexa is watching? And what do we do with all these toys?

#259 – Financial Panther 10.01.2020 1:01:24

Jason and Randy reflect on 2019 the last week. Really, this comes down to Jason ranting about several things including how amazing that very first episode of The Simpsons was … 30 years ago. Also ranted about: ‘merica and Jury Duty and Voting and TOWN POLITICS. Randy tries to hang on.

#258 – Chore Story 06.12.2019 1:07:03

We got snow! so Randy and Jason are a little punchy being trapped inside with all these kids for two days … after Thanksgiving break. Or are they? Hierarchy of Needs is mentioned and Rock Buckets and Christmas Trees are discussed in the same sentence. Are Pupsocks the right gift idea for Julie? Can the […]

#257 – Pink Hammer 03.12.2019 1:09:07

Randy and Jason discuss the Thanksgiving preparations. Randy proposes a preposterous gift idea for his wife, although not mittens, it should be mittens. From there the conversation devolves, as usual, into traffic and civil design around school zones.

#256 – Rake the Rail Trail 22.11.2019 58:34

Randy and Jason discuss how to pay for school activities, and who is cheap and who isn’t. Randy provides pointers on how to rake the local bike thoroughfare and gives us all the updates on his recent stint as Florida Man.