Dungeons and Diapers

The winter chill continues to tighten its noose around Ryan and Crofton and their families and the boys begin to plan their escapes.. both from the cold and the hordes of face-biting zombies in Resident Evil. Crofton continues to sail the sunny seas of Hyrule with his daughter in the Windwaker while Ryan tests the limits of technology to be the best husband ever (ie free up the tv). Crofton’s daug...

Ryan and Crofton commiserate on the life choices they have made to get this to the point where they have to spend their winters in Canada. It is cold. It is snowy. But wait… there are functional (heated) movie theatres! That means it is once again time to break down a movie, this time Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. Crofton and Gwen take to the seas in The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker while Ryan...

Welcome to 2019! Ryan and Crofton return from their holidays to discuss what kept them busy over the last three weeks. Crofton FINALLY watched Infinity War, so we dive into spoiler territory for a bit. Ryan got a 4K upgrade for Christmas, and rises up from constantly fiddling with settings. Throw in some great and not so great holiday moments with the family, and you've got an excellent Dungeons a...

‘Tis the season for Crofton and Ryan to sit down and commiserate about the craziness that is Canadian Christmastime. Social calls! Treats! Christmas trees! Ryan even offers a holiday review of the latest Grinch movie. As a special holiday treat, Crofton leads a deep dive into the doody that gives the show its name with a rant on proper diaper etiquette. Do you wrap and toss or dump and flush? All...

Ryan and Crofton finally discover that kids are smarter than you think and maybe you shouldn’t talk about Christmas in front of them. Ryan laments that he may live in a seedy neighbourhood by regaling listeners with a story of losing gas, finding water, and the vans that suffer in between. Crofton starts talking about Mario Kart, goes on a weird flashback tangent about how he once dressed as Pikac...

Ryan and Crofton reunite to see which of them survived Halloween with over-sugared children? Spoiler: Both did. Ryan chronicles his geekirific bachelor party shenanigans and what happens when you merge debauchery and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D&D). Crofton takes a minute to savour a date night with his lovely wife, complete with a mysterious (completely not dirty) card game. The boys then try to recap...

Charity and capitalism collide in this week’s episode of Dungeons and Diapers! Experience the angelic Ryan’s quest to raise as much money for sick children as possible doing what he does best: playing games. Meanwhile, experience the demonic Crofton’s quest for the perfect Red Dead Redemption 2 experience by purchasing a PS4 Pro and taking his daughter to a video game store for the first time. Hea...

Crofton and Ryan meander through a field of sterling parenting conversation tulips (baby names! Putting your kids on social media!) before diving deep into the dungeon to figure out if it is even possible to finish a video game as a parent of young kids. Ryan’s case study is Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider while Crofton is again lured by the siren’s call of his old mistress… The Witcher 3...

We. Are. Live! Another time jump has Ryan and Crofton discussing their latest parenting milestones -- Babies walking! Kids kindergartening -- while they dive into Spider-Man, a recent blockbuster video game release. Listen to a grown man with two children explain the subtle nuances of Spider-Man’s personal non-lethal ethics to another grown man with two children! Plus, stay for the first of what i...

Four months later - how has Crofton survived becoming a double-dad? How does Ryan manage to record eleven podcasts a day (rough estimation)? What are the best video games to play when holding a baby? Speaking of games, the boys talk about some of the recent heavy hitters like God of War and the Nintendo Switch’s continued dominance. All of this and an update on Ryan’s evil twin neighbour too! Have...

Here it is! The pilot episode of Dungeons and Diapers was recorded months ago and has aged like fine wine. Is Ryan’s neighbour a twin or a just a jerk? Will Crofton’s pregnant wife give birth? (Spoiler alert: She does.) How the hell does a parent with infant children even get to go see a movie like Black Panther, Solo or the Avengers: Infinity War? Will Crofton be an idiot and start playing Person...