Lowkey Dads

In this episode of Lowkey Dads, Chad and Randall dig into a topic Chad almost talked himself out of covering — fasting, food, and what it really means to fuel your body. Chad is deep into an extended water fast (he's logged 31-, 33-, 41-, 47-, and 53-day fasts in prior years) and walks Randall through what the experience actually feels like: the brutal first day, the way the body shifts into k...

Randall and Chad open with a simple provocation — are we, Homo sapiens sapiens, actually sentient beings? — and then spend the next forty minutes joyfully dismantling any confidence you had in the answer. Randall starts with a tour of the deep ocean — ships reportedly flying out of the water in the 1800s, mountains taller than Everest lurking beneath the surface — suggesting that if there are othe...

In this episode of Lowkey Dads, Randall and Chad kick things off with a wildly ambitious plan: let their AI producer Marin run them through a Dungeons & Dragons-style responsibility quest to help them learn about themselves through metaphor and riddle. The quest derails almost immediately — but in the best possible way. What emerges is a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation about the state of...

Chad and Randall are back — and this time they're in the same room, which makes all the difference. There's an energy to this episode that you can feel from the first minute: two dads who have clearly thought a lot about AI, riffing live instead of over a screen. The conversation kicks off with a simple question: what does AI actually mean to you? Chad talks about building a private local...

The episode opens live at the table — tea in hand, dungeon master replaced by "the oldest magic of all" — and wastes no time diving into the meat of it: who shaped you? Chad's answer is instant and unapologetic: R2-D2. He wasn't being ironic. As a five-year-old seeing Star Wars for the first time, he genuinely believed the little astromech droid was the main character — and he built a worldview ar...

Randall and Chad open with a glowing discussion of the film Project Hail Mary — a movie that had Randall and his son talking the whole way home and is already in Dash's all-time top three. That sparks a wide-ranging conversation about what makes adaptations work (and fail), touching on Ready Player One , Game of Thrones , and Lord of the Rings , and whether a story ever truly survives the leap...

Randall and Chad get personal in this wide-ranging conversation about work — where it starts, what it means, and where it's headed. They kick things off with a heartfelt moment, as Randall thanks Chad for being a steady friend through a difficult divorce, touching on resilience, community, and the value of having people in your corner. From there, the guys trade first-job stories — Chad's...

Chad and Randall embark on a truly fun, raw phone conversation, with all the snaps and crackles of a lowfi cell phone connection, as they explore modern day love amidst the gamification of dating apps and what authentic connection means in the AI, data driven world.

Two dads reflecting on how boys become men — through loss, not ceremony. Through the repeated collapse of the story you tell about yourself. The episode moves from Richard Linklater's  Boyhood   to college applications to the moment a childhood friend died and everything changed. "The soul has crossed over, but the culture keeps handing you props." Lines you'll want to write down...

This week our launching word is "Waiting". When do we like waiting or looking forward to things like vacations vs. waiting as a negative where life passes you by. While Randall is feeling the heaviness of winter, we discuss a lot of ways to turn waiting into being and also how to break out of slumps.

Heya. Welcome. Join Chad and Randall as they discuss the holidays with its frenetic highs and melancholy lows. We talk about traditions, turkeys, being alone and trying out new traditions. Fondue sounds really, really good. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and share with your friends.

Hi all - Please subscribe to the show and tell your friends if you enjoy it. We welcome you to join the fun as we discuss flow state and how to find it for we mortal humans who aren't elite athletes. We find flow state at a Red Lobster, Dishwashing in a basement and after losing our parents. When a major event happens in our lives do we take life's Off-Ramp for a while or is it the On-ramp...

Thanks for joining us. Chad and Randall launch into their unscripted, untethered episode on our music memories and the smells and sounds of experience and childhood. Every week we loosely pick a topic or theme and springboard into a phone conversation that winds beautifully and sometimes even comes around full circle. Maybe a little funny, maybe nostalgic but definitely authentic as we try and dis...

What a fun episode. This week Chad and I dive deep on Love Songs, their meanings, the different types really exploring and understanding yourself. Of course in true fashion, we explore a theme weekly and then take you on a very tangential ride with the theme loosely held. Join us on this walking and talking phone call where we are just in the present moment, on the phone and discovering more about...

Well show #3 is all about parenting from the perspective of two loving dads. Of course Chad and I meander with our stories and the episode winds up revolving around meeting Peter Gabriel and how important it is just to be Present for our kids and loved ones. Chad's audio is a little base-y and boom-y. While we are striving to unplug and go as low tech as possible, this is unchartered territory. If...

Join Chad and Randall on a walking and talking podcast as Chad shares simple things moms, dads, kids and humans can do to keep your information and identities safe online and more importantly to be resilient to the ever increasing threat from phishing attempts, hackers and criminals. This isn't one of those scary, overwhelming "do these 50 super technical things" and you'll be ok. It's the little,...