Ordinary Dads

Ordinary Dads
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A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood.

  1. Ep 22 - Mini trips away, Pandemic Weddings and Samsung Unpacked 2020

    06/09/2020

    Ep 22 - Mini trips away, Pandemic Weddings and Samsung Unpacked 2020

    It's been a while since Episode 21 so hopefully this isn't too weird. Some of what we say may be a bit August centered... if that's a thing. Our video feeds also cut out a bit throughout, sorry! Ordinary Dads is a mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. On the show: 00:00 - What's on this episode 00:57 - It's been a while 02:18 - Mike had a birthday 09:37 - Mini trips away 15:25 - BBQ Talk 22:51 - Pandemic Weddings 28:30 - Mike got an iPhone and he doesn't like. He does like his Note 10 though. 37:20 - Samsung Unpacked 2020 50:11 - Dan and Mike's wife both got a Samsung Active 2 smartwatch 58:51 - Outro Find us at the following! Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/ordinarydads/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/ordinarydads Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/OrdinaryDads Podcast archive also available here @ https://ordinarydads.github.io/

    59 min
  2. Ep 21 - Lockdown update, Firepits, Animal Crossing and WWDC 2020

    08/07/2020

    Ep 21 - Lockdown update, Firepits, Animal Crossing and WWDC 2020

    WE BACK! It's been a really long time since we last podded. We also decided to launch this as a video podcast. If you would like to watch this podcast on YouTube, click here. A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. On the show: 1. Lockdown updates (3:15) 2. Mike built a firepit (14:53) 3. Dan's son is gamer, mostly on Animal Crossing (22:15) 4. WWDC 2020 (30:15) 5. Outro (41:41) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    43 min
  3. Ep 20 - Adjusting to lockdown life with kids, homeschooling and full time work.. and Dan got a new phone!

    01/04/2020

    Ep 20 - Adjusting to lockdown life with kids, homeschooling and full time work.. and Dan got a new phone!

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we adapt to more government lockdowns and self isolation rules and try to make sense of the new world around our homes and our families. On the show: 1. Australia... locked down (partially) 2. Paternity Leave for Mike and deserted child care centres (10:39) 3. Juggling homeschool and working from home (22:15) 4. Mike's attempt to be a sport fan has been put on hold (26:27) 5. Social distancing in supermarkets (32:39) 6. Dan saw zero contact food pickup firsthand and was just confused (34:09) 7. Dan's just happy he got a new phone with a working battery - a Samsung S20 Plus (43:10) 8. Samsung Dex... and it's potential? (47:40) 9. End (53:20) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    55 min
  4. Ep 19 - Coronavirus toilet paper apocalypse, cancelled travel plans and turning Mike into a F1 fan

    18/03/2020

    Ep 19 - Coronavirus toilet paper apocalypse, cancelled travel plans and turning Mike into a F1 fan

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we dive into Coronavirus chat and how its affecting our daily lives, workplaces and holiday plans. Note that this was recorded before the latest government restrictions so it may sound a touch out of date. Just concentrate on our silken vocals, not on the content :) On the show: 1. Oh no, our kids are waking up in the middle of the night again (3:05) 2. Coronavirus chat and how it's affecting our workplaces (9:02) 2. Australia's toilet paper apocalypse (19:45) 3. Dan's Japan trip is cancelled! (due to Coronavirus) (31:34) 4. Mike's now a Formula 1 fan thanks to Netflix (38:35) 5. Passive TV watching - trying to work out what our wives are watching (1:00:11) 6. End (1:10:36) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    1h 12m
  5. Ep 18 - Entertainment we grew up on, using Airpods Pro on Android and Samsung device releases!

    04/03/2020

    Ep 18 - Entertainment we grew up on, using Airpods Pro on Android and Samsung device releases!

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week we are back at it, chatting about recent tech releases and tv/gaming that we grew up with. Also, if you aren't the type of nerd who likes PC build chat, maybe skip the last segment :D. On the show: 1. Mike's been gaming with Destiny 2 and schooling Dan about Dragonball Z: Kakarot (1:25) 2. Old school Star Wars computer games (5:20) 3. Lego gaming and kids movie chat (8:50) 4. Star Trek Picard and the Mandalorian (16:27) 5. Samsung Unpacked Event (23:11) 6. Airpods Pro.... on ANDROID (42:47) 7. Mike built a PC! (52:58) 8. End (1:12:11) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    1h 15m
  6. Ep 17 - Special chat about tech in China and the Coronavirus

    23/02/2020

    Ep 17 - Special chat about tech in China and the Coronavirus

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. The guys are joined by returning guest Leonard and new guest Ding. This is a special chat about China, technology and banking in that country as well as the Coronavirus/Covid-19 (topic of the moment). We will be back to our regular podding in the next one. Special Note: This is a very long podcast. I blame Ding for talking a lot :) On the show: 1. Special guests! 2. Tech, payments and banking in China (8:40) 3. Coronavirus from the perspective of someone quarantined. I mean self-isolated. (43:17) 4. Leonard's conspiracy theories (51:58) 5. More Coronavirus experiences (55:57) 6. End (1:14:03) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    1h 17m
  7. Ep 16 - New Year, New US! (sort of)

    05/02/2020

    Ep 16 - New Year, New US! (sort of)

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. It's been so damn long since we properly recorded so there's a lot to get through! We've put in time stamps at each topic if you want to skip through the episode and avoid us droning on about something. On the show: 1. Catching Up 2. Avoiding Coronavirus (2:55) 3. Remember the bushfires? (4:53) 3. New Years and Christmas (15:55) 4. Gifting (20:23) 5. Content we have been consuming (27:28) 6. Gamer chat: Witcher 3, Destiny 2, cheating at PUBG mobile and Undefeated (33:15) 7. Remote gaming: PC gaming on TV through Steamlink and PS4 Remote Play (46:50) 8. National Broadband Negativity/Positivity (50:45) 9. Cold calling about sales and scams (57:12) 10. End (1:11:45) Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    1h 14m
  8. Ep 15 - Tech talk and Dan is getting sick of his Pixel 3

    29/12/2019

    Ep 15 - Tech talk and Dan is getting sick of his Pixel 3

    A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood. Hosted by Dan and Mike. This week, we focus almost entirely on tech chat... with parenting stories mixed in. On the show: 1. Herman Miller chairs 2. New Android TV purchase 3. Google chat: Pixel 4, Nest Wifi 4. Pixel 3's battery sucks 5. Apple chat: iPhone 11, iPad OS 6. Mike set up a Plex server Products mentioned in this podcast: * Herman Miller chairs * Sony KD-75X8000G TV * Pixel phones (all of them) * Google Nest Wifi * iPhone 11 Pro Max Find us at the following! Website at ordinarydads.github.io Twitter at @OrdinaryDads Instagram at @OrdinaryDads Facebook at @OrdinaryDads

    1h 13m
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A mostly planned out discussion on technology, trends, raising kids and family life through the lens of fatherhood.

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  • Creator
    Ordinary Dads
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
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