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Henry talks to Dad about his success selling the world’s finest chocolate, playing games (Sounds Fishy and Dutch Blitz), the birds and the squirrels, and Henry’s post-COVID singing.  In the News, we talk about mini wormholes created in a quantum computer and a man’s foot that was found in a thermal pool in Yellowstone and identified.  Will and Phoebe join us for a very special Whatcha Listening To? and we list our favorite albums, songs and concerts of 2022.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, Henry and Dad try Sour Patch Kids Cola Bubbles and Jolly Rancher Gummies Sour Lemonade Stand candies.

Will talks to Dad about doing his first podcast from college, registering for classes, the cold weather, building snowmen, Wakanda Forever, watching comedy alone, and the online trend of listening to music with your dad.  In the News, we talk about the discovery of the oldest known alphabetical sentence, the words that have been added and removed from the Scrabble dictionary, Steve Jobs’ Birkenstock sandals, and octopuses that throw shells at each other.  We take a couple of Buzzfeed thanksgiving quizzes.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try a bunch of new candy, including Juicy Drop Gummies with sour gel, Hi-Chew Fantasy Mix, and Haribo Berry Clouds.

Phoebe talks to Dad about Phoebe’s podcast spreadsheet, the possibility of Tiktok listeners, social media algorithms, influencers, cold weather, Phoebe’s music therapy work with preschoolers, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, remembering Dad’s trips to Austin with Phoebe, and traveling to see Phoebe and Will for Thanksgiving.  In the News, we talk about the 2022 inductees to the Toy Hall of Fame, a newborn baby Hippo at the Dallas Zoo, a piece of the Space Shuttle Challenger found in the Bermuda Triangle, and a National Park Service warning about not licking giant toads.  Allison (Mom) joins us for a few rounds of the Categories game.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try Little Prince Brand Noodle Oodles noodle crackers, a Taiwanese Snack.

Henry and Elizabeth talk about baked apples, brunch, turkey vultures, Halloween, Dad’s latest Tiktok viral videos, how toilet paper should hang, and house lighting.  In the News, we talk about a Florida teen who caught 28 Burmese pythons in 10 days, a painting by Piet Mondrian that has been hanging upside down for 60 years, and a prankster who hung Bigfoot advisory signs in a Pennsylvania park.  Henry and Elizabeth play Made-up Movie Minute and make up plots to 2022 holiday movies.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try funfetti flavored candy corn and Nerds candy corn.

Henry and Allison (Mom) talk to Dad about Henry’s exemplary student driving, the soup can microphone that Henry and Dad made, and Henry’s new school year as an upperclassman.  In the News, we talk about scientists’ attempts to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, a bear in Turkey that got intoxicated on psychedelic honey, and the finalists for the Big Choice Awards for food at the State Fair of Texas.  Henry and Allison play the Job Interview Game.  For Treat Yourself, we try three kinds of popcorn from Trader Joe’s: kettle corn, white cheddar popcorn and pineapple chili kettle corn.

Will and Henry talk to Dad about their vacation to Maine and Boston, lobster, The National in concert, The Blue Man Group, old graveyards, the end of summer, and Ms. Marvel.  In the News, we talk about The Line, Saudi Arabia’s linear city project, Spain’s Prime Minister urging people to stop wearing neckties for the environment, a tangle of string found on Mars by the Mars rover, and scientists that have figured out how to use dead spiders as mechanical robots.  We play a Dad Quiz based on old industry group TV commercials.  Finally, for Treat Yourself, we try Neapolitan flavored Oreos, Reese’s crunchy snack cakes, and Sweet’s Tart N’ Tangy Taffy.