Digital Father: Fatherhood and Manhood in the 21st Century

TDD-018- The Daddy Dialogues Christmas Special

Vinny — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:58:50 +0000

It’s a very special, not to be missed holiday show. Join Roland, Vinny, and their special guests for an outrageous holiday show!

Check out these wonderful musicians on the Podsafe Music Network:

Best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season.

Thanks for listening!

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This show is brought to you by…

Vincent Green is a veteran Podcaster and provides professional podcast consulting services. You can also enjoy more of his opinions on family, marriage, technology and faith.

Roland Reinhart is a veteran marketing and advertising professional. Learn about his interactive marketing services or enjoy more of his parenting advice and inspiration.

TDD-017- Change!

Vinny — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:19:51 +0000

Vinny and Roland discuss frustrations with politicians, CEOs, and
lousy Christmas gifts. Plus good gift ideas, favorite holiday movies,
comic memories and holiday safety tips.

Time Index:

[00:30] Post-election Thanksgiving hijinks.

[03:15] It’s a month since the elections, and the change that was so
hyped can’t come fast enough. We seem to be poorer than ever and the
prospects are getting worse. We talk about interesting solutions we’ve
heard.

[25:00] Listener feedback from Pete in Australia.

[27:45] Christmas/holiday gifts that suck.

[45:10] Holiday gifts that don’t suck.

[57:00] Favorite holiday movies.

[01:01:00] Memories of Opus, Bloom County, Calvin and Hobbes, Doonesbury

[01:06:00] Carbon monoxide and electric safety reminders

Links Mentioned:

Favorite holiday movies:

Best wishes to you and your families for a wonderful holiday season.

Thanks for listening!

Join our conversation…

We’d like to know what you think about the topics we discussed. Send
us feedback and we’ll include it in an upcoming episode of The Daddy
Dialogues. It’s easy:

You can leave a comment on the blog.
In the U.S., you can leave a voice message at (908) 344-5688.
You can also record your own message and upload an audio file at our official website:http://TheDaddyDialogues.com/contact

This show is brought to you by…

Roland Reinhart is a veteran marketing and advertising professional. Learn about his interactive marketing services or enjoy more of his parenting advice and inspiration.

Vincent Green is a veteran Podcaster and provides professional podcast consulting services. You can also enjoy more of his opinions on family, marriage, technology and faith.

Thanks to…

The Daddy Dialogues theme music by 2006 Pl@stic Soul and courtesy of the PodShow Podsafe Music Network.

Blubrry Network

TDD-014 Scary Halloween Things, like Ghosts and Backups

Vinny — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:57:49 +0000

Can you believe it’s time for Halloween already? Vinny and Roland talk about our
annual Halloween traditions, lamest costumes, favorite horror films, and the scariest thing of all, backing up your computer.

Start times:

[01:00] Backup strategies for Apple Mac owners

[11:30] Halloween discussion

Links mentioned:

Jungle Disk

Time Machine

SuperDuper

Amazon S3 - Simple Storage Service

Our Horror Movies Recommendations:

Tweens:

Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Abbot and Costello Meet the Monsters

Teens:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Man With Two Brains

Young Frankenstein

Ghost Busters

Little Shop of Horrors

Chick-Flick:

Scream

Gaslight

Shawn of the Dead

Halloween I & II

Dracula (1979)

Psycho (1960)

The Birds (1963)

Dad-Core:

28 Days Later / 28 Weeks Later

Resident Evil

Cube

The Grudge

Dead Alive

Final Destination

Alien

The Amityville Horror

The Omen

I Know What You Did Last Summer

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TDD-013 Smugness

Vinny — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:05:50 +0000

Mac users can be pretty smug, but not nearly as smug as Prius-driving Mac users. Vinny and Roland catch up on their PC vs Mac problems. Then these two Toyota Prius owners are going head-to-head about their hybrid car ownership experiences. We’ll break down how a hybrid works, driving habits, and real-world fuel mileage results. If you’re curious about buying a hybrid car, you’ll definitely want to listen to this conversation.

Hybrid conversation starts at 21:00.

Thanks for listening!

Links Mentioned:

WikiHow - tips for Prius owners
South Park “Smug Alert” — Watch what happens when the fine citizens of South Park start driving hybrid cars.

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Dad Revisited.com

Vinny — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:52:47 +0000

I’ve started a new daddy blog.

After writing and recording Digital Father for a couple of years, I decided to look back and see what my mission was and whether I was meeting it. I started out as a blog to help dads, but there is one problem. I am no expert. When you want help, you should go to experts. You should do what I do- listen to smart people doing smart things, and copy them.

What I really want is to chronicle events in my life that are funny, educational, and poigniant. I want to share what I learn, tell people what I know, and write more. Podcasting is hard. I’ll still do it, but the process is time-consuming and drudge-inducing. Podcasts are more successful if they are on a schedule, and podcasting on a schedule takes a lot of content. I was including more and more news items from aggregators and search engines because I did not have enough original content.

Well, that stops now. Dad Revisited will be my content. I’ll create it. I will be solely responsible for everything you see on the site. I will add a podcast (probably a vidcast!) and it will be when I want, and when I have something to say.

I set up a new site instead of repurposing this blog, because I wanted a clean start. Come and join me if you like. I can be found at dadrevisited.com. Sign up for the full feed, or just read about Technology, Family and Marriage, or Faith.

Thanks for everything you have done for me here. I will be starting up Bernies World again soon, and I look forward to hearing from many of you at the new place. No housewarming gift neccesary. Just bring a bottle of wine. We can share it.

TDD-012 Vacations, Staycations and Bad Behavior. Oh My!

Vinny — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:16:55 +0000

Back from summer vacations and stay-cations. Vinny and Roland catch
up on summer family outings and new ways of handling bad behavior.

Plus, listener feedback from Steve in Roanoke, IL in the United States and Pete from FreakedoutFathers.com in Seaford, Victoria, Australia.

Next episode: Thinking of buying a hybrid car? Well
these two Toyota Prius owners are going head-to-head about their hybrid
car ownership experiences. We’ll break down how a hybrid works, driving
habits, and real-world fuel mileage results. If you’re curious about
buying a hybrid, you’ll want to hear this conversation in two weeks.

Thanks for listening!

Please join our conversation! Record a voice message at (908) 344-5688 or upload an audio file at:

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http://DigitalFather.com

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Where do we go from here?

Vinny — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:12:07 +0000

I’ve been away from podcasting and social media for a good part of the summer. It has been a healthy, head clearing break. I am not gone, and I am not podfading. However, the winds of change are blowing and I sway with these winds. Something will be changing. I’m not sure of all of the details, but they have been under consideration for some time.

I’m coming back. Watch for a relaunch coming soon. Please stay subscribed. Heck, it’s free. Why not?

The Deafening Podcast Silence

Vinny — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:03:27 +0000

There are a variety of reasons for a podcast going silent. Some of the more popular ones include:

podfading: according to allwords.com, “the phenomenon of podcasts disappearing after a relatively short time.” In simple terms, you had a podcast, then you stopped having a podcast.
creative differences: in certain cases, mostly where podcast duties are shared (such as on TheDaddyDialogues) two or more of the principals may disagree on the creative direction of a show, thus creating conflict and temporarily or permanently halting production. (NB: There is not creative conflict between Roland and I, lest someone jump to conclusions.)
trademark issues: podcasts are frequently produced under contract for a content provider, such as Mevio. If a producer chooses to sever ties with a content provider, the provider may in fact still hold the rights to the name of said podcast. In such cases, the producer may stop producing the podcast but not stop podcasting. (See The Gillmor Gang)
lack of organization by the host: Some hosts just can’t get a regularly scheduled podcast organized. They get content where and when they can, and then toss it together into a show. Stay subscribed and sometimes you get a surprise.
lack of content: There are 4,347,238,541.6 “Lost” podcasts out there. During the WGA strike, most of those podcasts just, er, stopped. While a few attempted to fool us by running 30 minutes of silence with advertisements still inserted, we caught on pretty quickly. (although I did piss off a few Genius Bar dudes by telling them ‘look, the light is ON but it’s not PLAYING! See!?!?)
life: Sometimes life intrudes.

For example, say you’ve been on the road for work. No no no. Say you’ve been working out of town for an extended period of time, like 9 months. Then, you get sent home. Time to pack up all your gear and go home. When you get there, you move back into your house. With only a few days off, it’s a trial getting moved back in. You have trouble finding things. Important things, like keys, correspondence, documents for work. Then say you sometimes work from home, but there is nowhere in your house to set up your gear to work from home. Thus, you move from room to room trying to find the most comfortable spot. Then, while you’re getting ready to do that podcast that you’ve been itching to do, someone calls you to follow up on that contracted work you promised them. Then ANOTHER client calls for the same reason. A few days later, you look at the calendar and realize “Holy Moly! It’s my anniversary” and you can’t just let that go by. There are people you must celebrate.

You just about get things settled, and you start a new job. It’s a summer job, but still, it gets you out of the house, pays a few bills, and keeps you out of trouble. You know, the kind of trouble you get into when you’re home, alone, with a microphone. Then the most amazing thing happens. You get a call to go and interview for the job. The one that might keep you from having to go on the road again. You take that call, and go on that interview. A few days later, they call you back. They want you to come back and meet with them again. When you come back, we expect a presentation. Not a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation. You. Show us what you got. Manage some people. Teach some people. When that call comes, podcasting becomes a distant memory. You throw yourself at that particular ‘problem’ with all your energy.

So there you have it. Tomorrow I have that second interview. At noon, I’ll be standing in front of 10-12 little people. Their weapons of choice: flutes, clarinets, trumpets, drums. My only defense: a baton and my wits. Who will emerge victorious? Four candidates, nee gladiators will embark on the field of battle. Only one will survive.

Wish me luck. I could use it.

UPDATE September 21: I didn’t get it.

TDD-011 - Our Favorite Movies Based On Comic Books

Vinny — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:52:19 +0000

Vinny from the Digital Father Podcast and Roland from the Bad Dad Podcast proudly present: The Daddy Dialogues. Candid Conversations about being a father, a husband, and a man.Our bi-weekly chats are getting ridiculously long. This will most likely be the last of our nearly hour-long episodes. We’ll be forcing ourselves back to the half hour format.

Flix Picks…

Our personal recommendations by age group.

	Vinny	Roland
Toddlers-Tweens:	N/A	Batman (1965)
[07:08] Teens	The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003)Spider-man (2002) Fantastic Four (2005)	Catwoman (2004)Barb Wire (1996) It’s Casablanca set in the not too distant future. Honestly! With big breasts and lots of stuff getting blown up. Okay, maybe these are based on repressed adolescent teen boy fantasies. But Pamela Anderson really plays the role by Humphrey Bogart.
[16:45] Chick Flick	Superman - The Movie (1978)	Spider-man (2002)
[25:15] Dad-core	Unbreakable (2000)	Hellboy (2004)Sin City (2005)
[38:00] Avoid These Stinkers:	Mars Attacks (2005)Supergirl (1984) Batman and Robin (1997) “There are nipples on the Bat suit” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Transformers (2007)Judge Dredd (1995) Daredevil (2003) The Phantom (1997)

[48:40] Celebrity Comic Book Baby Name Trivia

Next episode: Thinking of buying a hybrid car? Well these two Toyota Prius owners are going head-to-head about their hybrid car ownership experiences.

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TDD-010 - Baseball Safety or Weenie-fication of Our Youth? Plus Summer Safety Tips

Vinny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:51:13 +0000

Vinny from the Digital Father Podcast and Roland from the Bad Dad Podcast proudly present: The Daddy Dialogues. Candid Conversations about being a father, a husband, and a man.

Our bi-weekly chats are getting ridiculously long. Latest came in at two hours. (We just can’t seem to shut up.) So we’re breaking this up into two episodes:

This episode:
- [02:00] We recap our respective Father’s Days.
- [10:30] Roland’s big honkin’ green middle finger get him into trouble.
- [17:00] Painting woes yield fighting blues.
- [18:20] Do you answer your cell phone during church service?
- [20:25] How kid-friendly is your church?
- [27:00] We talk about being an overprotective parent; and opposing views on how much safety equipment is too much. Are we turning our kids into weenies?
- [51:00] Essential summer safety tips from LittleLeague.org:
  - Sun, sunscreen, shade - “Drink early, drink often”
  - Watch for storms: “If You See It, Flee It. If You Hear It, Clear It.”
    Go into enclosed building. If no building, go in car with windows rolled up.
    Wait 30 minutes before returning to play after last sign of lightning activity in your area.
Next episode, we’ll be sharing movie recommendations for Comic book adaptation to the big screen.

After that, we’ll get stricter about getting the episode down to thirty minutes — we promise!

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