Gamer Parents Podcast

Kevin & Joanne

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Gamer Parents Podcast is a weekly podcast discussing video games, marriage, and children. Join Kevin and Joanne as they discuss the life and challenges of being gamer parents, juggling adulthood responsibilities all while keeping their passion for gaming alive.

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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Gamer Parents Podcast shows how games remain meaningful when playtime must share the calendar with children, outings, and everyday family logistics.

Kevin and Joanne turn the overlap between gaming and family life into the show's working material. Their conversations begin with what happened at home, on outings, or during date nights, then follow those experiences into the games and wider culture holding their attention.

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Why you'd press play

Little Sebastian pony confusion meets an RPG's mana-gravity loop: both sides of your brain get a turn.

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  • Joanne and Kevin's kid stories alongside your game talk, with neither feeling like a detour
  • a game review that explains how an exo suit trades mana for gravity
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Best episodes of Gamer Parents Podcast

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

Episode 115: Bathroom Makeover!

A cozy parenting-and-gaming catch-up anchored by a family outing and a few very specific kid details.

Episode 115 plays as a relaxed parenting-and-gaming catch-up, moving from household logistics to a family outing with easy, familiar momentum.

Episode 124: The Husband of the Baby!

A conversational family catch-up that moves from school duties into the practical work behind cosplay.

Episode 124 opens with Kevin and Joanne catching up on the demands of the school year before the conversation settles into the quieter work behind family life.

Episode 126: Easter Earth Day!

A relaxed parents-and-games catch-up with a Switch 2 preorder scramble and a themed cafe visit.

Kevin and Joanne keep things grounded in everyday life as they move from a rough Switch 2 preorder to a themed cafe built around pop culture rotations.

Episode 122: Holi Mardi Gras!

A loose, cozy family week from Mardi Gras to Naruto music to Holi.

Episode 122 is a relaxed family check-in that moves from a first Mardi Gras with Louisiana neighbors to a Naruto orchestra date night, then on to a first Holi celebration.

Episode 123: Testing 1,2,3...!

A spring-break family recap that gets its best moments from pony details, kid logistics, and relaxed banter.

Episode 123 stays close to a spring-break family week, following Joanne and Kevin through parenting, gaming, and kid-centered downtime. The pony outing gives the episode its clearest footing: Hogan, Scout, the brushes, the rules, the smell, and the flies all land as plain,…

Episode 117: Tower Song Review!

A family catch-up that shifts into a clear-eyed Tower Song breakdown.

Episode 117 keeps an easy, lived-in pace by starting with a familiar week-in-life rhythm before moving into Tower Song near the end. Joanne and Kevin slide from a family trip to Claw and Fun into the game talk without much haste, and that loose structure helps the conversation…

Episode 108: Pumpkin Tree!

A family update that folds pony rides and game talk into an easy conversation.

Kevin and Joanne settle into the kind of family update that feels lived in: birthday season, a trip to Dig World, and a pony-ride story that lands because of the Little Sebastian joke. The small details do the work here.

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Episodes

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    Episode 117: Tower Song Review!

    Hidden gem

    Joanne and Kevin open with their usual family-and-games check-in.

    ·1h 8m·2 clips
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    Episode 113: Haunted Minnie Mouse!

    Joanne and Kevin open Episode 113 with Kevin voting for the first time at age 33 on election day, after Joanne registered him about six years earlier.

    ·34m·2 clips
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    Episode 114: Balloon Ariel!

    Kevin and Joanne recount a week in which Dylan, recovering from a cold, went to the PTA's mother-son luau while Kevin took Faith to see The Wild Robot.

    ·41m·2 clips
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    Episode 111: Introverted Parent!

    Joanne and Kevin compare an extroverted and an introverted weekend: she gained energy at a 20-person Malaysians of Houston lunch, while he was exhausted after a soccer game at 8 a.m.

    ·31m·2 clips
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    Episode 112: Mario Costume Party!

    Gamer Parents Podcast Episode 112 follows Kevin and Joanne through a Halloween-season week: a preschool pumpkin party, a Texas pumpkin that grew mold in two days, and Dylan's 35-lap Boosterthon obstacle course.

    ·40m·2 clips
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    Episode 121: Rodeo Time!

    Gamer Parents Podcast Episode 121 follows Joanne and Kevin through two weeks of Houston-area events, including a Mom Olympics where Joanne's group placed third and an 80s-themed father-daughter dance with a light-up dance floor.

    ·36m·2 clips
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    Episode 119: Going International!

    Gamer Parents Podcast Episode 119 follows Joanne's week of building a tabletop Malaysian house with a map, posters, and traditional outfits for a 17-country International Night at her son's elementary school.

    ·31m·2 clips
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    Episode 127: Split Fiction Review!

    Joanne and Kevin of Gamer Parents Podcast rate Split Fiction on five parent-oriented categories (convenience, communication, story, repeatability, fun) and land at 40/50 and 38/50.

    ·37m·2 clips
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    Episode 120: Happy Valentine's Day!

    Kevin and Joanne of the Gamer Parents Podcast recorded episode 120 on Valentine's Day and opened with a family dinner at a Japanese restaurant where their six-year-old tried two kinds of sushi and disliked both.

    ·31m·2 clips
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    Episode 109: Spooky Season!

    Joanne and Kevin recount a post-vacation week that included Dylan's school "Dapper Day" and a lava-themed obstacle course Joanne built for Faith with alphabet mats.

    ·37m·2 clips
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    Episode 122: Holi Mardi Gras!

    Kevin and Joanne discuss a busy week celebrating Mardi Gras and Holi with neighbors, attending a Naruto symphonic experience, and introducing their kids to X-Men movies.

    ·31m·2 clips
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    Episode 124: The Husband of the Baby!

    Hidden gem

    Kevin opens episode 124 with a bit of Fortnite-flavored family chaos before welcoming everyone back.

    ·38m·2 clips
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    Episode 115: Bathroom Makeover!

    Hidden gem

    Joanne and Kevin open episode 115 with their familiar parenting and gaming banter.

    ·43m·2 clips
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    Episode 126: Easter Earth Day!

    Kevin and Joanne open with a relaxed catch-up after about two weeks away from recording, then get into the stress of Switch 2 preorders going live in the US and the messy online scramble that followed.

    ·37m·3 clips
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    Episode 108: Pumpkin Tree!

    Hidden gem

    Kevin opens with the familiar playful intro and notes that the kids are now four and six after recent birthdays.

    ·52m·2 clips
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    Episode 123: Testing 1,2,3...!

    Kevin and Joanne discuss their spring break activities with their kids, including visits to Dig World and a pony ranch, before transitioning to gaming topics like Pokémon TCG Pocket and the new co-op game Split Fiction.

    ·32m·2 clips
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    Episode 118: Year of the Snake!

    Kevin and Joanne of Gamer Parents Podcast mark Episode 118 with Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, a red packet exchange and their first in-person lion dance.

    ·33m·2 clips
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    Episode 125: Sonic The Hedgehog Dragon!

    Joanne and Kevin open Episode 125 of Gamer Parents Podcast with a Texas bluebonnet family photo shoot, their first in six years and the first with four-year-old Faith.

    ·37m·2 clips
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    Episode 116: Sparklers!

    Gamer Parents Podcast returns for Episode 116 after roughly two months off, which Joanne and Kevin attribute to household illness and Joanne's pneumonia in November.

    ·44m·2 clips
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    Episode 110: Ursula Pumpkin!

    Joanne painted Ursula, her daughter's favorite character, on two pumpkins for a preschool decorating contest after the family took second place with a Pikachu pumpkin last year.

    ·37m·2 clips
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    Episode 107: Water Elf!

    Sep 24, 2024·34m
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    Episode 106: Pirates & Mermaids!

    Sep 17, 2024·37m
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    Episode 105: Pizza Plane!

    Sep 10, 2024·44m
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    Episode 104: Library Chair!

    Aug 27, 2024·44m
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    Episode 103: Going Cold Turkey!

    Aug 20, 2024·28m
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    Episode 102: Tylenol for Teacher

    Aug 13, 2024·38m
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    Episode 101: Dylan, Meet Naruto!

    Aug 6, 2024·50m
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    Episode 100: A Momentous Milestone!

    Aug 3, 2024·2h 29m
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    Episode 99: Triple S Date!

    Jul 23, 2024·41m
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    Episode 98: The Mountains Are Calling!

    Jul 16, 2024·57m
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    Episode 97: Game Night!

    Jul 9, 2024·35m
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    Episode 96: Paper Mario Interview with Dylan!

    Jul 2, 2024·27m
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    Episode 95: An Emotional Episode!

    Jun 25, 2024·55m
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    Episode 94: Bunny Rescue Op

    Jun 18, 2024·48m
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    Episode 93: Just Us This Week!

    Jun 11, 2024·33m
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    Episode 92: DreamHack Dallas 2024

    Jun 7, 2024·57m
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    Episode 91: Plants Vs Zombies!

    May 28, 2024·52m
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    Episode 90: Your Husband's a Genius!

    May 21, 2024·44m
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    Episode 89: Happy Mother's Day!

    May 14, 2024·46m
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    Episode 88: Breaking Free!

    May 7, 2024·51m
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    Episode 87: No Soliciting!

    Apr 30, 2024·59m
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    Episode 86: Those Who Don't Remain!

    Apr 23, 2024·53m
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    Episode 85: Love You Gabe!

    Apr 16, 2024·47m
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    Episode 84: Gamer Man! It Takes Two Review!

    Apr 9, 2024·57m
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    Episode 83: Eggsperiments!

    Apr 2, 2024·36m
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    Episode 82: S'more No More!

    Mar 26, 2024·36m
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    Episode 81: The Donut Thief!

    Mar 19, 2024·44m
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    Episode 80: What A Burger!?

    Mar 12, 2024·45m
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    Episode 79: Freshen Up!

    Mar 5, 2024·50m
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    Episode 78: What Happens in Vegas...

    Feb 27, 2024·39m
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    Episode 77: Love is in the air!

    Feb 20, 2024·40m
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    Episode 76: Dad Jokes!

    Feb 13, 2024·51m
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    Episode 75: Sign Up For Free!

    Feb 6, 2024·55m
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    Episode 74: Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?

    Jan 30, 2024·50m
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    Episode 73: No Witches Here!

    Jan 16, 2024·44m
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    Episode 72: We're a Blanket Family!

    Jan 9, 2024·50m
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    Episode 71: Merry Christmas!

    Dec 26, 2023·41m
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    Episode 70: Christmas Fish!

    Dec 19, 2023·40m
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    Episode 69: Video Game Awards!

    Dec 12, 2023·59m
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    Episode 68: We're back!

    Dec 5, 2023·44m
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    Episode 67: Hitting the Pause Button

    May 16, 2023·23m
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    Episode 66: Pool Season Is Here!

    May 9, 2023·20m
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    Episode 65: This Calls for Eggs and Onions

    May 3, 2023·42m
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    Episode 64: Non-Spoiler Thoughts on The Super Mario Bros Movie!

    Apr 25, 2023·37m
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    Episode 63: Returnal It Back To Where We Bought It!

    Apr 18, 2023·22m
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    Episode 62: Happy Easter!

    Apr 11, 2023·40m
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    Episode 61: Halo CE Review!

    Apr 4, 2023·39m
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    Episode 60: Getting Old!

    Mar 28, 2023·33m
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    Episode 59: Mad Libs!

    Mar 21, 2023·28m
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    Episode 58: Life Without Joanne

    Mar 14, 2023·30m
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    Episode 57: Special Guest with Patrick from the GMG!

    Feb 28, 2023·49m
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    Episode 56: How Well Do You Know Your Valentine?!

    Feb 21, 2023·37m
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    Episode 55: Happy Valentines Day!

    Feb 14, 2023·35m
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    Episode 54: Happy 1st Podcast Anniversary!

    Feb 7, 2023·35m
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    Episode 53: Science Fairs, Birthday Parties and Fortnite!

    Jan 31, 2023·56m
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    Episode 52: Dancing Road to Recovery!

    Jan 24, 2023·29m
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    Episode 51: New Year! New Us!

    Jan 10, 2023·32m
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    Episode 50: Gamer Parents Game Awards 2022!

    Dec 31, 2022·45m
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    Episode 49: Surviving the Winter Storm with WoW Dragonflight!

    Dec 27, 2022·54m
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    Episode 48: It's Christmas Time! And Conversation Starters!

    Dec 20, 2022·27m
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    Episode 47: Charity Stream and Rushdown Revolt Review!

    Dec 13, 2022·55m
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    Episode 46: X-mas This or That? 2022 Game Awards

    Dec 6, 2022·43m
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    Episode 45: Marvel's Avengers Review!

    Nov 29, 2022·46m
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    Episode 44: Dreamhack!

    Nov 23, 2022·42m
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    Episode 43: Gunfire Reborn Review!

    Nov 15, 2022·37m
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    Episode 42: This or That! Halloween Edition!

    Nov 8, 2022·32m
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    Episode 41: Happy Halloween! Eville Review!

    Nov 1, 2022·53m
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    Episode 40: Would You Rather?

    Oct 25, 2022·49m
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    Episode 39: Fighting Our Way Through Minecraft Dungeons!

    Oct 18, 2022·49m
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    Episode 38: We Changed Our Name!

    Oct 10, 2022·32m
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    Episode 37: We Know You Suck at Parking

    Oct 4, 2022·52m
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    Episode 36: Name That Game!

    Sep 26, 2022·33m
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    Episode 35: 'As Dusk Falls' Book 2 Review (Spoilers!)

    Sep 20, 2022·1h 1m
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    Episode 34: Rock Concert... As Dusk Falls

    Sep 12, 2022·49m
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    Episode 33: Life is Strange: True Colors and Gamescom 2022!

    Sep 5, 2022·35m
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    Episode 32: No Man's Sky with Ethice!

    Aug 30, 2022·1h 13m
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    Episode 31: Game Pass Family Plan and More!

    Aug 22, 2022·27m
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    Episode 30: Clickbait Mobile Games and Dead by Daylight Review

    Aug 15, 2022·45m
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    Episode 29: Name That Song!

    Aug 8, 2022·33m
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    Episode 28: We Gotta Get Out of Here!!! Escape Academy Review

    Aug 1, 2022·45m
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    Episode 27: In School Gaming?!

    Jul 25, 2022·38m
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    Episode 26: ARRRR you ready?! Sea of Thieves Review

    Jul 18, 2022·55m
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    Episode 25: It Feels Like Summer

    Jul 12, 2022·46m
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    Episode 24: OMG they're how old?!

    Jul 4, 2022·24m
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    Episode 23: Spacelines from the Far Out Review

    Jun 27, 2022·34m
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    Episode 22: Happy Fathers Day!

    Jun 21, 2022·34m
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    Episode 21: Growing Old and Nobody Saves The World Review

    Jun 13, 2022·52m
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    Episode 20: Potty Training and Game Music Nostalgia

    Jun 7, 2022·31m
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    Episode 19: Bizarre Foods and Borderlands 3 Review

    May 31, 2022·57m
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    Episode 18: "Alexa, play Skyrim"

    May 23, 2022·38m
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    Episode 17: Sons Wii XP and Embr Review

    May 17, 2022·45m
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    Episode 16: Mothers Day and Gaming After Parenthood

    May 9, 2022·28m
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    Episode 15: WoW Recipes and Rubber Bandits Review

    May 2, 2022·40m
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    Episode 14: Worst Gift Ever

    Apr 25, 2022·42m
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    Episode 13: Outriders Review

    Apr 18, 2022·42m
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    Episode 12: More Conversation Starters

    Apr 11, 2022·10m
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    Episode 11: Grounded Review (Part. 2)

    Apr 4, 2022·40m
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    Episode 10: Grounded Review (Part. 1)

    Mar 28, 2022·33m
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    Episode 9: Game Plan For Kids and Forza Horizon 5!

    Mar 22, 2022·50m
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    Episode 8: How Well Do You Know Your Spouse?

    Mar 14, 2022·12m
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    Episode 7: Lost Ark Review

    Mar 7, 2022·38m
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    Episode 6: Valentines Day Talk and Hearthstone Review

    Feb 28, 2022·29m
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    Episode 5: Project Winter Review

    Feb 14, 2022·40m
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    Episode 4: Back 4 Blood Review

    Feb 7, 2022·37m
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    Episode 3: Among Us Review and Conversation Starters

    Jan 31, 2022·50m
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    Episode 2: Microsoft Acquisition and Overcooked 2 Review

    Jan 24, 2022·39m
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    Episode 1: Get to know us

    Jan 17, 2022·45m