13 - Steve Strange - Star Wars, Fandom, Kids and Star Wars

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09/14/19 • 52 min

Fun one with my best buddy, Steve Strange. We had to do a do-over of our original discussion due to a tech snafu (which we discuss in our chat) but I think this came out better than that one. Ostensibly the idea here is fandom: is it OK to force what you like on your kids? How do you know if the resulting fandom is authentic or are they just liking something because "daddy likes it"? And does it matter?

In reality this is really more about Star Wars. Steve and I bonded of Star Wars (among other things) in our 20s and it's always been part of our friendship. In fact we're strongly considering starting a separate show where they two of us just talk about Star Wars and other stuff we're enjoying and we'll let you know when that comes out.

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12 - Bryan Tomlinson - Coaching youth sports, how to be a better sports parent and UW football

Fun (and much-delayed) discussion with Bryan Tomlinson today. We discuss what he's learned from many rounds of coaching kids (including coaching his own kids), how to be a better parent of a little athlete, etc. Speaking of, I wanted to plug BT's charity that we didn't have time to get to on the show. Football for Sinaola is an organization focused on providing funds to help the kids of this underprivileged area of Mexico learn about and play flag and tackle football. Here's their Facebook page if you'd like to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/FootballForSinaloa BT runs a podcast focused on University of Washington football, The Dawg Pod. You can search for it by name wherever you get your podcasts or check their site here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dawgpod/. It's a great show if you're a fan of the Huskies or really any Pac 12 team. We spend a bit of time at the end of the show covering his thoughts on the Dawgs this season, hope you enjoy that. BT was good enough to record this chat on his gear in his garage and put it up on his podcast as well so if you follow both of us you may have already heard this chat. Please enjoy this chat with Bryan Tomlinson!

Next Episode

14 - Wes Jones - Pro wrestling and chasing your dream

Continuing our recent theme of "fandom" I'm excited to welcome Wes Jones to the show! Wes and I have been friends via our shared love of professional wrestling. In fact, we recorded this episode in my car on the way to and from a show (apologies for the audio quality, it was my first swing at a fully "mobile" recording). Wes tells a great story about his fandom: how he discovered pro wrestling, how it became a passion for him and how he chased his dream. We touch a bit on parenting in this show (mostly how wrestling fits into his household) but really it's a story of a guy going after something he loves, even when no one else understands. If you liked Wes and you're looking to buy or sell a home in Washington you should check out his site SellWithWes.com. We spend some time on it in the show so I won't spend too much time here but Wes is great at his job and the real estate market in the northwest has never been hotter. I hope you enjoy this chat with Wes Jones!