The Parentacons

The Parentacons are hard at work gearing up for the release of Season 2 on October 26, 2022. In the run up to release day, we decided to share some of our favorite episodes from Season 1. Some are from when we first started out (and sound like it!). Others are more recent. We're super proud of every single one of these episodes, and we know you will be too!
In this episode, the Parentacons talk about their experiences dealing with deaths in the family, how they’ve experienced it, and how each of them approached the topic with their kids. You’ll get a look into one of the most challenging aspects of parenting.
It’s something that every parent will eventually have to do... but no one is ever prepared to do it no matter how old, or experienced we are with it. All the experts in the world could give you their opinions. You could study and read up on it. Yet, when faced with it, you might freeze, or say something that confuses you... and your kids even more. Let's be honest. I's hard to talk with your kids about death.
We’ve included some resources to provide context for the discussion:

Be Honest and Concrete (NPR)

How to Talk to Children About Death (Fatherly)

We are The Parentacons. Three dads, all BIG geeks, sharing stories from our lives as parents, as geeks, and our eternal quest to bridge the two worlds. Join our Fellowship and follow along anywhere you get your podcasts, and check out all of our content on our website. www.parentacons.com.
Thanks for listening, we love you 3,000!
Contact: dadbot@parentacons.com

The Parentacons are hard at work gearing up for the release of Season 2 on October 26, 2022. In the run up to release day, we decided to share some of our favorite episodes from Season 1. Some are from when we first started out (and sound like it!). Others are more recent. We're super proud of every single one of these episodes, and we know you will be too!

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The journey to fatherhood can be all too short, long and difficult, or anything in between. We're three dads, and each of us had our own journey to fatherhood, with our own ups and downs along the way. That's without even getting into our partners' journeys, as we're all blessed to have loving and supportive parenting partners in our wives.

For this episode we open up about our personal journeys to fatherhood, each of us sharing our story in case it's helpful, meaningful, or otherwise valuable to you.

Fatherhood also changes how you look at the geek world, even some of your favorite geek content. For the Roundtable this episode, we each picked one piece of content that we've always loved, but which we look at differently now that we're the Homer...I mean not the Bart...I mean the responsible parent. We're all responsible parents. :) Still reading? Good! Now go listen.

We are The Parentacons. Three dads, all BIG geeks, sharing stories from our lives as parents, as geeks, and our eternal quest to bridge the two worlds. Join our Fellowship and follow along anywhere you get your podcasts, and check out all of our content on our website. www.parentacons.com.
Thanks for listening, we love you 3,000!
Contact: dadbot@parentacons.com

The Parentacons are hard at work gearing up for the release of Season 2 on October 26, 2022. In the run up to release day, we decided to share some of our favorite episodes from Season 1. Some are from when we first started out (and sound like it!). Others are more recent. We're super proud of every single one of these episodes, and we know you will be too!
Bonus! Amanda & Bill's latest game, Romancelvania, will be released soon. Check it out on all the major consoles!
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You've seen him on the screen, and at Comic-Con, and soon in a new Netflix series...but still you wonder, who is the face of Jack in BioShock?
Jay and Ian recently sat down with Amanda and Bill Gardner, who write and code original video games as The Deep End Games. Together, they're the team behind Perception, and the recently released Romancelvania, which pushes the boundaries of conventional RPGs while paying tribute to a classic genre.
Bill also happens to be an industry veteran, and was the lead level designer behind BioShock, which is one of Ian's all time favorite games, and which Jay never finished. Ian took full advantage, asking all the level design questions he, and you, always wanted to know. Of course, with three kids in the house, Bill and Amanda's lives are about more than just great writing and level design. They share insight into what it takes to balance their lives, how they navigate what content to share with their kids and when, and what their eldest son really thinks about the award winning, genre defining, once in a generation video game his dad helped make.
If you're a regular listener, then you already know, The Parentacons take video games seriously. We recently released the first two installments of a trilogy on "Why Video Games Matter," including a conversation about the retro arcade gaming of our youths, and one about the console wars that have transformed the gaming landscape. And because we're dads, and we don't get it right all the time, we had to go back and add a little bit of extra content for all the parents out there with our bonus release, Console Wars – The Parenting Angle.

We are The Parentacons. Three dads, all BIG geeks, sharing stories from our lives as parents, as geeks, and our eternal quest to bridge the two worlds. Join our Fellowship and follow along anywhere you get your podcasts, and check out all of our content on our website. www.parentacons.com.
Thanks for listening, we love you 3,000!
Contact: dadbot@parentacons.com

The Parentacons are hard at work gearing up for the release of Season 2 on October 26, 2022. In the run up to release day, we decided to share some of our favorite episodes from Season 1. Some are from when we first started out (and sound like it!). Others are more recent. We're super proud of every single one of these episodes, and we know you will be too!
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In this episode of The Parentacons Ian, Jason, and Derrick share the stories of how they first met. They'll also discuss how the geek culture which first brought The Parentacons together, how that culture has changed over time, and how those changes impact their kids' experience of geek culture. Along the way they'll share the toys, games, and content they're consuming with their own families, and give you their take on the latest developments from every dimension of the geek multiverse. This IS the podcast you've been looking for.

We are The Parentacons. Three dads, all BIG geeks, sharing stories from our lives as parents, as geeks, and our eternal quest to bridge the two worlds. Join our Fellowship and follow along anywhere you get your podcasts, and check out all of our content on our website. www.parentacons.com.
Thanks for listening, we love you 3,000!
Contact: dadbot@parentacons.com

Every family has its fall traditions. Some go apple picking, some pumpkin patching, and others take a long drive or hike for some good ole fashioned leaf peeping. There's another fall tradition, though, tucked away in a wooded fantasy realm, where kings and queens reign, knights joust, mead flows, and blacksmiths...well...blacksmith? Forge! Blacksmiths forge. Nailed it. :)
The Parentacons are huge fans of Renaissance Faires, and happen to know the fine folks running one of the best out there—The Midsummer Renaissance Faire in Ansonia, CT. Ian and Jay at down with Bella Greenwolf, Daniel Greenwolf, and Ken Briodagh to get their take on why a trip to the Renaissance Faire is an ideal family outing. We also get their take on Amazon Prime's Rings of Power, which wasn't out at the time of this recording, and has totally wrapped up its first season before this episode was released. How'd our guests do on their predictions? Eerily prescient.

We are The Parentacons. Three dads, all BIG geeks, sharing stories from our lives as parents, as geeks, and our eternal quest to bridge the two worlds. Join our Fellowship and follow along anywhere you get your podcasts, and check out all of our content on our website. www.parentacons.com.
Thanks for listening, we love you 3,000!
Contact: dadbot@parentacons.com