Buckeye Dads Discuss

Episode 14 - 2020: Exists. 2021: Hold My Beer.

Andy and Josh are back together for the first time in 2021, and wow has it been a crazy year already.  We can't help but jump right into the news -  we discuss Trump's call with the Georgia Secretary of State, the Georgia senate results (14:20), and whether Trump will run again in 2024.  Then we dive in to the events of January 6^th (23:50), Trump’s insane response, 25^th Amendment versus impeachment,  and our immediate reaction to Trump being deplatformed.  Note: we recorded this two days after the insurrection, and our opinions have evolved since then.  We put a bow on 2020, talking about what we learned both about society and ourselves (1:00:00).  We wind down with a quick recap of the Buckeyes win versus Clemson, a quick peak at the title game matchup, and Harbaugh’s extension (1:12:00).  We close out this episode with our List of the Week – the Top 10 most significant events of the 21^st century (1:20:09).

Episode 13 - Bonus! Card Games and Hearthstone with Ridiculous Hat

We detour from our normal show to try something new in 2021.  Josh is flying solo in this episode to discuss one of his greatest passions: collectible card games.  After introducing the topic, his history with this genre of game, and how he's settled on Hearthstone as his game of choice, he interviews a pillar of the Hearthstone community, special guest Ridiculous Hat!  (13:50).  They discuss how they got into CCGs, review the Year of the Phoenix (31:48), and end with a lightning round (1:17:45).  Special thanks to Hat for coming on the show!  Check out his shows Coin Concede and the Vicious Syndicate Data Reaper podcast, they're great.  We'll be back in a few days with your normally scheduled programming!

Episode 12 - Winter is Coming, Top 5 Christmas Movie Characters, and Queen's Gambit

The end of the year is rapidly approaching, and hosts Andy and Josh are back with another episode.  We start by going around the horn on a variety of news topics.  We open our sports segment by talking about soccer, and the Columbus Crew's big win (34:15).  We switch to football and Andy is MAD about the Big Ten and the College Football Playoff - we break it all down.  The List of the Week is our top 5 favorite Christmas movie characters, and yes, we go there (1:07:15).  Finally, we close out the show with a spoilerific review of Queen's Gambit, a Netflix show we loved (1:24:20).

Episode 11 - Thanksgiving Day Plates and Taylor Swift Songs

Andy and Josh are back with another grab bag episode, and dare I say it's our best yet!  This is a double List of the Week episode, and we jump right into the first one, discussing the five items we want on our Thanksgiving day plates (2:35).  From there we move on to football (12:30), discussing the Thanksgiving games both played and unplayed and fantasy football woes.  The guys debate the merits of NFL schedule creep, before checking in with the Buckeyes and Jim Harbaugh's future (19:15). In news (35:00) we discuss an uninspired Trump, an unimpressed DeWine, and get mad about COVID, again.  Good news is on its way as Josh breaks down all the vaccine news (53:30).  Andy tells us why movies going to streaming is fine (1:08:00).  Our second List of the Week has the hosts fangirling over our top 5 favorite Taylor Swift songs (1:18:22).  Finally, we close out the show with a special guest - April joins Josh to dive deep into the HBO max movie news (1:33:00).  Enjoy!

Episode 10 - COVID Strikes Back and Top 5 Favorite Podcasts

We're back and so is COVID's grip on the state.  Andy and Josh review how Ohio is doing and discuss Governor DeWine's recent press conference.  How do we think he is doing?  We discuss Biden's COVID team, and Josh goes deeeeeeep on the Pfizer vaccine (29:00), before audible-ing to how coronavirus is ravaging college football (40:00).  We close out the show with our List of the Week - our Top 5 Favorite Podcasts (58:00).

Episode 9 - Biden is President! and our Top 5 Least Favorite Chain Restaurants

It's a new show with a new President-Elect!  Hosts Andy and Josh discuss their election week - how they watched, how it shook out, and what we think it means for America.  There was a lot of good, bad, and ugly this week, and we break it all down.  Josh takes on the Big Fry industry in our List of the Week -  our Top 5 Least Favorite Chain Restaurants (1:10:00).

Episode 8 - Fatherhood in 2020 Part 2, and Top 5 Classic Rock Bands

Episode 8 concludes our mega fatherhood podcast.  We wrap up with some topical issues families are dealing with in 2020.  Finally, we finish with our List of the Week (35:10).  We snake draft our top 5 classic rock bands, and it gets feisty.  Enjoy this podcast, and go vote if you haven't already!

Episode 7 - Fatherhood in 2020, Part 1

2020 is Year of the Dad!  In part 1 of our mega fatherhood podcast, hosts Andy and Josh reflect on what being a dad means to them.  They discuss their earliest recollections, generational differences in fatherhood, what some of their biggest challenges are, and some major hurdles their children will face.  Later this week we finish this conversation and conclude with a new twist on the List of the Week.  

Episode 6 - Grab Bag and Top 5 Favorite Characters

We're back with another grab bag episode!  We open by going around the horn on the four good sports.  We argue about LeBron versus Jordan (9:18), and wonder why ratings have been down across multiple sports during the pandemic (26:58).  In news, we briefly recap Trump having COVID and the VP debate (48:55), before moving on to the absolutely insane plot to kidnap the Michigan governor (1:01:19).  We close out the show with The List of the Week - Top 5 Favorite TV characters (1:07:12).

Episode 5 - The Politics Mega Show and Top 5 Toledo Restaurants

Andy and Josh are back for a serious discussion on the issues facing America today.  After presenting our general backgrounds and histories on politics, we give our personal perspectives on a host of issues: healthcare and how it may be impacted by the Supreme Court (26:40), climate change (47:41), guns (53:21), racial inequality and policing (1:03:59), abortion (1:33:40), and a few quick hits on other topics.  This episode gets heavy, but we hope you found it to be a worthwhile conversation.  We close the show out with a light-hearted List of the Week: Top 5 favorite Toledo food spots (1:59:51).