iPads, Kindles & VCRs OH MY!

On iPad release day, the Cast of Dads sat down to share their thoughts on the device, but more importantly about how this and other new technology is changing the way our kids interact, read and learn. Plus, we got reflective on all the technology that was ground breaking in the past.

Episode 15: iPad, Kindles & VCRs OH MY!

Topics discussed on this episode:

• Media, Pennsylvania
• THE iPad
• Modern Family's episode long Apple Ad
• iPad vs. iDad
• Netflix streaming
• Kindle vs. everything
• Kids & Tools
• Panelfly
• Dr. Seuss apps
• The future of books
• Interactive Literature vs. Imagination
• Kids buying music
• iTunes LP
• YouTube, the music browser of choice?
• Gangster Wiggles
• VCRs
• Tape Recorders
• Will kids have a tangeble device that they talk about and remember back to?
• "T-Shirts are the future...."

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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.



Car Seats & Common Sense

Recorded before Easter, but due to some surgery C.C. went through it is hitting the feed a bit later then expected. But, with the warm weather coming back, the  Cast of Dads are all sorts of riled up and this is certainly the most fun we've had on a single episode. Enjoy!

Episode 14: Car Seats & Common Sense

Topics discussed on this episode:

• First Sleepovers
• Max's new grill
• Which is harder to build? A swing set or a new grill.
• Car seats for kids in buses & taxis
• Convertable stroller into car seat
• The "fun" of car seats
• How did we ever survive before seat belts and safety everything
• Common Sense = THE most important parenting skill
• Texting while driving
• Spot the Texting Game
• Modern day Scarlett Letter?
• C.C. apologizes to Cornell Basketball
• Power washers
• Spring Cleaning & Outdoor tasks
• Home gardens
• Yard Work Love vs. Hate
• Brad wants to use a snow blower
• Ocean Temperatures
• Smurfing it up

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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.

Live from SXSW

While Cast of Dads will always be mainly an audio podcast we couldn't pass up the chance to do our first video episode while several of us were in Austin, TX attending SXSW. Thanks to the whole Dad Labs team for making this happen!

Cast of Dads Live from SXSW 2010 from Cast of Dads on Vimeo.

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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.







Tracking, Texting & Texas

Three of us were recently together in Austin, Texas to attend SXSW. One of the world's largest conferences focused on the interactive and media spaces. We recorded our first video episode (sneak peek picture below), which you'll see soon, but until then here is episode thirteen of Cast of Dads.

Episode 13: Tracking, Texting & Texas

Topics discussed on this episode:

• South By Southwest
• Location awareness and why apps like FourSquare & Gowalla can be great for parents
• Active vs. Passive tracking of our children
• Sass' use of Foursquare with his kids
• My Mom's on Facebook
• Kids use of Twitter
• textPlus+ group SMS ability
• The high price of texting plans
• C.C. test drives a Chevy Volt
• Being aware of the world around you (SC Man hit by plane at the beach)
• Texting while driving
• Mobile carrier family mapping options.
• Voice only capabilities of Ford Sync
• Is voice only enough or is it a question of attention?
• iType2Go
• Someone needs to develop a Southern voice recognition for Brad

Don't forget to tell your friends about the show and have them subscribe to either our direct feed or via iTunes. Also, please leave us a review in iTunes!

Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.





Who is the Softy? Who is the Enforcer?

Discipline is one of the hardest things that every parent has to deal with and today that is exactly what the Cast of Dads are discussing.

Episode 12: Discipline

Topics discussed on this episode:

• Who is the softy in the house?
• Who is the enforcer?
• When siblings begin helping with the parenting
• Teaching to respect adults balanced with not trusting strangers
• Friends known as "aunts" & "uncles"
• Naughty Steps, Dunce Caps and time out
• Losing control and raised voices
• Extreme discipline
• To Spank or not to Spank?

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Cast of Dads is a group of podcasting and blogging dads who gather to gab about fatherhood.  The cast of dads includes C.C. Chapman, Jeffrey Sass, Max Kalehoff, Michael Sheehan, and Brad Powell, who collectively represent 13 kids from the youngest of babies to full grown adults. Each of them brings a unique perspective to being a father.