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Gaming from the SNES to Halo LAN parties, the DreamHack Dallas trip and a 17-question quick-fire round.
Get to know the dads
Long-form interviews with some of our favorite Dadbods members: how they found us, what they play, and how they balance gaming with real life.
Seventeen episodes, recorded in 2020. The show is on pause while time is tight, but every episode is still here to stream. We'd love to bring the mic back someday.
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Gaming from the SNES to Halo LAN parties, the DreamHack Dallas trip and a 17-question quick-fire round.
How the Discord began, how the first members were recruited, and a long tour of gaming history from Atari to PC.
The story of the Madden League, why a shared identity as dads makes a community easy to lead, and how to join.
How DBG grew from friends escaping toxic games, the PUBG years that built the community, and the new Patreon.
Finding DBG on Reddit in December 2017, why adult gamers need communities like this, and a planned D&D campaign.
The person behind DBG's design and social media talks streaming and the simulation and city-builder games he loves.
A flipped episode: the founder tells the full origin story, from a chat-bot test server to hundreds of dads.
From PUBG to Twitch and Facebook Gaming, a first charity stream, and the Fit PC project that built a PC for a fellow gamer.
How a Reddit comment started the first big wave of members, how the Madden League began, and the Beans channel.
Joining through a Reddit message in 2017, community nights, and raiding in WoW Classic.
The first episode recorded live: a sci-fi handle, car modding and D&D, the dad advice channel and the DBG Minecraft server.
How the WoW Classic guild grew from a handful of players into hundreds, and the Reddit thread that started it all in August 2017.
Movie nights, why no drama and no politics works, the DreamHack Dallas trip behind the group photo, and a spin-the-wheel quick-fire round.
Live on Twitch: a first PC built by a friend, dads of every age swapping advice, and gaming as an outlet.
A group that took its name from DadBod Gaming, then joined the real thing, and why family-first is the point.
Recorded live on Twitch: DreamHack Dallas 2019, the anonymous advice channel, and getting into PC gaming through the Fit PC project.
We're back: a new co-host format, a not-yet-dad's view of the community, Madden leagues and PS5 launch day.
Hosted by Redbeardz and ItsRowdyRooster, with L0NGSH8NKS co-hosting episode 17. Music by Joseph McDade (JosephMcDade.com).
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