Dungeons and Diapers Archives
D&D 10 – Into the Winter-Verse
Ryan and Crofton commiserate on the life choices they have made to get this to the point where they have to spend their winters in Canada. It is cold. It is snowy. But wait… there are functional (heated) movie theatres! That means it is once again time to break down a movie, this time Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. Crofton and Gwen take to the seas in The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker while Ryan and Kayden celebrate his third birthday (Kayden’s not Ryan’s). What age is appropriate for letting your kid have a tablet? What about watching Twitch streams? All of this and OMG GO SEE INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE ALREADY!
D&D 9 – Catching Up On Infinity
Welcome to 2019! Ryan and Crofton return from their holidays to discuss what kept them busy over the last three weeks. Crofton FINALLY watched Infinity War, so we dive into spoiler territory for a bit. Ryan got a 4K upgrade for Christmas, and rises up from constantly fiddling with settings. Throw in some great and not so great holiday moments with the family, and you’ve got an excellent Dungeons and Diapers.
D&D 8 – All I Want for Christmas is Ewwwww
‘Tis the season for Crofton and Ryan to sit down and commiserate about the craziness that is Canadian Christmastime. Social calls! Treats! Christmas trees! Ryan even offers a holiday review of the latest Grinch movie. As a special holiday treat, Crofton leads a deep dive into the doody that gives the show its name with a rant on proper diaper etiquette. Do you wrap and toss or dump and flush? All of this and Red Dead Redemption too (or 2?).
D&D 7 – A Song of Gas and Water
Ryan and Crofton finally discover that kids are smarter than you think and maybe you shouldn’t talk about Christmas in front of them. Ryan laments that he may live in a seedy neighbourhood by regaling listeners with a story of losing gas, finding water, and the vans that suffer in between. Crofton starts talking about Mario Kart, goes on a weird flashback tangent about how he once dressed as Pikachu for work, and then brings it back around to talk about My Little Pony (it’s a good show!). It’s a journey for sure. All this and how to plan your wife’s milestone birthday!
D&D 6 – Stories From Your Mouth
Ryan and Crofton reunite to see which of them survived Halloween with over-sugared children? Spoiler: Both did. Ryan chronicles his geekirific bachelor party shenanigans and what happens when you merge debauchery and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D&D). Crofton takes a minute to savour a date night with his lovely wife, complete with a mysterious (completely not dirty) card game. The boys then try to recapture the whimsy from their childhoods with talk of imagination play, bedtime stories, and the movies that marked (and traumatized) them as kids.
D&D 5 – The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky
Charity and capitalism collide in this week’s episode of Dungeons and Diapers! Experience the angelic Ryan’s quest to raise as much money for sick children as possible doing what he does best: playing games. Meanwhile, experience the demonic Crofton’s quest for the perfect Red Dead Redemption 2 experience by purchasing a PS4 Pro and taking his daughter to a video game store for the first time. Hear both gentlemen prepare for the Halloween season with discussions of scary games (Until Dawn! Resident Evil 7!), pumpkin carving and trick or treating prep. This week’s kid stuff also includes Crofton’s daughter learning how to play Mario Odyssey in real life and Ryan’s son learning how to yell at him from the top of the stairs – both practical life skills! All this and a full mailbag as well!
D&D 4 – Naps and Whine
Crofton and Ryan meander through a field of sterling parenting conversation tulips (baby names! Putting your kids on social media!) before diving deep into the dungeon to figure out if it is even possible to finish a video game as a parent of young kids. Ryan’s case study is Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider while Crofton is again lured by the siren’s call of his old mistress… The Witcher 3 – this time with 100% more Blood and Wine. Also, Ryan faces the end of naps and Crofton embarks on his first kindergarten field trip. All of that and VR lightsabers too! Come drop your diapers and delve into our dungeons! What? My wife says that line isn’t any better.
D&D 3 – Kindergarten Cops
We. Are. Live! Another time jump has Ryan and Crofton discussing their latest parenting milestones — Babies walking! Kids kindergartening — while they dive into Spider-Man, a recent blockbuster video game release. Listen to a grown man with two children explain the subtle nuances of Spider-Man’s personal non-lethal ethics to another grown man with two children! Plus, stay for the first of what is assuredly many discussions about “screen time” for kids. How much is too much? Is all screen time the same? All of that and Super Mario Odyssey too! Put down the diapers and come into our dungeon! Wait, my wife just told me that last line might need work.
D&D 2 – New Kid, New Episode
Four months later – how has Crofton survived becoming a double-dad? How does Ryan manage to record eleven podcasts a day (rough estimation)? What are the best video games to play when holding a baby? Speaking of games, the boys talk about some of the recent heavy hitters like God of War and the Nintendo Switch’s continued dominance. All of this and an update on Ryan’s evil twin neighbour too!