This episode of Dadhouse is brought to you by American Underdog. It’s the story of Kurt Warner and his rise to be one of the best quarterbacks ever. 

Join us as the dads get into gaming with your kids. We are joined by Joel Willis who runs the multimedia group The Dad and The Dad Gaming. The Dad Gaming brings dads together with their kids to help them bond, communicate, and play some games!  Joel guides us through gaming with the kids and how to make it a better experience for us all. Also, how dads can cheat to continue to beat their kids but that may just be Shannon. 

1:24—Our thoughts and prayers to Mike, whose water heater has gone away. Oh, he also went to the Air and Space Museum in DC. 

13:45-Dadhouse would like to announce that we are now on Call-In. The new social media platform for podcasts. We post Dadhouse Snippets in-between longer episodes. So if you need a ten minute hit of Dadhouse on topical subjects, give us a listen there!

15:22—Mick’s Chicken Update! 

16:50—We are staring a new segment with Dad Advice from Dad Con. It’s straight advice from more dads to help us all. We start with John Francis, founder of Father’s Eve.

18:01—Our first sponsored show comes with American Underdog! Zachary Levi stars as Kurt Warner. It opens on Christmas day. You don’t have to be a huge football fan to love this film. It’s about perseverance, fatherhood, family, and pushing yourself to succeed.  And you can hear the interview that Dad 2.0 did with Zachary Levi  on their podcast, plus learn about screenings in your area. Plus, don’t forget to join the Dad 2.0 Twitter party on December 13th at 8:00 Central! Just head on over to@dad2summit on Twitter. All of Dadhouse is going to be there! 

22:04—And now we get to the interview with Joel Willis! Joel Willis editor and chief of The Dad, a media brand that celebrates modern fatherhood and reaches over 75 million people every month. He’s the co-author of The Dad Law, a hilarious guide for fathers, as well as The Dad Book: Truths, Hacks, and Dadisms.

23:10—Joel Willis kicks us off with talking with us about what Dad Gaming is and how it got started. 

26:46—Joel puts out a challenge to anyone on Mario Kart! Who’s going to take him on? Not me, I’m awful at Mario Kart. 

31:06—Joel’s controversial take!  Roblox is better than Golden Eye. Visit the Dad Gaming to disagree. 

34:32—What is the positives in gaming with your kids. There are a ton. A father interacts with their child where they go, and gaming is one of those places. 

41:50—Don’t sleep on mobile gaming. There are ton of games and father’s and kids can bound over. From educational games from Blooket and Kahoot.

43:49—To get a workout, try Just Dance! 

46:00—How do we handle toxic gaming in some of the online games, and Joel gives great advice on how to deal with it, and show your kids a positive example. 

50:05—Like we do with every guest, Joel answers the Dadhouse Five, check our Dadness!