Author Archives: Jeff Bogle

Episode 40: Summer Vacation Plans

With school out and summer camps planned, the Dad.fm trio talk about their plans for the summer. Road trips, weekend getaways and vacations big and small are on the menu for Drew, Adam and Jeff as summer approaches. Where is your family heading this summer? Do you go far for vacation or plan a series

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Episode 39: Summer Camps

Whether your kid is into soccer, karate, tennis, robotics, fly fishing, unicycling, juggling, horseback riding, LEGO, Minecraft, coding, kayaking, baking, decoupage, or needlepoint, chances are there’s a summer camp perfect for them somewhere near your home. On this summer camps episode of Dad.fm, the fellas discuss what their kids will be doing while school is

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Episode 38: Not Exactly Live from E3

A quickie episode Live from E3* to discuss the huge collaborative gaming news from Activision’s Skylanders franchise and Nintendo. We’ve said it before, but you should probably start saving for all of the gaming that’ll be flying out of the pipeline this fall! *Not Live from E3 at all. In fact, we’re nowhere near E3…but

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Episode 37: Father’s Day Wants and Wishes

It’s nearly time to celebrate dad so what better time for the Dad.fm trio to discuss their wants, wishes and ways in which they’d like to spend Father’s Day 2015. As usual, Adam is a bad influence on Jeff, making him admit that he’d actually like to receive a gift or two. Tune into this

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Episode 36: Skylanders Superchargers

Huge news from Activision today as Skylanders Superchargers was announced. The 5th game in the massive franchise will be released on September 20th and adds vehicles to the mix this time around. In Skylanders Superchargers, you’ll be able to do battle in the sky, sea and on land with new and old favorite characters…like Stealth

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Episode 35: Pets And Death

Drew and Jeff take a break from video games, superheroes and kid’s television on this episode to talk about pets, kids and the impact of a pet’s death on a family. Grab a box of tissues and listen to Drew’s cat story. And stick around to hear the tale of Jeff’s foray into the feline

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Episode 34: Live from Austin Texas

In our last episode, we heard Drew and Jeff talk about what PBS Kids will be debuting in the 2015-2106 television season. Today, the guys talk live from the Hyatt Place in Downtown Austin TX about some of the food, music, and sights they enjoyed while in the Texas capital and also dish on the

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Episode 33: What’s New From PBS Kids Live from the PBS Annual Meeting

On this special ‘live’ episode of Dad.fm from the Hyatt Place in downtown Austin, TX, Drew and Jeff report on the two remarkable new shows coming soon from PBS Kids. You’ll hear why we’re so excited for Nature Cat, from the Rudman Brothers (Jack’s Big Music Show, voice of Cookie Monster) and Ready Jet Go!

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Episode 32: The Rise of All Girl Superhero Franchises

On this episode the Dad.fm trio tackle the rise of all girl superhero franchises as Transformers, DC comics and … introduce media content and toys to placate young ladies and cash in on the ‘play pattern’ of girls. This fall, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, and Mattel will launch DC Super

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Episode 31: Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars Announcement

The Dad.fm guys talk excitedly about this week’s announcement from Disney Infinity that this fall’s 3.0 Infinity system will be Star Wars themed. It’s not all rosy though, as Jeff can’t help but wonder if the sci-fi/fantasy/superhero/Star Wars takeover of American society, the multiplex, and childhood is all just a bit too much. What say

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