The Dad-I/O Podcast

Episode 39- Dad-IO Holiday Gift Guide! Due to some technical difficulties this one is being released a little late. So when we talk about Thanksgiving "coming up" don't get confused and think that you have accidentally slipped into a time portal. We promise you didn't. Unless you actually did in which case you are already aware of what is going on... or maybe you're not? Whatever... It was recorded before Thanksgiving so there ya go! Thanks! Its the most magical time of the year! Deals are aplenty and the stores are stocked to the gills with some great deals on some excellent smart home tech! This week Andrew and Ryan sit down and discuss a couple of their picks for must grab deals this holiday season! Enjoy your Thanksgiving and enjoy our recommendations for the best tech deals this year! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Fear not boys and girls, Andrew and Ryan make their return to the podcast world after a longer than anticipated mental health break over the summer. The Dads share stories from over the summer and discuss some of the exciting changes in their lives and where they want to go next with the Dad-I/O Podcast!

Episode 37: DAD SHORT- Preparations and Previews!   Well this Summer is off to a tumultuous start for our dads! Between Andrew being sick, Ryan developing a nasty case of Tom Waits voice as a result of ridiculously bad allergies, the Dad-I/O Podcast has been a little bit on the back-burner while they work to recover! no fear though, Andrew is here to deliver some info on their whereabouts and what the dads are planning for this years edition of Home Automation Month!     Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the Outputs

Episode 36: DAD SHORT- Excuse me, YES! I WILL take a discount on my TV, Internet Service, etc. Please! Unless you are one of those super weird people who actually ENJOY paying extra for TV and internet service, (and I hear that they do exist in the wild) you are going to want to take a listen this week as Andrew shares his kung fu money-saving tricks for getting a better price for your TV and Internet service! Let us know if you deploy any of these tricks and how they worked out for you!   Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 35: DAD SHORT- Seriously though, CHANGE DEFAULT FREAKING PASSWORDS! Well its finally come to this... Ryan has to sit us all down and have "the talk"... about changing the default passwords on your devices. I know! I know! Its scary and it takes an ENTIRE MINUTE to do so but really guys... just... go do it if you haven't! We explore some of the reasons why this week by discussing the dangers of leaving default passwords and settings on network connected devices and equipment, ESPECIALLY ip cameras which can be EASILY VIEWED BY ANYONE IN THE WORLD with tools from websites like insecam.org and shodan.io.  Disclaimer from Ryan: The websites I discuss this week have the potential to live in a biiiiiiiit of a legal limbo. They are crucially important tools used by security experts and white hat hackers for things like network security, penetration testing and exploit hunting. By their very nature though they can also be tools used by less than scrupulous individuals. While I encourage you to check them out because it can be a daunting reminder of why taking basic security precautions are so very very very very important, just be aware that using any of those tools without the proper training or for malicious purposes is obviously not something we would ever encourage or condone. This dad is just saying you need to be on your best behavior and respect the communities that maintain and utilize these tools for positive purposes! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

This week Andrew and Ryan take things in a bit of a different direction while they are both hard at work doing renovation projects at their homes. Due to some unforseen scheduling conflicts they have not been able to get together to record a 'proper' episode so for the next couple releases they will be releasing some "Dad Shorts", quick stories about things they are working on or sharing funny family stories! Once all the projects are done, it'll be back to dad biz as usual. Until then though, enjoy some shorts as Andrew and Ryan trade off each week sharing something new!

This week Andrew and Ryan take things in a bit of a different direction while they are both hard at work doing renovation projects at their homes. Due to some unforseen scheduling conflicts they have not been able to get together to record a 'proper' episode so for the next couple releases they will be releasing some "Dad Shorts", quick stories about things they are working on or sharing funny family stories! Once all the projects are done, it'll be back to dad biz as usual. Until then though, enjoy some shorts as Andrew and Ryan trade off each week sharing something new!    

Episode 32: Andrew- Our Parental Army Knives Of The Swiss Variety! Oh man, this whole parenting thing gets PRRRRRRRRRRETTY complicated sometimes AMIRIGHT? This week we break down a couple of our must-have tools for navigating the complicated wilderness of being a dad. So get ready to earn your safety Swiss Army...Dad... Belts...Knife/tool kit... things, and your iron-on "Im ready to do the dad thing!" badges this week on the Dad-I/O Podcast! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 31: The SHOCKING True Story of How Much Of His Data Exists Online! IF you have not listened to last weeks show, make sure you check it out first. This is the conclusion to the challenge issued at the end! Last week Andrew challenged Ryan to discover just how much info could be found online about him using only his home address. The answer was pretty shocking! Found out how much Andrew was in the dark about and tips for how you can do your own 'security audit' and get as much private info off the web as possible! Also, seriously... delete facebook. Its the center off A LOT of these issues! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

EPISODE 30- YoUr pAssWOrd Is REaLLy rEaLLy bAD! Disclaimer: This episode is a lot longer than our usual ones but it has some really great tips and content that we felt needed to stay in it but just a heads up that we dont usually go this long This week the dads return from a longer than anticipated holiday break to jump right into our multi-episode look at online security! Kicking things off we discuss one of the most critical and often times misunderstood aspects of keeping you and your families information safe: Passwords! Whether you want to explore setting up a password manager such as LastPass or OnePassword, look at getting a hardware 2 factor authentication device like the YubiKey or just use built in options available from IOS and Google Chrome, everyone should be doing SOMETHING extra when it comes to creating and managing strong passwords. Lastly, Andrew tells a story about giving out his home address to a shady online website in exchange for .50c screw driver that will almost certainly give him an asbestos rash and then makes the greater mistake of challenging Ryan to see how much personal information he can uncover about him using only his address... GAME ON! We will see what all Ryan can uncover and have Andrew verify all the juicy details on next weeks show! If you want to do your own research into what all corners of the internet your information may be hiding, here are some good places to start: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Put in your email address here and you will be able to see if it appears in the lists of known leaked email addresses tied to major data breaches. https://namechk.com/ Use this site to search for usernames you frequently use to get a better idea of what all websites you may still have open accounts with. Finally, here is an excellent article from PC Magazine about closing some widely used accounts: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386458,00.asp Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more!Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us!CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us!Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours!  

Episode 29- Its the End of the Year As We Know It! 2018 is quickly coming to an end so we take a few minutes to look back on the year that brought us into the wild and exciting world of podcasting, changes we have experienced with our families and what we have planned for 2019! We have sincerely appreciated our listeners love and support this year and we will continue to bring you great 'dadcentric' content going into 2019!   Have a Happy Holidays and New Year and we will talk again in January! Connect With Us! Gonna Geek Discord Server- gonnageek.com/discord Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 28- Andrew and Ryan Collectively Anger The Internet! Oh boy, this week... we say some things that some viewers may find...controversial. Ryan insults Mark Wahlberg, Andrew insults Android and they both speak heresy against anime... But before you write your hate mail, we go over some new gadgets we scored from Black Friday and talk about some new information to share from Home Automation Month! But if you still feel compelled to send that yule tide hate mail you can always: Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 27- Back in BLACK FRIDAY! Stock up on stuffing and turkey then head to the battlefields...or your computer chair, whichever you prefer and get ready to snag some sweet new deals on smart home tech this year! Andrew and Ryan tackle the biggest and best deals and tell you where to go and what to look for. This year is shaping up to be the very best opportunity to dive head first into home automation! Dont miss out on any deals or ideas for your setup! Join us as we say pass the cranberry sauce AND 'Ok Google... Play The Dad-I/O Podcast!' Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 26- Halloween SPOOCURITY Spectacular!! This week things get all SPOOKY in our houses as we reflect on the craziness of trick or treating with lots of kids in toe and Andrew shares his SPOOKY tale of his families diaper bag getting stolen by a SOOOOOOOOOKY witch! (No, seriously) and the aftermath of piecing your personal information back together. Its a big bag of topical goodies! So grab your kids candy haul and pick out the good pieces while you join us on this journey of ultra SPOOKINESS! SPOOKY! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 25- Kids HATE Food! This week we take a look at that most precarious part of parenting... GETTING KIDS TO FREAKING EAT FOOD!! We are not going to pretend like we have any answers on this one, but we share some stories regarding our personal experience with this topic and how we have learned to adapt. Seriously though, if you have the magic secret, would you share it with us?? Also, Andrew drops a bombshell update in his dad moment of the week and the dads celebrate the little victories in life when all the kids go to sleep at the same time! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 24- Mark Tenney Interview! Business guru Mark Tenney joins us this week to talk about the companies he runs helping churches and small businesses improve their web presence and increase their social media reach. We also get into some good dad moments and outline our inevitable future of livestreaming every aspect of our mundane lives! CEREALCAST COMING IN 2024!!! This is a highly enjoyable episode with lots of great tips from Mark that can be applied to any project you have whether it be business or personal related! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 23: Granola Bars VS The Internet Generation This week we invited veteran educator Tess Wigginton to come on the show and discuss a viral advertisement for Nature Valley Granola Bars that has spurred a conversation around whether or not our kids are forgetting how to play and experience nature the way we and our parents generation did. Check out the Video here What do you think? Are kids these days doomed to be slaves to their devices? Or is the nature of play evolving to prepare kids for the future? We discuss all angles of this topic and take a look at how past generations have had this discussion about emerging technologies everytime something new appears to disrupt the attention of children. Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

*Episode 22- Sauerkraut, Canadian Bacon and Anonymous DNA Testing! * This week Andrew and Ryan sit down and discuss our results from DNA testing that was completed by Ancestry.Com! Can you submit a sample anonymously? Will you get the same results as someone who gives up all of their information? We tackle what you are asked for and what you get back while exploring the interesting histories of our families that we discovered as a result! Special thanks to Ancestry.Com for providing the kits and testing for us to use on this weeks episode! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

Episode 21- Plastic, Food Dye and Other Scary Stuff! New research from the American Academy of Pediatrics shed light on some pretty concerning findings in regards to the possible dangers food dyes and plastics could have on our kids... its not the cheeriest reading you could do this weekend but the report does raise some tough questions about the things we give our kids and what affects they could be having on their health. This week Andrew and Ryan discuss some of the concerns the report raises but dont worry, we keep it light while sharing some personal stories about the topic as well! Ryan finds out that his beloved fruity pebbles are chock full of scary food dyes... it actually explains a lot! Andrew shares his anguish when he finally decided to pitch some old tupperware! Let us know what you think about the report after you read it and listen to the show! Connect With Us! Check out our website Dadiopodcast.com to stay up to date with our latest shows, news and more! Like our page on Facebook and join in conversations about our latest episodes, articles and more! Twitter is where you can share your #dadmoments with us to read on our show and interact with us! CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 HELP SUPPORT OUR SHOW! Please leave a comment and review to let others know you enjoy our show! Your support means SO much to us! Dad-I/O Podcast is a proud member of the Gonna Geek Podcast Network! Check out their website for more amazing and geeky shows like ours! Dad-I/O: Life provides the inputs, WE supply the output!

*Episode 20- DAD-erhood! * This weeks episode we take a break from discussing tech and gadgets to talk about some personal things going on in our lives and to make some very exciting announcements about the future of our show! So join us for a dad-centric discussion about kids, poop jokes, fostering, adopting and some of our dad moments from the last few weeks! ALSO! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! The Dad-I/O Podcast is VERY proud to announce that we have officially joined the extremely talented team at GONNA GEEK PODCAST NETWORK!! Head over to www.gonnageek.com and check out some of the amazing talent we are proud to be a part of! Connect With Us! WEBSITE- https://www.dadiopodcast.com/ NETWORK- https://www.gonnageek.com/ FACEBOOK-https://www.Facebook.com/dadiopodcast TWITTER- @Dadiopodcast, @DadioRyan, @DadioAndrew CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output!

*Episode 19- Using Tech to Score Deals! * This week we take a look at some techy options you can use to help save money, make a budget and score deals! We also go over our Amazon Prime Day hauls and discuss how this years deals were a bit lacking. Connect With Us! WEBSITE- https://www.dadiopodcast.com/ FACEBOOK-https://www.Facebook.com/dadiopodcast TWITTER- @Dadiopodcast, @Dadio_ryan, @andrewsnedeker CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output!

Episode 18- Smart Appliances! This week we visit a topic we didnt get to in our June Home Automation Month, Smart Appliances! Bust out your wallets as these ones get pricey pretty quick but can offer some really amazing convenience to your life! We also discuss how some of these features being so new are not quite ready for primetime and it may be better to wait for future iterations. Connect With Us! WEBSITE- https://www.dadiopodcast.com/ FACEBOOK-https://www.Facebook.com/dadiopodcast TWITTER- @Dadiopodcast, @Dadio_ryan, @andrewsnedeker CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output!

*Episode 17- HOME AUTOMATION MONTH .:Other Smart Home Tech!:. * Our final week of Home Automation Month closes with a look at some other awesomely cool smart home tech that didnt fit in the previous episodes. You might notice that we mention our next episode will be about smart appliances, that is absolutely true however it will NOT be coming out next Friday unfortunately. It WILL be our first July episode on 7/13 though. Our busy schedule this month got us thinking there was one more Friday in June than there actually is! We cover several products this week including the following: Eve Aqua Wyze Cam Chamberlain MyQ Garage Opener Connect With Us! WEBSITE- https://www.dadiopodcast.com/ FACEBOOK-https://www.Facebook.com/dadiopodcast TWITTER- @Dadiopodcast, @Dadio_ryan, @andrewsnedeker CALL THE DAD PHONE! Leave us a message and we will answer your questions on an upcoming episode! +16148877562 Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output!

Episode 16- HOME AUTOMATION MONTH .:Energy Monitors:. Home Automation Month is almost over but not before we take a look at some ultra cool products for monitoring the energy use of your home and for specific devices. The amazing team over at Sense Energy Monitors provided us with a generous discount on review units for this episode and we let you know what it has been like having this technology in our home! Check out Sense here: https://sense.com/ Connect With Us! WEBSITE- https://www.dadiopodcast.com/ FACEBOOK- https://www.Facebook.com/dadiopodcast TWITTER- @Dadiopodcast, @Dadio_ryan, @andrewsnedeker

EPISODE 15: Smart Thermostats! Home Automation month continues this week as we take a look at one of our personal favorite pieces of our HA setups: Smart Thermostats! Up for discussion are two of the biggest contenders in the space, Nest and EcoBee. Additionally we also take a look at some of the additional smart devices these companies offer including home security devices and dive into our experiences with networked cameras from other brands. Connect with us! Facebook.com/dadiopodcast Twitter: @dadiopodcast, @dadio_ryan, @andrewsnedeker www.dadiopodcast.com Links to the products we discussed this week:

Episode 14: Home Automation Month! .:Smart Lights/Phillips Hue:. June is home automation month here at the Dad-I/O Podcast and this week we march forward with our most anticipated topic: Smart Light and Phillips Hue! We received a lot of requests for this topic in particular and we are excited to share how we have used these systems to totally transform our homes into automated SMART HOMES! We cover a lot of products this week, here are some links to the big ones: Phillips Hue: https://www2.meethue.com/en-us Belkin Smart Switch and Plugs: http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7C063/ TP-Link Smart Switch and Plugs: https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/details/cat-5516_KP100.html Hook RF Hub: https://www.hooksmarthome.com/ Look for another episode all about NEST Thermostats NEXT FRIDAY! Connect with us! Let us know about your own smarthomes and what questions you have! www.dadiopodcast.com Twitter: @dadiopodcast @dadio_ryan @andrewsnedeker Facebook: www.facebook.com/dadiopodcast

Episode 13: Home Automation Month! .:Home Assistants:. June is home automation month here at the Dad-I/O Podcast and we are kicking it off with our look at three of the most popular options for your home: Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Apple Homepod. We share experiences from our own lives and let you know what works and what doesnt and most importantly, what our wives approve of! This episode ran a wee bit longer than we usually go but there was A LOT to cover and hopefully we can give you some thoughts on which ecosystem will work for your home! Look for another episode all about smart lights NEXT FRIDAY! Connect with us! www.dadiopodcast.com Twitter: @dadiopodcast @dadio_ryan @andrewsnedeker Facebook: www.facebook.com/dadiopodcast

Home Improvement Projects with Kids... And Various Other Tangents! This week we take a look at completing home improvement projects with little ones and how/when to include them in the fun. We also discuss some of the projects we each have been working on at our own houses and then we take a stroll down oh so many tangents! We also profess our love for Ikea. Maybe they will want to sponsor us? We can dream right? Can we start a hashtag campaign for that? "#IKEALOVESTHEDADSANDVICEVERSA" Nerd out with us and take time to share your own stories! Facebook.com/dadiopodcast twitter- @dadiopodcast & @dadio_ryan or @andrewsnedeker CALL THE DADPHONE! 6148877562

Episode 11- Old Computers! This weeks episode is a little shorter than what we usually do, Andrew and Ryan both have been taking advantage of the nicer weather to get work done on their respective houses. Next episode we will share what we have been working on and how it will benefit the future of the show! Enjoy this episode as the dads take a look at the computers for childhood and they how they played a roll in shaping their love of technology to this day. They also take time discuss how our kids will probably never have the joy of fixing a broken PC or experience the terror of having to tell mom and dad that their weekend computer project ended in it no longer booting! Nerd out with us and take time to share your own stories! Facebook.com/dadiopodcast twitter- @dadiopodcast CALL THE DADPHONE! 6148877562

**EPISODE 10: TBRS 3- HOME AUTOMATION MONTH PREVIEW! June is Home Automation month here at the Dad-I/O Podcast and we are getting you ready for all the topics we will be dissecting! Todays quick episode we break down some recent projects we have been working on and how they tie back to our growing home automation systems. Do you have a smart home? Do you want to tech up your humble abode? Well here is where to start! We want to hear your questions and thoughts on this Junes growing list of topics: -Phillips Hue -Sense Whole Home Energy Monitor -Smart Appliances -Nest Thermostats and Smoke/CO2 Detectors -Personal Assistants, Google Home, Siri and Alexa -Raspberry Pi Home Assistant And more! Reach us on facebook: www.facebook.com/dadiopodcast Twitter: @dadiopodcast

The Bedtime Rap Sessions Volume 2: The Uber Accident and The Future of Autonomous Vehicles This week we tackle a heavy subject, the recent fatal uber self driving car accident and how it will impact the future of autonomous cars. Lots to unpack here from who should be held accountable in a situation like this and where does the industry go from here to recover? While we nor anyone else really has the answers to this very complex problem, we at least try to drill into the issue and open up some of the moving parts for discussion. Our childrens generation will ultimately be the ones who end up having to find a solution to the very very weighty problems that autonomous vehicles pose to our society.

Episode 8- Facebook Messenger for Kids and Danger Parks! This episode is our first one in our 'BEDTIME RAP SESSIONS' series where we head down to Andrews basement and play babysitter to some sleepy kids while our wives work away at their business endeavor the next room over. This new series gives us a chance to chat in a more relaxed fashion about a few current tech/family topics and share our candid responses. This week we tackle two topics: Andrew wants to share his kids information on the cloud with Facebook Messenger for Kids while Ryan has his reservations about the service, Andrew brings up some good points about digital citizenship for young kids. Then the dads discuss the newest British craze of letting kids play with bricks and sharp tools unattended at Danger Parks! Links to the stories we discussed: ConnectSafely What parents need to know about Facebook Messenger Kids We want to hear from YOU Connect with us: Facebook.com/Dadiopodcast Twitter: Ryan Andrew DadIO CALL THE DAD PHONE! 6148877562 Leave us a message and we will play it and respond to it on our show!

**Episode 7- Screen Time! This week we tackle a hot button issue in many of our homes... Screen Time! It can be a battle with our kids to set limits and encourage them to seek out other ways to find entertainment and fun but are we as parents feeding the over exposure by sending the wrong message with our own screen addictions? We disect this issue and also spend some time talking about the weirdness that is childrens television and the youtube 'Elsagate' scandal. We also share our favorite 'Dad Moments' of the week! Resources from this episode: Common Sense Media - https://www.commonsensemedia.org NBCNews - Realistic screen time solutions for kids (and their parents) https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/realistic-screen-time-solutions-kids-their-parents-ncna850056

**Episode 5 (Part 2)- Foster Dads! This weeks episode is a continuation of last weeks discussion about foster care with Kathy Holbrook from House of New Hope. If you would like to get more information about becoming a foster parent, you can head over to their website at http://www.houseofnewhope.org. You can always reach out to us too through our website at http://www.dadiopodcast.com or Facebook @dadiopodcast. You can also follow us on twitter @dadiopodcast and @dadio_ryan. We hope everyone enjoyed this little break from the tech talk, next week we will be back for an all new episode where we tackle the issue of kids and screen time and also peer into the weird world of childrens tv and media! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 5 (Part 1)- Foster Dads! This week Kathy Holbrook and her adopted daughter Shelby join us to discuss the process of becoming a foster parent. We all share personal stories about our experiences with becoming foster parents and we try to dispell some of the myths and rumors that people frequently have about being a foster child or parent. We dont talk tech this week but so many people asked us to tackle this subject and we really wanted to make sure that we were doing it justice as it is so very important and close to us and our homes. Hopefully if you or a family member have ever thought about becoming a foster or adoptive parent we can help answer some questions or address concerns that you may have. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

EPISODE 4- Sick Kids! And How Tech Can Help You Deal! It is shaping up to be a legendarily awful season for the flu and other seasonal nasties befalling our homes and families. This week we tackle the tough topic of kids being sick and discuss some products we have found to make life just a little bit easier when the kiddos (or ourselves) end up with the grossness. Most of these products we have first hand experience with but we let you know when we are sharing our research into other products we have never used. That being said, we have not received any paid promotion from any of these brands, we just give them kudos for being top notch at what they do! **Show Notes** If you want to check out the tech we discussed in this weeks episode, use our Amazon affiliate links below: Kinsa Smart Thermometer, Stick: http://amzn.to/2Dn1gpB Ear: http://amzn.to/2FYPrr6 FeverFrida: http://amzn.to/2DrV2sr TempTraq: http://amzn.to/2F0PDVM Motorola Mom and Me Smart Scale: http://amzn.to/2Dp4WqN NoseFrida (Seriously, It's freaking awesome!): http://amzn.to/2DTQ58H Owelette Smart Sock: http://amzn.to/2Bhtu2S Fever Scout: http://amzn.to/2FYq5tC CONNECT WITH US! We want to hear from you! Reach out and let us know your thoughts on our latest episode, questions or comments about foster care or parenting or just to say ‘hey!' Reach us at the following: Twitter- @dadiopodcast Facebook- @dadiopodcast Reddit- Dad-IO_podcast Dad-I/O: Life supplies the input, we supply the output!

EPISODE 3- 2018 CES Roundup! Andrew and Ryan take a look at a few exciting products that came out of 2018's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Would you invest in a $6000 smart toilet? How about a ridiculously expensive television that rolls up into its own hide-a-way case? While most of these are pretty cool, we discuss the practicality of these luxurious home additions and chat about some new services unveiled that actually have some realistic viability for our busy dad lives. **Show Notes** If you want to check out the tech we discussed in this weeks episode: Koehler Numi Intelligent Toilet: https://www.us.kohler.com/us/Numi-Intelligent-toilet-with-KOHLER-Konnect/content/CNT131300025.htm LG 65-Inch OLED Rollable TV: https://www.cnet.com/news/lg-display-crazy-65-inch-oled-tv-can-roll-up-like-a-poster-ces-2018/ Samsung “The Wall” 146-Inch Modular TV: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-unveils-the-wall-the-worlds-first-modular-microled-146-inch-tv What 3 Words Location Service: https://www.what3words.com Dynamics Wallet Card: https://www.dynamicsinc.com/ces2018-announcement CONNECT WITH US! We want to hear from you! Reach out and let us know your thoughts on our latest episode, questions or comments about foster care or parenting or just to say ‘hey!' Reach us at the following: Twitter- @dadiopodcast Facebook- @dadiopodcast Reddit- Dad-IO_podcast www.dadiopodcast.com Next time on DADI/O: Sick Kids! And how tech can help you deal. Dad-I/O: Life supplies the input, we supply the output

EPISODE 2: Game Dads This episode is all about nostalgia and memories of playing video games as kids. We take a look back at the consoles and games that helped shape our childhoods and discuss the important role that games played in fostering bonding relationships with our families and friends. We also discuss the importance of one day getting to share the medium with our own kids. We want to hear from you too! Let us know what were some of your favorite gaming memories? What title defined your childhood and what console did you defend on the rough blacktops of the playground? Also, We discover the difficult truth that Andrew has never played a Mega Man game... something must be done! Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

EPISODE 1 Hi! We are Andrew and Ryan hosts of the Dad-I/O podcast! Each episode we will be discussing life as foster parents, our families and of course technology! We want to foster discussions about how technology can be a positive part of the lives of you and your kids while providing tips and tricks to get you ready to tackle whatever life throws at you! Dad-I/O: Life provides the input, WE provide the output! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.