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Dad Needs To Talk
Hosted by Robert, a Father, Husband and IT Professional for weekly discussions about Fatherhood, Manga, Anime/TV Shows and Gaming. Get a healthy mix of life and nerd talk as I share my adventures of what I'm reading, watching, playing and doing with my family. https://dadneedstotalk.com/
Episodes
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Life and Spring Anime 2025
Im back! This episode I catch up on life and entertainment from the last couple of weeks. My trip to San Antonio and heading towards the final week of school…
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Manga Talk: War of the Adults
I discuss early thoughts on the manga War of the Adults after reading the current 6 chapters of the series. It is available on the Manga Plus…
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Expedition 33, Thunderbolts Movie, & Daredevil Born Again
Lots of exciting things to talk about today. Ive been deep into playing Expedition 33 and loving that experience. I also got to watch Thunderbolts movie last…
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Sinners, Beef & My Southern Soul
Lots to dive into this week! My wife and I saw Sinners as our date night adventure for her birthday last week. I discuss how this movie and South of Midnight…
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The Amateur, South of Midnight, Switch 2 Chaos
Its been a couple of weeks so its time to catch up. As usual we start with life and family updates, I got to see my great niece in person finally and my kids…
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Breaking the Current Wave
Im back! I start this episode with a conversation about disconnecting from feeling the need to be part of the current conversation of all the ongoing shows…
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4 Year Podcast Anniversary, Mickey 17 and Orb Finale
We are at another milestone, 4 years of podcasting! It is so wild for me to think back on doing this for that long. Alot of time and life has happened since…
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MainFrames, Last Breath & Paradise
This episode I catch up some of the games, movies and shows I have checked out in the last week. I recap the Texas highschool basketball championships from…
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School Incident and Events, Inform Yourself for your Kids
While many things in life are out of our hands, being as informed as possible is a great step to staying ahead and prepared for the unknown nature of life…
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Manga Talk: Longing for Home
This episode I talk about the manga Longing for Home. This is a apocalyptic distopian series that follows Taurou after he awakens 500 years in the future. We…
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State of Play and More Manga
This episode I wanted to recap some of my highlights from the February 2025 Playstation State of Play and discuss some anime and manga Ive enjoyed this week…
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Manga Talk: Let’s Take a Walk in Another World
This episode I wanted to give a very cozy reading recommendation. Isekai Walking aka Lets Take a Walk in Another World is just what I needed this week. I read…
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Most Notorious Catch Up
I had plenty of shows and stuff to discuss so we are doing a little catch up episode. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life talk (04:50) Game Talk TV Talk (09:09)…
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Manga Talk: The Witch and The Mercenary
I have been reading the Witch and the Mercenary on the K manga app this week and had to talk about it. Its a dark fantasy series that follows the adventure of…
Dad Needs To TalkThe Gaming Shift and Winter Anime
We are at the end of January already, after a whirlwind month to start off 2025. I needed to record to give myself and hopefully you a little distraction and…
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Manga Talk: Takahashi from the Bike Shop Volume 1 review
If you are looking for some good wholesome adult romance then listen to my thoughts on Takahashi from the Bike Shop. Story and Art by Arare Matsumushi…
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Manga Talk: Dogs and Punching Bags
I checked out the manga Dog and Punching Bags. This was just 11 chapters long. Story and Art by: Kaori Ozaki Published by: Kodansha Timestamps (00:00) Intro…
Dad Needs To Talk2025 Anticipated Releases
A new year is upon us, so I figured it would be fun to look ahead at the things I am excited and curious about for this upcoming year. Timestamps (00:00) Intro…
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Farewell 2024, Life Reflections and Year Favorites
Another year has come and gone. Lots has happened but alot has remained the same. Lets lookback on whats happened. I discuss life and the podcast, then later I…
Dad Needs To TalkManga Talk: Steel of the Celestial Shadows volume 2-4
After almost a year it was time to revisit this series. Thanks to Viz for having all the chapters on the Viz app/site so it made it easy and convenient to…
Dad Needs To TalkCross, Minit, The Madness, The Morning Show
School will be out for winter break soon but I still have shows to talk about before the kids overtake the house. I share thoughts on Cross, The Madness and…
Dad Needs To TalkGame Awards 2024 Recap
It is the 10th Anniversary of the Video Game Awards and it brought lots of surprises to celebrate the occasion. Lets look back and discuss the awards and…
Dad Needs To TalkThis is Us, Wicked, Vinland Saga Book 12
I have returned! Life been very busy the last few weeks but I wanted to catch up and talk about some stuff I been checking out recently. Timestamps (00:00)…
Dad Needs To TalkThe Penguin & The Bloody Tracks Home
This week we talk about The Penguin HBO series and some games Im playing. Then later in the show I share final thoughts on some manga I finished recently…
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Anime Talk: Metropolis (2001 movie)
This is an unexpected episode this week as I planned to take the week off but the stars aligned after I went to see this classic movie from the early 2000s…
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The Spooky Stage and October Manga
Life has been busy and stressful but I return to talk of the great manga Ive read and other things recently. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life Talk (10:40)…
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Community Parenting
Welcome back! This episode I dive into community parenting. This is a subject I have wanted to talk about for a while. As a father of 5, we stay very busy and…
Dad Needs To TalkWild Robots Transform & Astro Royale
This episode I talk about my 3 trips to the movies last weekend. I got to see and will share thoughts on The Wild Robot, Transformers One and Look Back. Later…
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September Manga Favorites
I read alot of great manga in September and wanted to share. Digital Review Copies provided by Viz Media, Kodansha, Yen Press Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:13)…
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Fall Anime 2024 and Games on the Way
We are back for another episode. This time I catch up on some recent game news and announcements, then we take a look at what anime is coming in Fall season…
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Blerd Bash Dallas and GODK:LLERS Project
This past weekend I went to a event called Blerd Bash Dallas. I do have mixed thoughts on the overall event, I did get a chance to meet and talk with the…
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Great Uncle Enjoys Great Things
This episode I have tons to discuss. I became a great uncle recently, Ive also been playing some very fun new games and theres been some new manga series and…
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Lets Talk About Viz Manga, Shonen Jump and Manga Plus
With some big name manga ending recently and as I also reflected how manga platforms have changed in recent years. This felt like a good time to look at and…
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Back to School Chaos, Concord Launch & Summer Anime Check In
Welcome Back! This episode I have alot to catch up on. Lots of life happened, including my kids going back to school. We got some game news and the launch of…
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Game Talk: Concord Coming & Gameinformer Going
Welcome back! With the head into the launch of Concord from Firewalk Studios this week, I wanted to do another news and info update. We now have a roadmap and…
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The Passing of Eras
With the recent ending of My Hero Academia and after watching Deadpool & Wolverine, it made me reflect on eras and how the things we enjoy come to an end…
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My Hero Academia Manga Finale
After a 10 year run, My Hero Academia manga has come to an end. The series had many highs and a few lows along the way. But overall the impact of this series…
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July Catch Up & Subscription Clean Up
I hope you all are well, in this episode I catch up on life and everything else I have been doing in July since the last regular episode at the start of the…
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Manga Talk: Snowball Earth volume 1&2
I finally got a chance to talk about Snowball Earth manga. This is a scifi survival series that follows and pilot and his robot as they fight space kaiju while…
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Concord News Update & Open Beta Final Thoughts
This episode I originally planned to talk about the Open Beta and then we got a bunch of news, an animated short and more as marketing ramps up for the game…
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Game Talk: Concord Early Access Beta Impressions
My early thoughts after playing Concord for this first beta weekend on PS5. I dive into my personal experience with multiplayer games in the past and then…
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Ohio Trip and Summer Anime 2024 Preview
This episode I talk about my family trip to Ohio last week, the Myles Turner basketball camp and other life things. Then in the back half of the show I look…
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Game Talk: Nintendo Direct and Upcoming Games
We finally got the long awaited Nintendo Direct and it had many surprises for many fans. This episode I recap my favorites among the many announcements. Then…
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Game Talk: My Favorite Summer Game Reveals
This episode is all about the games! Lots of interesting games were revealed over the past week and I wanted to talk about my favorites. Timestamps (00:00)…
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Purpose Beyond Parenting
This episode I wanted to dive into my thoughts on being more than just a parent. Obviously I make sure my kids are a top priority but sometimes I struggle with…
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Growing in the Shadows
Its been a few weeks but I am back with another hopefully topic called growing in the shadows. Sometimes we have to do work behind the scenes to prepare for…
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Value Your Time
Time is one of the most precious and irreplaceable things in the world. This episode I talk about some moments where I had to do what was best for my time…
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Do Your Best While You Can
Today I wanted to send some encouragement to others, especially younger people like my kids to give things their all and do the best they can while the…
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Manga Talk: Frieren Beyond Journey End manga chapters 61-127
After the amazing anime for Frieren finished, I decided to jump over to reading the manga. I ended up catching up in a day and had to talk about it. Timestamps…
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3 Year Podcast Anniversary
This episode I celebrate and reflect on the 3rd anniversary of the podcast. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life Talk (12:35) Upgraded some toys (17:30) Year 3…
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Legends Ascend, Akira Toriyama and Dune 2
This episode I talk about the passing of Akira Toriyama and the impact that Dragon Ball and his others works had on my life. Later in the show I share my…
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My Peace vs My Creative Anxiety
As I approach another year mark for the podcast I have to speak on my internal battle. I have found myself becoming more anxious recently and it might be…
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Manga Talk: Rainbow The Seven From Block 2 Cell 6 Review
I checked out the manga, Rainbow: The Seven From Block 2 Cell 6 from author George Abe. This is a story of brotherhood that began in a juvenile reformatory…
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Story Time: 10 Years Ago Gamestop Fired Me & My Life Changed
This episode I take a trip down memory lane. Its been 10 years since the day when Gamestop fired me. I talk about the incident itself, how life has changed…
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New Car, Ninja Kamui and Middle School Champions
This episode there is alot of life talk to catch up on. I got a new car, my kids had middle school basketball championship games and so much more. In the back…
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Simple Taste
This episode I talk on the subject of Simple Taste. Sometimes we know there are better things out there but there is a comfort to things are are like junk food…
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State of Play January 2024 | Argylle Movie | Xbox Rumors
This week I talk about the recent Playstation State of Play and recent Xbox rumors going around. I also share thoughts on the movie Argylle and the manga…
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | Palworld
This episode of the podcast I catch up on life from the last couple of weeks. Then I dive into the the amazing Prince of Persia The Lost Crown game from the…
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Uninformed Echoes
This episode I finally get to say my thoughts on the Suicide Squad game from my alpha playtest a couple months ago. This lead to my main topic of how quickly…
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Manga Talk: Steel of the Celestial Shadows Volume 1
Steel of the Celestial Shadows follows a samurai who cant directly touch metal objects. Story & Art by: Daruma Matsuura Published by: Viz Media