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Episode 26 – the one where Ruth rants
Ruth and John are back after a short break, which they explain is because they didn’t feel able to podcast over the summer whilst experiencing sleep problems with Catherine. They are now able to...
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Episode 27 – Parties, Potty Training and New iPads
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery, and our plan is for this to be the first of many more regular, possibly shorter shows. We’re getting back into our groove We talk all about...
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Episode 28 – Yes, we’re back again!
I know, I know, I know. Mere DAYS after releasing Episode 27, we’re back again with episode 28. We really are serious about recording on a weekly basis now, although we’re not doing as well at keeping...
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Episode 29 – Pain, Yoyos and Father Christmas
Welcome back to this week’s episode of Parental Geekery. We start off talking some more about John’s new obsession with yoyos and tell the story of the first event in our life that made Ruth exclaim...
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Episode 30 – What DOES the Fox Say?
Another week, another episode of Parental Geekery, and this week we open with a very important question – what does the fox say? We’ve finally taken the sides off David’s cot, and invested in another...
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Episode 31 – Chromecast
Welcome back to this week’s episode of Parental Geekery, and as it’s December we’re going to start talking about Christmas. We want to know when you put your Christmas decorations up. The big news this...
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Episode 32 – Episode Number GX7
Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Parental Geekery. Today we are celebrating the arrival of John’s Panasonic GX7, which is his birthday present. We also explain why there was no show this...
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Episode 33 – Happy New Year
Welcome back to Parental Geekery – our first show of 2014. We took a little break from podcasting over Christmas and today we talk about what we did during the holidays. You can also read about our...
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Episode 34 – Stuff and Things
In this week’s episode Ruth is feeling sorry for herself as she’s been poorly. We run through the feedback we’ve received so far on our question about Santa from last week’s episode. Special thanks to...
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Episode 35 – Family Gaming with FamilyGamerTV
We’ve got something a little bit special with you on this week’s episode of Parental Geekery. We have our first ever guest as we are joined by Andy Robertson, better known as Geek Dad Gamer to talk...
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Parental Geekery episode 36 – Watching on our Tablets
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery where John and Ruth chat all things parenting and geeky. This week Ruth is getting back in to amateur dramatics and talks about the play she is going...
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Episode 37 – All About In-App Purchases
Welcome back to the latest episode of Parental Geekery. In this week’s show we mostly talk about in-app purchases and what we think of them, but not before a quick mention of the latest Flappy Bird...
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Episode 38 – The Craft Computer Club
We’ve got a very special episode of Parental Geekery for you this week – an interview with Dan Bridge from inPractice who is the man behind the Craft Computer Club – a Kickstarter project currently...
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Episode 39 – Now You Can See Us!
We’re very excited about this episode of Parental Geekery, as for the very first time we are recording video as well as audio. You can see the fruits of our labours over on our YouTube channel. We...
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Episode 40 – New Car!
Welcome back to the latest episode of Parental Geekery. We tried something new again this week and our recording session was streamed Live via Google+/YouTube. Make sure you circle us on Google+ to get...
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Episode 41 – Drama and Bedtime Stories
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery, which like last week is also available on YouTube. In this episode we talk about Ruth’s recent return to the stage, and what John thinks of her...
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Episode 42 – The Answer!
We’re very excited on this episode of Parental Geekery as Ruth’s new car has arrived. We give our first impressions on owning the new Nissan Note. John’s playing Ingress, and Ruth is being a very good...
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Episode 43 – The Massive Easter Catchup
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery. We’ve got a lot to catch up with, since we haven’t recorded a show since before the Easter holidays. We start off talking about Ruth’s recent...
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Episode 44 – An expensive lesson in backups
It’s another episode of Parental Geekery! And we start off this week by talking about how Catherine is now keeping a diary – do we have a future blogger on our hands? John’s bought a Cricut Mini and...
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Episode 45 – robot vacuums and electric cars
Welcome back to Parental Geekery. It’s been a little while since we last recorded a show, and we talk a little bit about why, before getting onto the main parental geeking. We talk about our...
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Episode 46 – Nissan LEAF, Alton Towers and UKPOD14
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery. After our discussions about the Nissan LEAF last episode we were asked about the purchase price for the vehicle, so we talk about that, along with...
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Episode 47 – A Bit of a Catch Up
Welcome back to a long overdue episode of Parental Geekery. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do. First of all, someone had a birthday last month, and we talk about that. We were lucky enough to get...
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Episode 48 – Nestling in Your Lugholes
Well would you look at that. Two episodes in the space of two weeks? We are spoiling you! As the show opens we talk a little bit about why we’re so busy at the moment, and a little bit about our hard...
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Episode 49 – Shivs, Serial and the Birthday Party of the Year
Welcome back to another epiosode of Parental Geekery. We open this week with a discussion as to what a Shiv is. Random I know, but that’s how we roll sometimes! Our friend Richard has posted a video in...
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Episode 50 – The Full Half Hour
Welcome back to Parental Geekery. Taking our lead from Serial we took a break last week, but we’re back now (and before the next episode of Serial!), and opening straight into an argument about iPads...
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Episode 51 – A Multitude of Synonyms
Welcome back to Parental Geekery, where we’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year. We’re back after taking a little break over Christmas, with a suitably Big Opening. Join us as we ramble through our...
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Episode 52 – The Creme Egg Taste Test
Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery. Following the news that Cadbury have changed the chocolate used for Creme Eggs this year, Ruth and John very nobly undertake a “taste...
View ArticleEpisode 53 – As Easy As Walking and Chewing Gum
Welcome to another episode of Parental Geekery. This is the show about parenting and geeky stuff, but for some reason we open today with a discussion about walking and chewing gum. We then get into a...
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Episode 54 – As You Wish
Another week, another episode of Parental Geekery, the show about parenting and geekiness. Ruth and John are back with their relaxed conversational style. We open with a little bit about health – three...
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Episode 55 – Live Long & Prosper
This week’s episode of Parental Geekery is packed with a variety of topics. We start off with a conversation about table-top role-playing games as John talks about his evenings spent playing Pathfinder...
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Episode 56 – Handbags Lead to iWatches
Here we go with another topic-packed episode of Parental Geekery, the podcast for geeky parents. Ruth and John start off by discussing the recent Apple accouncement. John describes his very “science...
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Episode 57 – Soap and Water
It’s time for another episode of Parental Geekery, where husband and wife team John and Ruth chat about whatever geeky parental things are on their mind, which appears to start with soap and water this...
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Episode 58 – The Disneyland Paris Special Edition
Well, we’re back after taking a couple of weeks away from podcasting for our Easter break, and today’s show is unashamedly dedicated to our Disneyland Paris holiday that we took in that time. We talk...
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Episode 59 – Missing an internal organ
In this episode of Parental Geekery Ruth and John, who are both parents and geeks, bring you the latest events in their world. We open with the news that this podcast is not available on Spotify but it...
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Episode 60 – Tales of Woe from Half Term
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery, the podcast where John and Ruth talk all things parenting and geeky. We start off with some geek news – John is getting a new iMac, which he is very...
View ArticleEpisode 61 – Pushing up the Daisies
Welcome back to a new episode of Parental Geekery, a podcast for geeks and parents. In this weeks show we start off talking about John’s new iMac (again). Then he tells the sorry tale of how his Drobo...
View ArticleEpisode 62 – Coding for Girls
Ruth and John are back with another episode of Parental Geekery, the aspirationally-weekly podcast where we talk about whatever’s interesting us, which is generally something geeky or parenty! We start...
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Episode 63 – Show Me, Xiaomi Mi
Welcome back to another episode of Parental Geekery – the podcast for parents and geeks. This week we are celebrating being named as the latest U.K. Podcasters featured podcast and would like to...
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Episode 64 – The Podcast Awakens!
Happy New Year! It’s 2016 and Ruth and John are back with a bumper-sized episode for your listening pleasure! We talk about our family Christmas, and some of the best presents we all got. David is...
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Episode 65 – The Gymnast’s got Rhythm
Only a week after the last episode Ruth and John are back with another discussion of all things parental and geeky. We open the show today with a special shoutout to listener Alice, and we hope she’s...
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Episode 66 – Kermit, Scratch and Python
Welcome to this week’s episode of Parental Geekery, where John appears to be channelling Kermit the Frog. Ruth recommends a new podcast she’s discovered, called Real Crime Profiles. Hosted by retired...
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Episode 67 – Weighing Anchor
We open this week’s episode of Parental Geekery with shoutouts to a few listeners. Thanks to Trudy and Neil for sharing our show on Facebook and Anchor respectively. We talk a little about Anchor, a...
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Episode 68 – A Tale of Two Flat Caps
It’s a very special episode of Parental Geekery this week, as we are recording on Leap Day. We don’t think we’ve ever done that before! We open with a correction to what we said about Going Postal in...
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Episode 69 (dude)
Today we’re back with a new setup and a new release process all designed to make recording and releasing shows as easy as possible. We witter about that for a couple of minutes, then we witter about...
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Episode 70 – Remembering Grandma
Today we backfill some of the things that happened to us in the last year while we’ve not been recording, especially the loss of John’s mum, Joan and how that affected the family. Check out this episode!
View ArticleEpisode 71 – Messaging apps and social media for kids
Today we talk about a hunt we’ve been on for a little while to find messaging and social media apps for kids. We talk about what’s features those apps should have and why almost nothing fits the bill....
View ArticleEpisode 72 – Slaying orcs and finding paths
This week we talk mostly about pen and paper RPGs and the fun we’ve been having playing Pathfinder – a D&D relation. We also talk about a fantastic podcast called The Glass Cannon Podcast which has...
View ArticleEpisode 73 – We’ll get back to you (eventually)
Today we natter about a grab bag of topics including bedtime routine, email for kids, turning off the internet, Lego Boost and Kuri. We even answer a year old audio comment! So relevant and topical as...
View ArticleEpisode 74 – This one’s for you Bill!
We’ve bought an electric car! Let us tell you all about our thought process and our analysis of the ultra-low emissions car market today. Here’s the apps we talk about in the show: Zap-map PlugShare...
View ArticleEpisode 75 – The extended Switch edition
We’ve got a Nintendo Switch and we’re darn well going to tell you ALL about it! Click to download
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