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our monkeys, my circus: a dad's tale

by ryan wilson

a sportswriter, photographer and stay-at-home dad documenting life with his two crazy kids

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 18: Talking Big Brothers, Becoming a Better Athlete (!) and LEGOs (natch)

    Talking Big Brothers, Becoming a Better Athlete and LEGOs

  2. Ep. 17: Talking Birthdays, Beastie Boys and the Tour of Mythicality

    Talking Birthdays, Beasties and the Tour of Mythicality

  3. Ep. 16: Talking James Earl Jones, Stranger Things and Rhett and Link

    Talking James Earl Jones, Stranger Things and Rhett and Link

  4. Ep. 15: Talking Daniel LaRusso, T'Challa and LeBron

    Talking Daniel LaRusso, T'Challa and LeBron

  5. Ep. 14: Talking summer, little bros and kindergarten debuts

    Talking summer, little brothers and kindergarten debuts

  6. Ep. 13: Be a good person

    We revisit the election results and talk about the importance of being a good person

  7. Ep. 12: Talking soccer retirement, rock climbing and homemade card games

    Talking soccer retirement, rock climbing and homemade card games

  8. Ep. 11: Talking kung fu, little brothers and 3rd grade science

    Talking kung fu, little brothers and 3rd grade science

  9. Ep. 10: Talking birthdays, crazy little bros and infected big toes

    It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the nine-year-old and I talk about his latest birthday, the joys of having an infected big toe and what it's like to deal with an insane name-calling little brother.

  10. Ep. 9: Talking the Super Bowl, Dennis Rodman and Ben Franklin

    Talking Super Bowl, Dennis Rodman and Ben Franklin

  11. Ep. 8: Talking Star Wars: The Force Awakens (which was awesome)

    It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I review Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There are spoilers, obviously, so if you haven't seen the movie, please skip this episode until you have. Or, alternatively, if you have no intentions of ever…

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  12. Ep. 7: Talking Christmas presents, angry letters and Uno domination

    It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I talk about how all Christmas presents aren't created equally (see, for example), the awesome power of Uno ATTACK!, why randomly firing arrows -- even toy ones -- without some forethought is a terrible...

  13. Ep. 6: Talking practical jokes, dinosaurs and jacking up your britches

    It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I talk about practical jokes (specifically, the one he played on me, taking full advantage of my OCD in the process), what you're really saying when you say "darn" (this only applies to eight-year-olds,...

  14. Ep. 5: Talking Star Wars, why 8-year-olds love fart-related humor and life before kids

    It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I talk about the new Star Wars trailer (THERE ARE SPOILER ALERTS), life before kids, and an in-depth conversation about bodily functions (shocking development: eight-year-old boys love all fart-related...

  15. Ep. 4: Talking T-Rex arms, woolly mammoths, selfie sticks, Halloween and Peyton vs. Eli

    On the latest Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, the eight-year-old and I start off by talking about things that scare us. (Related: the eight-year-old admits to being scared by Scrubbing Bubbles when he was younger. I got nothing.) We then talk to the four-year-old about things that "kinda creeps…

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  16. Ep. 3: Talking rotary phones, geography, why ninjas are cool and more NFL news

    On the latest Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, the eight-year-old and I talk geography (I found out we have listeners in Indonesia and England), and how how podcasts were a technological impossibility 15 years ago. That leads to a discussion about rotary phones and VCRs, and invariably, a "That...

  17. Ep. 2: Talking NFL, annoying girls, and soccer dads (that's me!)

    On the latest Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, I'm joined by the eight-year-old to talk about the devastating news that Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a knee injury and will miss 4-6 weeks of action. (Related: the eight-year-old doesn't know Ben Roethlisberger from Ben Franklin…

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  18. Ep. 1: Talking Ninjago, NFL and life lessons

    On the very first Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, Ryan and the eight-year-old talk Ninjago, Star Wars and the NFL.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

a sportswriter, photographer and stay-at-home dad documenting life with his two crazy kids

HOSTED BY

ryan wilson

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