Season 4, Episode 2 - The Benefits of Role Playing Games for Your Kids with Special Guest: James French

On this episode: - Rob and Mike welcome special guest and game master James French to discuss the benefits of role playing games for kids and adults alike! - Rob gives an update on his no yelling experiment.  Did he beat the over/under of 4 days? - A hero mom stands up for her daughter. - A brave teenager runs away from a bad situation in our Bad Dad segment   ***WE NOW HAVE MERCH!!!*** Want our logo on a T-shirt, sticker or mug?  Follow this link!  It's a partnership with Gag on This Podcast, so you can get items from both of our shows!   Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"?  Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike?  Email us at [e-mail] 

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Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:

• Pete Holmes & Patton Oswalt
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDWNUpGMLY8
• East Texas parents let daughter smoke their meth
  • https://www.ktsm.com/news/warrant-east-texas-parents-let-daughter-smoke-their-meth/
• The great 1980s Dungeons & Dragons panic
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26328105
• The Surprising Educational Benefits of Dungeons and Dragons
  • https://letgrow.org/educational-benefits-dungeons-and-dragons/
• Would Your Child Be a Good Fit for Dungeons & Dragons Group Therapy?
  • https://www.katielear.com/child-therapy-blog/2020/8/18/would-your-child-be-a-good-fit-for-dungeons-amp-dragons-group-therapy#:~:text=Game%20play%20requires%20both%20math,day%2Dto%2Dday%20lives
• What is DnD: How It Can Benefit Kids
  • https://www.bark.us/blog/dungeons-dragons-benefits-kids/
• Teaching Your Wife to Play RPGs
  • https://3wisedms.com/teaching-your-wife-to-play-rpgs-how-to-bring-a-non-gamer-and-perhaps-shy-or-unmotivated-player-into-the-game-you-love-without-making-them-hate-it/
• Mom sends daughter’s teacher ‘harsh’ email in response to her in-class rules: ‘Do not back down’