Summer vacation - the best time of year for a kid.  No school, unlimited free time, swimming pools, summer camps, vacations, water guns and ice cream!  Join us as we discuss what summertime meant to a kid growing up in the 80’s. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

In this episode, we go back to July of 1987 and relive Rick Astley's - Never Gonna Give You Up, Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction and lots of other great music as well as a host of great movies - The Lost Boys, Robocop, Adventures in Babysitting and so much more. Check out www.latchkeydads.com/1987 for a playlist of all the great music and checkout this episode's page for additional bonus content - www.latchkeydads.com/episodes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

Remember going to the mall? The mall was the place to be when we were kids and it's been 100 years since the first one opened! Celebrate the mall with us as we travel back to this magical place and talk about Spencer's, Orange Julius, Kay Bee Toys, the arcade and more. Do you have your MBA in 80’s trivia? Find out by playing along with our brand new game: Mall, Band or Atari game. Check out bonus material and photos from the episode at https://latchkeydads.com/episodes/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

We are very excited to have a special guest with us on Latch-Key Dads. Our guest has some massive inventions on his resumé including the creation of Twister and the original NERF ball. Today we welcome, Reyn Guyer. Reyn shares some amazing stories. Did you know that Twister was on the verge of getting dropped if not for a last ditch marketing plan that landed Twister on late night TV with Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor? Their televised game of Twister launched it onto the scene and helped Twister become the game of the year. In addition to creating some of the greatest toys from our childhood, Reyn continues to create and his current project is a collection of stories and songs for children called My Friend Wren. Learn all about Reyn and his creations in this special bonus episode of Latch-Key Dads.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

On this very special episode, we talk about the meaning behind our namesake - Latch-Key Dads, and we will discuss one of our favorite toys, NERF! Will we interview the inventor of NERF? You'll have to tune in and listen to find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

In this episode, we look back to January of 1984. We discuss one of the greatest album releases of all time, Van Halen's 1984, as well as share some details about other major events, movies and music from the same month. Did you know this was the month when Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer or that Wendy's aired their iconic "Where's the Beef?" commercial? Join us as we dig into January 1984. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

In this episode, we play a game of Trivial Pursuit with our gen Z boys as well as look back to the 1989 cult classic movie “The Burbs”. We’ll give our review of the film as well as get our boys to give a gen Z perspective on a movie we loved back when we were their age. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

In this episode, we look back 42 years to April of 1980. We will share some historical details about entertainers, music, and movies, as well as other events from April 1980. We will talk about stunts and how they played into life back in the 80s, and we’ll share some details about ourselves and our experiences back in the day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support

We’re generation X dads of generation Z kids asking ourselves how the heck did we end up here. One minute we’re at a red hot chili peppers concert and the next we’ve got wives, mortgages and kids!  We will talk about all things 80’s and 90s, current topics like entertainment, pop culture, home improvements and growing old in this new millennium. This show is stress-free and all about having a good time, so sit back, relax, and enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latch-key-dads/support