Dragonfly Ripple, Episode 6 - Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy / Atari Games

The Dragonfly Ripple crew return and break the format to talk about the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy as an entire group. They also each create their own Spider-Man villain. Inspired by a summer movie, David has been playing some old Atari games and talks about that. Carlin and Michael give some updates. Plus, a new Jetpack Tiger delves into the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon.

Dragonfly Ripply Episode 5 - Back to the Future / Terminator

In the new episode of Dragonfly Ripple, we come to you from the past to talk about time travel movies. First, inspired by the very different tones of Back to the Future and The Terminator, Carlin and Michael discuss some philosophies behind filtering content for kids. Then, Carlin and Annaliese celebrate the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future by discussing that movie. After a Jetpack Tiger about the How to Train Your Dragon Series, Michael and David talk about the first two Terminator movies and how time travel for Arnold Schwarzenegger may be different from the way Michael J Fox experiences it. We wrap up around the virtual dinner table by creating our own super teams of pop culture icons.

Dragonfly Ripple, Episode 4 - Star Wars Original Trilogy / Clone Wars & Rebels

In the new episode of Dragonfly Ripple, the podcast crew talk about a whole bunch of Star Wars. First, Carlin and Michael spend a few minutes talking about their philosophies on planning a "curriculum" for their children and their nerd interests. After that, Michael and David discuss some Star Wars animation including both version of Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. After a Jetpack Tiger all about the Lego video games, Carlin and Annaliese talk about her first experience with the complete original Star Wars trilogy.

Bonus Episode: JetPack Tiger 3

Episode 4 of Dragonfly Ripple is coming soon, but in the meantime, here's a bonus "JetPack Tiger" segment where Dashiell talks all about his world. Michael, David, Annaliese and Carlin will be back soon to talk a whole lot about Star Wars.

  

Dragonfly Ripple, Episode 3 - Brisco County, Jr. / The Wild, Wild West

In this episode of Dragonfly Ripple: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Nerd, Michael and Carlin talk to the kids about Westerns…with a twist (or "twisterns" but we're not sold on that name). Carlin and Annaliese watched through the 1993-94 Bruce Campbell series on FOX, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. And Michael and David delved into the 1960s TV series (and 1990s Will Smith movie) The Wild, Wild West. Both shows are Westerns, but feature sci-fi, spy and steampunk elements.

The opening chat sets up our fourth episode by talking a bit about the order we present the Star Wars films to our children. Plus, in Jetpack Tiger, we talk about the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon.

Dragonfly Ripple, Episode 2 - Middle Earth Animated Movies / Dungeons & Dragons

Michael, Carlin, David and Annaliese are back for a second episode. It's a fantasy-themed episode as Michael and David delve into the animated Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies and Carlin and Annaliese play some Dungeons & Dragons. Also, this episode features a new segment called "Jetpack Tiger" featuring some discussion about the Lilo & Stitch movies.

Dragonfly Ripple, Episode 1 - Flash Gordon / Monty Python & The Holy Grail

In the debut episode, Carlin shares the 1980 Flash Gordon movie with Annaliese and Michael shares Monty Python & the Holy Grail with David!