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My Dad Answers

My Dad Answers

By Mike

My daughter will ask a question and I will try to answer it the best I can. The answers may not be right, the answers may not be factual but they will be answered to the best of my ability as all dads do.

If you have any questions or comments please email me at mike@mydadanswers.com
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Why math teachers teach differently than in my day.

My Dad AnswersApr 27, 2021

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Reading peoples emotions.

Reading peoples emotions.

T asks me about why some people have an issue reading other people’s “signals” when they put them out.
Dec 05, 202215:30
Movie Ratings

Movie Ratings

T asks me why they have tv ratings then we go on a tangent as usual.
Oct 27, 202215:21
Ts dirty fingernails.

Ts dirty fingernails.

Trinity asks me about habits and we don’t talk about the question at all.
Oct 05, 202220:47
Is the Moon Landing Virtual Reality

Is the Moon Landing Virtual Reality

Trinity asks me if we are living in a matrix type reality. She then schools me on flat earth and the moon landing.
Sep 07, 202221:23
Capitals, Capitals, Capitals!

Capitals, Capitals, Capitals!

Trinity asks me why she has to learn her capitals amongst other things.
Sep 05, 202212:44
1 Bathroom to rule them all!!

1 Bathroom to rule them all!!

Trinity Asks me if boys had the same problem as girls do when they’re fighting over the bathroom.
Aug 23, 202214:30
To Snooze or not to Snooze

To Snooze or not to Snooze

T asks me why some people hit the snooze button in the morning and why some people wake right up.
Aug 16, 202212:45
Irrational Fears

Irrational Fears

T asks me why people have irrational fears. She is afraid of elevators, has been since she was a baby. I try to explain but can only hypothesize why.
Aug 07, 202215:07
Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Trinity asks me about man kinds innovative nature. We are also toying with a new recording means.
Jul 27, 202211:23
Liars and self driving cars.

Liars and self driving cars.

Trinity asks me why people make up fibs and lies, then she asks me why people don’t let self driving cars drive themselves.
Jul 24, 202214:39
Animal Training

Animal Training

Trinity asked me why some animals are easy to train and some animals are not.
Jun 17, 202216:24
When Animals Attack

When Animals Attack

Trinity asks me why some animals attack people and some animals do not.
Jun 13, 202211:35
Tuning Out

Tuning Out

T asks a few questions today the biggest being about people tuning out. We get interrupted by a phone call mid episode so this one became a two parter.
May 31, 202214:22
T is calling it a blooper episode so that’s what it is.

T is calling it a blooper episode so that’s what it is.

Trinity asked me questions that I’m pretty sure we’ve already answered. We argue and sue them calls this a blooper episode. I’ll bite, it’s still a little fun.
May 16, 202205:13
Falling asleep with our podcast…

Falling asleep with our podcast…

Today Trinity asks me why we always seem to loose our perfect sleeping position as soon as it starts to get really comfortable. We go on a little tangent soon after that.
May 11, 202217:44
Allergies and Whatnot

Allergies and Whatnot

Trinity asks me why this time of year we all get allergies. She also asks me why middle school kids are such snots. We’ve been doing this for about a year. We’d like to thank all of our eight listeners for their support over the last year.
Apr 27, 202207:49
Airbags and Ice Sheets

Airbags and Ice Sheets

In this episode T asks me why airbags can hurt people when they are supposed to save people.
Feb 07, 202210:10
Fake Friends

Fake Friends

Trinity asks me why people can be friends one day then not talk to you the next day. This is probably more of a question for a mom but I do my best to answer her.
Dec 14, 202117:08
Motivation/energy

Motivation/energy

T asks me why she thinks she had so much energy at school today and I answer, obviously why I don’t know.
Nov 24, 202107:27
The sunset

The sunset

Trinity asks me why the sunset changes the color of the sky amongst other things.
Sep 28, 202121:45
Legends and Myths

Legends and Myths

T asks me why myths and legends seems so real. We dip into some fairytales and some horror stuff just a little bit.
Sep 20, 202114:55
Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theories

T asks me about the 9/11 attacks and then we slip into a rant about conspiracy theories. The truth is out there guys and gals!
Sep 17, 202112:14
Absent Minded

Absent Minded

Trinity asks me why we can be so absent minded at times and have a short attention span.
Jul 28, 202108:41
Fear of maybe we’ve done this episode before.

Fear of maybe we’ve done this episode before.

T asks me about general fears. We might have done something on this subject be we aren’t sure.
Jul 06, 202110:43
Mans Best Friend

Mans Best Friend

T asks me why dogs are mans best friend verse cats. I’m definitely a dog guy and not a cat guy so no offense to you cat lovers.
Jun 30, 202113:59
Puppy Dog Eyes

Puppy Dog Eyes

Trinity asks me why kids can get their way sometimes when they use the sad face to manipulate parents amongst other tactics.
Jun 22, 202113:02
More sibling talk.

More sibling talk.

Trinity asked me more questions about why her siblings are so crazy. This is the first podcast done from our living room with Rufus trying to interrupt us.
Jun 22, 202110:18
Titanic

Titanic

Trinity asked me why the titanic sink even though it’s an unsinkable ship. This is our first podcast that we recorded in segments she is on vacation. It’s a little splicy and it’s something we need to get better at but it works.
Jun 15, 202104:09
The Covid

The Covid

Trinity asked me why there was panic at the beginning of Covid. We get off until almost conspiracy land but who knows the truth about Covid anymore.
Jun 08, 202108:38
The Matrix

The Matrix

T ask me about why people are afraid of robots. It turned into a little bit of a ramble session but it’ll do.
Jun 01, 202105:23
Airbags

Airbags

Trinity asked me about the ethics of airbags.
May 24, 202106:30
Traveling

Traveling

Trinity asked me why people traveling and I go off on a tangent about risk assessment.
May 22, 202110:45
What do you want to be when you grow up?

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Today Trinity asked me if we could do the question in reverse and have me ask her a question. So we did that and I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up.
May 18, 202107:58
Cicadas

Cicadas

Trinity asked me a question about cicadas. I didn’t figured I’d have a whole lot to talk about on this one but it ends up we did and we try to come up with some good solutions for them.
May 17, 202105:52
Strep test and the boogyman.

Strep test and the boogyman.

I Accidentally recorded two episodes on one episode track and two different segments. So I’m releasing it as one. In these episodes to ask me about the strep test doctors use and the bogeyman and my kids are afraid of the dark.
May 12, 202110:26
Fake News

Fake News

T asks me why the media lies. We get into the profit motive for most outlets and even explore a future career opportunity for T.
May 05, 202111:41
People accusing people of racism.

People accusing people of racism.

T asks me why people accuse people of racism when they aren’t being racist. It’s a touchy subject and I don’t think anyone is 100% correct on it. I do my best to answer her on the fly but this one is a question we might re-answer in the future with more forethought behind it.
May 03, 202108:17
Littering and...

Littering and...

T asks me why people just throw their trash out the window when driving down the road.
Apr 28, 202105:30
Why math teachers teach differently than in my day.

Why math teachers teach differently than in my day.

In this episode T asks me why teachers teach math differently today than they did back when I was in school and I try to explain it to her in the best way I can.
Apr 27, 202107:13
Gladiators and siblings

Gladiators and siblings

Today we had 2 questions and answered them the first question was about gladiators in Rome and why they had violent sports and the other question was about why T gets so worried about her possessions around her siblings
Apr 27, 202103:54