In this episode of Deep Hopics, lifelong friends Kyle and Robert discusses the challenges of parenting in the digital age. They share insights on how social media influences children's mental health, drawing from personal experiences and the book 'The Anxious Generation' by Jonathan Height. They also reminisce about their own childhood experiences with bullies and technology and explore how modern conveniences such as smartphones and social media compare to their past. The conversation highlights the importance of monitoring children’s online activities without being overbearing and the rapidly evolving landscape of technology. The episode wraps up with alight-hearted discussion about their predictions for the upcoming Super Bowl.

This week Robert and Kyle discuss the ways social media or other forms of communication have changed the way we talk to each other and how it can bring out the worst in people. We also strangely talk about underwear with ball hammocks.

In this monthly installment of bad movie reviews, we discuss the 1984 horror movie C.H.U.D. Where we break down who the real villain of the movie is, neck boners, and ask what is a blood grenade is (?).

Robert talks about what he and his wife did for their daughters second birthday and Kyle tells us about his youngest daughters first Gymnastics tournament.

After two days of snow in one week, Kyle and Robert talk about Snow days past and what it's like finding out school is canceled today versus when they were kids. As a bonus story after some technological difficulties, Kyle shares a story about his wife's car reading out loud his text message to his wife, with his kids in the car.

Kyle tells us about his Disney trip, and we discuss how the holidays went, along with some of our favorite holiday traditions.

A quick thank you and an update about the podcast