459 | Jet Pack Tiger 3: Dashiell World

This Dragonfly Ripple rerun isn’t a full episode. The behind-the-scenes details are lost ten years later, but for whatever reason, we must have been running behind getting the fourth episode done. Happily, Carlin and Dashiell came through with this short installment of "Jetpack Tiger".

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456 | Dragonfly Ripple 3: Twisterns

In this rerun episode of Dragonfly Ripple: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Nerd, Michael and Carlin talked to their kids about Westerns… with a twist (or "twisterns"). 

Carlin and Annaliese watched the 1993-94 Bruce Campbell series on FOX, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. while 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. 

And the opening chat between Michael and Carlin sets up Episode 4 by talking about the order in which we present the Star Wars films to our children. Plus, in "Jetpack Tiger," we talk about the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoon.

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454 | Dragonfly Ripple 2: Middle Earth Cartoons / Dungeons & Dragons RPG

In this second episode rerunning Carlin Trammel and Michael May's old Dragonfly Ripple podcast that they hosted with their kids, it's the highest of fantasy as Michael and David delve into the animated Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies while Carlin and Annaliese play some Dungeons & Dragons. This episode also features the debut of Carlin and Dashiell's "Jetpack Tiger" segment with discussion about the Lilo & Stitch movies.

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417 | Jetpack Tiger - How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Commentary Track

Jetpack Tiger returns! Carlin and Dashiell Trammel watched last year's live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon and you recorded themselves doing it. So queue up the movie, sync with this episode, and enjoy the Jetpack Tiger How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Commentary Track!

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304 | Jetpack Tiger – A Rebuttal of Animation as a TV Themes Category

The Return of Jetpack Tiger! In response to our episode on the Cartoons and Kids TV Show Themes Sweet 16, Dashiell and Carlin Trammel critique the decision to include the medium of animation as a separate category that competes with live action genres like sitcoms and action shows. Should animated shows be included with live action shows of similar genres?

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Dragonfly Ripple 14 | Talking With Guests Rob & Delaney!

Michael and Rob didn't actually meet on Nerd Lunch. Instead, they met on the Dragonfly Ripple podcast, a show that Michael and Nerd Lunch's Carlin did with their kids, David and Annaliese. The concept was that Carlin and Michael would each introduce Annaliese and David to a new, nerdy thing to see how the kids liked it. 

It was usually just the four of them, but on Episode 14, Carlin invited Rob on with his daughter Delaney to talk about Star Trek, the Star Wars radio dramas, and Disney World. Then, in an extra special segment, the kids took over the show and kicked out the dads. And finally, everyone designed their own amusement park rides. 

Dragonfly Ripple also often included a segment called Jetpack Tiger in which Carlin and his youngest child Dashiell would chat. But for this special episode, Annaliese talked to Dashiell about Minecraft. 

[This episode is not currently available to download, but we're planning to rerun it soon on the After Lunch feed and will provide a link then.]