Happy Thanksgiving! We talk about why you should respect the bird this Thanksgiving and how Black Friday effects families.

We check in on Movember and our progress. John Taylor, father of two and writer over at livefightwin.blogspot.com, explains why Movember is important to him and how his involvement changed this year.

Oh, Welcome Home Blog, we can’t quit you. Just in time for Veteran’s Day is this awesome tale of father and son, good versus evil… it’s actually just all good.

A U.S. Navy Soldier surprises his kids on his son’s birthday after three months of being apart while on a 96 hour leave. His son wanted a Star Wars themed birthday party so that he could be Luke and fight Darth Vader. The role of Darth Vader was supposed to go to an older cousin, but the dad snuck in there at just the right time.

He really is the father.

It has been… *sniff*… 0 days… since our *sniff*… last Star Wars reference.

We talk about Movember, why it’s important and how you can help the fight against cancer. Charlie Capen, from HowToBeADad, explains his personal involvement and why Movember is important to him. Zach kicks it up a notch and raises the stakes for his Movember donation campaign.

We’ve done a lot of shows over the past year. We’ve dedicated our time every week to try and make some informative and entertaining episodes for the digital fatherhood community. The videos we’ve been making have been pretty long and indigestible for most people, including us; even we don’t want to look at ourselves for more than a few minutes at a time. So we’re cutting our episodes into topic-based videos that will be around 5 minutes each.

Our new goal is to do two of these 5-minute videos per week. We’re asking for your support and we hope that you like what we do.

Two years ago, Katie Goldman was the victim of bullying by the boys at her school because she was a girl who loved Star Wars, which was apparently “only for boys.” Fans all over the galaxy used the Force (of the internet) to defend this little girl and every little girl’s passion for Star Wars. Some of Katie’s most involved supporters were from the 501^st Legion.

If you don’t know who these guys and girls are, the 501^st is a costuming organization that raises millions of dollars for charity and spreads the magic of the Star Wars genre worldwide with authentic-looking costumes. They have become the leading force in fan-based charity events and are truly dedicated to brightening the lives of those less-fortunate.

Two years after Katie’s story hit the internet, something happened.

Episode 043: Go Get Your Cookie

This week’s episode covers the following stories on 8BitDad.com and around the internets for the week leading up to October 30th, 2012: LIVE: Discussing Fatherhood With Doug Flutie & Dove Men+Care / Dude Night Burgers

Episode 042: Guard Your Nuts And Hide Your Guts

This week’s episode covers the following stories on 8BitDad.com and around the internets for the week leading up to October 23rd, 2012: Suicidal Dad Kicked Back Into Reality / Dad 2.0 Summit, ConAgra Announce ReadySetEat Dads’ Cook-Off