Welcome back to another chaotic, tangent-filled month on FitDad GameDad! Hosts Josh Stapleton and Brett Botton (the styling, profiling, limousine-riding son of a gun) are back to break down their ongoing battle between maintaining their health and feeding their gaming addictions.
In this episode, Brett tries to figure out how he's suddenly 47 and well past middle age, while Josh grills him for forgetting that they talked about the exact same thing two months in a row. Meanwhile, Brett recounts how he almost went to the most controversial college football game in history in Detroit (except he stayed home and lied to his coworkers about going instead).
When it comes to the essentials, Josh scores a huge mileage deal to Hong Kong while Brett drops big bucks on Seahawks tickets for his daughter's farewell. Josh and Brett tie in total points for the month, with Josh dominating fasting and Brett holding his ground on fitness. Brett juggles 13 games at once and gets completely hooked on Wolverine after receiving it as a birthday gift from Josh, while Josh dives into Crimson Desert and scores a $20 yard-sale CPAP machine. To wrap things up, a hilarious round of the "You Dressed Up as What?" mini-game features childhood Crayola crayons, GPS waypoints, and award-winning cosplay.
Tune in for the laughs, stay for the questionable parenting advice, and remember to eat well, get fit, and game on!
12 Sept 2026
September 2026 - An Everything Crimson Bagel
This month, Brett is feeling a bit more "grandma with a walker" than middle-aged dad, having completely abandoned daily logging after a brief, demoralizing encounter with the aggressive world of high protein goals and GLP-1s. Meanwhile, Josh is out here thriving, hitting an impressive 23 days of exercise and nearly 50 hours of gaming, while simultaneously tackling sleep apnea diagnoses and everything-bagel open-world video games like Crimson Desert.
Expect the usual delightful chaos as the guys cover everything from Brett's upcoming, highly questionable trip to Detroit for college football to Josh's latest deep-dive into sci-fi reading, a brand new round of their trivia mini-game, and why they are finally laying one of their long-standing podcast segments to rest.
Grab your favorite high-protein snack, tune in, and see how these two dads keep pushing forward!
23 Aug 2026
August 2026 - It's Raining Men
In an episode for the history books, our beloved, highly punctual, and undeniably heroic co-host Josh Stapleton patiently waits a full 61 minutes while Brett Bodden stumbles into the studio loaded with questionable summer excuses and broken spreadsheets. While Brett was busy getting lost in basic database management and panicking over school enrollment, Josh was operating at peak efficiency—managing major family milestones, conquering his water goals, and holding down the fort like the absolute legend he is.
Once Brett finally decided to show up, the guys dive into Josh’s triumphant return to fitness momentum. While medical warnings couldn't move the needle, the raw, unfiltered desire to shred a Puerto Rico zipline has reignited Josh's unstoppable treadmill era. Meanwhile, Brett attempts to flex his highest workout minutes since February (mostly spent resting between sets, let’s be honest) and recounts his grand pilgrimage to Indiana just to catch The Odyssey in glorious 70mm IMAX.
On the gaming front, Josh proves why he's the ultimate MVP by clearing classic and revived hits—gushing over Star Fox on Switch 2, conquering Wolfenstein II (once he finally figured out how to open the map menu), and getting totally absorbed in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced. Meanwhile, Brett channels his inner Josh by jumping between a chaotic list of nine different games—getting stuck in the shrine grind of Tears of the Kingdom, suffering through Undertale at his daughter's request, and surprisingly falling in love with Stray.
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Engagement
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