The lovely folks over at Craft have put out a great book list gift guide, and been kind enough to include Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Parents and Kids to Share on the list.
Have a great dad (or uncle, or big brother) on your list? This book is full of ideas for fun, nerdy projects that will let them completely geek out with the kids!
Love this animated gif advertising the book.
The GeekDad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists hits the shelves today, and I’m doing a radio tour. If you live near one of the stations in the list below, tune in and hear me promote the new book!
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The Geek Dad Book For Aspiring Mad Scientist RMT Schedule |
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Tuesday, November 1st |
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5:45 AM – 6:00 AM |
Salisbury, MD | WOCM/”Rude Awakening | Bulldog | Live | This morning show is centered around listener interaction and features, including contests, giveaways, and celebrity guests. The show guarantees a full plate of topics to discuss. |
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6:05 AM – 6:30 AM |
Charleston -Huntington, WV | WMOV/ “1360 Live” | Greg Gack | Live | General interest morning show. |
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6:35 AM – 6:45 AM |
Chicago, IL | WIND/”Big John and Amy | John and Amy | Live | The show provides listeners with the latest news, weather, sports updates and entertainment reports. The host highlights all the issues affecting Chicago-area listeners, as well as national stories in the news. |
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6:45 AM – 6:55 AM |
Pittsburgh-Indiana,PA | WDAD/”Morning Show” | Todd | Live | A locally produced morning show that features general interest talk, oldies music, news and sports updates, giveaways, and special guests. The show features interviews with local personalities from Indiana County and listener phone-ins for prizes and giveaways. |
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6:55 AM – 7:05 AM |
Johnstown, PA | WKYE/”Morning Magazine” | Rick Shepard | Tape | This morning news show can be heard in central and westernPennsylvania. The interview will air the following day and will be replayed two other times. |
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7:10 AM – 7:20 AM
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Cleveland, OH | Wills & Snyder in the Morning | Bill Willis | Tape | Cleveland’s most comprehensive morning program featuring interviews with the newsmakers of the day, and entertaining and informative features on a variety of topics including cyberspace, health, parenting, celebrities, the latest movies, and weird stories. |
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7:25 AM – 7:40 AM |
Eugene, OR | KPNW/” Wake Up Call” | Bill Lundin | Live | Morning news talk show. |
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8:25 AM – 8:35 AM |
St. Louis, MO | KTRS-AM/ “The Steve Cochran Show” | Steve Cochran | Live | Midmorning show featuring news, politics, sports, and pop culture. |
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11:20 AM – 11:35 AM |
National | Sirius XM/”Catholics Next Door” | Greg and Jennifer Willits | Live | With a unique mix of real life and the Catholic faith, The Catholics Next Door is about marriage and kids, pop culture and the other funny stuff of everyday living. It’s about the fun side of life, with a generous dose of Catholicism thrown in for good measure. |
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11:40 AM – 11:50 AM |
Cedar Rapids, IA | KMA/”Afternoon Show” | Dean | Live | Is a local news and talk show. This ABC Radio affiliate has a large listener base in Southwest Iowa, Northwest Missouri and Southeast Nebraska. |
I had the awesomely fun opportunity to guest on Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist Podcast last week, and the show just posted today. I even managed to keep from swearing… too much! Thanks to Chris, Matt, and Jonah (those are all twitter links) for a great experience!
Check out the show HERE.
I had the honor of doing a Father’s Day gadget segment on the afternoon talk show for our local ABC affiliate, KGO. It was a ton of fun, and I think it went pretty well. Enjoy!
Very kind of Mark Frauenfelder to post our anime-style video for the books on Boing Boing!
Best and safest baby gear: MyFoxBOSTON.com
A VERY nice side effect of the NAPPA awards recognition, the first GeekDad book gets a great shout out on the FOX 25 Boston morning show as a “Great Father’s Day Gift.” W00t!
A little bit of fun, developed by my publisher in support of the books. If you look real close, the girl’s shirt says “Self-Rescuing Princess.”
This on-the-spot report from Hicklebee’s Bookstore in the lovely Willow Glen district of San Jose (my old stomping grounds when I was working on the Light Rail extension project nearby). Hicklebee’s is a still-thriving independent bookstore focused on children’s books and toys. You can find them on Indiebound, if you want to support indie bookstores.
Image from BroBible.com
Congrats, of course, to the guys at BroBible.com for their new book, My Dad is a Bro. However, even bigger thanks to them for the *other* books that are so prominently featured in this excited post. Hey, let’s get folks to buy all three!