272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Japanese Culture & Time Management With Dan Belgrave (Dark Ronin)

272 – Video Gaming & Fatherhood: Immersion, Japanese Culture & Time Management With Dan Belgrave (Dark Ronin)

From Genuine Chit-Chat by Mike Burton

September 21, 2025 · 1h 5m · Episode 407

About this episode

Mike and Dan discuss the intersection of video gaming and fatherhood, exploring challenges and joys in both areas.

Gaming & fatherhood are the main topics this week with the amazing Dan Belgrave! Dan & Mike have collaborated in the past on GCC, the podcast Superheroes For Dummies and more, but this week they’re honing-in on two incredibly important aspects of Dan’s life; being a dad and video games! In their discussion, they talk about the challenges of fatherhood and the balancing of time one must adhere to, while also talking about the many incredible things that come along with it. After talking about Dan’s son, the duo move into video-game-territory in more detail, including early memories of gaming, why they love it, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, Japanese culture, anime and so much more – this is one for the gamers and the dads! Find Dan on IG @dark_ronin84 and @black_blur84 or on TikTok @manlikedan84. Dan is involved in a new collaborative podcast project, which will be launching very soon, so keep your eyes & ears peeled! Dan was last on GCC all the way back on episode 115, so dive into the back catalogue to listen! Previous episodes of GCC have included Tony (A.R.) Farina talking about his Sense & Sensibility adaptation, Seth Singleton talking about Comics Lit…

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