Shows
2026-02-1432 min2026-01-2436 minBecoming IdenticalEp48_60th birthday revealDan and Dave hear from avid listeners (thank you!) and Dave surprises Dan with a big 60th birthday reveal.
2025-12-2138 minBecoming IdenticalEp47 From the brink, Part 2Dan and Dave continue to look for strategies to save the podcast from extinction. This time they turn to two therapists - a Naomi Friesen, a music therapist and Kristiana Mininger, a speech pathologist.
2025-11-2834 minBecoming IdenticalEp46 - From the brink of extinction as a podcastDave and Dan bring on a conservation biologist to see what it might take to save the podcast from extinction. If laughter is a survival strategy, we might make it. (Thanks to special guest, Evan Woelk Balzer, who offers a poignant reflection on the loss of song birds at the end. Check out his podcast series, Where the Bluestem Grows - it's for real!).
2025-11-0733 minBecoming IdenticalEp45 An AI conversation gets testyOne of us feels the podcast might be going extinct. And a conversation about AI gets a bit heated. Lots of laughs too.
2025-10-0940 minBecoming IdenticalEp44 Of triathlons, road trips and mistaken identityYes, this is the episode where you find out how the triathlon turned out. Also, some remarkable moments of mistaken identity which hasn't happened in decades.
2025-08-1840 minBecoming IdenticalEp43 Will they wait at the finish line??Will we be identical and wait at the finish line?? Dan reveals his approach to the triathlon.
2025-05-3025 minBecoming IdenticalEp42 Growing up with twin siblingsInda Piroli is our special guest. She grew up with twin siblings. Hearing her unpack profound identity questions and observations left us mesmerized.
2025-05-0235 minBecoming IdenticalEp41 Optimist or pessimistDan literally reads Dave's mind...and we analyze our penchant towards optimism or pessimism.
2025-04-1831 minBecoming IdenticalEp40 Quality control and treadmillsDan and Dave respond to a caller's concern about quality issues on the show and grapple with cross-border treadmill synchronization.
2025-04-0530 minBecoming IdenticalEp39 Listener mail bag and live audio from the poolListeners weigh in and live audio captured on our way to the pool makes for intense deliberations.
2025-03-2133 minBecoming IdenticalEp38 Will nature or nurture dictate the triathlon results?Dan brings new research to the table that reframes the role of DNA in our attempts to become identical.
2025-03-0727 minBecoming IdenticalEp37 AI analyzes our podcastWe give our latest episode to AI to discover it's strengths, insights and likelihood to go viral.
2025-02-2126 minBecoming IdenticalEp36 Turning 59 - how old are we really?!On January 24 we turned 59. Counting your age just got complicated. Also...triathlon talk heats up.
2025-02-1742 minBecoming IdenticalEp35 From Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOne of us is seriously putting "international" into Good Times International. We talk New Year's goals and sneezing protocols.
2025-01-1325 minBecoming IdenticalEp34 Let it snow - Christmas specialDan and Dave discover how they manage snow. Are they identical? Let's just say there's a lot of shovelling on this show.
2024-12-2040 min
Becoming IdenticalSpecial episode - Dan, Dave and Evan go to a special place - if you know you knowLive, riveting action captured at a special place. Featured guest was Evan, who came along for the "ride"!
2024-11-0815 minBecoming IdenticalEp33 Freak incidents and damaged fingersBig dreams announced for shared athletic event. How did we both end up with damaged fingers in the last two weeks?
2024-10-2532 minBecoming IdenticalEp30 A Dad of identical twins who's also a geneticistDr. Dustin Van Hofwegen is the parent of identical twins and teaches biology. So much to talk about!
2024-10-1136 min
2024-10-1134 min
Becoming IdenticalEp32 Celebrating national twin dayWe thought it was national twin day, but was it?
2024-10-1132 min
Becoming IdenticalEp29 Twins talking with twinsKathryn and Morgan join us as twins, to talk about being twins!!
2024-06-2143 minBecoming IdenticalEp28 An Irrational Behaviour ExploredDave throws a question about an irrational behaviour at Dan to see if they are identical in this way.
2024-03-2932 min
Becoming IdenticalEp27 The 5k ParkRunCan Dave match Dan's running prowess in an attempt to become identical?! Dan was in Winnipeg for a visit and deliberations ensue. Find out what happened.
2024-02-2320 minBecoming IdenticalEp26 Birth Day Poem by MomWe recorded this episode on January 24, 2024, our birthday! 58 years earlier a poem had been written to announce our arrival. A live rendition by Mom brings down the house.
2024-02-1926 min
Becoming IdenticalEp25 FeetI come upon Dan (virtually) in a most unexpected place and we record the show from there! Are our feet identical, that is the question?! Strategies and travails of shoe shopping ensue.
2024-01-2223 minBecoming IdenticalEp 24 Wrap on 2023 - Listener stats and profilesYear in review. Most listened to episode, where our listeners are from, their podcast and music tastes... And...our memories of fire(s) on New Year's Eve.
2023-12-2932 minBecoming IdenticalEp23 Clothing memoriesDo we remember the same clothing? Which leads to, dare I say, a sophisticated conversation about shoes.
2023-12-0830 minBecoming IdenticalEp22 Food, among other thingsDan was in town, sat in my office chair and we put together this stunning episode. Food memories and interests. I know, incredible stuff here. Glad to offer this new episode to our faithful and anxiously waiting audience.
2023-11-1135 minBecoming IdenticalEp21 Prairie BeautifulDan comes down from the mountain to "interact" with an audience member who contacted us about, well... the prairies.
2023-08-2529 min2023-08-0724 minBecoming IdenticalEp19 Shakespeare's FollyA threshold quip in Minneapolis leads to a "Comedy of Errors". Keith Jones from University of Northwestern is an expert in a lot of things and at least one of them helps us understand ourselves.
2023-07-2128 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 18 Car Wash ComparisonsDan's visit to Winnipeg, means another in-person episode! This time, it's in a vintage 1978 Surf Side camper on Dave's driveway. A deep analysis of car washing behaviours ensues.
2023-07-0717 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 17 - Gym TwinAfter a 25-year hiatus, Dan and Dave put becoming identical to the test for real! The venue...Dan's workout crew at Power Athletics. Are they identical enough to pull it off? This episode brings you the live audio of what happened.
2023-06-2324 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 16 - Together at Kindred CoffeeA road trip means Dave and Dan meet in person at a local West Chicago coffeeshop. After having read the same book, the conversation becomes a primer about highly relevant workplace skills. Riveting, I know!
2023-06-0919 minBecoming IdenticalEp15 Attention to DetailAre we particular in the same ways? Who rounds up when we pump gas and how is cereal to be eaten?
2023-02-2425 minBecoming IdenticalEp14 A Week TogetherDan came up from Chicago to Winnipeg for a week. A riveting debrief of the week that was ensued.
2023-02-1026 min
Becoming IdenticalEp13 - The Birth-Day StoryWe bring on a very special 96-year old guest to give us a firsthand account of our birthday, January 24. There's also some wisdom at the end of the episode.
2023-01-2725 minBecoming IdenticalEp12 - A Christmas DuetDave and Dan pull out a musical Christmas memory that involves two instruments in the most unusual of circumstances.
2023-01-1330 minBecoming IdenticalEp11 - Fitness FiascoesIt's dangerous in the gym. Dan and Dave share fitness life lessons so you don't have to learn them the hard way.
2022-12-3039 min
Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law PodcastBarstool Sportsbook "Suitability" Debate, Sean Kugler "Mistaken Identity" Arb v. AZ Cardinals, New NCAA President Charlie Baker, & $1.5M Aaron Judge HR BallWelcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast where we keep you up to date on the latest at the intersection of sports and the law. The Dans bring on two special guests to break down all things sports law. Charlie McIntyre is the executive director of the New Hampshire lottery commission, and he joins to discuss Barstool/Penn National Gaming relationship. (20:52) The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has begun to question the integrity of PENN gaming and its relationship with Barstool Sports. PENN operates the Barstool Sportsbook and by 2023, PENN looks like it will be the 100% owner o...
2022-12-201h 12Becoming IdenticalEp10 - The GymDo identical twins have an identical interest in working out? We talk with Dan's trainer, Mike, to find out what it might take to become identical.
2022-12-1633 minBecoming IdenticalEp 9 - CostcoOne of us has a particular affinity to Costco. The Costco experience was worth exploring in real time and we even brought in a true expert on the subject matter.
2022-12-0232 minBecoming IdenticalEp 8 - The PsychologistThe geneticist in episode 3 was shocked to see how different we look and suggested we needed to talk to a psychologist about our differences, so we did. Delmar Epp, teaches psychology at Canadian Mennonite University.
2022-11-2023 minBecoming IdenticalEp 7 Road Show - Part 3Guest host, Evan Woelk Balzer prods Dan and Dave to make sense of their ethical compasses from the backseat of a Toyota Prius. This is Part 3 of a 3-part road show (literally).
2022-09-2326 minBecoming IdenticalEp 6 - Road Show, Part 2Guest host, Evan Woelk Balzer unearths an element of Dave's wedding that probes the limits of twin pranks from the backseat of a Toyota Prius. This is Part 2 of a 3-part road show (literally).
2022-09-0922 minBecoming IdenticalEp 5 - Road Show, Part 1Guest host, Evan Woelk Balzer probes the intricacies of the relationship between Dan and Dave from the backseat of a Toyota Prius. This is Part 1 of a 3-part road show (literally).
2022-08-2622 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 4 - Grade 2Dan and Dave explore implications of their new DNA knowledge from Episode 3. Dave figures it has something to do with Grade 2.
2022-07-0119 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 3 - The GeneticistDan and Dave are confronted by an unsettling bus shelter ad that puts their identical DNA in question.
Huge thanks to our guest:
Dr. Nicolas Malagon - Assistant Professor of Biology, Canadian Mennonite University
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto (2019); Post-doctoral Fellow, Yale University (2017); PhD, University of Toronto (2013); BSc Biology, National University of Colombia (2005)
2022-06-1729 minBecoming IdenticalEp 2 - The QueenDan brings up a lingering memory that puts Dave on the hot seat.
Music credits:
Consort for Brass - Classical Rousing by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100681
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Circus Tent - Netherworld Shanty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100769
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
2022-06-1018 min
Becoming IdenticalEp 1 - The DNA TestDan finds something surprising in his filing cabinet that impresses Dave.
2022-06-0412 min