Dear Old Dads
Hey kids, get ON our lawn! Dear Old Dads is a podcast examining and deconstructing all things Dad. From parenting to patriarchy; manning the grill to manning up; Dear Old Dads asks — what even is a dad anyway? What does it mean to be a good man in today's world? What should it mean? Listen along as we definitely find the correct, concise answers to all these questions and more! Featuring Eli Bosnick, Thomas Smith, and Tom Curry.
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DOD68: Secrets
Today's episode is about secrets. Secrets with friends, with family, with your kids, with your partner. Should you keep them should you not? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD67: Emotionally Volatile Children
Eli has a friend who has a kid who is prone to heavy emotional fits. The highs are high but the lows are low. Thomas has a friend who has a friend named Thomas who has a similar situation. What do we do? How do we not let them be the kid from the Twilight Zone? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD66: When Your Partner Believes Weird Things
A listener asked us, what do you do when your partner has some... bad beliefs? What about when those beliefs affect the kids? Like your partner wants to give them fake medicine instead of medicine medicine... For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD65: Family Vacations
We need a vacation from our vacation, am I right??? Well am I? That's the topic of the show so you're going to need to tell me. I'm sorry to speak so forwardly but you simply must pledge to hear the bonus stoy. It's another Tom classic. Not only that, it's TWO Tom classics in one. On a scale of 1 to Carwash Fightclub this is a Denny's parking lot brawl you do NOT want to miss! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD64: Being Comforted
First up, some hilarious yard talk! But then Thomas has a long story which definitely eventually comes to a point. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD63: Who Let The Cats Out?!
Meow. Meow. Meowmeow. The dads have stories. Thomas's kids killed his cat. Tom's movers didn't move. Eli made a colossal sports mistake that Thomas will never stop laughing about. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD62: Is It Easy For Your Partner To Make Asks Of You?
This episode was inspired by a TikTok actually. Are you the kind of person who people feel comfortable asking things? Giving feedback? What happens when you're not? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD61: Prenups!
Hooooh boy this ought to be good! 3 bears? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD60: What If You Hate Playing With Your Kids
...and your name is Tom and you live at 123 Tom's Address Chicago, Illinois... No just kidding! But am I? Let's talk playing with your kids, especially the most boring, tedious, monotonous stuff. But before that, Thomas has some kid news. Oh also, the bonus for this one is very meaty and you really shouldn't miss it. Become a patron! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD59: Show Me Your Phone
This one ended up being a pretty distinct two-parter! First up, some Thomas news and discussion of processing when a baby is literally driving you insane. Also, some sleep training talk and various other things. THEN, we get to the topic of reading your partner's phone. Thomas and Eli's opinions are probably boring and not insane, but what about Tom? He could go either way on this one and Thomas and Eli have a lot riding on it. Tune in and find out! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD58: Family, Wrong or Wrong
This one started off wanting to continue the "fight" discussion, around the topic of defending your kids or family members no matter if they are right or wrong. From there we branched out into siblings and sibling rivalry, and then somehow got to kids and swearing? And then Eli tells a magic show horror story. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS the bonus extra story. Another Tom instant classic. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD57: Five for Fighting
Thomas recently got in a "fight" at the hockey rink. The dads discuss fighting, take an unexpected detour recounting the Sargon bull shit, and enjoy tales of Eli's catastrophic attempts at fighting people. For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD56: All Tom's Exes Live In [REDACTED]
Let's talk about exes! Should you be friends with them? Should you not? It's a classic DOD 3 bears situation! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD55: Dinosaur, Junior!
Arlo is obsessed with dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are obviously amazing but also the whole thing is bizarre. The dads discuss that, and other kid obsessions! For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook
DOD54: Take My Wife, Please!
It's a disturbing fact that so many men find it acceptable or even desirable to talk shit about their wives to other men. What's going on here? For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon! Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com Follow us on Twitter: @DearOldDads Facebook Page: Dear Old Dads on Facebook