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Scarier Things! Haunted Garages and Candy Fails Oct 30, 2019

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Halloween is here and we chat all things spooky. We review some of the best and worst treats ever made, and Baker shares a trick for keeping your jack-o-lantern from decaying before the big day.

Check out the bonkers Ghostbusters costume Baker built for his son a couple years back!

2 BILLION M&Ms every 8 hours!!

Feelin’ Minnesota w/ Chris Brandenburg, VP of the National At Home Dad Network Oct 09, 2019

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We’re back from Minneapolis and we’ve had a minute to process our experience at HomeDadCon. To help with our recap we reached out to Chris Brandenburg, current VP of the National At-Home Dad Network and Chairperson for the HomeDadCon event. We discuss this year’s Con and the overall mission of the Network, address the dangers of drinking on an empty stomach, and try to get Chris to dish about next year’s event. Spoiler alert: he’s currently tight lipped about the location but promised to give us the scoop when the city is chosen!

Links:

Gary Vaynerchuck’s “50/50” snippet: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3W5uosg0cK/

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder

The National At-Home Dad Network

Live HomeDadCon Recap! Sep 28, 2019

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We lugged our podcasting gear halfway across the country, and we only managed to do one episode! Well, we were just having too much fun hanging out with fellow SAHDs and enjoying some of the local color here in Minneapolis. This here is a quick recap of the goodness of HDC24 with The Kyles. In short, it was awesome and we all can’t wait for next year.

We’re Packing Our Bags … Next Stop HomeDadCon! Sep 25, 2019

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We threw some clean underwear in a bag, along with a bunch of podcast gear, and booked a bitchin’ minivan rental. We are ready for HomeDadCon! Can’t wait to meet everyone we’ve connected with online and hear from the panel of amazing presenters scheduled to appear. AND go to Elko Speedway for some dirt track shenanigans on Saturday night. We are planning on posting daily recaps so look out for new content all weekend long!

If you can’t come to Minneapolis, you can register for live stream access. Do that here: https://www.homedadcon.org/

Our Happy Divorce w/ Ben Heldfond Sep 18, 2019

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How many happy divorces do you know about? We’re guessing not a lot. When our guest Ben Heldfond and his wife called it quits they wanted to buck the trend but there weren’t a lot of positive examples out there to follow. So, once Ben and his ex Nikki figured things out they decided to share their story. Their book Our Happy Divorce launches this month and Ben sat down with us to share how he and Nikki did it. It’s an inspirational story of what happens when two people put their child above everything else. Do you know someone who needs to hear this?

Buy Ben’s book! Pre/order here: https://www.amazon.com/Our-Happy-Divorce-Benjamin-Heldfond/dp/1631779974/

Ben’s website: http://ourhappydivorce.com/

Dads Saved The Human Race! w/ Dr. Anna Machin Sep 04, 2019

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We’re back from a quick summer break with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Anna Machin who explains exactly how fathers saved the human race. No, seriously folks! Our wide-ranging conversation is a must for all parents, especially dads who don’t always get the parenting props they deserve. Discover how mom-as-nurturer and dad-as-hunter/gatherer is a Western construct without basis in evolution. Learn how dads naturally teach resilience. And find out how having a baby changes our brains to make us better parents!

Buy her wonderful book here: The Life of Dad: The Making of the Modern Father

Please note that Dr. Machin will be speaking at HomeDadCon 2019—don’t miss her in Minneapolis!

Find out more about Anna at www.annamachin.com

**The Full-Time Dad Show w/ Kyle Thompson** Jul 17, 2019
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Soooo we may have to change the name of the show now that we’ve decided that “Full-Time Dad” is an awesome way to describe what we do. Or not. In any case, on today’s show we are back #InTheTrenches with Kyle Thompson a fellow Minnesotan who has a mohawk, is into short track racing, and is an incredibly patient and kind parent to his 3-year-old girl. He’s beautifully in tune with his toddler, madly in love with his wife, and makes some mean Deer Camp Eggs. Come meet Kyle!

Booyah Stew

Elko Speedway “Eve of Destruction” 9/28/19

Come out to Home Dad Con in Minneapolis 9/26-28

The best chili dogs in the world can be found at The Coop in South Saint Paul, MN

Kyle with a portfolio of his work!
One of Kyle’s masterpieces.
Kyle introduces us to the Splash Pad and while the term is new to us the amusement is not.
In past episodes, Baker’s come down pretty hard on the notion of pizza insurance, “Have you ever known anyone who has dropped a pizza on the way home?” Well, this week he tempts fate in an excruciatingly long walk with two pizza boxes.

Got Those Summer Camp Blues Jul 03, 2019

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Schoooool’s out for the summer! And that means it’s time for the kids to head to summer camp … or is it? Adam is feeling a little guilty that he’s dropping the kids at camp (and paying for it) when they could totally stay at home with him. He got some great feedback from fellow SAHDs on Facebook which we read through. Plus Baker shares a great article on how to combat your kids’ camp anxiety.

Baker’s camp anxiety article: https://childmind.org/article/13-tips-for-helping-anxious-kids-enjoy-summer-camp/

**After Hours: Backpacking the John Muir Trail w/ Matt Osborn (Photo Gallery)** Jun 26, 2019
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It’s our first official After Hours show! (No, we’re not counting most of Season 1…) Tonight, we sit down with our good buddy Matt Osborn and a bottle of The Ocho. Matt hiked the entire John Muir Trail with nothing but the pack on his back, a song in his heart, and presumably some bear spray. Whether you’re a seasoned backpacker or your idea of the Great Outdoors is drinking on a porch, it’s a great story. We got blisters on our feet just hearing about it.

WATCH this documentary: Mile… Mile and a Half

And check out just a handful of the hundreds of epic photos Matt took on his trip. Keep in mind that these photos—as amazing as they are—do not accurately convey the stupendous beauty of the Sierras. GET OUTSIDE FRIENDS!!!

Leave Me Alone, It’s Father’s Day Jun 14, 2019

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Father’s Day is upon us and today we sit down to discuss how best to celebrate Dad. Coffee and donuts in bed? Yes please. Chilling in a lawn chair on the beach? Absolutely. A big cup of shut the hell up? Hmmm … questionable. Find out what Adam’s perfect day looks like—down to the minute. Hear two stories about the kids that made these dads ridiculously proud. And that’s truly the best Fathers Day gift we can imagine. Whether you want to hang with the fam or be left alone—we want to know what YOUR perfect Fathers Day looks like. Email or tweet us!

Omaha Steaks survey: https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/what-dads-actually-want-for-fathers-day/

National Retail Federation survey: http://fortune.com/2019/05/31/fathers-day-june-16-2019-gift-spending/

Scary Mommy post: https://www.scarymommy.com/fathers-really-want-fathers-day/

Father’s Eve: https://fatherseve.com/

Vomit Comet link: https://www.gozerog.com

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