What a Hell of a Way to Dad
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What a Hell of a Way to Dad
Francis and Nate bring you weekly dad chats, plotting the growth of their daughters and themselves. Episodes are interspersed with interviews with various authors and journalists. The hosts are both veterans, so also expect a lot of meandering stories
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586 episodes
DadChat: Airport hangout
This week Francis and Nate stuff insulation into their walls as the mercury fluctuates, childhood peer pressure, our mustard collections, and waxing n...
Clerks (1994): We're not even supposed to be here today! -Preview-
This week to better understand the GenX mind, Francis and Nate watch Kevin Smith's directorial debut Clerks. A movie about nothing and everything at t...
WifeChat: Culturally Catholic
This week Francis is joined by his wife to discuss our favorite trinket based religion. Both raised in the St. Louis Catholic Church, we talk about th...
Seven Brides for Seven Kidnappers -Preview-
This is a preview of our bonus episode. To hear the full episode, sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie
This week Eric Peaco...
DadChat: Hoosier Bourgeoisie
This week on DadChat, Francis and Nate talk about the coming Spring weather, Hair Metal, the increase of the Golf Cart Class, and Canadian TV.
I...
DadChat: Mailbag episode
This week Francis and Nate go through the mailbag. Not the messages the fans are sending, but the cold emails we get weekly as people try to pitch our...
DadChat: Sportsball Chat
This week Jack and Francis get patriotic with the Olympics. We talk about being sports guys for the obscure rules, hating a team, and being an Irish d...
DadChat: Becoming a kinder and gentler hater
This week on the DadChat, Francis and Nate discuss having a Reddit renaissance and how to be a kinder and gentler hater
If you like this and wan...
DadChat: The Midwest Swing
Jack Forman joins Francis again to talk about his upcoming trip to Indiana and St. Louis. We talk about throwing up in the back of the car on a road t...
Pulp Fiction (1994) -Preview-
In our eternal quest to find out why GenX is the way they are, Nate and Francis watch the 1994 Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction. We untangle the story,...
DadChat: Boot and Rally
This week on Dadchat; Francis talks about his one beer, Nate sings French nursery rhymes, and one of our daughters keeps alive the proud tradition of...
Zoo Crew: New Year, Same Crew -Bonus preview-
The Zoo Crew is back in the saddle again. Carey and Joe join Francis to talk about tank fluids, Middle aged t-shirt culture, and living in Michigan wi...
DadChat: Get your dang shots
This week Francis is joined by Dylan Kilby, a public health professional, to talk about how public health affects us all. From the air you breathe, th...
TravelChat: Visiting Some Holes in the Ground -PREVIEW-
This week Miss Elizabeth joins me again in our living room to give you a little behind the scenes with your dad. We talk about our love of Roadside Am...
DadChat: Swedish Death Massage
This week your dads talk about Fist of the North Star, missing out on Quaaludes, and boning up on languages.
Looking for more? We have years of...
Hallmark Holidays: Christmas at Crown Center -Preview-
The final episode of our Hallmark Holidays series is here, but Beth will be back on the show in the near future. This Christmas eve we're taking you t...
Dadchat: Pest Control
Francis and Nate talk about dumpster diving, household pests, caring for strays, and electrical work.
Don't miss the special Hallmark Christmas...
Hallmark Holidays: Operation Christmas Drop -PREVIEW-
This week Beth and Francis talk about a Netflix holiday movie called Operation Christmas Drop, which highlights a real humanitarian mission the US has...
Hallmark Holidays: A New Special interest for Christmas
This week my wife Beth joins me for another Hallmark movie deep dive. Instead of focusing on one movie, we have leaned into the whole Hallmark experie...
Hallmark Holidays: Christmas on Duty
This week Francis is joined by his wife Beth to watch military themed Christmas movies from the Hallmark channel. This week it's Christmas on Duty, a...
DadChat: Checking under the hood
This week Francis and Nate talk about getting a colonoscopy, prepping Thanksgiving food, Hallmark movies, and avant garde Garfield
Get the laste...
DadChat: Got that Dog in him
This week Jack is back on the show and we're talking pet ownership and annoying dogs.
Get the lastest bonus episode and many years of back catal...
Veterans Day DadChat: Asking and Telling
This Veterans day Nate and Francis talk about the Army Powerpoint training, how to survive a Moose attack, the evolution of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and...
DadChat: Travel Dads
This week Nate talks about being a good tourist, road tripping the south, and trying to be as disarming as possible to the people around us.
Get...
DadChat: Give me the candy and no one gets hurt
Francis is joined once again by Jack Forman to talk about celebrating Halloween as dads, leaning into Christmas, couples costumes and saying screw it...
DadChat: The Simple Green Cure-all
This week Francis and Nate talk about cleaning with Simple Green, Halloween history, reading for kids, and forgetting to eat
Want to listen to o...
The First Rule of Dad Fight Club... -preview-
Is you should tell all your friends! This month Nate and Francis discuss the 1999 movie Fight Club by David Fichner. Our first in a series to figure o...
DadChat: Sleeping on the airport floor
This week Francis and Nate talk about the hated American tourist, knockoff Hooters, Micromachines, and the psycic damage of Fight Club
If you li...
DadChat Soundtrack: KPOP Demon Hunters with Eric Peacock -Preview-
This week Eric from Soundtracker joins Francis to talk about the Netflix hit taking the tweens by storm, KPOP Demon Hunters.
If you love movies...
DadChat: Staying Organized with Jack
This week Jack joins Francis to talk about water hobos, paddleboats tours, Rock a Fire Explosion, and how to be normal with a hobby and how to stay or...
What a Hell of a Monday Update
Fresh for you in October, it's a solo episode with Francis. If you're on any of the tiers of Patreon you got the video last week, but here's an audio...
DadChat: Getting hyped at the Carnival of Decay
This week Francis and Nate talk about podcast logistics, Anime Conventions, not talking about the Army, and getting hyped at the Carnival of Decay.
Drinks with Dad (Feat. Dave Infante)
This week David Infante joins Francis to talk about Conservative teetotaling, the failure of Vetbro booze, and pairing Busch Bapple with the McRib.
DadChat: Pegging at the Cracker Barrel
This week Francis and Nate discuss baby vocabulary, eating at Cracker Barrel, putting baby formula in Walgreens Prison and getting your ass kicked by...
Dadchat with author Max Brallier
This week Francis sits down with Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series and the horror movie VFW. We talk about influences, writing for...
Dadchat: Record Scratch
This week Nate and Francis talk about European air conditioning, our record collections, and video game movies.
If you like this, you're missing...
DadChat: Granddad chat
This week Francis interviews his own father about grandpa Horton, a man smote by God more than once but still managed to live 90+ years. From working...
DadChat: The Rats, Kats, and Bats tour
This week Francis took his daughter to her first punk/psychobilly/ska show. Jack and Francis discuss some of their favorite live shows for kids and ad...
Lauren and the Art of Sandwich Rotation
Sandwich rotator Lauren joins Francis to discuss sandwiches and the rotation of them. We talk about the trials and tribulations of sandwich art, from...
DadChat: Hey Dad Extravaganza
Jack is back on the show, bringing his years of expertise with kids to answer your questions. We talk about letting go of grudges, what makes music da...