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DOD299: Tommy's Got Back (Problems)

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Note: Since this episode recording, Tom has been readmitted to the hospital. He's been keeping folks updated in the Facebook group so join up there if you haven't yet! Lo

Sep 16
49 min

DOD298: The Enwrights Answer Everything (Including the Separate Houses Thing)

Note: this one was recorded the same day as the previous release, so mentions of Tom in the hospital are related to that time period! Heath and Anne join Thomas and Eli

Sep 11
46 min

DOD297: The Dead Speak! Somehow, Tom Returned

Tom is in the hospital, and it's not just his usual laziness. We don't think, anyway. Thomas and Eli play three voice memos Tom recorded from his hospital bed, including

Sep 4
32 min

DOD296: Give Your Baby a Whole Bottle of Cocaine

Eli reports back on Max's first night on Baby Adderall, and it went exactly as well as you'd expect. The dads then tackle a listener who is losing an argument with his pa

Aug 28
53 min

DOD295: Fight Me, Children

Eli comes back from a dad-friends vacation with a story about roughhousing, including a rare joyful moment for Max. Later, a Reddit dad gets benched from family time beca

Aug 21
44 min

DOD294: Hi Bored, We're Dad

The dads dive into a discussion about boredom, and what kind of responsibility you have as a parent to prevent or resolve it for your kids. And at the end, Tom gives a sn

Aug 14
49 min

DOD293: "My Partner Threw Something At Me and Our Son..."

After talking about AI and Tom's cat adoption journey, the dads turn to a concerning listener email that is asking the wrong question. Join the Facebook Group! facebook

Aug 12
40 min

DOD292: Thomas Turns Old

Thomas turned 40 and is crumbling to dust before our very eyes. He chose poorly. The dads start planning his funeral and talking about what it means to be old. Join the

Aug 7
45 min

DOD291: Is Punching Each Other Therapy?

After a delightful Curry update in the pre-show, the dads dig into the central issue from a recent Vice article about...dudes just hitting each other instead of talking t

Aug 5
48 min

DOD290: It Was An Accident!

The dads have some things to "yell" about...like how they get accused of yelling (wasn't yelling) by children who are most definitely yelling. Join the Facebook Group!

Jul 31
48 min

DOD289: Eli's Got Nissan Money

Eli's car saga has some major updates that somehow continue to be insane. Then the dads dig into r/AskMenOver30's list of books that'll supposedly fix your thirties. In t

Jul 24
50 min

DOD288: Childfree By Choice, with Cecil Cicirello

Although we all miss Eli in this episode, we have an incredible treat of a guest host: Cecil Cicirello! Cecil shares how he and his wife determined that childfree by choi

Jul 17
48 min

DOD287: Til Too Many Memes Do Us Part

A number of listener emails have been coming in, so the dads tackle a couple of these, including navigating family dynamics of people being invited and not invited to wed

Jul 10
50 min

DOD286: Eli and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Well Eli had an absolutely surreal 12 hours immediately before recording, so the dudes get into it. At least we all have each other. Join the Facebook Group! facebook.c

Jul 8
39 min

DOD285: How Many Dads Are We Buying for Anyway?!

It's a belated Father's Day round table! Plus, a listener question about a nephew who needs way more intervention than is being offered by their parents, and the dads chi

Jul 3
43 min

DOD284: It Must Be Hot Divorcée Summer Or Something

The dads work through listener emails. How many exactly? A NEW UNBEATABLE DADS RECORD. You'll have to tune in to find out! But it all boils down to a simple question, rea

Jun 26
46 min

DOD283: When No One At the Pool Party Knows How to Swim

Tom threw a birthday party for Eamon and the chaos that ensued is quite literally unbelievable. We're not sure if Tom has actually recovered from this yet. And later, in

Jun 19
42 min

DOD282: A Talent Show with No Talent

A listener question about kids performing in talent shows is paired with incredible news from Thomas about one of the Smith kids facing their own fears. Join the Facebo

Jun 17
44 min

DOD281: When Your Couple Friends Divorce

Thomas's friends are divorcing, and hearing the details hits a little too close to home. The dads dig into what it really means when someone can't stop making their partn

Jun 12
48 min

DOD280: How Much Can We Control What We Find Attractive?

Thomas got served a weird Christian-y video about marriage and attraction. In the bonus for patrons: Tom does what his kid wanted and then is punished and gaslit...

Jun 10
46 min

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

A great show (at times) for positive masculinity; whether you’re a dad or not, you get a great discussion each episode. It’s made me examine how toxic I was brought up and basically I feel like Thomas’s dad and my own shared the exact same parenting styles. When the guys are good, they’re great! Holy cow the ads though! It’s nice they acknowledge it with the auto ads jokes, but still. Latest episode was 50 minutes, 12.5 was ads, so literally 1/4 of the total runtime was ads. Which given it’s a podcast with Thomas Smith is sadly to be expected, the dude is a great guy, but somehow has more ads than any other podcaster I’ve ever listened to.

BG45 · Jul 2026

Found this show through Cognitive Dissonance and I’m glad I came on over. I’m a mom but it’s nice to hear what goes on in the minds of dads. Often I find myself agreeing and I also have more empathy for my partner and how he navigates fatherhood. Also all three of the hosts are so funny together. Love the banter and the rapport and the laughter and jokes.

Caprimom · May 2026

I love listening to the conversations Thomas, Eli, and Tom have on this podcast. I’ll never have kids myself, but I still find myself eagerly waiting for the next episode of Dear Old Dads to be released. Hands down, this podcast is my favorite. RIP INTO IT!

OneTrueJASH · Sep 2025

This is my favorite podcast, I’m a dad and I relate to Tom a lot… sometimes so much I’m like “Am I Tom?!”. This show has made be a better dad, a better husband, and a better person. I recommend this show to everyone who will listen.

Jimillett · Jun 2025

I used to love this show, but the hosts are becoming more grating over time. Eli is the most annoying. His “bits” get played out way too far. He can turn a 10 second story into 10 minutes of bad voices and awful jokes. I think he makes up or exaggerates almost all of his stories. His fake laugh is also so annoying! That said, he can be one of the more insightful people on the pod. Tom also has super unhealthy, old fashioned beliefs to the point I don’t necessarily believe he is a feminist or even feminist friendly. He borders on manosphere tropes including “traditional” gender roles. Thomas is my favorite, but if you don’t know he has ADHD, you will because not an episode goes by of any of his podcasts where he doesn’t mention it. He also complains so much about the amount of work he does, even though it seems he’s offloaded a lot of it to his wife. As sad as I am to do it, I’ve reached to point where I’ll be unsubscribing and cancelling my Patreon.

tardigrade42 · Aug 2026

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