Dear Old Dads

Best of Tom: How Do We Protect Our Kids From Bullies? (DOD3)

Best of Tom, part 2! While Tom recovers, we're replaying his classic stories in order. They're repeats, but each one is the extended patron cut, so if you're not a patron

Best of Tom: Get to Know the Dads (DOD1)

While Tom recovers, Dear Old Dads is on a break, so this month we're replaying the Best of Tom: a curated run of his classic stories, in order. These are repeats, and eac

Tom's Not Ok. We're Taking A Break.

Yeah so you kinda have to hand it to Tom's luck demon. It's undefeated. It has Tom fighting his own bones.

DOD302: Viced Rhino Transed All the Kids

Tom is out (spine goblin is at work today), so the dads are joined by YouTuber and dad-of-five Viced Rhino, who has a really good Tom impression. His family also stole th

DOD301: Lydia's Got Her Groove Back (Tom Does Not)

Tom is still in the hospital, so the dads are keeping it (relatively) mild this week. Joining Thomas and Eli is the one, the only Lydia Smith, honorary dad and apparent i

DOD300: She'll Do It If You Want To

Note: This episode was part of the double record while Tom was home from the hospital. As mentioned previously, he is currently back in the hospital and we wish him speed

DOD299: Tommy's Got Back (Problems)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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