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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

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

kids & family parenting

All Episodes

51:35

A Night at the Museum with Lilith

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2024/05/20

This week Francis talks with museum collections manager Lilith from the National Japanese American Historical society. We discuss moving your collections, doing provenance research, and begging you not to donate your grandfathers dirty Korean War era underwear. Search the digital archives here - https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p15129coll10 If you'd like some historical documents, you can pick some up https://njahs.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/nisei-linguists

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58:46

DadChat: The Prince of Roblox Songs

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2024/05/20

Nate and Francis are back for a DadChat, this time discussing important questions such as: what if your kid gets into Roblox? What if your kid just likes reading a lot? Are video games better or worse for you now than they were in 1989? And an essential Ask A Dad question: what sort of gifts should you get for new parents? Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We

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10:49

The Zoo Crew Presents: Predator *Preview*

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2024/05/13

This month we watch a classic action flick that most of have never seen. It's got all the memes, the blood, the guy constantly shaving, and all the unlimited ammo magazines you could need Get the FULL episode at the $5 a month level, and access to seven years of bonus content - https://www.patreon.com/posts/104170458

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59:52

DadChat: Newborn Edition feat. Chris James

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2024/05/12

For this week's DadChat, Francis speals with Chris James (@theCJS) of the Guys Podcast about his experiences in parenting a newborn. As in, he's got a one-month-old and he's extremely sleep-deprived, but there's already so much to talk about. Very much hope you enjoy! Check out Guys With Bryan Quinby here: https://sites.libsyn.com/458346 Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie *SPECIAL

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01:02:38

DadChat: Is There a Perfect Time to Have a Kid? No

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2024/05/04

Note: this DadChat was recorded back in March right before Nate had a family emergency, so if it seems out-of-date it’s due to that. For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis discuss the perennial question of ‘when is it the correct time to have a kid?’ And the answer is: whenever the circumstances work for you, but there’s always something happening that makes it a challenge. And once it happens you will never sleep normally again. Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of

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53:51

DadChat: 2000s Culture Free Association

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2024/04/28

For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis examine just what would constitute an ‘I remember the 2000s’ cultural encapsulation. As someone who literally owned an ‘All Your Base Are Belong to Us’ shirt (Nate) and a guy who experienced the red ring of death on an Xbox 360 (Francis), we simply know the source material too well. Also in this episode: Nate having to wage war against the British postal service because one guy apparently has the power to send your mail to the bottom of the ocean if he

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10:52

Deadliest Warrior: Spartan vs Ninja *Preview*

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2024/04/24

This month Francis is joined by Quinn from the Failure to Launch podcast for Deadliest Warrior: Spartan vs Ninja. Spears, shields, swords and...pocket sand? Get the full episode here at the $5 level - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Listen to Failure to Launch, a podcast about why you shouldn't go into space - https://open.spotify.com/show/67k2E47btdeWWdljZAmf9A

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53:32

Spinning the wheel of Ecological disasters with...

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2024/04/22

This week Francis is joined by Forestry expert and conservationist Calvin Norman to discuss the impact of the War in Ukraine on the local ecology, and the extent it's going to take to get it back up and running again. Calvin also shares some of his favorite existential horrors that are less 'How do I pay my bills' and more 'will this hamburger eat my brain?' Check out the many webinars we discuss here - https://extension.psu.edu/the-war-in-ukraine-impacts-on-the-people-forests-and-environment

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54:21

DadChat: Ursula Le Guin Laudation Station

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2024/04/20

For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis discuss books they’re reading, which leads to an examination of how Nate wound up giving the work of Ursula Le Guin and Phillip K. Dick a try, and why he strongly recommends both. We also discuss childhood insomnia and recommendations for easy-to-manage herb gardens. It’s a DadChat package deal. Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie *SPECIAL

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52:56

Militia House with John Milas

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2024/04/15

Veteran and Author John Milas joins Francis to discuss his debut horror Novel Militia House, set in 2010 Afghanistan and following a couple of bored Marines stuck in the middle of nowhere. John discusses his journey from Marine to author, his writing process, and what it is about horror that people love Pick up Militia house here or wherever you get books - https://www.amazon.com/Militia-House-Novel-John-Milas/dp/1250857066

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53:12

DadChat with Greg from the Brigham Young Money Podcast

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2024/04/12

This week Francis talks with Greg of the Brigham Young Money Podcast about raising your kids around Religion. Greg is an ex Morman and Francis an ex Catholic and discuss how to talk about God and beliefs when you don't believe yourself Listen to his show about Utah Politics http://brighamyoungmoney.com/ His other podcast about the Utah Jazz - https://twitter.com/Unsalvageables Follow him on twitter - https://twitter.com/DadShammdad If you like what you're getting here, please consider donating to

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51:20

Failing Upwards with Steve Beynon

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2024/04/04

This week Military.com reporter Steve Beynon stops by to update us on some of his more recent stories, such as a four star general greasing the wheels for a subordinate to be promoted, Special Forces once again getting caught with Nazi patches, and Chow Hall dining kiosks Special Forces - https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/27/army-shared-image-of-special-forces-soldier-wearing-nazi-patch.html General Hamilton suspended -

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10:35

The Zoo Crew goes to Man Camp *Preview*

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2024/04/02

This week the Zoo Crew is headed to Man Camp. We're dropping enough money to buy a new Toyota Corolla and instead of having a sensible car with low miles, we're getting slurs screamed at us by an angry Armenian guy Get the whole episode and more by signing up at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/zoo-crew-goes-to-101486176

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58:09

Broken Tracks with Davis Winkie

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2024/03/27

Content warning: Suicide This week Davis Winkie comes on the show to talk about his deep dive into the suicide epidemic faced by Army Tank units Read more about it here - https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/03/11/broken-track-how-army-times-discovered-high-tank-unit-suicide-rates/ If you like what we do here, consider supporting us on Patreon. $5 a month gets you access to seven years of bonus interviews, movie reviews, and a lot in between - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

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40:21

Hell of a Way News Roundup: The Army's Navy

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2024/03/20

This week Francis discusses the Navy. But not the American Navy, the Army Navy. Also covered is the Thai Navy shooting itself (Because it's nice to know it's not just us) and the National Guard dicking around on their phones in the Subway stations. Instead of a madia section, we're back to reading from anti war zines of the 1970s. I've been running through a lot of Sharpe books and while they are fun, they are also hardly conversational Take 15% off in the store all month with the code 'March' -

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57:22

DadChat: Live from the Monkey House with Jack Forman

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2024/03/18

This week Francis brings Jack Forman, formerly of the Sirius XM station Kids Place Live on the show. Jack has run a kids call-in show for eleven years, taking thousands of calls from kids all around North America and now finds himself let go, but still continuing his vision. We talk about conversations with kids, 'kindie' music, and strange Italian songs Listen to Jack three times a week on his Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/jackforman Francis' Kindie spotify playlist -

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58:25

DadChat: Dreaming of a World with No Dodge Neons

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2024/03/16

For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis talk about their first cars… but also a discussion of what goes into sound production for podcasts, the roller-coaster of your child getting every germ on earth when they start nursery, and some discussions for fans of war-themed genre fiction. Hope you enjoy! Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront

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46:31

Into the Wild Blue Yonder

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2024/03/11

This week Francis talks with Emerson, a fellow Public Affairs troop, but for the Air Force. We discuss the fun of being in PAO, the differences in the branches, and how much better it is to be an airman than a soldier

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01:01:33

DadChat: Making Drywall Exciting

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2024/03/11

It’s DadChat, and we’ve got a spirited discussion about dealing with old houses and their old house problems, solid vs. hollow walls, the hobbies we picked up from our own dads, and the strange situation where British banks let landlords take out interest-only mortgages that were, of course, adjustable-rate mortgages. You can imagine how that went. Hope you enjoy? Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017:

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45:04

Hell of a News Roundup: Air Force Blues

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2024/03/06

This week it's all about the Air Force as Francis discusses three stories from the branch we all love to hate. Take 15% off all orders in the store this month with the code 'march' - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop You can also get access to all our bonus content and interview episodes early on out patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie National Guard story -

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