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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

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01:04:19

What a Hell of a News Roundup: The Officer Aristocracy

What a Hell of a Way to Dad ·

2023/11/29

This week Francis is mad online because of a tweet, we read from the Woman's Home Companion, and we open some Desert Storm trading cards (and you can get some too!) Sign up for the Patreon to get bonus episodes. If you join at the $10 level before December you will also get the Christmas Care Package sent out to you! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Get your own pack of Gulf War trading cards for five dollars a pack. Quantities are limited -

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05:37

Dear Zoo Crew *Preview*

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2023/11/21

On Patreon this week, Francis and Carey answer questions. Everything from gun range team building to polycule etiquette. Listen to the whole episode here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/dear-zoo-crew-93289245

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01:00:29

Davy Crockett: King of the Atomic Frontier (Feat...

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2023/11/17

Nuclear Anthropogist Martin Pfeiffer joins Francis to talk about one of the more insane weapons the Americans developed during the Cold War: The Davy Crockett. Support Martin's research and get regular updates on his Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/nuclearanthro https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nuclearanthro Follow Martin here https://twitter.com/NuclearAnthro https://bsky.app/profile/nuclearanthro.bsky.social Support our show https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

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59:30

Dispatches from Kurdistan (Feat. James Stout)

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2023/11/10

Writer and conflict journalist James Stout is back on the show to talk about his recent trip around the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria. Kurdish allies are still on the front lines against ISIS, but often find themselves hung out to dry by the American Government time and time again. Support James - https://www.patreon.com/Jamesstout/ Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamesstout Check out the latest store items - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop

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44:23

Hell of a News Roundup: Veterans Day Special

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2023/11/08

It's a time of Anniversaries. Three years since Francis left the Army, Seven years of Podcasting, and sixteen years of free entrees for veterans at your Neighborhood Applebees Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Curated Pins - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop-2 A-10 article - https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/11/-10-and-f-35-competed-close-air-support-tests-years-ago-report-just-surfaced/391754/ Recruiter crisis -

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52:27

What a Hell of a News Roundup: Getting kicked out of...

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2023/11/04

This week Francis discusses Army base renaming, and we read about a Navy guy getting in trouble for doing Navy guy stuff. We also cover a story about about rural Missouri and the immigrants who found home here. Noel, Missouri Article - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/... Navy Chat group - https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-n... Shop the sale - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/sale-1 Patreon - / hellofawaytodie

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50:12

Yes, you still have to do PMCS (Feat. Davis Winkie)

What a Hell of a Way to Dad ·

2023/11/02

Davis Winkie of Army Times joins Francis to talk about how the Peacetime Army is taking a big step back and trying to figure out if you really need to do all these oil changes on trucks that never move. Find Davis on Twitter - https://twitter.com/davis_winkie BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/winkie.bsky.social Army Times - https://www.armytimes.com/author/davis.winkie Support the podcast! Seven years of bonus episodes await you at the $5 a month level on the Patreon -

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43:30

Hell of a Way News Roundup: TikTok True Crime...

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2023/10/25

This week we're doing something a little different. This is the audio from the weekly videos Francis has been putting up on Youtube. The series discusses military news, updates and changes in the shop, and features readins from various anti war publications put out during Vietnam. While these episodes are more for a visual medium, I do describe the graphics I am using in detail. The hope is to put these up every week as a suppliment to the regular (and bonus) episodes. More content for the content

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01:04:20

A History of Dueling *Unlocked*

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2023/10/19

This week we're unlocking an episode from the Patreon Archives about dueling, and the many ways people have sought to kill each other like gentlemen. Sometimes you're in a balloon. Sometimes you're fighting a dog. Either way, someone is dying in the dumbest way possible. If you like this episode and want more, we have seven years of archives waiting for you for just five dollars a month at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie. We appreciate your support in whatever way you can give it to us

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10:58

Deadwood Episode 6: Plague *Preview*

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2023/10/17

Plague has come to deadwood, and the Zoo Crew is chatting about getting injected with the worst vaccine (Smallpox). We also lament with Joe his flight from Armenia and the vacuum cleaner he left behind Get the whole episode, and more, on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/91147915

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53:10

The Reddit Army with u/Kinmuan

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2023/10/12

This week Francis interviews one of the Army Subreddit moderators u/Kinmuan (Paul). The two discuss the growth of the Army subreddit, the changes the group has been able to enact in Army policy, and the delicate balance when you know the Sgt. Maj. of the Army is reading your posts 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 to sell the patches,

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10:56

33rd County: Boondock Saints *Preview*

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2023/10/09

Carey and Tom watch Boondock Saints, a movie that is only good if you're an impressionable teenager in 1999. Get the full episode on our Patreon

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52:52

DadChat: Dad Guys with Bryan Quinby

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2023/10/05

Bryan Quinby from the Guys podcast tells us what it's like raising a teenager without rules, how to be friends with your kid, and hating lawns. If you like Hell of a Way, there's many years of bonus content ranging from dad chats to TV reviews, and featuring a wide ranging cast of guests. Get it all here for five bucks a month - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out Bryan's show about different kinds of Guys - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guys-with-bryan-quinby/id1671039476

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43:30

The Current State of Armenia. w/ Joe Kassabian

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2023/09/28

Francis is joined by Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast discusses the current state of the Armenian/Azeri war. He gives a brief history of the conflict surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh area, which has been threatened by Azerbaijan for decades. We discuss where the region is now, what may be coming in the near future, and interventions which should, but are not, being taken to prevent a genocide. We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out

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48:53

Probing Questions about Little Green Men (Feat....

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2023/09/21

The US Government has put up a website for declassified videos featuring unidentified phenomena. Francis and Nick grab their favorite probing device and dive in to the world of UAPs SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true

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09:18

Dads in a Blender *Preview*

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2023/09/18

Max Collins from the band Eve6 joins Francis to discuss fatherhood while touring, being in bed by 10:30, and the abject panic of losing your keys Get the whole episode here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/89428422

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56:30

Rudy Giuliani: Hoisted by his own RICO Petard

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2023/09/14

Podcast legal council Carey (@Shocks) joins Francis to discuss the rise and fall of America's Mayor as he gets hemmed up by RICO charges 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 to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube

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09:22

Tactical Frozen Dress *PREVIEW*

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2023/09/11

The last episode recorded before Nate becomes a father. Francis crams in as much last minute advice as possible, Nate talks about all the work he's done to prepare, and then we talk about Tactical Baby Wearing Get the whole episode here on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tactical-frozen-89102710

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50:55

Operation Lonestar: Texting your federal agent on...

What a Hell of a Way to Dad ·

2023/09/07

This week Francis talks with Army Times reporter Davis Winkie about the latest developments on the Mexico border. This time: National Guard soldiers decided to start using Whatsapp to spy on migrants. Which really isn't all that legal as it turns out Read Davis' article here: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/08/29/texas-guardsmen-spied-on-migrants-via-whatsapp-mishandled-secret-docs/ Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the

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01:02:43

‘Green Card Soldiers’ in the Military Machine feat....

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2023/08/31

For this week’s episode, Nate speaks with sociologist Sofya Aptekar (@sofyaaptekar), a professor at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, about her book ‘Green Card Solider: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat.’ Many people don’t realize that you can enlist in the US military without citizenship—and that, at least for a time, the US military helped facilitate naturalization as a US citizen. But it turns out that it’s not always (or even often) the primary driver of green card holders

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