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PODCAST

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil

Abel Bunny Entertainment

World’s Greatest Dad is the podcast where fatherhood meets food, pop culture, and life’s everyday absurdities. Hosted by Ali Khan & Neil Padover this show serves up dad-life wisdom with a side of humor, deep cuts on everything from cartoons to culinary trends, and the kind of real talk about parenting and adulthood you won’t find in the manual. Whether we are dishing out advice, riffing on the best cheap eats, or diving into the wild world of nostalgia, the dads keeps it fun, unfiltered, and

kids & family parenting

All Episodes

64:18

FAFO Parenting, Period Parties, & Old School Adam...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/09/24

Adam Sandler, sitcom jingles, and barbecue ribs aren’t the only things on Neil and Ali’s minds this week. In this jam-packed solo episode of World’s Greatest Dad, the guys dive into the wild Reddit story of a father who shut down his wife’s “period party” for their daughter and what it says about respecting kids’ boundaries. They tackle the Wall Street Journal’s piece on “FAFO” parenting (aka f** around and find out*) and weigh it against gentle-parenting wisdom: when do consequences become

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70:04

The Earful Tower's Oliver Gee on Parenting, Paris &...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/09/17

Join us as we sit down with Oliver Gee, host of The Earful Tower, for a heartfelt chat about life in Paris, raising kids across three cultures, and why wandering off-plan might be the best way to see the City of Light. Oliver shares how he swapped a newsroom career for podcasting, building a show that celebrates the stories hiding behind Paris’s cobblestone streets and 800-year-old walls. We talk about parenting in a French–Swedish–Australian household, teaching kids three languages, and finding

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56:14

Back-to-School Parenting: Travel with Kids, Dave &...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/09/10

In this back-to-school parenting episode of World’s Greatest Dad, Ali and Neil share real-life stories about fatherhood, kids, and family life. Neil dives into the first day of French immersion kindergarten in New York City, his daughter starting second grade, and planning a creative board game birthday party, while Ali talks about raising an 8th grader in Austin, navigating middle school parenting, volleyball camps, and the milestone of giving his son his very first iPhone. Together, they discuss

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113:26

Binoculars, Beards, and Big Fatherhood Questions with...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/09/03

What happens when you trade algorithms for orioles? Michael Lombardo joins us to talk about his leap from Google and YouTube into fatherhood, community building, and birdwatching. Along the way, we dig into tech disillusionment, the addictive pull of screens, and why birds might be the antidote all dads and parents all over need to understand a chaotic world. With binoculars, poems, and plenty of dad jokes, he’s turned birding into more than a hobby—it’s become a community lifeline for the

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76:36

Food Network’s Jet Tila on Fatherhood, Family Rules &...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/08/27

Chef Jet Tila (Food Network, Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen) joins us for an unfiltered conversation about food, family, and fatherhood. Jet opens up about growing up in LA as the first U.S.-born child of Thai-Chinese immigrants, how his father’s choices forced him to restart life at 17, and why he ultimately walked away from a high-paying Vegas chef job to be present for his wife and kids. Jet shares how therapy, parenting with “firm but loving boundaries,” and resisting the pressure of

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67:00

Augustine Sedgewick Wrote the Book on Fatherhood:...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/08/20

Ali and Neil sit down with Augustine Sedgewick, historian, dad, and author of Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power, to talk about the myths, stories, and struggles that shape what it means to be a dad. From ancient patriarchs to gentle parenting, Taylor Swift to the Founding Fathers, the dads cover it all this week and learn why the best fatherly advice might be: just listen.

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54:33

Parenting In The Age of TikTok, How To Lose At Chess,...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/08/13

Ali wears a red hat WITHOUT ANY WORDS ON IT. Neil gets roasted online by displeased TikTokkers. And together they unpack what it’s like to parent in the era of virality, cancellation, and preteens who correct your vocabulary. Plus: Gen X parenting guilt, and how to lose at chess without losing your kid’s respect. Don't miss our listener mailbag with questions on: grilling, DIY fails, kid anxiety, and family fart etiquette. Oh...and we talk about the Coldplay Affair because how could we not?

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65:41

The World's Greatest Dads Take on Aging and Hair Dye,...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/08/06

The World's Greatest Dads unpack the subjects other dad podcasts refuse to tackle: from composting blood clots to dying our gray hair to why carnitas may be the answer to everything. And the guys try to figure out if they’ve done anything right as dads. Spoiler: probably? PLUS: is it wrong to leave a toddler strapped to a bike outside a coffee shop? Neil and Ali consult the “Dad Ethicist” (aka themselves) in an episode full of truly questionable fatherly advice.

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66:33

Bad Singing Is Actually Better, Sarcastic...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/07/30

In this episode, Neil and Ali navigate the big stuff: kids, boredom, creativity, and letting go of perfection. Hear why bad singing isn’t the worst thing, how vintage sneakers might teach finance, and what How to Train Your Dragon says about fatherhood. We also cover: screen time battles, sarcastic six-year-olds, and what Pixar’s Elio taught us about shedding emotional armor. Plus, Neil does an Elmo voice. You’ve been warned.

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69:52

A Vacation From America, Marriage Means Licking The...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/07/23

Ali returns from Asia with stories of travel and family bonding. From Korean barbecue tours and craft beer in Kyoto to yogurt shaming and leftover strategy, Ali and Neil cover it all. This week: the weird intimacy of long-haul family travel, the honest truth about eating etiquette in a marriage, and a high schooler flipping Pokemon cards like Wall Street futures. Plus the dads explore what your area code reveals about your social class. Expect Entourage references, cell phone nostalgia, and

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65:32

AJ Feliciano on Raising Good Humans, Airport Guilt...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/07/15

Accomplished podcast producer and dad of two, AJ Feliciano, joins Ali and Neil to talk about trading L.A. hustle for Texas balance, juggling cross-country business trips, and savoring every parenting moment no matter how fleeting. AJ opens up about screen-time limits, bonding with his boys what it means to raise kind, humble kids in a world of privilege and abundance. The guys chat about their own upbringings and how they influence their parenting today, ultimately landing on a simple truth: being a

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66:59

Level Up: Gamified Parenting with Nick Holmquist

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/07/09

Nick Holmquist is a dad on a mission to make parenting more fun, meaningful, and emotionally connected. In this episode of World’s Greatest Dad, we dive into Nick’s gamified approach to fatherhood combining elements of storytelling, role-playing games, and behavioral science to raise resilient, thoughtful kids. You’ll hear how he tackles real-life parenting challenges through fantasy characters Harper and Sloan, uses narrative to build emotional regulation, and brings his software engineering

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59:01

Is Neil an AI Co-Host? Destination Wedding Drama,...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/07/03

Ali is packing his bags for an epic family trip to Asia, but first, he and Neil tackle whether Neil is secretly an AI co-host sent from the future, and Neil clears up once and for all that he is, in fact, not a robot. The dads dive into the etiquette of destination weddings with no-kid policies, debate graphic novels versus traditional chapter books, and wonder if strip clubs really are the best place to get a good steak (spoiler: probably not). Plus, stories of the ultimate dad crew, NBA drama, and

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71:39

Patrick Mahomes' Dad Bod, AI Teddy Bears, Mix CDs,...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/06/25

Neil and Ali dig deep into what it means to be a dad in the modern age touching on everything from 90s music and trying to get on the Jumbotron at a Mets game moments to AI storytelling teddy bears and what is the absolute best and worst fast food joint. The guys debate whether Patrick Mahomes’ dad bod even matters, discover that children are having birthday parties at steakhouses. Plus, we discuss how technology is reshaping playtime and education.

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82:33

From Comedy Clubs to Carpool Lines: Matt Bearden on...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/06/17

Comedian and radio host Matt Bearden joins Ali & Neil to talk about the moment he walked away from road gigs to raise his kids and how a health scare years later made him double down on time over money. Matt delivers advice on the upside of strokes, parenting through burnout, and why he treats his kids like summer interns. Expect laughs, honesty, and insight from one of Austin’s most comforting and hilarious voices.

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65:28

Ranking History’s Dads: Who Nailed It, Who Failed It...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/06/15

What do Abraham, Confucius, and Mr. Rogers have in common? They were all dads and they’re all on trial for the title of World’s Greatest Dad. In this special Father’s Day episode, Neil and Ali reflect on their own dad moments, revisit the surprisingly complicated history of Father’s Day (spoiler: it started with a woman), and take a ride through dadhood across the ages. Hammocks, tater tots, and historical hot takes included.

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72:15

Neil Turns 40, Ali's $400 Babysitter, Matching Family...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/06/10

Neil Padover celebrates the big 4-0 with matching family outfits (this year with custom shirts featuring his face), a fancy dinner, and a trip to the Whitney, only to cap the week by getting kicked out of the Brooklyn Museum during a chaotic field trip. Ali Khan (Cheap Eats, Spring Baking Championship) shares his own parenting pain: a babysitter who charged him $400 for an overnight stay while she slept. The guys get into the cost of childcare, Brooklyn au pairs, Austin tech bros, and what happens

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79:48

James Robilotta Named His Son A Verb, Minnesota Nice...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/06/04

Ali Khan (Cheap Eats) and Neil Padover welcome international speaker, author, and dad James Robilotta for a deep, hilarious, and refreshingly honest convo about parenting in the thick of it. James gets real about juggling two little kids with two busy speaker-parent schedules. The guys talk about dad guilt, grandparent dynamics, and the emotional whiplash of loving your kid but not feeling it right away. Plus, the origin story of the name “Roam,” Minnesota Nice vs. New York Grit, lying toddlers, and

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68:42

That Time Ali’s Dad Found His Bong, Neil’s Leftover...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/05/28

Ali Khan (Cheap Eats, Spring Baking Championship) and Neil Padover kick things off with a tale of toothpaste tragedy and leftover sushi heartbreak. The guys dig into division of labor in their households, how kids perceive fairness, and why dads always seem to be the ones doing dishes. Later, they talk about composting etiquette, the lost magic of CDs and liner notes, and how Chris Farley almost became Shrek. Plus, viral toddler tears, The Parent Trap twist, and a bureaucratic baby-naming disaster

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60:12

Nut Allergies, Easter Monday, Grieving In Public, And...

World"s Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil ·

2025/05/20

Ali and Neil compare chaotic mornings, from bike rides and alternate-side parking to mysterious Easter Mondays. Together they unpack the weirdness of religious holidays, 90s Easter brunch lines. Also: Ron Howard’s acting comeback, how to handle peanut allergies like a pro, ninja turtle mugs, and the truth about Smart Grills vs. analog.

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