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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

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All Episodes

44:14

The US Army: Anti-Gaming? feat. Steve Beynon

What a Hell of a Way to Dad ·

2022/12/15

This week, Francis speaks with Military dot com reporter Steve Beynon about the U.S. Army ending its relationship with Activision Blizzard and sponsorship of Call of Duty. While we would like to say that the Army is doing this because its realized it should stop trying to hoodwink gamers into enlisting, it’s actually because of the harrassment scandals at that company. Read Steve’s article here:

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42:07

Gassed Up at Fort Carson feat. Nicholas Slayton

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2022/12/08

This week, Francis speaks with Task and Purpose contributing editor Nicholas Slayton (@NSlayton) about trench warfare in Ukraine and the recent story where thousands of soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado were ‘accidentally’ teargassed during a pre-Thanksgiving fun run. Everyone who was in the Army just said ‘yeah, not surprised.’ We have a Patreon with extra bonus content dating all the way back to 2017. Get it all for $5 a month! https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now

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57:01

DadChat: Down Under

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2022/12/01

This week, Nate and Francis discuss Nate’s recent trip to Australia and New Zealand while touring with his other podcast, Trashfuture. And also the degree to which we still can’t wrap our heads around the ways in which talking into a microphone has changed our lives. Hope you enjoy! *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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59:52

Printing a Revolution

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2022/11/17

This week Francis talks with investigative journalist James Stout about the prevelance of 3D printed guns in the hands of revolutinaties fighting against the oppressive and genocidal military government of Myanmar. James met with the many of the young people who have been fighting this war for the last eighteen months. Check out the five part series featuring interviews with the fighters here *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also

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01:34:21

Call of Duty: Modern Warcrimes 2

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2022/11/11

This week Francis is joined by noted Zoomer and Irishman Tomás O Máthúna (@gotitatguineys) from Beneath the Skin to discuss the most recent Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2022) not to be confused with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009). From WWII to zombie Nazis to terrorism in Space, we break down the series, the latest installment, and why we keep subjecting ourselves to it For the Bonus episode, Francis and Carey watch the Naval history movie Under Siege, one of the few good Steven Segal

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47:09

Dad Chat: Minions Expanded Universe

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2022/11/03

This week, Nate and Francis do that thing where old Soldiers talk about old soldier things. Then Francis introduces Nate to the Simon and Garfunkle song Cecilia as done by the Minions. Finally, the two discuss graphic novels then and now and the comics we grew up with *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 --

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01:25:13

33rd County Halloween Spooktacular

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2022/10/31

Shocks and Tom are at it again with tales of Irish folklore and some stories from the Hell of a Way to Die Discord (which you can join by joining the Patreon at any level) For this week's bonus, Tom and Shocks review the 2011 Irish buddy cop film THE GUARD, featuring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. It's a fun little movie that is also the most successful independent Irish movie ever. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33rd-county-part-73773097 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now

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46:32

General Donahoe, Fired 4 Truth feat. Haley Britzky

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2022/10/27

This week, Francis speaks with Task & Purpose reporter Haley Britzky (@halbritz) about the recent Army public-relations disaster, in which a Major General defended women soldiers from Tucker Carlson and was… punished for doing so… by the Army. Sounds great! For this week's bonus, Tom and Shocks review the 2011 Irish buddy cop film THE GUARD, featuring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. It's a fun little movie that is also the most successful independent Irish movie ever. Get it on Patreon here:

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56:28

DadChat: Return to America

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2022/10/20

This is a full episode of DadChat! This week, Nate and Francis discuss all-in-one breakfast makers, American drip coffee, huge trucks, the relative insanities of Indiana versus Missouri, and Nate’s recent trip back to the United States. For this week's bonus, Francis and Shocks discuss some of the specifics of maritime law. As in, Shocks describes the times he's had to seize weed while working in the Coast Guard, and whether or not long-term the US will decriminalize weed federally. Turns out the

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51:17

*UNLOCKED* The 33rd County: The Town

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2022/10/13

We've finally gotten Shocks his own show, and we're calling it the 33rd County. It's a show discussing what it means to be Irish, and Irish-American, by virtue of putting one of each together and forcing them to experience the cultural products of both groups. In this inaugural episode, Shocks and cohost Thomas O'Mahony watch the Ben Affleck film THE TOWN and rejoice in its concentrated Boston-area dirtbag energy (exemplified by Jeremy Renner). Hope you enjoy! Listen to Thomas's tattoo history

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47:41

America’s Human Trafficking Governor feat. Ken...

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2022/10/06

This week, Francis speaks with investigative reporter and friend of the show Ken Klippenstein about a recent story that he’s covered: the fact that the governor of Florida duped a bunch of migrants with a promise of job skills training and instead flew them to Martha’s Vinyard in order to own the libs. It was paid for with money from a GOP donor, and when things didn’t go the way conservative media wanted them to, they just made up a fake version of reality where they did. Read Ken’s story here:

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48:11

Black Mold Is A Character Flaw feat. Steve Beynon

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2022/09/29

For this week's free episode, Francis speaks with Military.com reporter Steve Beynon discusses a new program that lets soldiers pick their duty stations as enlistment incentives. They also talk about terrible conditions in Army barracks, the fact that the Secretary of the Army tried to blame low recruiting numbers on journalists describing reality, and much more. Read Steve's story here: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/09/23/these-are-most-popular-bases-new-soldiers-are-volunteering.html

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01:09:16

DadChat: Military Songs Edition

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2022/09/22

This is an entire episode of DadChat! Just in case you’re wondering when we get to the point. This week, Nate and Francis talk about the Space Force’s official new song, the tendency of the military to require singing at formation in general, and much more. For this week’s bonus, we've finally gotten Shocks his own show, and we're calling it the 33rd County. It's a show discussing what it means to be Irish, and Irish-American, by virtue of putting one of each together and forcing them to experience

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47:49

No More Free Chest Candy feat. Davis Winkie

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2022/09/15

For years, the Army has issued everyone who enlists with a medal for ostensible service in the Global War on Terror. Now, that war isn’t technically over–we still have troops deployed to Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia–but according to Military Times reporter Davis Winkie, the war is just over enough for them to stop issuing awards about it. Read Davis’ article here:

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51:21

We Seem to Have Misplaced Fat Leonard

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2022/09/08

This week, Francis and Nate discuss the recent disappearance of Fat Leonard, a comedic figure of Navy bribery and corruption who managed to skip bail 3 weeks before he was due for sentencing. Which was easy, since he was living in a mansion while serving as a star witness for almost a decade. We’ve heard rumors of a two-tiered justice system in America–maybe you’ve heard the same? For Patreon episodes dating all the way back to 2017, sign up on the Patreon here! $5 a month gets you all our bonus

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49:41

Supporting the VA, Detoxifying Veterans feat. Jasper...

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2022/09/01

This week, Francis speaks with reporter Jasper Craven about the current state of the Department of Veteran Affairs–the fact that future administrations think the overall veteran population will shrink, the fact that veteran culture is in many ways synonymous with being a chud, and Francis’ hesitancy to ever call anything we do ‘veteran-owned.’ Hope you enjoy! Check out Jasper’s substack here: https://battleborne.substack.com/ and check out his book here–he’s the co-author of a work entitled ‘Our

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58:16

Welcome to the VA. Would You Like to End Your Life?

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2022/08/25

Content warning: this episode contains discussion of suicide BritainChat ends at 31:42! In this episode, Nate talks about Britain’s current energy crisis, how things got this bad so quickly (and over the course of 43 years), and how he and Cynthia are preparing. We also discuss a recent story about the Canadian VA offering medically assisted suicide to a veteran seeking care for PTSD–although we fully acknowledge the fact that this was sourced from the New York Post and Fox News, so it may be a lot

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01:03:00

DadChat: Influencer Edition

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2022/08/18

It’s a full episode of DadChat, in which Nate and Francis talk about the futility of trying to stay relevant to rude teens, Jacked Danny Elfman, Britain’s current drought, why it’s much more pleasant when you’re not trying to live like a burnout 20-something in your 40s, and much more. Shouts out to Thomas O’Mahony, @gotitatguineas, who helped edit this episode and also sourced us a really great feature on Danny Elfman’s workout routine and fitness ethos:

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55:54

Good Thing Only Americans Were Exposed to Burn Pits,...

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2022/08/11

DadChat ends at 10:45! Nate and Francis discuss the PACT act and the burn pit registry, while trying to pay attention to the fact that the only people eligible for compensation are the people part of the group that did the burning (American military people), whereas everyone from third-country contractors to the civilian populations of the various countries occupied get nothing. We also talk about a story that might serve as an example of how to not steal from the Army. For this week’s bonus, Nate

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01:00:13

RibbonsChat

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2022/08/04

Nate is back and he joins Francis to discuss a recent article in Task and Purpose about a dress-uniform ribbon apparently becoming a more select award when it used to be given to everyone. So, why the change? Are we finally done with the GWOT? Is the Army going to stop giving out ribbons like candy? You be the judge. For this week’s bonus, Francis pulls a Joe and runs a history lesson about a very badly built boat with our resident boats expert, Carey Shockey. Enjoy the preview in the episode, and

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