Big news - Tyler's gonna be a dad! We discuss the things Tyler has to unlearn from the rest of us, our Dad accidentally(?) roasting all of us, and how long we'd all last on the show "Alone." Even when Tyler presents with life-altering (and inc

42: Gideon Says the Big One (or: "A sweet taste of pre-Covid life")

Oct 20th, 2020 1h 4m

We pulled this one out of the vault (Kevin forgot to release it)!Gideon says a bad word, Andy goes on a run, Derek's kids call him by his name, Tyler has a very relatable "You know what I hate?" - it's a fun one. We actually recorded this back

41: More Quarantine Life (or: "I'm too fat for my jorts")

May 20th, 2020 1h 6m

The phrase "HeyDad's stupidest episode ever" gets thrown around a lot these days, but we're pretty confident this one takes the throne. We discuss apartment timeshares, discover maternity clothes, debate the best ways to get a pharmacist's rom

40: Ryan Rucker (or: My Favorite GirlDad)

Apr 14th, 2020 53m 10s

*This episode was recorded pre-Coronavirus, so you will hear a glorious dearth of quarantine, social-distancing, shelter-in-place, etc. references.Ryan Rucker is an old friend of Tyler's and a much better dad than any of the HeyDad guys. Tyler

39: Quarantine Life (or: "I meant it as a compliment.")

Mar 31st, 2020 57m 19s

Well y'all we're sheltering in place. Spending a whole lot of time with our families. Allowing more screen time than ever. So do you want to listen to us complain and make dumb jokes? To listen to Kevin whine? To listen to Tyler find zen in a

38: Potty Training (or: "You're not ready for Module 4")

Jan 13th, 2020 33m 19s

Happy New Year! It's time for a topic that's been requested a lot - potty training!The guys discuss the various ways they've messed this up, judging other parents, mailing it in, and provide zero practical advice. ICYMI: We launched a Patreon

Special episode: Guns (or: "we're here to ruin Thanksgiving.")

Nov 27th, 2019 1h 31m

We're back with a very different episode from our usual silliness. Kevin goes deep into the issue of guns and mass shootings in America, prompted by the fears that he (and so many others) feel when dropping their kids off at school. We know t

37: Back to School (or: "Yard Duty Tenure.")

Nov 22nd, 2019 50m 7s

School's been back in for a while so we should probably talk about it. Parent teacher conferences, standing up to fake bullies, explicit lanyards, "yes, and" with your kid's teacher as they tell you what your kid is doing wrong - this episode

36: Halloween (or: "Depression Peanuts and G.I. Joe Turds”)

Nov 12th, 2019 59m 25s

Halloween recap! The guys talk about a T-Rex fight at school, Tyler's encounter with a banshee, Kevin calls his sweet beautiful oldest son a wuss, and there's a lot of arguing about tootsie rolls. Also somehow we make "it's a me, Mario!" sexy..

35: Andy's Vasectomy (or: "You're still a man.")

Oct 29th, 2019 44m 16s

And we're back!Season 3 kicks off with quite possibly our best episode ever. There comes a time in a man's life when he needs to stop making people. That moment recently came for Andy, and naturally Tyler and Kevin decided to chaperone the who

34: Performance Review (or: "San Francisco's hottest club is...")

Jul 25th, 2019 48m 58s

If being a dad is "the most important job you'll ever have," then it's time for a performance review. Tyler does some very basic internet research on how to do one of these, then pulls Kevin into the office with HR to talk through his performan

33: Shea Serrano (or: "Splotch and Blob")

Jul 9th, 2019 55m 1s

A very special epsiode of the HeyDad Podcast, where we get a chance to interview Shea Serrano from The Ringer. He's an amazing writer, full-on Thing on the Internet, and a Dad of three boys. We talk about positivity, hard conversations with his

32: Father's Day (or: "I text you every time I try")

Jun 11th, 2019 43m 58s

It's Father's Day! So naturally we asked the only non-dad on the show to talk about his parenting angst. Tyler shares his perspective on losing the "non" in his title, and the rest of the guys share about how and why being a dad means so much

31: Lies (or: "Did you know in the olden days everyone drank blood?")

Jun 4th, 2019 38m 38s

Lies! A story about Kevin's 1st grader regularly coming home with wildly incorrect information becomes a wider conversation about lying and kids.Andy shocks everyone with some truly terrible boyfriend behavior in the cold open, and the guys te

30: Mother's Day (or: "Somehow we got our mom to be on the podcast!")

May 10th, 2019 41m 6s

Mother's Day!The guys describe how watching our wives give birth makes us borderline worship them, Tyler seamlessly works a Beyonce reference into a discussion about birth, we all talk about some of the things we love about watching the women

29: The FurBaby Special (or: "it's time to talk about non-dad stuff")

Apr 22nd, 2019 39m 20s

Tyler takes the wheel and finally gets his chance to convince us that having a dog is like having a kid. Tyler lays out the similarities, Andy makes some confessions, and Derek finds a way to mention his remodel again. The discussion ends wit

28: Cleaning (or: that fat dude from Seinfeld got eaten on the toilet")

Apr 2nd, 2019 55m 18s

How, just how does everything get so messy so quickly? The podfathers discuss messiness, conflict about said messiness, expectation setting, and how to deal with one of the more annoying realities of parenting. You know what I hate is back, as

27: Worrying (or: "is it legal to bleach a kid’s mouth?")

Mar 6th, 2019 36m 8s

Having a kid turns even the most optimistic of us into worriers. You love them so much and they're so dumb and dangerous and helpless. In this episode we talk about irrational worries, the co-parenting dynamic when one person is more worried ab

26: My kid is too hard on himself (or: "You failed because you were ticklish")

Feb 21st, 2019 33m 21s

Episode 26. What do you do when your kid is too hard on himself? What is the right amount of worrying about a kid? Is it ok to project current behavior into the future (what will be be like when he's 15)? How do you teach a kid to value some ad

25: Parenting for an Audience (or: "Blueberry-related crimes.")

Feb 6th, 2019 42m 19s

Heyoooo it's new episode time. Today we're talking about when you have to be a dad in front of other people, and all of the complications that brings. Derek lives at his in-laws for two months, Andy delegates potty training to a baby sitter, an

24: Secrets (or: "She sees surprises as insults")

Jan 23rd, 2019 48m 45s

Y'all be cool ok it's time to talk about secrets. Specifically, how our kids cannot handle them at all and make the process of keeping any kind of secret/surprise from them a total nightmare for the whole family. We also talk about creating a v

23: Holiday (or: "Did...did someone tell you?")

Dec 18th, 2018 34m 26s

Holiday episode! We're not gonna bury the lede here, Derek uncorks an incredible story at the end of this episode that will shake you to your very core. We also talk about whether the holidays are better/worse with kids, Kevin tells a story of

22: Keeping Score (or: "This Nintendo Switch ain't gonna buy itself.")

Dec 10th, 2018 30m 29s

Episode 22 is all about keeping score, the pettiest, most tempting, and most unsatisfying aspect of co-parenting. (Extremely Emperor Palpatine voice): Good, gooooood, let the resentment grow.This is part two of the conversation we started last

21: Who's going to take care of me? (or: "Welcome to podcast therapy.")

Nov 26th, 2018 46m 11s

Season Premiere! The long wait is over.This episode centers on a conversation we've been having a lot lately: how do I take care of myself while I'm taking care of all of these other people? How do I ask for help? Do I still get to have needs

20: Sports (or: "My strength will overcome my chubby big brother")

Nov 14th, 2018 57m 10s

Season finale! Podcasts are doing "seasons" now, and we're not trying to get left out so guess what? SEASON FINALE.So many questions left unanswered for next season. Will they? Won't they? Who shot Mr. Burns? Will these guys ever stop talking