Hey kids, get ON our lawn! Dear old Dads is a podcast examining and deconstructing all things Dad. From parenting to patriarchy; manning the grill to manning up; Dear Old Dads asks – what even is a dad anyway? What does it mean to be a good man in today's world? What should it mean? Listen along as we definitely find the correct, concise answers to all these questions and more!
Featuring Eli Bosnick, Thomas Smith, and Tom Curry!
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DOD256: What If Your Friend Starts Dating Your Ex... (00:42:20)
The dads are here today to answer a listener question in which their teenager's friend started talking (talking talking, iykyk) with the teen's very recent ex-girlfriend. Oh boy. Did the listener hand...
DOD255: Talk About Body Talk (00:53:06)
Y2K aesthetic is back beyond just butterfly clips and low-rise jeans, and #skinnytok is making sure our kids know it. How do we talk about bodies with our kids in healthy, positive ways? And how does ...
DOD254: Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree (00:48:28)
Following an update on Tom's mom's overseas end-of-life saga, the dads discuss a listener email about genealogy, family trees, and shared family history. Do you feel connected to stories from your anc...
DOD253: Maybe a Little Stitious (00:35:54)
The dads take on a listener question about how to manage a situation where a kid from a bit of a troubled home is coming over unannounced frequently, even though they're not exactly close friends with...
DOD252: Choosing Between Career and Family (00:39:51)
The dads get together (OR DO THEY) to answer a listener question about making choices between career and family. How do you make decisions between the two when they absolutely affect the other? We kno...
DOD251: ZaaaaBOWnd (00:49:19)
Following our last episode about preparing for death and wills, on today's show we have a major Eli health news drop paired with a medical-adjacent listener question! Let these old dads talk about hea...
DOD250: No Will? No Way! (00:50:31)
It's the New Year so the two inevitables - taxes and death - are on our minds. Two of the dads lecture the third about not having a will. Make your pick before you press play on who that solo will-les...
DOD249: I Got You the Anthropologie Rock (00:44:05)
Eli starts us off with the most fiendish hypothetical Dinner Party Question(tm) ever conceived. After some recovery, the dads discuss a popular prank being done on dads and how all of the dads fail.
DOD248: WTF is the Nude Lingerie Test (00:47:08)
The dads do basically an entire episode in the intro segment about something that shakes the very foundation of the pod. People have been forever changed as a result. And then, our main course: an ins...
DOD247: Yuckin Yummers (00:51:22)
Tom's kids have a tendency to yuck other people's yum and it's driving him nuts. So settle in with a tall glass of chunky goat milk and listen to a Christmas Eve Dads.
DOD246: When You Want Takesies Backsies on Being a Parent (00:44:38)
What do you do when you regret being a parent and feel like the whole thing might have been a mistake? A listener writes in with these feelings and the dads are on it! It's probably a more common expe...
DOD245: I'd Say My Biggest Weakness Is Stupid Interview Questions (00:48:48)
If you're in the market for some fatherly advice from the dudes about interviewing for jobs, you're in luck! Listen in to hear the dads debate questions like, what do you do in the face of stupid inte...
DOD244: 48 Is the New 90 (00:43:30)
Tom is out today so we have a non-dad here to join the ranks of Eli and Thomas to take on a listener email about their daughter's surprise husband. How do we approach interpersonal relationships with ...
November 2025 Bonus! (00:46:16)
LITERALLY NONE of us have ever heard Eli laugh as much as he did on this episode as we read (and answer?) a listener email. Patrons: this one was bonkers so we're going to let the normies have it too....
DOD243: Tom's Hunt for Friendship (00:51:11)
The guys have reunited post-Thanksgiving and have plenty of catching up to do! Tom has returned from a hunting trip with other dudes (not our DILFs) and brings some of his observations to the pod to d...
DOD242: When Kid-Friends are Fighting and Your Child Might Be the Issue (00:43:09)
After some quick Thanksgiving plans chat, Thomas recounts a tough parenting situation that he and Lydia experienced recently in which they had to simultaneously consider their child implicated in the ...
DOD241: Take My Waifu, Please! (00:52:43)
The dads read a listener email and get into a candid discussion about this listener's particular experience and the lessons we can take related to identity, kink, online community, and partner dynamic...
DOD240: Dad Moods (00:34:31)
A listener with a baby on the way is worried about his anger problem. Tom is not worried about his chimes. Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearoldd...
DOD239: Fake It Till You Make It (00:43:07)
A listener email sparks a discussion among the dudes about encouraging and supporting your kids' interests, especially when that interest is ABSOLUTELY not your cup of tea. How should we approach init...
DOD238: A Step-Tom's Lament (00:39:01)
Oh, hey! Want to have all of the responsibility and weight of parenthood without any of the legal benefits ensuring you are connected to your kids? Try stepparenting! Tom leads today's chat with the d...
DOD237: How Many Net Productivity Units Are Your Friendships Providing (00:49:14)
Today's episode centers on the importance of friendship despite what dude self-help spaces might tell you. Also more hot takes that the dads dig into include: being vulnerable enough to apologize when...
DOD236: Find You a Woman Who Hates Men? (00:44:38)
Today's show kicks off with a near-immediate three bears situation related to the interpretation of a TikTok video that makes Thomas want to throw his computer out the window; the dads go on a bit of ...
DOD235: Passion or Pragmatism? (00:43:17)
Thomas shares something Arlo loves doing and has declared he'd like to do for a career and the dads dig into helping our kids navigate the choice between pursuing a passion or seeking stability. Stick...
DOD234: Kids Want Attention and That Is Okay (00:44:34)
First, the dudes compare music taste. Then, a listener email asks the dads for advice about handling a recent situation they experienced where their kid's school carried out its full crisis procedure ...
DOD233: This Is Your Brain on Sports (00:35:06)
Our dudes gather today to talk about what obligation parents have to decline their children opportunities in sports that have a high risk of brain injury and possible development of CTE. Is there a mi...
