

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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Oct 30, 2025 • 56min
DadChat: Give me the candy and no one gets hurt
Francis is joined once again by Jack Forman to talk about celebrating Halloween as dads, leaning into Christmas, couples costumes and saying screw it and going to bed at ten pm. Sign up for the Patreon to get access to nearly a decade of bonus content and be automatically entered to win monthly drawings for free pins, stickers, and more - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store for all your gear decorating needs - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Oct 24, 2025 • 53min
DadChat: The Simple Green Cure-all
This week Francis and Nate talk about cleaning with Simple Green, Halloween history, reading for kids, and forgetting to eat Want to listen to our Fight Club episode? Join the Patreon at five dollars a month and get access to the episode, and nine years of bonus content. - https://www.patreon.com/posts/first-rule-of-141719389 See the store for exclusive podcast gear and resale - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Oct 21, 2025 • 4min
The First Rule of Dad Fight Club... -preview-
Is you should tell all your friends! This month Nate and Francis discuss the 1999 movie Fight Club by David Fichner. Our first in a series to figure out why exactly GenX is the way they are through the extremely messed up media available. Get this episode by signing up for the Patreon, or buy this episode on its own for three bucks! More movies to come. Get the full episode here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/141719389

Oct 16, 2025 • 57min
DadChat: Sleeping on the airport floor
This week Francis and Nate talk about the hated American tourist, knockoff Hooters, Micromachines, and the psycic damage of Fight Club If you like this, you're missing out on more if you aren't on our Patreon. Exclusive videos, episodes and giveaways at every level. Join today! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie See the store for exclusive podcast gear and resale - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Oct 14, 2025 • 5min
DadChat Soundtrack: KPOP Demon Hunters with Eric Peacock -Preview-
This week Eric from Soundtracker joins Francis to talk about the Netflix hit taking the tweens by storm, KPOP Demon Hunters. If you love movies AND soundtracks, then look no further than the Soundtracker Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/soundtracker If you like this and want to hear the whole episode, $5 a month gets you access to all our bonus episodes, exclusive video content, and an entry into our monthly Patreon giveaway. Sign up today - https://www.patreon.com/posts/141202104

Oct 9, 2025 • 1h 3min
DadChat: Staying Organized with Jack
This week Jack joins Francis to talk about water hobos, paddleboats tours, Rock a Fire Explosion, and how to be normal with a hobby and how to stay organized If you like this, you're missing out on more if you aren't on our Patreon. Exclusive videos, episodes and giveaways at every level. Join today! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie See the store for exclusive podcast gear and resale - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Oct 6, 2025 • 34min
What a Hell of a Monday Update
Fresh for you in October, it's a solo episode with Francis. If you're on any of the tiers of Patreon you got the video last week, but here's an audio drop for everyone. This week I wandered a Bass Pro Shop for jerky, read some more Art of War, and raided my parent's record collection. Join the Patreon for access to the video - https://www.patreon.com/posts/dadvid-jerky-for-140354335 Monthly raffle winner will be announced this week as soon as I pick one and get a response, so keep an eye on your emails. Soviet pin raffle will be in the Monday update next week And if you're a local St Louisian, come out to GalaxyCon where I'll have a booth selling stickers, patches, and more. I'm not on the schedule, but it's your opportunity to meet yet another middle aged podcaster

Oct 2, 2025 • 56min
DadChat: Getting hyped at the Carnival of Decay
This week Francis and Nate talk about podcast logistics, Anime Conventions, not talking about the Army, and getting hyped at the Carnival of Decay. If you like this, you're missing out on more if you aren't on our Patreon. Exclusive videos, episodes and giveaways at every level. Join today! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie See the store for exclusive podcast gear and resale - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Sep 25, 2025 • 54min
Drinks with Dad (Feat. Dave Infante)
This week David Infante joins Francis to talk about Conservative teetotaling, the failure of Vetbro booze, and pairing Busch Bapple with the McRib. You should be following Dave for good politics with a finger of whiskey - https://bsky.app/profile/dinfontay.com Subscribe to Dave's newsletter for 15% off and get booze news every day - https://www.fingers.email/upgrade?offer_id=d495a731-25b8-4f2b-9cdf-d8731aeed3eb

Sep 18, 2025 • 48min
DadChat: Pegging at the Cracker Barrel
This week Francis and Nate discuss baby vocabulary, eating at Cracker Barrel, putting baby formula in Walgreens Prison and getting your ass kicked by the Wegman's security guard. If you like this, you're missing out on more if you aren't on our Patreon. Exclusive videos, episodes and giveaways at every level. Join today! -https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie See the store for exclusive podcast gear and resale - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/


