What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Francis and Jack hit up the thrift store to expand our cooking options, brag about shopping efficiency, and go to the No Kings protests. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

Friend of the show and Lions Led by Donkeys host Joe Kassabian talks to Francis about his latest book The Highlands Burn. Joe is diving into Gunpowder Fantasy as he tells the story of Sayat and the Foundling Brigade. This book has revolvers that shoot sorcery, descriptions of how much it sucks to live through a siege, and the time honored favorite: corrupt military police. Preorder today The Highlands Burn If you're in London, get tickets to the May 29th Live show here: Lions Led by Donkeys Live in London If you're not in London, you can still get tickets and watch the live stream: Lions Led by Donkeys Live Stream If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

This week, and for many weeks in the future, Jack joins Francis to watch through Twin Peaks. Why is it different from every other millennial podcasters who have already done this? Because Francis knows nothing about it, and Jack is a rabid fan of the series. For this episode we talk about our relationships with David Lynch movies, and dig into the opening episode of the series that inspired everything that came after. Future episodes will be available at the 3$ level of the Patreon. And I promise we're gonna do it all, through the weird and the bad. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

This week Francis and Nate stuff insulation into their walls as the mercury fluctuates, childhood peer pressure, our mustard collections, and waxing nostalgic about hanging out at the airport. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com

This week to better understand the GenX mind, Francis and Nate watch Kevin Smith's directorial debut Clerks. A movie about nothing and everything at the same time. Does it hold up? Is it as good as you remember when you were 17 and watching for the first time? Find out at the $5 and up tier today! This is a preview of our monthly bonus episode. For full access sign up at the $5 and up level here - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com

This week Francis is joined by his wife to discuss our favorite trinket based religion. Both raised in the St. Louis Catholic Church, we talk about the perversion of the religion by converts, the loss of yet another third space, and how to tell if you're at a good Fish Fry. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com

This is a preview of our bonus episode. To hear the full episode, sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie This week Eric Peacock from SoundTracker joins Francis one again to take in some Musical Theater. From the Golden Age of Musicals, we watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Seven mountain man brothers need wives and when courtin' fails they resort to kidnappin'. Filmed in beautiful cinemascope and filled with acrobatic dance fights (and quite a few brawls), this movie manages to be fun and entertaining seventy years later, if just slightly problematic. Keep up with Eric and the return of SoundTracker here - https://x.com/Soundtracker_ Follow Eric here - https://x.com/uwebollocks

This week on DadChat, Francis and Nate talk about the coming Spring weather, Hair Metal, the increase of the Golf Cart Class, and Canadian TV. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Francis and Nate go through the mailbag. Not the messages the fans are sending, but the cold emails we get weekly as people try to pitch our show. We talk about stealing wine mom valor, virtual challenge coins, and how to spice up the bedroom If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Jack and Francis get patriotic with the Olympics. We talk about being sports guys for the obscure rules, hating a team, and being an Irish dance dad. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week on the DadChat, Francis and Nate discuss having a Reddit renaissance and how to be a kinder and gentler hater If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

Jack Forman joins Francis again to talk about his upcoming trip to Indiana and St. Louis. We talk about throwing up in the back of the car on a road trip, how to punish soldiers, and flying under the parent's radar. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

In our eternal quest to find out why GenX is the way they are, Nate and Francis watch the 1994 Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction. We untangle the story, remember the quotes, and cringe inwardly at multiple places. In all, we discovered the real Pulp Fiction was the Royal with Cheese we ordered along the way. This is a preview episode. To listen to the whole episode, sign up at the $5 level on patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie

This week on Dadchat; Francis talks about his one beer, Nate sings French nursery rhymes, and one of our daughters keeps alive the proud tradition of throwing up in an Irish Pub. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

The Zoo Crew is back in the saddle again. Carey and Joe join Francis to talk about tank fluids, Middle aged t-shirt culture, and living in Michigan without getting additcted to heroin. This is a preview episode. For full access to all of our bonus content, sign up today - https://www.patreon.com/posts/zoo-crew-new-148679212

This week Francis is joined by Dylan Kilby, a public health professional, to talk about how public health affects us all. From the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the pothole you hit on the way to work The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett - https://bookshop.org/a/25702/9781250796127 Pox Americana by Elizabeth A. Fenn - https://bookshop.org/a/25702/9780809078219 Follow Dylan on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sunbleached_summits/?hl=en

This week Miss Elizabeth joins me again in our living room to give you a little behind the scenes with your dad. We talk about our love of Roadside America, our first date in an abandoned lead mine, and our last trip to the Lacleade's Landing Wax Museum. See the video slideshow here This is a preview of our bonus content. You can access all our extra episodes signing up for $5 a month on Patreon, or buying the episode itself - Click here for access

This week your dads talk about Fist of the North Star, missing out on Quaaludes, and boning up on languages. Looking for more? We have years of back catalog bonus episodes right here https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Wolf of Wall Street - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GutGSVL9o0 I'D WALK 20 MILES FOR A QUAALUDE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXgfeE7444A

The final episode of our Hallmark Holidays series is here, but Beth will be back on the show in the near future. This Christmas eve we're taking you to Crown Center in Kansas City to see the gleaming teeth of all the stars of Hallmark. We also cover the finale of Finding Mr Christmas and our future Hallmark plans. This is a preview of our bonus feed. If you want to hear this and nine years of bonus content, sign up on Patreon today - https://www.patreon.com/posts/146590430

Francis and Nate talk about dumpster diving, household pests, caring for strays, and electrical work. Don't miss the special Hallmark Christmas episodes over on Patreon with Francis and his wife. Final episode will be available December 24th! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie And if you're looking for presents for the father figure in your life, check out the store - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Beth and Francis talk about a Netflix holiday movie called Operation Christmas Drop, which highlights a real humanitarian mission the US has carried out in Micronesia since 1951. Technically not a Hallmark movie, but it follows a lot of the same beats. We talk about the differences in decorations, shooting locations, and how a movie can become unsalvagable when your leads don't have any chemistry. This is a preview of a bonus episode. To get full access either sign up for the Patreon or purchace individually here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/hallmark-drop-145984671

This week my wife Beth joins me for another Hallmark movie deep dive. Instead of focusing on one movie, we have leaned into the whole Hallmark experience. In this episode we discuss USS Christmas, Christmas Homecoming, and the reality show Finding Mr. Christmas. We will have two more episodes, one on Operation Christmas Drop and a final Christmas eve drop of our trip to Hallmark Crown Center in Kansas City to immerse ourselves in the Hallmark experience. You can get access by signing up for our patreon, or purchacing the episodes individually https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie And if you're looking for presents for the father figure in your life, check out the store - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Francis is joined by his wife Beth to watch military themed Christmas movies from the Hallmark channel. This week it's Christmas on Duty, a USAA funded movie released in November of this year. It features Parker Young and Janel Parrish, two montages, USAA branded ice scrapers, and a whole lotta heart. Two of these holiday episodes will be free, but everything after that will be on Patreon, available to buy individually, but always available to the $5 a month subscribers - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie And if you're looking for presents for the father figure in your life, check out the store - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Francis and Nate talk about getting a colonoscopy, prepping Thanksgiving food, Hallmark movies, and avant garde Garfield Get the lastest bonus episode and many years of back catalog at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Christmas has landed in the shop! Get your house ready with Ornaments, stickers, and patches today! - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Jack is back on the show and we're talking pet ownership and annoying dogs. Get the lastest bonus episode and many years of back catalog at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Christmas has landed in the shop! Get your house ready with Ornaments, stickers, and patches today! - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This Veterans day Nate and Francis talk about the Army Powerpoint training, how to survive a Moose attack, the evolution of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and getting questionable tattoos. Get the lastest bonus episode and years of back catalog at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store for all your gear decorating needs - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Nate talks about being a good tourist, road tripping the south, and trying to be as disarming as possible to the people around us. Get the lastest bonus episode and many years of back catalog at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store for all your gear decorating needs - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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/

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

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/

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

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/

This week Francis sits down with Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series and the horror movie VFW. We talk about influences, writing for adults and kids, and keeping your zombie/monster stories grounded in reality. Get the books for you and your kids - https://lastkidsonearth.com/ 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/

This week Nate and Francis talk about European air conditioning, our record collections, and video game movies. 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/

This week Francis interviews his own father about grandpa Horton, a man smote by God more than once but still managed to live 90+ years. From working the pipe lines to farming to warehouse work, Grandpa Horton raised seven kids through some of the toughest times in America and still managed to keep going. If you like this and are craving more, Subscribe to our Patreon and get access to more than eight years of bonus content. Three new episodes a month- https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, new updates every week - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/

This week Francis took his daughter to her first punk/psychobilly/ska show. Jack and Francis discuss some of their favorite live shows for kids and adults New updates to the Podcast Attic. Uranium glass, Japanese toys and drinkware added. Don't wait because when it's sold, it's gone - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/collections/podcast-attic

Sandwich rotator Lauren joins Francis to discuss sandwiches and the rotation of them. We talk about the trials and tribulations of sandwich art, from the Subway ad that couldn't get off the ground, to the kids singing about BLTs Check out the spinning sandwiches on Lauren's site - https://rotatingsandwiches.com/ Follow Lauren on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com New updates to the Podcast Attic. Uranium glass, Japanese toys and drinkware added. Don't wait because when it's sold, it's gone - https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/collections/podcast-attic