Are We Bad Dads?

By Dave Atkins, Mateo Boyd, and Aaron Sharp

The Are We Bad Dads? podcast is a podcast with a head for history and a heart for fatherhood. Three regular guys start out talking about their favorite popular history books, and always end up at fath... more

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How many episodes does Are We Bad Dads? have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Are We Bad Dads? episodes:

December 29, 2024 S3E8 - The Dads Take on the Cuban Missile Crisis, One More Time
The story of the Sixties continues in Episode 8 of Season 3 as Mateo, Aaron, and Dave take on the book Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Serhii Plokhy.

As a special bonus this episode includes a first for the dads, a complete and total recanting of an earlier cargo short rating by one of the dads. Who changed their mind? And what did they change it about? You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out, but let’s just say we may be back on George Lucas’s Christmas card list.

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If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal) we are going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

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1h 4min
November 28, 2024 S3E7 - The Dads Take On Kevin Costner's Accent and the Movie 13 Days
The story of the Sixties continues in Episode 3 of Season 3
as Dave, Mateo, and Aaron are joined by friend of the podcast Josh Strychalski to talk about the Cuban Missile Crisis movie 13 Days, starring Kevin Costner and apparently what he thinks passes for a Boston accent.
If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal at the beginning of a season) we are going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to
[email protected]
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45min
October 30, 2024 S3E6 - The Dads Take on The Berlin Wall and Tunnel 29
The story of the 1960s continues in Season 3 Episode 6 as Aaron, Dave, and Mateo take on what has become one of the dad’s favorite books they’ve ever read together, Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary
Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman.
Want More?
If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope
springs eternal at the beginning of a season) we are going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to
[email protected]
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1h 9min
October 08, 2024 S3E5 - The Dads Take On The Right Stuff
The story of the Sixties continues Season 3 Episode 5 where Dave and Aaron are joined by Ryan Ash to take on the movie The Right Stuff, the memorable movie about the Mercury 7 astronauts.

In this episode the dads discuss:
·      Did they ever want to be astronauts?
·      Do they think they have the Right Stuff?
·      What even is the Right Stuff?
·      The marriage of Chuck and Glennis Yeager.
·      The marriage of John and Annie Glenn.
·      And much, much more!

Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a
podcast, but for Season 3 we’re endeavoring to send out regular emails with even more great content with a head for history and a heart for fatherhood.
Sign up for our emails at https://mail.baddadpod.com/subscribe If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal) we are also going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to
[email protected]
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46min
September 24, 2024S3E4 - The Dads Take On the 1960 Presidential Election
The story of the Sixties continues in Episode 4 of Season 3
as the dads take on the 1960 election between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy after reading The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960 by Gary A. Donaldson.
The 1960 election was one of the closest elections in
history, and changed the way campaigns are run, candidates are chosen, and how we think about presidential candidates.
Also in this episode:
The dads discuss why everything is all the
boomer’s fault.
Dave accuses Aaron of fake news
The dads explain why they started reading Theodore
White’s The Making of the President: 1960, and quickly switched to a different book.
Dave and Aaron ponder whether their wives are too classy to listen to the podcast.

Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a
podcast, but for Season 3 we’re endeavoring to send out regular emails with even more great content with a head for history and a heart for fatherhood. Sign up for our emails at https://mail.baddadpod.com/subscribe If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal at the beginning of a season) we are also going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to
[email protected].
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57min
September 10, 2024 S3E3 - The Dads take on All In The Family, Andy Griffith, and TV in the 1960s
The story of the Sixties continues in Episode 3 of Season 3
as Dave and Aaron are joined by friend of the podcast Josh Strychalski to talk
about All In the Family and TV in the 1960s.
We tackle some pretty tough questions in this episode, such
as:
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Was Archie Bunker a precursor to Michael Scott?
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Why has Dave never seen Gunsmoke?
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Was there really a time when The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour was edgy?
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Was Green Acres really the place to be?
·
Could a show like All In the Family be made
today?
·
Is Get Smart rewatchable?
These and other hard-hitting questions are what our
listeners have come to expect, and this episode definitely delivers.

Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a
podcast, but for Season 3 we’re endeavoring to send out regular emails with
even more great content with a head for history and a heart for fatherhood.
Sign up for our emails at https://mail.baddadpod.com/subscribe If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but a dad
can dream) we are also going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our
YouTube channel.
Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to
[email protected]
...more
55min
August 27, 2024 S3E2 - The Dads Take On American Graffiti
The story of the Sixties continues in episode 2 of Season 3
as the dads take on the classic film American Graffiti.
Dave enjoyed this movie. Despite it being ranked as one of
the America Film Institute’s Top 100 films of all time, Mateo didn’t love it. Aaron was somewhere in the middle, feeling that the movie is worthy of respect, if only for the fact that without it we never get Star Wars. Besides, it has a great soundtrack and a young Harrison Ford, so it’s worth watching at least once in your life.
Just to warn you before you listen, this might be our most
offensive episode. If you are French or work at Braum’s you might want to skip this episode. Actually, listen to this episode and then send us an email telling us how wrong Mateo is. Yeah, that’s a way better idea.

Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a
podcast, but for Season 3 we’re endeavoring to send out regular emails with even more great content with a head for history and a heart for fatherhood.
Sign up for our emails at https://mail.baddadpod.com/subscribe If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal at the beginning of a season) we are also going to be posting
clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Let Us Know Your Thoughts
Got a question or comment for the dads? Feel like Mateo is too hard on Braum's? Send it to [email protected]
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38min
August 13, 2024 S3E1 - The Dads Take on the 1960s
The dads are back for Season 3 and they are ready to delve into the story of the 1960s. In this first episode
of Season 3 the dads assess what they know about the ‘60s, what they think they know about the ‘60s, and what they hope to learn over the course of Season 3’s twenty
(It remains to be seen if this number is optimistic) episodes.

Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a podcast, but for Season 3 we’re endeavoring to send
out regular emails with even more great content for listeners with a head for history or a heart for fatherhood. Sign up for our weekly (another optimistic idea, but who knows, maybe we will pull it off) emails at https://mail.baddadpod.com/subscribe If our kids take it easy on us (doubtful, but hope springs eternal at the beginning of a new season) we are also going to be posting clips for all of our episodes to our YouTube channel. Occasionally we may even post some stuff to ⁠Instagram ⁠.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]. We'd love your thoughts, and we'd be delighted an answer any questions you have on an episode in Season 3.
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29min
July 19, 2024 Season 3 Trailer
On August 13 the dads will be back for an all new, bigger,
better Season 3 of the Are We Bad Dads podcast with twenty episodes that tell the story of the 1960s.
This is where we've been, and where we're going.
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6min
May 21, 2024Episode 14: The Dads Take On the Second World War and Dave Reading the Wrong Book
In this episode the dads take on A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell.
Here are answers to some questions you may have before listening to this episode:
Did all three dads read this book? No.

Why didn’t Dave read the book? Because he read a book, just the wrong one.

Does Dave not reading the book come up a lot in this episode? Yes.

Do Aaron or Mateo regret pointing out so frequently that Dave didn’t read the right book? No.

Were there any technical issues recording this episode? More than you will ever know.

Does this episode reference exploding horse dung? Definitely.

Did any of the dads read the right book? Yes, Aaron and Mateo.

Will this episode be worth my time? Absolutely.

Is this episode kid appropriate? We think so, but maybe listen to it yourself first just to make sure. It definitely doesn’t have the sensitive topics of a book like Fever in the Heartland.

Should I rate or review this podcast on iTunes? Yes, a thousand times yes.
Want More?
Look, we’re busy dads who barely have time to do a podcast, much less crank out social media content, but we do occasionally post some stuff. You can follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠or check out our ⁠YouTube channel⁠. We're also on Threads if that even is still a thing in two weeks.
Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]
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47min

FAQs about Are We Bad Dads?:

How many episodes does Are We Bad Dads? have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.