There have been no shortage of hot takes on Amazons Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power. At the beginning of the episode Mateo asked Aaron and Dave for their thoughts on the series so we thought we'd turn it into a podcast short. 

It's worth listening to the episode just to hear us trying to say Silmarillion.

Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arewebaddads/and check out our YouTube channel at youtube.com/@baddadpod.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]

Who is on your history author Mount Rushmore? The dads tackle this question, and broaden their definition of "history author" along the way.

Follow the dads on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arewebaddads/and check out their YouTube channel at youtube.com/@baddadpod.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]

In this episode the dads discuss Adam Makos’s book, Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice. If you intend to watch the movie be forewarned, the dads loved this book, and there will be spoilers aplenty.

Follow the dads on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arewebaddads/and check out their YouTube channel at youtube.com/@baddadpod.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]

Topics in this episode include: fatherhood, siblings, George Armstrong Custer, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Richard Nixon, Dwight  D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton, Band of Brothers (which Mateo still hasn't read), the Second World War, and what our polarized society can learn from WW2 veterans.

Follow the dads on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arewebaddads/and check out their YouTube channel at youtube.com/@baddadpod.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]

In this episode the dads discuss Daniel Boone, Colonial America, and the state of Hucky-Tucky in Matthew Pearl’s book The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America.

Note: To maintain consistency with the book we are discussing in the podcast we followed Pearl's methodology with regard to the use of the term "Indian." To quote Pearl with regard to this issue, "The term 'American Indians' or 'Indians' is chosen instead of 'Native Americans' in the text, following the latest standards in the United States articulated by institutions including the National Museum of the American Indian."

Follow the dads on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arewebaddads/and check out their YouTube channel at youtube.com/@baddadpod.

Got a question or comment for the dads? Send it to [email protected]