Dad's Happy Hour

The Tri-Pod is back in The Crated Cork Co. studio to rant about taking the kids to the zoo and more beach vacation complaints. We discuss the sticky situation currently going on with MLB pitchers and laugh at Goody for cheating in slow pitch softball. We also dive in to some of the recent news regarding the NCAA name, image and likeness supreme court ruling and the COVID situation in Omaha. And our NFL talk starts to heat up with teams announcing their training camp dates beginning this month. To wrap the show, in celebration of the 4th of July, we name our top 5 favorite classic American rock bands. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? (3:27)
Dad Rant (12:28)
Dad Joke (21:15)
MLB Pitchers Cheating (22:25)
Goody Cheats (31:32)
NCAA Talk (34:33)
NFL Talk (44:20)
Top 5 (52:13)
Funny PSA (41:35)

The Tri-Pod is joined by special guest Chris Thomas of Sew-NC in studio. We discuss his golf apparel brand, the rise in popularity of golf and run through a couple  of "who we would rather play a round of golf with" scenarios. We dad rant about what we witnessed at our kids t-ball and little league seasons. We dive into Coach K retiring to debate if he is the GOAT of college basketball coaches and round out the show with our top 5 favorite coaches in sports. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking (2:53)
Q&A with Chris Thomas of Sew-NC (11:33)
Dad Rant (27:42)
Dad Joke (36:22)
Golf Talk (38:58)
Coach K Debate (52:11)
Top 5 Favorite Coaches (59:20)
Funny Ad (37:11 and 51:44)

The Tri-Pod is back in The Crated Cork Co. studio with a great Dad Rant/Story from a listener. We talk a lot of sports! From the ridiculous amount of No-Hitters in baseball this year, Phil Mickelson winning the PGA at age 50 and can anyone knock off the Tampa Bay Bucs for the title this upcoming year. Heading into Memorial Day weekend, we wrap up the episode with our top 5 favorite desserts! CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? (3:59)
Dad Rant (10:27)
Dad Joke (19:40)
MLB Talk  (20:59)
Golf Talk (41:36)
NFL Talk (47:15)
Top 5 (50:35)
Funny Ad Read (39:22)

We record remotely at Wooden Robot Brewery with Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Dan Wade. We talk a lot of beer as we discuss Dan's start in craft beer, Wooden Robot's past, present and future. We rant about taking kids out to breweries as we gear up for things to get back to normal. In sports we touch on the NFL schedule and Tim Tebow's return to the NFL. CHEERS!! 
What are we drinking and beer talk - 3:53
Dad Rant - 31:25
NFL Talk - 41:19
Tim Tebow Talk - 50:33
What's ahead for Wooden Robot - 57:00
Funny Ad Read - 56:08

Pem is back just in time for the NFL draft and to rant about his trip to Disney. We answer some of the ridiculous questions asked at the NFL combine and address the future direction of the college football playoff. Pem gets to respond to some of the crazy BS stated in the previous episode and we draft our top 5 favorite cereals. CHEERS! 
What are we drinking? (4:05)
Dad Rant (8:53)
Dad Joke (17:03)
NFL Combine Questions (17:43)
College Football Playoff Expansion (27:38)
Pem's Previous Episode Response (37:50)
Top 5/Cereal Draft (42:05)
Funny Ad Read (25:40)

We try a few new beers from local breweries with the new mini Pem,  aka G-Money. We then dad rant about not being able to relax on the beach. We discuss the new changes for UNC basketball and the new quarterback of the Carolina Panthers. With Pem being on a fake work assignment, we do the NFL mock draft, which should be 100% accurate! We end the show with 5 of the top reasons that G is just better than Pem at.... everything.

What are you drinking? (2:33)

Dad Rant (8:17)

Dad Joke (10:26)

Sports Talk (11:47)

NFL Mock Draft (29:13)

Funny Ad Read (43:21)

G's Attributes (47:55)

The Tri-Pod is back in The Crated Cork Co. studio to crack a couple of good local brews and dad rant about the struggles of getting our kids ready for school or anywhere else when needing to be somewhere on time. Plenty of sports to discuss, MLB Opening Day, Final Four and our NFL draft wish list for our favorite teams. We also touch on what we have been watching outside of the sports world lately and we wrap the show with our top 5 most hated draft picks. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? (3:07)
Dad Rant (8:57)
Dad Joke (16:57)
MLB Talk (17:47)
College Basketball Talk (24:37)
NFL Draft Talk (32:12)
What are we watching? (45:45)
Top 5 (52:07)
Funny Ad Read (30:35)

We are joined by Lori Epting, author of the book "From Chaos to Connection: A Marriage Counselor's Candid Guide for the Modern Couple" and owner of Lori Epting Counseling. We discuss her book and ask for advice and tips to a good working relationship. Our dad rant turns more into a husband rant as we wonder why our wives just can't tell us what they want sometimes!! We highlight some surprising and good moves in NFL free agency. And with sports starting to heat up, we talk about what we are looking forward to the most in sports this spring with some funny dad t-ball stories. To end the show we celebrate the recent birthday of our favorite neighbor, G-Money, with a couple of entertaining G stories. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? (3:35)
Q&A w/ Lori Epting (11:05)
Dad Rant (35:57)
Dad Joke (43:42)
NFL Free Agency Talk (46:45)
Spring Sports/T-Ball (53:00)
"G" the Neighbor Stories (1:00:25)
Funny Ad Read (44:23)

We are joined by Barrett Dabbs of Johnny Roger's BBQ & Burgers to get the story behind one Cabarrus County's favorite spots, details on running a restaurant during a year of COVID and balancing work with dad/husband life. We dad rant about over the top birthday parties for our kids, while laughing at Goody's recent experience. In sports we talk about our Charlotte Hornets having a budding superstar, touch on the Duke vs. UNC rivalry and ask the question what schools you would want to be recruited by if you were a top prospect coming out of high school. To wrap the show we name our top 5 favorite Pixar movies. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking (2:52)
Q&A with Barret Dabbs (10:23)
Dad Rant (33:16)
Dad Joke (43:25)
Sports - Hornets Talk (43:50)
- College Sports (48:40)
Top 5 Favorite Pixar Movies (55:53)
Funny Ad Read (41:27)

Back in The Crated Cork Co. studio just in time for pitchers and catchers to report to camp. If you had to face a rotation of Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Wakefield and square up their best pitch, which pitch could you hit? We also ask the question if you could be President/Commissioner of one sports league and make one rule change to better the sport, what would it be and we get into some Vegas odds for next years Super Bowl. Pem dad rants about leaving the wife home to single parent while he travels for work and we recap our Valentine's Day. To wrap up the show we name our top 5 favorite Charlotte area restaurants! CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? (3:38)
Dad Rant (11:03)
Valentine's Day Recap (20:29)
Dad Joke (24:19)
Which Pitch Could You Hit? (26:33)
President/Commissioner Rule Change (34:25)
NFL Vegas Odds Super Bowl 56 (54:34)
Top 5 Favorite Charlotte Area Restaurants (54:34) 
Public Service Announcement (46:14)