Simple Man's Survival Guide

Travis reads the Some Assembly Required blog post, and then Travis and Greg discuss the pains of building swingsets, bikes, and other terrible things for their children. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got a story to share about something you've built for your kids? We want to hear it in the comments section! Don't forget to visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.

Travis reads the Disney Cruise Disaster blog post, and Travis and Greg share other stories about bad family vacations. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got a story to share about your bad family vacation? We want to hear it in the comments section! Don't forget to visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.

Travis and Greg celebrate Valentine's Day by discussing the circumstances around their less-than-stellar marriage proposals. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got a story to share about your marriage proposal? We want to hear it in the comments section! Don't forget to visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.

Travis welcomes Tim Jones from the View from the Bleachers.net humor blog to the podcast, and they explore the lies they tell their children. Tim also discusses his new book, You're Grounded for Life: Misguided Parenting Strategies that Sounded Good at the Time. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got a story to share about lying to your children? We want to hear it! Share your lies in the comments section. You can buy the paperback version of Tim's book here, or the eBook here. Tim's website is View from the Bleachers, which you can find here. Also, don't forget to visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.

Travis and Greg discuss their experiences baby proofing their homes. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got a baby proofing story to share? We want to hear it! Share your baby proofing stories in the comments section. Also, don't forget to visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.

Travis and Greg discuss the challenges of toilet training their children. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Have you got your own potty training story to share? We want to hear it! Share your stories about potty training in the comments section. Visit the Facebook page for the band Poor Dirty Astronauts. If you're in the St. Louis metro area, make your way over to the Stagger Inn and hear PDA perform live. All sound effects were sourced from Freesound.org and have a Creative Commons 0 license.