The Compleat Dad Podcast

The Compleat Dad Podcast

By Michael MarinoComedy
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The Compleat Dad Podcast episodes

  • Don't Make Me Call the Easter Bunny, Johnny!
    Kids get Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack Frost. Dads get jack squat. In the latest episode of The Compleat Dad Podcast, Scott and Michael provide dads with much-needed magical beings of their own. Bonus material helps dads break the hard truth about Santa to their toddlers.
    23 min
  • Holy #%&$! You Curse in Front of Your Kids?
    Short quiz for dads:
    1. Is it OK to curse in front of your kids?
    2. Which word is more potentially damaging to young ears – #%& or %!#&?
    3. How come your #%&$ keeps %&?$ every five seconds? I mean, what the %#&?
    Learn the answers to these questions and more in the new episode of The Compleat Dad, "Holy #%&$! You Curse in Front of Your Kids?"
    23 min
  • Top 10 Life Lessons
    What is the correct way to use “that’s what she said” in conversation? How should you respond if someone asks you to pull their finger? In this episode, Michael and Scott discuss these and other critical life lessons that every father should teach his children.
    23 min
  • It's A THING Now, Part 2
    Join Michael and Scott for the dramatic conclusion of "It's A THING Now," a two-part exploration of parenting practices that were perfectly fine in the 70s and 80s but are now very much A THING. Taco Bell, anyone?
    34 min
  • It's A THING Now, Part 1
    When did play dates—and not just going outside to play—become A THING? When did dads stop letting their six-year-olds sit behind the wheel? When did it become unacceptable for kids to eat like crap? In part 1 of “It’s A THING Now,” Michael and Scott explore parenting practices that were perfectly fine in the 70s and 80s but are now very much A THING.
    28 min
  • The History of Fatherhood, Part 2
    In the second part of their Newbery Medal-winning series on the history of fatherhood, Scott and Michael examine the ways in which the release of A-ha’s landmark album "Hunting High and Low" irrevocably transformed the role of fathers in post-industrial societies.
    27 min
  • The History of Fatherhood, Part 1
    In the inaugural episode of The Compleat Dad Podcast—the first installment in a gripping two-part series—Scott and Michael explore the long-misunderstood relationship between fatherhood in ancient societies and A-ha’s 1985 landmark album "Hunting High and Low."
    32 min

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