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During this week's tape the Dads cracked a cold Dogfish Head Brewery, Citrus Squall. A heavier Double Golden Ale, this scrumptious beer is made from Grapefruit and blue agave nectar. After a shared love for the beer, the Dads shift to their weekly catch-up session. Rich talks about how he's an official licensed Realtor again and having the little ones becoming more and more unruly. Meanwhile, Josh's only news of the week is complaining, yet again, how boring work is *yawn*.

The show then transitions to the reading from ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’. This week's reading is from pages 72-75 with a focus on the Return Back to Work. To all dads who have lived this, you know the heartache and the exhaustion this brings. The show progresses to the topic of the week.

I Did, Now I Don't -- Single-parent life is a clear adjustment from a life with both parents together and involved. Though the focus tonight will strictly be divorce, clearly a broken home in any capacity affects parents and children greatly. After some very intriguing information about divorce and even the failures of living together unmarried, the Dads have a one-sided interview about divorce and what life is like as a single-parent.

The Dads then transition to the re-dubbed 4th segment, now known as "Shit-uations", with Josh reading several posts from FML.com. After some stories to make you not feel as bad about yourself as what others have to live though, the Dads then give their social media a shout out.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES
-New Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation
-Marriage Rates in the United States, 1900-2018
-Divorce Rate by State 2023
-Provisional Numbers of Marriages and Marriage Rate: United States 2000-2021

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This week the Dads joined over a chilled Cape May Brewing Co., Always Ready American Pale Ale. After their shared opinion on the beer, the show shifts to the weekly catch-up. Rich goes on and on and on about solar energy and their shift to that. Apparently nothing new happened in Josh's life besides a good poop.

The show then transitions to the reading from ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’. This week's reading is from pages 36-37 and focuses on Moms and Mood Swings. Dads alike, take  notes to the policies the guide provides because they may just save your life... The show then shifts to the topic of the show.

Gas, Grass or Ass -- inflation is tough enough through the late 2010's and early 2020's but it's even tougher as a parent through the post-pandemic life. The dads give a huge stat and data dump with so many numbers you'd think you're in math class again. After exchanging questions pertaining to house purchasing, house selling and how to be thrifty in this tight market, this week's tape brings the awareness to house strenuous and stressful life is in the 2020's.

The Dads then transition to "Dear Internet, Meet Dad" with Josh reading several posts from FML.com. After a light laugh, the Dads then give their social media a shout out.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES
-Inflation Rates in a Global Comparison
-US Inflation Rate 1960-2023
-Monthly 12-month Inflation Rate in the US From March 2020 to March 2023
-Real Median Family Income in the United States

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We join the Dads this week over an icy cold Kane Brewing beer, specifically the Kane Brewing Head High IPA. After a mutual love for the beer, the show shifts to the weekly catch-up, where Josh goes on and on about how work is busy and blah blah blah...meanwhile, Rich actually saw progress in his yard (about damn time) and then proceeds to brag about how he beat his brother-in-law and Josh in golf. He left out how they golfed from the senior tees so the joke's on them.

The Dads then dive into their bit from ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’ by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden. This week's reading is on page 34 and focuses on the troubles of the first-month-slump -- a befitting section as the show turns a month old at the time of recording! The show then transitions to the topic of the show.

Daddy Daycare – stay-at-home parenting; the difficulties and the benefits of being a stay at home parent and what it’s like to be a stay at home dad in the eyes of society. With a slew of information, data and stats, the Dads then exchange in some interesting discussions and questions. The show comes to a resolution which focuses on how we as parents need not to worry about the perspective of society but rather the perspective of our children - no matter a stay-at-home parent or a working parent.

The Dads then transition to "Dear Internet, Meet Dad" with Josh reading several posts from FML.com. After a light laugh, the Dads then give their social media a shout out.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES
-Stay-at-home moms and dads account for about 1-in-5 parents in the US
-The Rise of the Stay-at-home Dad
-8 Facts About American Dads
-The State of Moms and Dads In America (2023)
-One Third of Fathers with Working Wives Regularly Care For Their Children

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Joining the Dads this week, we try a Dogfish Head Brewery Slightly Mighty IPA. Both Dads agree this beer is a new staple in their regular inventory, with the beer being a nice light, lo-cal IPA that's not too hoppy and perfect for almost any setting. Shifting to the weekly catchup, Rich complains about leaky windows, puddles in the basement and more yard work (yawn). Josh has a huge life update and begins a new journey in life while discussing Easter with his daughter.

The Dads then provide a brief synopsis of  ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’ by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden pages 25-28: Your Newborn and Your Pet. After discussing the topic and their personal experiences with integrating babies and pets into their lives, the show transitions to the topic of the night.

Scrolls as Good as Ancient Ones, referencing the endless and mindless scrolling you can find yourself in while in-trance with social media platforms. The Dads discuss how that mindless scrolling can be very useful and educational, much of what we get from ancient scrolls teaching us about their society and ways of life. The Dads dissect some topics of videos and the purposes they can fill in our every-day lives as people, fathers and as men.

The Dads then transition to "Dear Internet, Meet Dad" with Josh reading several posts from FML.com. After a light laugh, the Dads then give their social media a shout out.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

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This week we join the Dads over a chilled Water Guns and Rainbows from Ludlam Island Brewing in Ocean View, NJ. Despite the mixed reviews from the Dads, they shift to the weekly catch-up and discuss new happenings in their lives -- or Josh's life particularly. The Dads then provide a brief synopsis of ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’ by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden pages 12-15: You ARE The A.V. Club. After discussing the importance of capturing moments, the show segues to the main topic of the night.

Anxiety, or Dad-xiety in our case, is a real and serious issue. The Dads' goals of this tape is to break the old mantra of "men are men" by discussing the seriousness of anxiety and depression. Referencing several studies, the Dads dissect the topic and then exchange questions geared to providing a platform to discuss the topic openly.

After a heavy topic, the Dads then segue to the final portion of the show: Dear Internet, Meet Dad. Josh found some good and relatable stories on FMyLife.com this week with the show wrapping up with the social media role-call.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES:
-Prevalence of Prenatal and Postpartum Depression in Fathers
-A prospective study of postnatal depressive symptoms and associated risk factors in first-time fathers
-1 in 10 Dads Experience Postpartum Depression, Anxiety
-Paternal Mental Health: Why Is It Relevant
-Men’s Work-Related Stress and Mental Health: Illustrating the Workings of Masculine Role Norms

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Tonight, we join the Dads over an icy cold 609 IPA from Glasstown Brewery in Millville, NJ. The Dads spend some time catching up after a long week of yard work for Rich and a week filled with CoD for Josh. The Dad's provide a reading from page 10 & 11 of ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’ by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden: Handing Over the Baby.

After the reading, the show segues to the topic of the night: Mush Brain -- the positives and negatives that screen time may have on children. After some general information on the topic and some evidence-backed article discussions, the Dads discuss their past and what screen time looked like for them.

The show then segues to "Dear Internet, Meet Dad" with several readings from FML.com.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES:
-Limit Screen Time Among Kids, Experts Caution - Heart.org
-Sedentary Behaviors in Today’s Youth: Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association - 2018 study

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Tonight's tape, we join Josh and Rich over a cold Double Nickel Brewing Co., Vienna Lager.  After a brief catch-up with both Josh and Rich, they both provide a reading from ‘Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads’ by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden. They read page 5 & 7: What Your Newborn Will NOT Look Like & What Your Newborn WILL Look Like with then going into what it was like for them when their own kids were born.

The show then segues to the introduction of the topic tonight: The Kaizen Method. Rich explains his original discovery of the methodology on a podcast, The Art of Manliness episode 341. Both Josh and Rich then exchange a few questions back and forth, discussing the methodology, how it can be implemented in their lives and what in their past they may have already used it in.

The show then wraps it up with the "Dear Internet, Meet Dad" segment with tonight's readings from FMyLife.

After you’re done listening, be sure to subscribe and follow us on any major podcast platform. Leaving us a review helps the podcast grow, so be sure to drop a review on whatever platforms you listen to us on! Finally, be sure to follow us on instagram at @thedadtapespodcast, twitter at @thedadtapes, and on facebook at /thedadtapes! Don’t be shy to let us know how we’re doing either, we appreciate all feedback!

REFERENCES:
-Get 1% Better Everyday: The Kaizen Way to Self-Improvement
-One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
-The Machine That Changed The World: The Story Of Lean Production

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Welcome to your new experience -- The Dad Tapes. The first tape in your Dad's collection of Tapes is the introductory episode. With an explanation of who the hosts are (Josh Patterson & Rich Allamong), what they are about, what their mission is and a breakdown of how future tapes will be be recorded for your listening pleasure.

Josh, a single father raising his 5-year-old, and Rich, a stay-at-home father, go over the show's segments. A light catch-up over some beverages will open the show on a weekly basis, with both hosts drinking the same beverage picked by one or the other host for that week. Then the first segment of each show will have a reading from the book, 'Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads' written by Gary Greenberg and Jeannie Hayden.

The second segment begins the meat of the show -- the topic of the week with a discussion of/questioning/debate between the hosts. The segment ends with a closing of the topic.

The third segment ends the show with a bit of funny splashes, with the segment being titled "Dad, stay off the internet". This segment consists of readings of dumb dad stuff from Redit threads, FMyLife.com, Twitter, and other platforms the Dads are able to find material from.

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Welcome to the Dad Tapes Podcast. The first episode release is set for March 22, 2023!