🎙️ Episode 237 – “Band Camp, Indy’s Easter Eggs & the Watch List Finale”

This week on The Top Dad Podcast, we’re closing out the year with brass, class, and a touch of dad sass.

🎺 Middle School Band Breakdown – Because nothing tests a parent’s love like 37 trombones playing “Jingle Bells” slightly off-key.

🕵️‍♂️ Top Secret Easter Eggs – The dads decode hidden gems from Indiana Jones and Top Gun: Maverick while admitting they’ll never look that cool in a fedora or flight suit.

🎄 It’s a Wonderful Life… Revisited – We watch the Christmas classic as adults and realize George Bailey wasn’t a saint—he was just a tired dad holding it together with coffee and hope.

⌚ Top Dad Top Watches for Christmas – From digital nostalgia to midlife crisis luxury, we’re ranking the best wrist candy for dads who “just need to know the time.”

🙏 End of Year Thank-Yous! – A big shoutout to all our listeners, fellow dads, and snack suppliers who made 2025 a year worth laughing through.

It’s part reflection, part chaos, and 100% dad energy—the perfect way to wrap up the year.

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🎙️ Episode 236 – “Shots, Super Coaches & Sit, Ubu, Sit”

This week on the Top Dad Podcast, we’re bringing the party favors, the pep talks, and the parenting wisdom—just don’t expect them in equal measure.

🎂 We start with Birthday Party Magic—aka how to survive a sugar tornado and still smile for the photo. Then, it’s onto Rec League Chaos, where we discuss how to deal with “Super Coaches,” those sideline superheroes who think every 8-year-old game is the World Series.

🥃 Next, we debate the perfect time to take “a shot” (emotionally, parentally, or tequila-ly—we’ll let you decide).

💡 We also resurrect Doctor Spock for some old-school parenting advice and close out with a heated debate on the Top 5 TV Dogs of All Time. (Spoiler: Air Bud is athletic, but Wishbone’s got range.)

It’s equal parts pep talk, therapy session, and dog show—served dad-style.

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🎙️ Episode 235 – “Confident Dads, Creepy Nights & Half Price Ribs”

This week on The Top Dad Podcast, we’re serving up a full plate of dad wisdom—with a side of Halloween flashbacks and leftover confidence issues.

👻 We kick things off with some spooky tales from Halloweens past (spoiler: the scariest part was the sugar crash). Then we dig into Dad Downtime—that magical, mythical moment between cleaning up dinner and passing out on the couch.

🍽️ Plus, we tackle the all-important Family Dinner Night—where every meal is equal parts bonding opportunity and negotiation battlefield. Do chicken nuggets count as protein? Absolutely.

And to top it off, we talk about how to be a Confident Dad—even when you’re wearing socks with sandals, yelling at Alexa, and realizing you’ve been calling your kid’s friend the wrong name all year.

It’s equal parts motivation, nostalgia, and pure dad chaos.

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🎙️ Episode 234 – “Confidence, Crayons & Viking Choruses”

This week on The Top Dad Podcast, we’re getting artsy fartsy—with just a touch of Norse mythology and a dash of 80s movie trivia.

🎨 Whether you’re painting confidence with broad strokes or dodging dodgeballs at middle school intramurals, we’ve got your dad-life lessons covered. We tackle the wild world of musical Vikings (yes, that’s a thing), debate when a harmless lie becomes a full-blown household truth, and confess our love for those weird, off-beat 80s movies that shaped us into the dads we are today.

⚔️ Top Dad Matt sings, Top Dad Ken waxes poetic about building up your kid’s confidence like it’s a DIY home project, and together they break down why playing sports with tweens is a one-way ticket to pulled hamstrings and bruised egos.

👨‍🎨 Plus: the “Lie-to-Legend Pipeline” every parent secretly uses. (“No, that IS how you tie your shoes, trust me.”)

Get ready to laugh, nod along in dad-solidarity, and maybe even try out a new confidence-building theory that involves crayons, horned helmets, and your kid’s school talent show.

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🎙️ Episode 233: “Dents, Deals & Dad-Level Halloween Skills”

Buckle up, dads — this week’s episode swerves harder than Top Dad Ken after someone didn’t check their blind spot. That’s right: Ken gets into a fender-bender, which means we’re diving deep into the Rules of the Road (Dad Edition) — including why using your turn signal is not, in fact, a sign of weakness.

Meanwhile, Top Dad Matt goes full Antiques Roadshow after discovering a treasure that apparently costs… a nickel? We break down whether he found a hidden gem or just the world’s fanciest garage-sale paperweight.

And because Halloween is basically the Super Bowl for parents, we’re dishing out Top Dad Halloween Tips:

🎃 Trunk or Treat... yup it's real

👻 Why dads always pick the embarrassing costume

🍬 And the annual debate: full-size bars vs. cheapskate minis

It’s parenting chaos wrapped in comedy, sprinkled with dad logic, and delivered with the same enthusiasm as a dad finding free mulch.

Tune in, laugh along, and remember: drive safe, price antiques responsibly, and always check your kids’ candy (for, uh… safety).

#TopDadPodcast #DadLife #ParentingComedy #HalloweenDadMode #AntiquesRoadshowDad

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🎙️ Episode 232 – “90s Jingles, Goonies & Dad Bathroom Zen”

This week on the Top Dad Podcast, we’re rewinding to the '90s—when jingles slapped, movies had heart, and your biggest fear was forgetting to rewind your latest Blockbuster rental.

Top Dad Matt returns from Turks & Caicos with salt in his bones and sunscreen in his soul, while Top Dad Ken dives deep into his kids’ irrational fears (spoiler: everyone is afraid of getting eaten by something while sitting on the 🚽 ).

We debate Monster Squad vs. The Goonies, explore Zen and the Art of Peeing, and count down our Top Dad Top 90s Movies. It’s nostalgia with a side of dad jokes and a healthy splash of self-deprecation.

     🧼 Yes, we still sing the “Mr. Clean” jingle.

     🧻 Yes, we’ve locked the door for some bathroom peace.

     🎬 Yes, Wolf Man does have nards!

Press play for a full tank of fun, fear, and 90s flair—dad-style.

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🎙️ Episode 231 – 

“Dirt Bikes, Shampoo Jugs & Going Off the Grid”

This week on the Top Dad Podcast, we’re cracking the cap on dad life one family-sized jug of shampoo at a time. Seriously—who decided shampoo needed to weigh as much as a toddler?

Top Dad Matt goes full throttle with his first dirt bike adventure (spoiler: it ends with dust, dad grunts, and mild soreness), while Top Dad Ken tackles the complexities of the digital detox. Can dads survive without fantasy football apps, group chats, and random YouTube videos about power washing? Tune in to find out.

We also recap the Ryder Cup, reflect on dads and radio (yes, actual radio), and offer some surprisingly solid advice about simplifying life and finding peace away from screens—even if it’s just while hiding in the garage.

🧼 Big shampoo jugs

🏍️ Midlife dirtbike dreams

📻 AM radio appreciation

📵 Ditching digital chaos

👨‍👧 Dad jokes included, as always

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🎙️ Episode 230 — Alge-bros: Two Dads vs. Fifth Grade Math

This week on the Top Dad Podcast, we ask life’s most dangerous question: Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (Spoiler: No. No, we are not.)

Top Dads Ken and Matt dust off their calculators, sharpen their #2 pencils, and try to survive a pop quiz from the most terrifying teacher of all—elementary school math. Common core? More like common confusion.

We also get deep and sentimental (but not too sentimental) with some lightly uninformed thoughts on college, letting your kids find their own path, and why allowing them to “choose their own adventure” is both brave… and sometimes ends with slime in your car.

Other hot Dad topics on this episode:

  🧮 How long division broke our spirits

  🎓 College prep panic attacks (and it’s only 5th grade)

  🧭 Letting kids lead without going completely off the rails

Packed with bad math, good laughs, and heartfelt parenting fails, this episode proves one thing: being a dad is the ultimate open-book test—and we’re still failing Algebra.

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🎙️ Episode 229 – “Scratch Marks & Schoolyard Time Trials”

This week on The Top Dad Podcast, we slam the dad pedal to the metal and hit the NOS—because parenting doesn’t come with brakes (or insurance coverage for car scratches).

Top Dad Ken relives his high-octane days as an elementary school volunteer—think less “Cool Dad” and more “Snack Dad”—while Top Dad Matt contemplates whether Beverly Hills jail is as plush as its 90210 zip code.

Also in this episode:

🚗 Your kid scratched your car… now what?

👨‍🏫 Is volunteering at school noble or a caffeine-fueled chaos trip?

🍽️ Does jail come with brunch in Beverly Hills?

💨 And how many Fast & Furious quotes can we cram into 40 minutes?

It’s parenting with a turbo boost, the kind of episode that makes you laugh, cry (over your paint job), and hug your car keys tighter.

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🎙️ Episode 228 – “Golf, Tuna & Indie Bookstore Drama”

This week on The Top Dad Podcast, we tee it up with the ultimate guide to introducing golf to your kids—without making them hate you or the sport. Spoiler: bribery helps.

Top Dad Matt shares his run-in with Michael Jordan’s actual house (and no, it’s not an Airbnb), while Top Dad Ken reveals his secret weapon for lunch domination: the world’s most dad-approved tuna salad recipe.

We also recap a classic family vacation to Kiawah Island, where sunscreen fails, golf dreams, and sibling squabbles were all par for the course. Oh, and we wax poetic about our undying love for indie bookstores—because nothing beats the smell of old pages and a massive collection of Where's Waldos?.

And finally, the episode wraps with a deep dive into the mysterious art of Dad Leftovers—a.k.a. “Don’t eat that, I’m saving it for later!” (Even though no one knows when “later” is.)

It’s a sandwich of parenting wisdom, dad jokes, and a heavy slice of mayo.

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