EPISODE · May 16, 2020 · 8 MIN

04 Attitude Is Everything

from Dad Was Right · host Gerard McLean

This was a rare treat for Dad, to have his daughter who gave him the book, sitting directly across from him in the studio to record this episode. It was a little strange to see the immediate feedback, the faces and body language as the conversation progressed. I'm not sure if we will do in-person episodes on the regular, but we probably will. It gives a different dimension to the podcast and ... we'll grow into it, I think. Besides, it gives Dad an excuse to buy a few new audio toys. The typewriter you hear in the beginning... that was just me torturing my daughter as she was sitting, ready to talk... I was typing up nonsense but I looked like I was tapping out some urgent thoughts from my noggin. I was setting the stage, as it were.... Does anyone read these liner notes? I enjoy writing them, so I suppose that's enough. Drop me a tweet or an Instagram or something if you get this far along. I'm @gerardmclean everywhere, but I'll not do Facebook. I'll see you there; I just won't respond. No offense. Backstory: A dad gets the book "Dad Was Right" as a gift and tortures his two adult kids years later with stories -- in their own voices -- about why he was right...