Midwest Nice: How Elliot Nathan Is Redefining What It Means to Show Up as a Dad

Elliot Nathan grew up in Minneapolis, lasted about a year and a half in New York, and eventually put down roots in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he works as a social media manager, coaches youth soccer, and somehow found time to build one of the most genuine voices in the dad content space. On Instagram and TikTok, his platform The Husband Dad has quietly grown a loyal audience, mostly moms, which Elliot takes as a compliment and a challenge. In this episode, we get into what drove him to start creating content, why he thinks consistency beats everything else, and how he approaches the question of being a good husband and a good dad at the same time without confusing the two. We also dig into the night he found out his wife was pregnant, a Vikings-Packers pregame that got derailed in the best way, and what it was like to bring his first son home in May 2020, at the same time the world outside was on fire. Elliot also tells us about founding the Sioux Falls Stroll Club, a monthly gathering for dads that grew from 2 guys and some coffee to 30 dads and counting. We talk gentle parenting, the gap in dad content, why guys who think changing diapers is soft probably have bigger issues to work through, and what Elliot wants his kids to say about him 20 years from now. He gets a little emotional. We let him. Lightning round includes a Tom Brady consistency quote, Sam Cooke, Kobe, and the case for Curious George over Blippi. This is a good one, enjoy!