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Big Daddy Debrief
by Jordan Rains
Welcome to Big Daddy Debrief, the weekly incident report from the front lines of fatherhood.Every week, I break down the dad wins, the dad fails, and the “what just happened?” moments that come with raising tiny humans. We’ll laugh at the chaos, unpack the lessons, and occasionally question how we were ever trusted with this much responsibility.Featuring honest conversations and hilarious stories from other dads who are also making it up as they go.Because nobody warned us… and we’re debriefing anyway.Intro music: “Must Maintain” by Matt LargeLicensed via Epidemic Sound
Episodes
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Episode 20: The Lion, the Witch & the Tortoise
From an unexpected encounter with mating tortoises to the magical world of Narnia, this week we're celebrating the joys of being a nerd dad! We're talking bedtime adventures, comic book scavenger hunts with the kids, and the possible return of 1-900-Nerdy Talk. Because growing up doesn't mean you...
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Episode 19 - I Don't Think This Is Cake
Peekaboo at a stop sign, an LSU loss, and third-grade math finally push Dad to the edge. This week, I’m trying to figure out what the #&@! happened to simple math and whether any of us actually know what we’re doing.
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Episode 18 - Running On Patience
Four kids, one rogue school bus, a broken saxophone, a growing baby and a whole lot of patience. This week, we're talking about the beautiful chaos of trying to be a dad, husband ,and functioning adult. And of course.... we have no manual. Episode 18 - Running on patience
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Episode 17 - Home Field Advantage
Farts, football, family traditions, and questionable decisions in a Target aisle. Fall is almost here, but the chaos arrived early!
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Episode 16 - Worth It
I lost my podcast studio, J got abandoned by the school bus, Spider-Man ruled, and—surprise—our family got a little bigger. It’s been a chaotic few weeks full of life lessons, big changes, and a reminder that loving people isn’t always easy... But it’s worth it.
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Episode 15 - Don’t Smell It
This week: hibachi chaos, Spider-Man theories, movie theater struggles, and the first-ever Big Daddy Debrief Mailbag. Plus, we answer the parenting question nobody wants to ask… At what point do we stop playing “Is It Chocolate?”
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Episode 14 - Not By the Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin
This week: a demon chicken tried to break into my house, I met Jar Jar Binks, and somehow those two stories belong in the same episode.
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Episode 13 - Haunted Popsicles & Healthy Patriotism
Haunted ice cream trucks. World Cup fever. Fourth of July questions from my son. This week we're talking about what healthy patriotism looks like... and why hope is still worth celebrating.
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Episode 12 - The Legend of Chef Big Sexy
Yes... Father's Day was last week. But legends don't care about calendars! This week, we are talking about Chef Big Sexy!
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Episode 11 - Weird Hands and No Underwear
This week: weird hands, no underwear, construction stories, and learning to leave work at work
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Episode 10 - Pentecost Sunday....Maybe Tuesday
This week, we talk report cards, wild church stories, and a faith that my children won't have to heal from.
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Episode 9 - Picking Booboos, Cat Kingpins, & The Nigeria Incident
This week: booboo picking addictions, gang affiliated house cats, and an aftercare misunderstanding that had me considering boarding school
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Episode 8 - Guardians of Organized Chaos
Happy Mother’s Day to the women holding this circus together. This week we celebrate moms, mama bears, teacher-threatening legends, and the guardians of organized chaos everywhere.
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Episode 7 - "Hey Dad What Does This Word Mean?"
Kids don’t give you a warning. They don’t ease into tough conversations. They don’t check the room. They just… ask.
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Episode 6 - "Dad... are we going to war?"
In this episode of Big Daddy Debrief, a casual night watching hockey turns into a full-blown conversation about war, politics, and the wild things kids bring home from school. What starts as a simple question — “Dad… are we going to war?” — quickly becomes a reminder that sometimes parenting…
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Episode 5 - Dad Needs a Bra
Happy Good Friday to everybody! We have more stories and shenanigans this week that you don't want to miss!
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Episode 4 - Raising a Gangster
You ever been mid-parenting speech and caught a sausage biscuit to the windshield?
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Episode 3 - Squish
Meet Tater — the most confident kid in the house, a natural-born comedian, and the reason strangers in Florida once heard the word “vagina” yelled across a restaurant Check out First Light Coffee! https://www.firstlightcoffee.co
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Episode 2 - The Legend of J-Bone
This week we start introducing you guys to the team, starting with the legend himself, J-Bone.
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Episode 1: Roof Ninjas
A rooftop ninja. A fart that escalated into a biohazard situation, and a moment that forced me to choose love over revenge (even when revenge felt very justified). In this first episode of Big Daddy Debrief, we unpack the chaos, the fire, and the responsibility of raising kids without losing our...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Big Daddy Debrief, the weekly incident report from the front lines of fatherhood.Every week, I break down the dad wins, the dad fails, and the “what just happened?” moments that come with raising tiny humans. We’ll laugh at the chaos, unpack the lessons, and occasionally question how we were ever trusted with this much responsibility.Featuring honest conversations and hilarious stories from other dads who are also making it up as they go.Because nobody warned us… and we’re debriefing anyway.Intro music: “Must Maintain” by Matt LargeLicensed via Epidemic Sound
HOSTED BY
Jordan Rains
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How many episodes does Big Daddy Debrief have?
Big Daddy Debrief currently has 20 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Big Daddy Debrief about?
Welcome to Big Daddy Debrief, the weekly incident report from the front lines of fatherhood.Every week, I break down the dad wins, the dad fails, and the “what just happened?” moments that come with raising tiny humans. We’ll laugh at the chaos, unpack the lessons, and occasionally question how we...
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Big Daddy Debrief is created and hosted by Jordan Rains.
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