All Episodes

#118 | Max's Oldest Turns 10!

#117 | When Mom and Dad Do it Differently

#116 | Youth Sports in America pt 2

#115 | Youth Sports in America pt 1

#114 | How to make fun of your kids (without hurting them)

#113 | Overparenting Is Doing More Damage Than You Think Pt. 2

# 112 | Overparenting Is Doing More Damage Than You Think Pt. 1

#111 | Making Violet Archer & Rethinking Kids' TV with Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting

#110 | The pursuit of... contentment? With Amanda Brinkman

#109 | How Do You Handle When Your Partner Messes Up? (and Vice Versa)

#108 | Hot Takes: Sh*t We Always Say to Our Kids... And Why

#107 | Stop Trying to Raise "Successful" Kids

#106 | Perimenopause (Not to Be Confused with Periwinkle) with Amanda Brinkman

#105 | F*ck Your Feelings… Obviously JK! (No but really…. JK again!)

#104 | Dad's on Autopilot

#103 | What's the Point of School? w/ Bettina Shultz-Jobe - Pt.2

#102 | What's the Point of School? w/ Bettina Shultz-Jobe - Pt.1

#101 | Can Something Scary End Up Being Good for Your Kid?

#100 |Are We Getting Dummer as a Species?

#99 | How Parenting Changes You (Other Than Vaporizing Your Free Time)

#98 | Max Tries Meditating for a Week... No Levitation, But Close Enough

#97 | You’re Perfect Just the Way You Are (But Fix Your Hair)

#96 | Why are We Still Embarrassed About Our Feelings?

#95 | Yeah, but Seriously... Which kid's your Favorite?

#94 Sick Kids are Tough, and Other Medical Facts

#93 The Work Trip

#92 Entitlement, Gratitude, and Trying Not to Spoil 'Em

#91 That Hyper-Critical D*ck That Lives Inside Our Head

#90 MINE!

#89 The Way of Play w/ Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

#88 Bonus Episode: Santa (Warning: Adults Only)

#87 Season 3 Finale! What We've Learned So Far

#86 Bedtime Battles

#85 Parental Anxiety w/ Author Tina Payne Bryson, PhD (Pt 2)

#84 No Drama Discipline w/ Author Tina Payne Bryson, PhD (Pt. 1)

#83 Lost Boys

#82 Sharing the Load with Dr. Morgan Cutlip (Pt. 2)

#81 Sharing the Load with Dr. Morgan Cutlip (Pt. 1)

#80 Misinformation, Critical Thinking, and the Meteoric Rise of Evan Orticio

#79 A New Child Has Entered the Chat with Sam Stolper (Pt. 2)

#78 A New Child Has Entered the Chat with Sam Stolper (Pt. 1)

#77 One-on-One Time, Kid Trips, & Max's Love of Coldplay

#76 No Goals, No Plans, Just Being

#75 October, Halloween, and Jump Scaring Your Kid into Therapy

#74 Balancing the Scales

#73 "Quit Telling me What to Do All the Time Dad!"

#72 Magic in the World

#71 Aging Parents and Our Own Health

#70 On the Importance of Humor in Parenting (Seriously)

#69 Put Down the Stick with Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting (Pt. 2)

#68 Being Exhausted and Finding the Kids Annoying

#67 Put your Damn Shoes On! With Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting (Pt. 1)

#66 Matt Has an Adult Tantrum

#65 Hot Takes | Parenting Hacks (Part 2)

#64 Max Screamed at His Kids (A Breakdown)

#63 Hot Takes | Parenting Hacks (Part 1)

#62 Adult Friendships

#61 Milkless Mailbag with Sam "Ice Man" Stolper

#60 Boundaries, Tantrums, and Sobfests at Dave & Busters w/ Dan Beswick

#59 Herd Mentality in Parenting?

#58 Kids Who Care | On Service, Giving, and Beach Tampons w/Simon Salgado

#57 Adult Time Away from Kids + Ragging on Parenting Influencers

#56 Rage, Control, Surrender, and Other Light-Hearted Topics w/ Matt Rose (Pt 2)

#55 Rage, Control, Surrender, and Other Light-Hearted Topics w/ Matt Rose (Pt 1)

#54 Move Over First Born

#53 Spirituality and Religion with Dan Koch + Two Heathens

#52 Travel Sports with Simon Salgado

# 51 LOOK AT ME! Why Your Kid’s Sh*tty Drawing is Actually Kind of Important

#50 Science Kids

#49 Queer Eye for the Straight Guys with Colton Underwood

#48 Modern Parenting Frustration

#47 Intervention vs. Letting the Kids Be w/Sam Stolper

#46 Links in a Chain | An Ode to William F Williams

#45 This is 40

#44 Praise, Critique, and Confident Kids Who Aren’t Up Their Own Ass

#43 On Health, Longevity, and Max Hiding Half a Bag of Cheez-Its in His Mouth

#42 Ten Things We Hate and Ways to Make Them Suck Less (Part 2)

#41 Ten Things We Hate and Ways to Make Them Suck Less (Part 1)

#40 On Phones: Mastering the Wonderful, Magical, Evil Robot in Our Pockets

#39: About Violet Archer and The Case of the Purple Martin

#38 On Whining: How to Avoid the Most Annoying Sound in the World

#37 On Crying: Babies, Toddlers, Kids, Adults, Matt

#36 Hot Takes | Low Hanging Fruit (11 Ways to Make Parenting Easier)

#35 Grit, Toughness, and Raising Resilient Kids without being THAT guy

#34 Allowance, Money, and the Fair Market Value of 1,000 Swedish Fish

#33 Chores, Cleanup, and How to Avoid Picking Up After Your Kids (as much)

#32 On Gifts: Crushing the Present Game while Trying to Dodge the Materialism

#31 The Dad Episode: Guest Appearance On Caitlin Murray’s Big Time Adulting

#30 The Extended Family Visit: Trying Not to Murder the People You Love Most

#29 NO!

#28 Quality Screen Time: Awesome Stuff You’d Never Think to Show Your Kids

#27 Kids’ Fears: Bedtime, Bad Guys, and Separation Anxiety + Cultivating Bravery

#26 Outings, Errands, and the Public Adoration Dads Get for Just… Parenting

#25 Food Dyes, Additives, and Healthy Kids sans Panic with @thefoodbabe

#24 On Siblings: Epic Fights, Lifelong Besties, and Screaming Over Monopoly

#23 Come On! Hurry Up!! Getting Out the GD Door w/o Constantly Rushing the Kids

#22 Parental Guilt + Mom’s Batman Voice with Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting

#21 Bonus Episode: Who ARE those guys?

#20 Hot Takes | The Best Part of Having Kids (things we hold onto when it sucks)

#19 Worry, Anxiety, and a Poetry Reading That’ll Blow Your C*ck Off

#18: Parenting Mistakes: 7 Things We Both Do Sometimes That Kind of Suck

#17 When Your Sweet, Wonderful Kids Make You Want to Light Yourself on Fire

#16 Hot Takes | Is This Weird? Are We Weird? Am I crazy?

#15 iPads, Melatonin, and the Good Old Fashioned Family Vacation

#14 Revenge Sleep Procrastination (Night You Telling Morning You to Get F*cked)

#13 Getting Pregnant, IVF, and Struggling to Perform at the Fertility Clinic

#12 Picky Eaters, Snack Wars, and Eating Like Cocaine Bear After the Kids Crash

#11 Giving Yourself to Parenthood. Finding Yourself Again. Also, Man Flu.

#10 Profanity, Poop Jokes, and When Your Kid Drops an F Bomb on the Grandparents

#9 Hot Takes | Kids Movies, Books, Music, and the Unbearably Low Stakes of Peppa Pig

#8 Planning, Tiger Parenting, and Making Sure Your Kid isn’t the Next Elizabeth Holmes

#7 On Lying: Always Be Honest, Tell the Truth, But Snitches Get Stitches

#6 Fun, Play, and Running Like Quasimodo at the Olympic Trials

# 5 Spousal Scorekeeping, Bartering, and Stealing Food From Your Own Pantry

#4 Risk, Reward, and Helicopter Wildebeest Parents

#3 Anger, Repair, and When We Do Actually Lose Our Sh**

#2 Discipline, Consequences, and trying not to lose our sh**

#1 Archetypes