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What a Hell of a Way to Dad
Hosted by What a Hell of a Way to Dad · EN
Francis and Nate bring you weekly dad chats, plotting the growth of their daughters and themselves. Episodes are interspersed with interviews with various authors and journalists. The hosts are both veterans, so also expect a lot of meandering stories
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Twin Peaks: The Bookhouse Boys -Preview-
1w ago00:02:51Tap to summarizeWe're closing in on the end of Season 1 and I'm told it only gets weirder from here. Listen today to hear a Twin Peaks superfan (Jack) walk me through this mental trip of a show with newbie (Francis) This is a preview. You can get access to this episode on out Patreon by signing up at $5 a month, purchasing the collection, or picking up individual episodes Get access here - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie/posts/twin-peaks-boys-161142313
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Getting arrested with Gothdad (Feat. Dusty Gannon)
2w ago00:47:00Tap to summarizeDusty Gannon of the Goth wave band Agonal Gasps joins Francis to discuss being in the military, changing your personal brand, and how to prepare for an arrest Listen to the Agonal Gasps here - https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/ Get your Goth Dad fix on TikTop - https://www.tiktok.com/@itsgothdad Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
Transcribe →Travel Log: Route 66 Centennial - Preview
3w ago00:04:35Tap to summarizeThis week Francis and Beth go to Chicago for a dance competition and stop at some roadside towns to take in the midwest culture. We stop off in Atlanta Illinois on the way up to visit some giant fiberglass friends, and Pontiac Illinois on the way home to visit their Route 66 museum complex. This is a preview episode. To access the full episode sign up at the $5 or more level today on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/travel-log-route-159813301
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God Forgives, Brothers Don't w/ Jasper Craven
4w ago00:45:17Tap to summarizeThis week Jasper Craven joins Francis to discuss his latest book "God Forgives, Brothers Don't". Pick up Jasper's book here in either Hard Cover or Audiobook format - https://bookshop.org/a/25702/9781668087190 When investigative reporter Jasper Craven first dug into Valley Forge Military Academy five years ago, he uncovered an acrid strain of masculinity that was raw, violent, fiercely hierarchical, and quickly mutating out of control. Initially, he had assumed that military education was a dying, outmoded brand. But as he looked deeper, he found a sprawling, well-funded network featuring dozens of military schools, like Valley Forge and West Point, plus thousands of ROTC programs in public colleges and high schools that allowed the Pentagon to wield outsized power on education. Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
Transcribe →Deadliest Warrior: Waffen SS vs Viet Cong -Preview-
May 1900:03:31Tap to summarizeNick Slayton joins Francis to dive back in Deadliest Warrior, and we're picking one of the most confusing and potentially offensive episode for the big comeback. We'll dip in and out of Deadliest Warrior in the coming months as there's a whole well of Spike TV for us to plumb for psychic damage. This is a Preview episode. You can get this episode and more on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Follow Nick on Bluesky and read his work at Task and Purpose - https://bsky.app/profile/nslayton.bsky.social Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
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Twin Peaks: Invitation to Love -Preview-
May 1100:03:34Tap to summarizeThis week Jack and Francis discuss episodes four and five of Twin Peaks, wherein we go to an awkward funeral, learn about the evil woods, and take fashion advice from Dr. Jacoby This is a preview episode of our bonus content. If you want to hear more, sign up at the $5 level at https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
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WifeChat: We're on a boat
May 701:07:38Tap to summarizeThis week Beth joins me once again to talk about cruising. The kind you do on a boat, not the kind you do at a truck stop bathroom. Check out Nate's album "Find a Way to Hate it" - https://secondhomes.bandcamp.com/album/find-a-way-to-hate-it If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
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DadChat: STL style
Apr 3000:59:01Tap to summarizeThis week Jack is on to talk about his trip to St. Louis. We took him to the City museum and stuffed him full of Provel afterwards and somehow he survived. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
Transcribe →MASHCast: Chow time
Apr 2300:45:31Tap to summarizeThis month Francis and Carey talk about two food centric episodes in Season 3: Private Lamb and Adam's Ribs Opening intro by Manic Street Preachers If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
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WifeChat: First prize at the state fair
Apr 1600:46:04Tap to summarizeThis week Beth and Francis talk about winning the blue ribbon at the State Fair, the books we're reading, and the movies those books turned into. If you like this and want more, consider giving to the Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you bonus episodes every month, and entry into our monthly giveaway. https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/
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