What we give says a lot about what we think of the recipient. In this special episode, merritt explores holiday gift-giving guides for dads, decides they're terrible, then creates her own.
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This week merritt takes a deep dive into a confounding 90s board game about letting sleeping dads lie.
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Dads: there's a whole mess of songs about 'em. This week, merritt explores the themes of five of those songs.
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He's fries, he floats, he's a father figure: it's Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
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Kevin King guests to discuss his and his wife's struggle to become parents.
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Second grade teacher, game designer, and dad Kyle Reimergartin guests to talk about anti-hierarchical parenting and Sailor Moon.
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Loving father. Caring Husband. Secret Octopus. This week merritt explores the world of Octodad, a slapstick videogame about faking it (fatherhood) until you make it.
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Here it is, kiddos: the archetypal sitcom father himself, Homer Simpson. Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert of the Talking Simpsons podcast lend their expertise to this extra-long episode dedicated to discussing our Springfield dadfeelings.
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We're back in the Real Dad Zone with Chris Furniss this week, discussing parental competition and reliving childhoods.
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merritt leaves the city life behind to start a new home in Stardew Valley, where the air is crisp, the water is clear, and the dads are plentiful.
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This week, merritt weighs the evidence on Samus Aran to celebrate the release of Metroid: Samus Returns.
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Dad Greg Pollock guests for a discussion of children's media and narrative. Plus, dad hours and octopus facts!
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merritt reads Rat Bohemia, a novel about familial homophobia and yearning for the love of fathers.
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What do you do if you grow apart from your dad? If you're Inaba Akio, you set up an elaborate scheme to play a videogame online with him while concealing your identity.
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This week, Jeff Curran guests to talk St. Roy himself: Roy Underhill, host of long-running PBS series The Woodwright's Shop.
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Sisko was just the beginning—this week we're diving into the full complex range of dads on display in Deep Space 9, with guest Sophie Bee.
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There are too many Star Trek dads to fit into one month, so special guest Eliza Gauger is back for a wide-ranging bonus episode packed with all the Trek dad content you can handle.
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He loves his son, baseball, and dramatic speeches. He's Captain Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space 9, and Trin Garritano is here to talk about him.
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We're kicking off a month of Trek Dads with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, featuring special guest Anthony Oliveira.
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