Stay-at-Home Dads

• July 9, 2025Country Music, culture, Dad Life, Education, Playlists, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Family Vacation is a Lie

  ... or how I traveled with kids on summer break, and all I got was this grape snow cone. This week, the Dads talk about the season of family vacations. While these trips are a tremendous amount of work, all the research and our lasting memories suggest that, although these journeys aren’t exactly vacations, the family trip is incredibly valuable to the family unit.  This episode explores some of the research — both academic and anecdotal — that supports our theory that these trips are great for families (if only in the long term), as well as some of the great country songs that can help us through the grind of the summer family vacation or family trip.

• November 21, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews, Playlists, Stay-at-Home Dads, Yellowstone

  The Country Music Bourbon Showdown: Chris Stapleton vs. Ryan Bingham

  This was our first live podcast recording with some of our listeners as guests. In a ballroom at HomeDadCon in St. Louis, the Dads gathered with four fellow at-home dads for the ultimate country music bourbon showdown between Chris Stapleton (Traveller Whiskey) and Ryan Bingham (Bingham's Bourbon). We taste-tested their bourbon brands, sampled their music, and engaged in a lively, bourbon-soaked debate that we're sharing with you here. Take a listen and let us know who YOU think does country music and bourbon better.

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  October 16, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews, Raising Girls, Stay-at-Home Dads

  “The Art of Fatherhood” With a Twang: Art Eddy Interview

  We are so grateful to interview Art Eddy for our show! Art is the host of one of the premiere podcasts for Dads, "The Art of Fatherhood". Art has interviewed over 500 Dads over the years about their fatherhood journeys, and we are so honored to get him on the other side of the microphone this week.

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  October 2, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Masculinity, Song Analysis, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Don’t Call Me “Mr. Mom,” Lonestar

  The Dads discuss the complicated and sometimes controversial phrase, "Mr. Mom," which also happens to be the name of Lonestar's early-2000's hit song. In the stay-at-home dad world, this phrase is bound to get certain people as riled up as ⁠⁠George Jones getting pulled over⁠⁠. We talk about why that is, and what we as active, engaged fathers can do about it. The Country Music Dads share their own experiences hearing that moniker, and only get slightly riled up. This episode was so important, Mick showered for it. And you can totally tell, even over audio.

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  July 17, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Stay-at-Home Dads

  The “Home Dad Chat” Podcast Goes Country

  The Dads are joined by the hosts of the ⁠Home Dad Chat⁠ podcast, Brock Lusch and Danny Mercer. Home Dad Chat is the official podcast of the ⁠National At Home Dad Network ⁠.

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  June 19, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Country Cutler Talks Parenting, Country Music in LA and Strawberry Pie For Breakfast

  We are super excited to have our first guest. Joining us is Donnie C. Cutler: better known as Country Cutler on Instagram and Substack. Donnie shares his insights on the LA Country Music scene, having a dad in charge of the household and whether or not strawberry pie is acceptable for breakfast.