Tag: fatherhood

• August 13, 2025Country Music, Interviews

  Jeremy Pinnell on Country Music, Jiu-Jitsu and Balance

  In this episode, The Dads speak with Jeremy Pinnell, a country music dad from Elsmere, Kentucky.  Jeremy released his first full-length album in 2014 on SofaBurn Records, featuring a collection of songs that draw from his life to tell a truly country story. Jeremy recently released brand new singles “Save You” and “Come Home to Me.” He joined the Dads to talk about family, finding balance and all sorts of other topics on this episode. 

• August 6, 2025Babies, Dad Life

  Why Dads Should Take Parental Leave, Plus a Country Music Dads Update

  Dave goes solo for this episode with a brief update on Country Music Dads' plans in the coming months and with a brief rant about parental leave for dads.

• June 11, 2025Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews

  Tony Kamel Fights With a Smile: On Fatherhood, Real Stories and Finding Hope in Hard Times

  Tony Kamel, a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, clawhammer banjo and guitar player, and father to a four-year-old girl, joins the show to talk about his latest album, We’re All Gonna Live, and to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the stories and real people that inspired many of his songs. Tony shares how his new-ish role as a father and his relationship with his own late father influences his music in an honest, vulnerable and inspiring interview. Listen along as the Dads commiserate with this stalwart of the bluegrass world about shared family calendars, the challenges of being a working parent, and finding hope in the stories of real people in roots and folk music.  

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  May 14, 2025Country Music, Interviews

  Ted Russell Kamp: A Founding Father of Alt-Country

  Ted Russell Kamp, a Los Angeles-based musician, songwriter, producer and country music dad, joins Dave and Donnie to talk about the evolution of modern country music from his perspective as one of the forefathers of the modern alt-country movement. Ted's balance between touring, producing, songwriting, and building a family is unique and inspiring. We also explore his time with Shooter Jennings, his recent solo work and drop a boatload of stories from his time on the road and in the studio.

• April 16, 2025Album Review, Country Music, Dad Life, Masculinity, Raising Boys

  Luke Combs’ “Fathers & Sons” Reviewed: An Emotional Country Gut Punch for Modern Dads

  If you're a dad in need of a good cry, consider this your warning: Luke Combs’ album Fathers & Sons hits hard. In this episode, the Country Music Dads give a full, unfiltered review of Fathers & Sons because, honestly, it was inevitable.  The Dads weigh in on the best and worst songs and the overall impact of this album on country music, modern fatherhood and their emotional state of mind.  Plus: Dave goes full throttle in an impassioned “Minivan Rant” and tries to change Donnie’s mind once and for all.

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  December 11, 2024Country Music, Playlists

  Best Country Christmas Songs for Fireside Eggnog Season

  With the Holiday season upon us, here are our favorite Christmas songs. We have songs by classic country artists, new renditions of the classics, original compositions, and some that just make us laugh and smile at the joy of the Christmas season. Grab a glass of eggnog, sit back and enjoy the sounds of a Country Christmas.

• 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 31, 2024Country Music, Masculinity, Raising Boys, Song Analysis

  “As Good As I Once Was:” Toby Keith’s Anthem for Middle-Aged Dads

  The Dads talk about Toby Keith's longest running #1 song, "As Good As I Once Was." Ultimately they need to decide if the lyrics in the song title are true OR ask themselves if they were ever any good in the first place?