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• January 30, 2026Awards, Country Music

  2026 Grammy Awards Preview: Country Music Dads’ Picks, Snubs, & Surprises

  Awards Season is here, so the Country Music Dads must weigh in on what is most deserving, who was snubbed and how the Grammys may be the ultimate dad award show. It's the 2026 Grammy Awards preview edition of Country Music 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.