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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

Release Date: 11/28/2025

DadChat: Twin Peaks pilot episode show art DadChat: Twin Peaks pilot episode

What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week, and for many weeks in the future, Jack joins Francis to watch through Twin Peaks. Why is it different from every other millennial podcasters who have already done this? Because Francis knows nothing about it, and Jack is a rabid fan of the series. For this episode we talk about our relationships with David Lynch movies, and dig into the opening episode of the series that inspired everything that came after. Future episodes will be available at the 3$ level of the Patreon. And I promise we're gonna do it all, through the weird and the bad. If you like this and want more, consider...

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Francis and Nate stuff insulation into their walls as the mercury fluctuates, childhood peer pressure, our mustard collections, and waxing nostalgic about hanging out at the airport. 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates    Instagram -   Facebook -   Bluesky -  

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week to better understand the GenX mind, Francis and Nate watch Kevin Smith's directorial debut Clerks. A movie about nothing and everything at the same time. Does it hold up? Is it as good as you remember when you were 17 and watching for the first time? Find out at the $5 and up tier today! This is a preview of our monthly bonus episode. For full access sign up at the $5 and up level here -   Instagram -   Facebook -   Bluesky -  

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Francis is joined by his wife to discuss our favorite trinket based religion. Both raised in the St. Louis Catholic Church, we talk about the perversion of the religion by converts, the loss of yet another third space, and how to tell if you're at a good Fish Fry. 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates    Instagram -   Facebook -   Bluesky -  

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This is a preview of our bonus episode. To hear the full episode, sign up today at   This week Eric Peacock from SoundTracker joins Francis one again to take in some Musical Theater. From the Golden Age of Musicals, we watch Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). Seven mountain man brothers need wives and when courtin' fails they resort to kidnappin'. Filmed in beautiful cinemascope and filled with acrobatic dance fights (and quite a few brawls), this movie manages to be fun and entertaining seventy years later, if just slightly problematic. Keep up with Eric and the return of...

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week on DadChat, Francis and Nate talk about the coming Spring weather, Hair Metal, the increase of the Golf Cart Class, and Canadian TV. 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates   

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Francis and Nate go through the mailbag. Not the messages the fans are sending, but the cold emails we get weekly as people try to pitch our show. We talk about stealing wine mom valor, virtual challenge coins, and how to spice up the bedroom 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates   

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Jack and Francis get patriotic with the Olympics. We talk about being sports guys for the obscure rules, hating a team, and being an Irish dance dad. 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates   

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week on the DadChat, Francis and Nate discuss having a Reddit renaissance and how to be a kinder and gentler hater 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. Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates   

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What a Hell of a Way to Dad

Jack Forman joins Francis again to talk about his upcoming trip to Indiana and St. Louis. We talk about throwing up in the back of the car on a road trip, how to punish soldiers, and flying under the parent's radar. 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.  Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates   

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