Unhinged Dads Podcast

Unhinged Dads Podcast
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Welcome to the Unhinged Dads Podcast! We're Brian and Dave — two longtime friends navigating the beautiful chaos of fatherhood, with kids ranging from toddlers to teenagers (ages 2 to 18, to be exact). Join us every week as we dive into real talk about life, the universe, and everything — from raising kids in this wild modern world to the unfiltered, slightly unhinged truths about marriage, work, friendships, and trying (and often failing) to suck a little less as dads and humans. No sugarcoating. No perfect-parent BS. Just raw, honest, and often hilarious conversations from guys in the trenches. We go live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Bitchute. Come hang out, laugh with us, and maybe even feel a little less alone in the dad life.

  1. 1d ago

    Cultivating Creativity with Steven Puri | Episode 33

    Brian and Dave sit down with Steven Puri (VFX producer on Independence Day, studio exec at DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox, founder of The Sukha Company) to talk about how creativity actually survives real life. Steven walks through the luck-plus-hard-work path that took him from a youth news show to Oscar-winning visual effects work, then to the studio side, and finally to building tools that help people protect focus. The conversation covers what he saw in the highest-pressure creative environments, the practical conditions required for flow, and how those same ideas apply when you're trying to raise kids who still want to make things. We cover: What "best idea wins" looks like in practice (including a Spielberg story conference room moment) Why blocking uninterrupted time matters more than most people admit (15–23 minutes to drop into flow, and the same amount again if you get interrupted) How the modern attention economy is designed to keep you from doing the thing you actually care about Letting kids explore without defining creativity for them (rocks, electronics, drawing, whatever) Tenacity over talent, and why going to your grave with the project still inside you is the real failure Steven is in the Sukha group chat most days. Find the tool at https://www.thesukha.co/ Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, BitChute, and Instagram. 👉 www.unhingeddadspod.com

    Cultivating Creativity with Steven Puri | Episode 33

  2. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

    Introducing Oprah Looks Back at Her Best Surprises from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast Surprise! Oprah is looking back on some of her favorite surprises from 25 years of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah shares how when she was surprised by her idol Mary Tyler Moore it sent her into the ugly cry. The time she’ll never forget surprising Tom Cruise’s biggest fan while standing in her robe, no makeup and her hair soaking wet from the shower. More surprises include Mariah Carey’s biggest fans, the iconic car giveaway - “you get a car, you get a car” - and the moment she surprised an entire audience they were all “going to Australia!” When The Oprah Show ended in 2011 she allowed her staff to surprise her over and over again at a star-studded event at the United Center in Chicago. 00:00:00 - Oprah on loving to surprise people on The Oprah Winfrey Show 00:02:15 - Oprah was surprised by Mary Tyler Moore 00:08:14 - The Tom Cruise Surprise 00:12:49 - The Weight Loss Surprise 00:16:10 - The Will and Grace surprise 00:18:36 - The Family surprise 00:20:50 - The Mariah surprise 00:24:00 - The You Get a Car surprise 00:29:20 - The biggest fans surprise 00:33:58 - The Surprise Trip 00:39:30 - Oprah’s 25 year surprise show Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/oprah/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

    You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

  3. 2d ago

    We Used to Just Go | Halloween Then vs. Now + Real Safety Tips | Episode 32

    Brian and Dave talk Halloween the way most of us actually experienced it versus how a lot of it looks now. They trade dumb and memorable stories from when they were kids, then push back on some of the more cautious modern safety advice. They cover why a lot of the "best practices" lists feel like they were written for people who think helicopter parenting is a virtue, plus the stuff they still think is worth paying attention to. The conversation stays practical: knife skills for pumpkin carving, candy checks for allergies, driving on Halloween night, and the difference between being aware and being overbearing. We cover: Childhood Halloween stories (cold weather, riding in truck beds, haunted houses that didn't go well) How much more structured and parent-involved the holiday has become Why some common safety recommendations go too far Teaching kids to use knives instead of just keeping them away from sharp things Candy, allergies, and the homemade stuff you should probably toss Driving carefully when kids are everywhere, and why situational awareness still matters Letting older kids and even young adults keep some of the fun instead of shutting it down Halloween doesn't have to be a high-stress operation. Pay attention, take a few basic precautions, and let the kids actually have fun. Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, BitChute, and Instagram. 👉 www.unhingeddadspod.com

    We Used to Just Go | Halloween Then vs. Now + Real Safety Tips | Episode 32

  4. Oct 24

    Mutiny at 7am | Running a House Like a Pirate Crew | Episode 31

    A modern house with multiple kids runs on the same problems as a Golden Age pirate ship: one captain who is not fully in charge, a crew that only follows orders when they feel like it, scarce resources, and constant mutiny over small things. Brian and Dave talk about treating the household like a ship instead of a democracy. Clear rules instead of invented ones in the moment. Shares that are fair but not equal. Mutiny as information instead of pure disrespect. And the one rule that still holds: you do not kick a kid out of the crew for being difficult. We cover: • Who is actually the captain • Writing the articles so you are not making rules on the fly • What a kid's refusal is actually telling you • Fair is not equal • The no-abandonment rule Live Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Substack, Instagram, Twitch, Kick, and BitChute. www.unhingeddadspod.com What rule in your house would start a real mutiny if you changed it tomorrow? Drop it in the comments.

    Mutiny at 7am | Running a House Like a Pirate Crew | Episode 31

  5. Oct 22

    Already Behind | October Doesn't Care About Your Calendar | Episode 30

    Brian and Dave talk about the feeling of already being behind in October, even when the month is only a week old. School is in full swing, extracurriculars are stacking up, projects are unfinished, and everything on the calendar is winning. We dig into why every slip starts to feel like a moral failure, even when ideal conditions never actually exist. We cover: • Why getting anywhere on time with kids is basically impossible • Treating normal backlog as a character flaw instead of a fact of life • The difference between urgent and important, and how the urgent usually wins • Practical ways to triage: pick the one or two things that actually matter today and let the rest go • Why new systems and planners usually fail, and what actually works instead (shared calendar, automated bill pay, basic prioritization) • Letting some things die without turning it into a shame spiral This one is less about fixing everything and more about stopping the self-inflicted guilt so you can actually get something done. October is already here. The rest of the year is coming whether you're ready or not. Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and BitChute. 👉 www.unhingeddadspod.com

    Already Behind | October Doesn't Care About Your Calendar | Episode 30

  6. Oct 20

    Stoicism for Dads | And Why Keeping Score Kills Friendships: Episode 29

    Dave finally gets to use the philosophy degree. Brian flew to West Texas, and for the first time in 29 episodes they are in the same room. They cover the actual history of Stoicism: Zeno, the Cynics, Cleanthes, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius. What the Stoics believed about a harsh, ordered world. Why the modern manosphere version is mostly nonsense. And how the useful part still works: you do not control most of what happens. You control how you respond. Then they went off script. Non-transactional friendships. The ones where nobody is keeping a ledger. Helping someone because you can, not because you are owed. Why those relationships hold when everything else is on fire, and why turning them into scorekeeping destroys them. We cover: • Where Stoicism actually came from • The core idea that still holds: control your response • How modern versions get it wrong • Why keeping score kills real friendships • Choosing to show up when the ledger is not balanced Recorded live from West Texas. www.unhingeddadspod.com Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Substack, Instagram, Twitch, Kick, and BitChute. What friendship have you kept that would not survive a balance sheet? Drop it in the comments.

    Stoicism for Dads | And Why Keeping Score Kills Friendships: Episode 29

  7. Oct 20

    Legacy Bad Habits | They Learned It From You Episode 28

    The worst part of parenting is not catching your kid in a bad habit. It is realizing they learned it by watching you. Brian and Dave talk about the habits that get handed down without a speech: the snap, the shutdown, the catastrophizing, the tone, the justification. Kids copy what you do under stress, not what you preach when you are being intentional. Personality comes preloaded. The playbook is learned, and it is not the one you sat down and wrote. We cover: • What it feels like when you hear your own voice coming out of their mouth • Why they pick up the stressed version, not the Sunday version • How to name it out loud and take ownership without dumping your guilt on them • Showing the replacement instead of just lecturing • How raising them forces you to raise yourself Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Substack, Instagram, Twitch, Kick, and BitChute. www.unhingeddadspod.com Which of your worst moves have you already seen come back wearing a smaller body? Drop it in the comments.

    Legacy Bad Habits | They Learned It From You Episode 28

  8. Sep 10

    From "Dada" to "Bruh" | Parenting Through the Ages Episode 27

    Dada. Daddy. Dad. Bruh. That is not your kid getting lazy with your name. That is the job title changing out loud. Brian and Dave talk about how a dad's role has to change as kids grow: caretaker, teacher, coach, mentor. The fights usually start when you keep doing last year's job after the kid has already left it. In this episode: What "Dada," "Daddy," "Dad," and "Bruh" actually mean as job descriptions Why pouring cereal for a kid who can do it starts the day on fire The packing test: check the bag, hand them the list, or answer the text from the road Why child two will ignore everything you learned on child one The quiet grief of the last time they fell asleep on you How to stay close in the Bruh years without grabbing the wheel back Not a childhood-development lecture. Just what the work looks like when the title changes and you still have to show up. Live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Substack, Instagram, Twitch, Kick, and BitChute. www.unhingeddadspod.com

    From "Dada" to "Bruh" | Parenting Through the Ages Episode 27
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Welcome to the Unhinged Dads Podcast! We're Brian and Dave — two longtime friends navigating the beautiful chaos of fatherhood, with kids ranging from toddlers to teenagers (ages 2 to 18, to be exact). Join us every week as we dive into real talk about life, the universe, and everything — from raising kids in this wild modern world to the unfiltered, slightly unhinged truths about marriage, work, friendships, and trying (and often failing) to suck a little less as dads and humans. No sugarcoating. No perfect-parent BS. Just raw, honest, and often hilarious conversations from guys in the trenches. We go live every Thursday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time on YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Bitchute. Come hang out, laugh with us, and maybe even feel a little less alone in the dad life.

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    Unhinged Dads Podcast
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    2026
  • Episodes
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