DadTails

DadTails Media, LLC

Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking life, family, faith, and business, one drink at a time. Pete Taylor and Ryan Johnson pour a cocktail, get real about raising kids and building work that matters, and run it all through a faith lens. Pull up a chair. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.

  1. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    The Bench 3 — Trunk or Treat

    The Bench is back — trunk or treat night, call to order. Strong opinions, limited expertise, interruptions tolerated. Pull up a chair. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xtCu1-uBdyc CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — call to order 00:42 Welcome 10:00 The board 40:00 The floor 1:00:00 The house 1:26:40 Take us out THE BENCH — a longer table from DadTails. https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTES — https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'.

  2. Oct 24 ·  Bonus

    The Bench 2 — TBD

    The Bench is back — board meeting called to order. Tom pulls up a chair. Pete's marathon is on the board. Strong opinions, limited expertise, interruptions tolerated. Pull up a chair. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tjhyF-E33lk CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — call to order 00:42 Welcome — board meeting 03:36 The board — marathon 20:36 More from the board 40:36 The floor 1:00:36 The house 1:20:36 Take us out THE BENCH — a longer, wider-ranging table from DadTails. Pull up a chair. THE KIT — every tool from DadTails: https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Got a question for the bench? info@dadtails.com. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  3. Oct 22

    Ep 12 — "Count the Cost"

    Count the Cost — Pete and Ryan are back after burning the backlog. Ryan's flying blind: no notes, no scripture peek, just a cocktail and whatever Pete throws at him. The pour: a neighbor Labor Day drink — grapefruit Radler, a shot of tequila, and lime. A dirty, chill take on a Paloma. Faith, family, and business through the lens of counting the cost. Pull up a chair. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kySTiL1gEOM CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — Count the Cost 00:27 Welcome in — flying blind 02:53 The cocktail — dirty Paloma 14:18 Faith — Count the Cost 20:19 Family — the wedding 43:49 Business — Ryan's marathon 51:44 Take us out THE POUR — grapefruit Radler, tequila, lime. Our dirty Paloma from a Labor Day neighbor party. Tools and past kits: https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Roast us: info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  4. Oct 16

    Ep 11 — "What's Good Enough?"

    What's good enough? How do you know when you've built enough — and when the bigger barn is the trap? The pour: the Junior, a riff on a whiskey sour. Rye, lime and Bénédictine, the honey-and-herb French liqueur. Sweet, tart, and very easy to finish fifteen minutes into the show. Faith: Luke 12, the parable of the rich fool. A farmer's harvest outgrows his barns, so he tears them down, builds bigger ones and tells himself to rest. Why that reads as a warning about quitting, not just about money, and night prayer as a way to slow down and stay grateful. Family: as a dad you only have so much in the tank. Who got your best hour this week, and who got what was left over? A walk with no phones, running a house on logistics, and who you become on the journey. Business: what's the number? Net worth, living with debt, the paid-off house, what's on your financial scoreboard — and how you know you're doing well. And the kit, live: one of us makes the second round on camera. Tell us in the comments if you like the new format. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — who you became on the journey 00:24 Welcome in — bigger houses, bigger barns 00:53 Our first comment 01:49 A big week at home 05:34 Busy weeks and sous vide 07:11 The pour — the Junior 09:08 Faith — Luke 12, the bigger barns 13:12 A long road to a short thought 14:40 In and out of the church cycle 15:41 Night prayer 19:32 Family — only so much in the tank 21:08 We live in a fallen world 21:49 Wednesday nights 24:46 Who got your best hour? 25:52 A walk with no phones 28:34 Throwing the question back 33:53 Loaves and fishes 34:55 Who you became on the journey 35:15 Pay the bills — and the kit, live 38:33 Benedictine — to God, most good, most great 40:08 Business — what's the median family net worth? 42:42 Operating debt 45:33 The paid-off house 47:01 What's on your scoreboard? 49:56 Where's the goal post? 52:52 What's good enough? 55:21 Take us out THE POUR — the Junior. 2 oz rye whiskey, ¾ oz fresh lime juice, a small pour of Bénédictine, and Angostura bitters. Our version of the Junior from the PDT Cocktails app. Tools and past kits: https://dadtails.com/gear MENTIONED — Luke 12:13–21 · the Liturgy of the Hours (night prayer) · the loaves and the fishes · the PDT Cocktails app · Bénédictine · The 15, our Chiefs show THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Roast us: info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  5. Oct 8

    Ep 10 — "He's Eight. You Got Time."

    He's eight. You got time. So what are youth sports actually for? The pour: the Perfect Manhattan, the Manhattan's "perfect" cousin: rye, with the vermouth split between sweet and dry. It's a drink from the Martini family tree, and one of us thinks it belongs on a cold Thanksgiving night, not a 95-degree September one. Faith: Psalm 127. "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." Ordering things rightly, and Fr. Walter Ciszek's He Leadeth Me on the status quo that quietly carries us from one day to the next. Family: how many activities are your kids in, and what do they cost you? When do you push a kid, and when do you let them lead? Business: pay to play. Club teams, year-round travel ball, trainers and gear. Have parents lost the plot? Can every kid afford to play? And when a kid gets put on the wrong team, do they quit or see it through? Give them the freedom to be kids. Be there to pick them up. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — homie, he's eight, you got time 00:25 Welcome in — episode 10, pay to play 04:07 The pour — the Perfect Manhattan 08:51 Faith — Psalm 127, unless the Lord builds the house 12:32 He Leadeth Me — Walter Ciszek 16:40 Family — how many activities are your kids in? 17:52 The horse riding story 20:02 Let them lead 22:47 Pay to play — what's wrong with youth sports? 24:52 Club sports is big business 31:52 Have parents lost the plot? 34:22 He's eight — what are sports for? 35:18 See it through 38:10 Pay the bills — Rise and Amazing Grass 40:20 Can every kid afford to play? 43:01 Does youth sports need reform? 46:22 Best effort, every time 47:15 Take us out THE POUR — the Perfect Manhattan. 2 oz rye, ½ oz sweet vermouth, ½ oz dry vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Stir with ice, strain, serve up with a cherry. That's the classic split-vermouth build; the episode's recipe source is Cocktail Codex. Tools and past kits: https://dadtails.com/gear MENTIONED — Psalm 127:1–2 · He Leadeth Me by Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. · Cocktail Codex · Rise mushroom coffee · Amazing Grass · The Bench and The 15, our new segments THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Roast us: info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  6. Oct 2 ·  Bonus

    The Bench 1 — Opening Night

    Opening night of The Bench — our new monthly table. Pete and Ryan pull up a chair in John's barn, the NFL's opening night on the TV behind John, and three of us take turns on the board. The board is an idea Ryan borrowed from a viral post about a dad who brought an agenda to the bar. Pete opens with the Chiefs and the season ahead. Then the question for the table: what happened this week that you wouldn't put on social media? An AI agent that took "send it" literally and fired a very punchy email to John, and an honest conversation about a business that didn't work and why men are so afraid to say so. LinkedIn as a business forum, travelling for work, and getting handed a microphone on a conference stage. On the floor: is AI going to kill us all, or is that the hype talking? Then 9/11, twenty-five years on — where each of us was that morning, and the stories of people showing up for each other. And back home: the first month of school, getting off your phone and showing up, and the affirmations one dad's boys say together in the car every morning. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — the same 1440 minutes 00:10 The Bench — Opening Night 00:18 Opening night at John's barn 01:40 Where the board came from 05:13 John introduces himself 08:16 The board — Chiefs kickoff 14:34 Andy Reid in a jazz band 17:35 What you wouldn't post on social 19:52 A shameless plug, and an AI email gone rogue 24:56 Talking about a business that failed 27:07 LinkedIn is a business forum 34:02 Conference stages and trial by fire 40:21 The floor — is AI going to kill us all? 57:55 9/11, 25 years on 1:06:21 Back to the premise — show up 1:08:37 The first month of school 1:10:00 Affirmations on the drive to school 1:10:42 Last call — lead by example THE BENCH — a longer, wider-ranging table from DadTails, once a month. Pull up a chair. MENTIONED — Sursum, the apparel company the three families started THE KIT — every tool from DadTails: https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Got a question for the bench? info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

    The Bench 1 — Opening Night

  7. Oct 1

    Ep 9 — "Have They Seen You Fail?"

    Your kids have watched you succeed. Have they watched you fail — and then watched you fix it? Ryan pours the Naked and Famous: equal parts mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol and fresh lime, shaken. It's the drink that closes out our run of Chartreuse Last Word riffs. Then the stories neither of us is proud of. A sick kid, a red plastic bowl left on the nightstand, a dad who said the wrong thing first and then spilled the carpet-cleaner water on himself. A three-year-old's first stomach bug. Nine months in a one-bedroom apartment during a house build that nearly broke one of us, in front of a one-year-old. What our kids actually learn from those moments isn't that Dad is perfect. They learn how Dad repairs. Faith: John 21. After Peter's denial, a charcoal fire, a breakfast on the beach, and "do you love me?" three times. Repair, from the One who never had to. Business: a wave of layoffs, plenty of open jobs, and plenty of people out of work at the same time. Why? Is the work beneath us, or are we living on one paycheck? It's okay for your kids to see you fail. How you repair it is what they'll copy. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — it's okay for your kids to see you fail 00:21 Welcome in — nine episodes in 02:03 The pour — the Naked and Famous 04:05 Let them see it — have your kids seen you fail? 04:56 The puke bowl, and owning it 10:27 A terrified three-year-old 12:49 Nine months in a one-bedroom apartment 16:18 Faith — John 21, breakfast on the beach 19:44 When they fail — repair at home 23:30 Pay the bills — Sursum apparel 25:49 The Elevated Craft shaker 28:36 Business — have you ever been laid off? 33:07 Open jobs, people out of work — why both? 37:12 Don't build your life on one paycheck 42:02 Take us out — repair is what they'll copy THE POUR — the Naked and Famous. Equal parts mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Aperol and fresh lime juice, shaken and served up. Created by Joaquín Simó at Death & Co in New York, a riff on the Last Word and the Paper Plane. Tools and past kits: https://dadtails.com/gear MENTIONED — John 21:1–17 · the Elevated Craft cocktail shaker · Sursum apparel (our new apparel line; first drop in October) · SideKart, our new segment THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Roast us: info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  8. Sep 24

    Ep 8 — "Iron Sharpens Iron"

    Two dads, a drink with nothing in it to cut it, and a question worth asking out loud: who sharpens you? Ryan pours the Sharpie Mustache — equal parts gin, rye, Meletti and Bonal, three-quarters of an ounce each, stirred, with bitters and an orange peel — and explains the name, which anyone who went to college can probably guess. Then Proverbs 27:17: iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. The group chat named Toxic that roasts you and then shows up to help you move. Why men would rather inconvenience themselves for a week than make one phone call. The theory that there is only one man on the planet who wants you to be better than him — your dad — and what that looks like on a driveway basketball court and parents still in love decades in. The friends you pick right back up with after a year. The one who told a heartbroken high-school senior to stop being mopey and come have a beer. A cousin who never said a word when a nine-year-old punted the ball — just a look that said you're better than this. Then the numbers on men and friendship, what phones have and haven't done to it, and the only fix either of them has: pick up the phone. We can't do life alone. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — we can't do life alone 00:10 DadTails — EP 8 00:18 Welcome in — no facts tonight 01:45 The pour — the Sharpie Mustache 06:10 Who sharpens you — the group chat called Toxic 10:10 Faith — iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17) 15:59 Family — the one man who wants you better 17:32 A dad who is still the hero — watch the example 20:34 Tom, and the friends who pick right back up 25:00 Who haven't you called in ages? 26:19 Cousin Matt — you're better than this 28:32 A faithful friend — Christus Vivit 31:20 Pay the bills — meet the SideKart 37:31 The stats — men with no close friends 39:33 Why? Phones, doom-scrolling, and connection 43:48 Back to episode one — AI 45:21 We can't do life alone 46:53 Thank you — and next week THE POUR — the Sharpie Mustache. Equal parts gin, rye whiskey, Meletti amaro and Bonal, three-quarters of an ounce each. Stirred, served with bitters and an orange peel. Created by Chris Elford at Amor y Amargo in New York; Ryan found it at Swordfish Tom's in Kansas City. The full kit and every tool: https://dadtails.com/gear CORRECTION — the close-friends figures around 37:45 are from the Survey Center on American Life: 15% of American men reported having no close friends in 2021, up from 3% in 1990. MENTIONED — Proverbs 27:17 · Christus Vivit, Pope Francis (2019) · Sirach 6:15 · Cocktail Codex and Meehan's Bartender Manual · SideKart, our new segment · McCoy Custom Carts THE FIELD NOTES — one email a week: the episode before it's public, plus the cocktail and the kit. https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Roast us: info@dadtails.com. We read every email, and we'll read it live. Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

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Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking life, family, faith, and business, one drink at a time. Pete Taylor and Ryan Johnson pour a cocktail, get real about raising kids and building work that matters, and run it all through a faith lens. Pull up a chair. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.

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  • Creator
    DadTails Media, LLC
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 DadTails Media, LLC
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    DadTails

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